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Health and Taxes
Of the two things guaranteed in life, more time and effort are spent avoiding death than taxes. And the primary way in which to achieve that is through healthcare. Some are fortunate enough to have a choice in how their healthcare is received, but for many, they must rely on the systems presently available to… Read more
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Palliative and Whole Person Care
The Problem At my medical school, there was a strong emphasis on whole person care from the first day. With noses upturned from Krebs cycle diagrams wearing our short unstained white coats, we were pleaded to see our patients beyond their diagnoses. Before seeing our first patient, we were introduced to the bio-psycho-social-spiritual model of… Read more
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Gold Humanism
The following is an essay written in response to my nomination to the Gold Humanism Honor Society. In it, I share some impactful moments for me as a practitioner of medicine and elucidate some origins of my insights into whole person care and humanistic medicine. I was asked to respond to specific prompts, which are… Read more
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The Physician’s Senses in Medical Diagnostics
“Observe, record, tabulate, communicate. Use your five senses. Learn to see, learn to hear, learn to feel, learn to smell, and know that by practice alone you can become expert.“ – William Osler The senses are the gateway to experience. It is through them that we live and we learn. Patients too experience disease through… Read more