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Doctors & Advocacy

When I made the choice to be a doctor at a medical school I wasn’t sure exactly what ramifications (beside teaching the next generations of doctors) my job would have. It became clear to me after a year that being an academic afforded me many privileges: of course, mentoring and teaching relationships, but also the [...]

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Gift of Life?

One of the joys of practicing at an academic center is that I get to do many different things in my job. The foundation of my work is seeing my own patients in a large group (more than thirty doctors!) primary care practice. Two months a year, I take my turn rotating on the hospital [...]

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