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March 29, 2018 | 1 min read

Top Five Tips For Successful Community Engagement

By Panagis Galiatsatos, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Part II of II: Five specific strategies to gain the trust of your patient’s community, agree on health goals, and together define what success looks like.

September 22, 2020 | 1 min read

Voting as Part of Clinical Excellence

By Margot Kelly-Hedrick, MBE, (she/her/hers), Medical Student, Duke University

Voting is a way you can advocate for your patients and improve health outcomes.

The author having fun ice skating with colleagues at Patterson Park, Baltimore, Maryland.

February 25, 2019 | 5 min read

General Internal Medicine: An Opportunity to Engage Holistically

By Paul O'Rourke, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

General internal medicine focuses on the importance of knowing and treating the whole patient. The entire patient, in their biopsychosocial context, must always be considered to provide high-quality, patient-centered care.

September 6, 2018 | 2 min read

The Power of Finding Common Journeys Between You and Your Patients

By Sherita Golden, MD, MHS, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Our patients are deeply impacted by their community experiences outside of the healthcare setting. As physicians it is imperative that we lead by example in understanding our patients’ social challenges so that we can more comprehensively address their medical issues by treating the “whole person” and not just the disease.

June 15, 2018 | <1 min read

What novel have you recommended to a patient, or had a patient recommend to you?

Physicians share a few great books that you might want to add to your book list!