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June 18, 2019 | 2 min read

Navigating the Uncertain: A Book Review of “The Laws of Medicine”

By Sam Kant, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Siddhartha Mukherjee, MD, provides a framework to reconcile the uncertainties we constantly experience in our practice of medicine in his book, "The Laws of Medicine."

May 1, 2018 | 2 min read

How Sweet It Is

By Wilma Ferthler, MD, Rural Country Doctor, Northeast Kingdom, Vermont

We have the responsibility to pay attention to the family members who accompany patients to their visits.

September 15, 2021 | 5 min read

Being Grateful for a Difficult Physician-Patient Experience

By Margaret Chisolm, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine

A frustrating experience as a patient taught me how to be a better doctor. Lesson #1: Always take an interest in your patient as a person.

October 25, 2022 | 4 min read

Just Breathe

By Jillian Bybee, Michigan State University

When my patients experience pre-procedural anxiety, I normalize the emotion and suggest ways to feel calm. Taking deep breaths together is often mutually beneficial for patients and clinicians.

March 30, 2018 | 4 min read

An EPIC Tale

By Wilma Ferthler, MD, Rural Country Doctor, Northeast Kingdom, Vermont

A warm welcome to our new regular contributor, Dr. Wilma Ferthler, a rural country doc from the Northeast Kingdom, Vermont.

September 17, 2018 | 2 min read

Listening, Educating, and Giving Reassurance

By Sharon Solomon, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine

By focusing on one patient at a time, 35-40 per day, my mission and approach to patient care is to listen, to educate, to intervene with treatment when I can, and to provide reassurance.

October 19, 2022 | 2 min read

Do Not Miss

By Matthew McEvoy, MD, Houston, Texas

While volunteering in a chaplain’s office as an undergrad, I learned that patients can gain strength from many sources. As a clinician, I ask all patients, “How can we support your spirituality within the healthcare system?”

May 23, 2019 | 1 min read

The Thinking of a Clinical Problem Solver

By Reza Manesh, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

We aren't expected to know everything. Identifying the salient features of a case can lead you to the diagnosis.

"Enlightenment," by David Kopacz, 2020.

December 28, 2020 | 6 min read

Medical Activism: A Foundation of Professionalism

By David Kopacz, MD, University of Washington

Clinicians should expand their definition of professionalism to include working for societal change to improve the health of all.

"Shamanic Vision." Original painting by the author. Copyright with the author.

April 2, 2020 | 4 min read

Staying Connected Inside and Out During the Pandemic

By David Kopacz, MD, University of Washington

Finding creative ways to connect to ourselves and to others is more important than ever in these days of social distancing.

December 1, 2020 | 4 min read

When Patients Trust Only You

By Howard Chang, Medical Student, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Through empathic listening, all members of the healthcare team can build rapport with patients in their most vulnerable moments.

February 1, 2024 | 3 min read

Remembering your why during challenging times

By Vee Balendra, medical student, Saint James School of Medicine, Illinois

Working in healthcare can sometimes feel overwhelming. During times of stress, recalling why you chose your career may help to inspire and rejuvenate.

Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland.

March 9, 2020 | 1 min read

Embrace the Craic!

By Michelle Gyenes, MS, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health

We would all do well to be more like the Irish!

March 1, 2018 | 2 min read

Individualized Medicine Calls Me Back to Patient Stories

By Tom Laskow, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

New thinking mirrors old wisdom: to understand this manifestation of disease, understand this patient.

September 27, 2022 | 2 min read

When?

By Shreya Srivastava, medical student, Albany Medical College

When my friend was struggling with her mother’s new diagnosis, she listened to the popular French song about cancer entitled, “Quand c’est?” It gave her a sense of support, empathy, and solidarity with others.

Maintain eye contact with your patient if and when you're typing in the electronic medical record (EMR).

December 15, 2020 | 1 min read

Embracing the EMR

By Alice Rothchild, MD, Seattle, WA

The best gift we can give our patients is our undivided attention. Maintain eye contact with your patient if and when you’re typing in the electronic medical record during the encounter.

Encourage parents to support their teens in connecting with friends in physically-distanced ways.

March 3, 2020 | 3 min read

The Power of the “Ordinary”

By Gaye Cunnane, MD, PhD, Trinity College Dublin

Excellent clinicians recognize that sometimes the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of patients comes in the most unexpected moments.

"I learned that she didn't prepare full meals. Instead, she usually snacked on food between classes and rehabilitation."

August 17, 2021 | 2 min read

There’s More to The Story

By Alexis Coslick, DO, MS, Johns Hopkins Medicine

While treating a college athlete who wasn’t recovering as expected, taking the time to understand her story uncovered new details that informed her care.

September 26, 2022 | 3 min read

Concerning Hobbits: On Middle-earth and Medicine

By Tina Zhang, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Zach Lorenz, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine

J.R.R. Tolkein’s beloved trilogy offers lessons for life and medicine, including journeying with our patients through dark times and effectively engaging in teamwork.

A perfectly imperfect brown-eyed Susan.

October 29, 2020 | 2 min read

Embracing Imperfection

By Swathi Raman, MD, MPH, LifeBridge Health, Maryland

To help with imposter syndrome, practice habits that increase your confidence.

Treponema pallidum Syphilis bacterium, the bacterium responsible for the dangerous sexually transmitted infection, syphilis.

January 8, 2024 | 3 min read

Combatting the syphilis epidemic

By Zach Lorenz, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Rates of syphilis and other sexually transmitted infections are skyrocketing. It’s imperative that we have candid conversations with patients about their sexual behaviors.

July 27, 2021 | 3 min read

Lessons From My Experience as a Grandpa And Clinician

By Ivor Berkowitz, MBBCh, MBA, Johns Hopkins Medicine

My experience of feeling helpless through my grandchild’s illness reminded me that kindness, empathy, and honesty are central to giving clinically excellent care.

December 18, 2023 | 1 min read

The healing power of story

By Shwetha Mudalegundi, medical student, Johns Hopkins Medicine

I used a narrative medicine technique when caring for a patient who mistrusted the healthcare system. By writing his story and reading it back to him, he understood that the care team was truly listening.

March 22, 2018 | 7 min read

Fundamentals for Caring for Transgender Patients

By Paula Neira, JD, MSN, RN, CEN, FAAN, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Improve your skills as you work to support your transgender patients and interact with your transgender colleagues.

July 19, 2021 | 3 min read

Diversifying the clinician workforce

By Pringl Miller, MD, San Francisco, California

Diversifying the clinician workforce is associated with improved patient satisfaction and outcomes. So, what are we waiting for?

February 27, 2018 | 2 min read

On Discrimination, Transparency, and Mutual Respect

By Anika Hines, PhD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Patients' past experience with discrimination may influence how they interact with you. Acknowledging this may improve communication and patient care.

September 12, 2022 | 2 min read

The Medical Interview And All That Jazz

By Jeffrey Millstein, MD, Penn Medicine

Like learning to play jazz, medical interviewing skills can grow and develop through close observation and imitation of mentors.

"Wheat Field with Cypresses," Vincent van Gogh, 1889. Metropolitan Museum of Art.

May 7, 2019 | 2 min read

Finding Balance

By Danielle Johnson, MD, Lindner Center of HOPE, University of Cincinnati

Small gestures while supporting patients through trauma and grief can make a big difference.

November 30, 2023 | 1 min read

STD knows not your DOB

By Jeffrey Millstein, MD, Penn Medicine

Sex can be an important part of life in older age. My patient reminded me to address STD prevention and other intimacy concerns consistently in all sexually active adults.

Artwork by Megan Gerber. Copyright by Megan Gerber.

February 3, 2020 | 5 min read

Joyful Deficiencies

By Megan Gerber, MD, MPH, Albany Medical College

Creative expression can provide needed counterbalance to the outcomes-driven world of medicine.

May 15, 2019 | 3 min read

Prescribing Less Screen Time

By Mark Lewis, MD, Intermountain Medical Oncology, Murray, Utah

We need to turn our attention away from our screens and toward the people we serve.

July 31, 2018 | 3 min read

Waste Not, Want Not!

By Wilma Ferthler, MD, Rural Country Doctor, Northeast Kingdom, Vermont

Keeping meat properly refrigerated is critical. Don’t forget to specifically ask patients if they have eaten roadkill if they present with diarrhea (especially in summer) & no other obvious source of infection is apparent.

An example of a trompe l’oeil in a geriatric hospital setting. Copyright by the author.

January 27, 2020 | 3 min read

Ethical Dilemmas in Dementia Care Design

By Diana Anderson, MD, MArch, Clincial Geriatrics Fellow, University of California, San Francisco

Innovative dementia care designs raise moral questions about whether deception of patients is ever ethical. The clinically excellent physician tries to avoid deception at all costs.

"Each person is a universe."

November 13, 2024 | 2 min read

Cada persona es un Mundo

All clinicians need to spend more time listening to patients. Not doing so limits our ability to understand patients’ perspectives and needs.

November 7, 2023 | 3 min read

Speaking Our Patients’ Language

By Abbey Becker, LMSW, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Clinicians must meet patients where they are. Determining their health literacy levels is a critical part of care that sometimes gets overlooked.

June 21, 2021 | 2 min read

Seen But Not Heard

By Nick Sawyer, MD, MBA, University of California, Davis

Some patients sense that their stories aren’t appreciated. Taking the time to sit and listen to patients can build trust and begin to restore their faith in the healthcare system.

July 11, 2022 | 5 min read

Navigating Power Relations in Healthcare

By Hailey Haffey, PhD, University of Utah

We must be aware of the power we have in relation to our patients. This imbalance must only be used in the service of care.

October 11, 2023 | 3 min read

Sharing Decisions

By Eric Last, DO, Northwell Health, Wantagh, New York

The term “shared decision making” is often misunderstood and misused. What this phrase really means is respecting the autonomy of patients to make their decisions based on the information and counsel their clinicians provide.

May 16, 2018 | 2 min read

The Stigma of Opioid Use Disorder

By Margaret Chisolm, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Building a strong therapeutic alliance between patient and clinician—via open communication, mutual respect, and trust—is a lifeline for the individual patient with an Opioid Use Disorder.

October 24, 2024 | 2 min read

The heat is on: How to keep patients cool and safe

Rising temperatures due to climate change affect patients of all ages, particularly those with chronic health conditions. Counsel patients on strategies to prevent heat-related medical complications.

June 22, 2022 | 1 min read

Explaining The Risks of Vaping

By Panagis Galiatsatos, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Prioritize discussions about the long-term consequences of smoking. Be aware that just because someone has quit doesn’t mean that they won’t relapse.

March 28, 2019 | 6 min read

Integrating Psychology and Primary Care

By Benjamin Bensadon, PhD, University of Florida College of Medicine

Person-centeredness holds great potential to maximize healing in the way Osler envisioned more than a century ago. But to translate this concept clinically, psychology and medicine must come closer together. The closer we can come together, the closer we can come to Osler.

September 28, 2020 | 2 min read

Practicing the Art of Listening

By Jeffrey Millstein, MD, Penn Medicine

Listening is essential for humanistic patient care. Listening without interrupting may strengthen the patient-clinician relationship.

April 11, 2019 | 2 min read

A Band of Sisters and Brothers

By Ivor Berkowitz, MBBCh, MBA, Johns Hopkins Medicine

It is difficult for new members to join an established tightly-knit team that has shared intense, life-altering, emotionally charged experiences with each other for many years.

December 16, 2019 | 4 min read

Top 10 Tips to be a Great Consultant

By Aline Charabaty, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Read these 10 tips so that next time your pager goes off, you can be an outstanding consultant!

October 7, 2024 | 1 min read

The science and art of medicine

By David Hellman, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Clinical excellence is the first kindness a physician can offer a patient. A foundational pillar of outstanding clinical care is arriving at the accurate diagnosis.

July 12, 2018 | 1 min read

Storytelling in Medicine

By Susan Lehmann, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine

The ability to learn your patient’s story from their words is the essential skill for developing a comprehensive understanding. This is crucial for accurate diagnosis and for establishing a therapeutic bond with each patient.

December 12, 2019 | 2 min read

When to Consider Making a House Call

By Mattan Schuchman, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

House calls can offer insights and create opportunities that are not possible in the office. Go for it when you can!

June 3, 2021 | 1 min read

Supporting Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Patients

By Frederick Chen, MD, MPH, University of Washington

When caring for AAPI patients during a time of heightened racial violence and discrimination, ask them if they feel safe, supported, and what you can do to help.

September 2, 2020 | 4 min read

A Call for Advocacy in Medicine

By Sara Wallam, Medical Student, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Systemic racism is prevalent throughout our society. To dismantle disparities in health outcomes for minority patients, clinicians must advocate for their patients at the local level and for communities on a regional and national scale.