In the doctor-patient relationship, is there such a thing as "T.M.I.," too much information? In this week's "Doctor and Patient" column, I write about the research done on physician self-disclosure. It turns out that sometimes, even a little information can be too much.
What are your experiences with physician self-disclosure? Tara Parker-Pope writes about the topic on her "Well" blog, where I hope you will leave a comment about your experiences.
Like most people in this country, last Tuesday I stayed up too late watching the election returns and was moved when it became clear that Barack Obama was going to be our next president. But his election also made me think more about racial barriers, especially those in medicine.
In this week's "Doctor and Patient" column, I examine racial disparities in medicine and biases that affect all of us in some way. Tara Parker-Pope writes about my column on her "Well" blog, where I hope you will post a comment.
Internship was a challenge, but those challenges helped to make me a careful and conscientious doctor. Nonetheless, I sometimes wonder if the negative reinforcement that marked my early clinical training was necessary.
In this week's column, I write about positive reinforcement for doctors in training. I interview Dr. Darcy Reed about her recent paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association titled, "Behaviors of Highly Professional Resident Physicians."
I hope you will join in on the discussion on Tara Parker-Pope's "Well" blog.
I write this week about American medical student burnout. It's a complex issue in medical education and one that has profound implications for future doctors and for patients.
I hope you have a chance to read the article, as well as Tara Parker-Pope's post. And please do leave a comment on Tara's blog if you feel so moved. I've learned a lot from those comments.
In this week's "Doctor and Patient" column, I report on residency programs that have begun to incorporate narrative medicine into their training. Narrative Medicine uses reading, writing, and the approaches utilized in literary criticism as a way to strengthen the humanistic side of healing.
I had the chance to visit two of these programs and to speak to individuals involved in this work. What I learned was fascinating. I hope you have a chance to read the column and to post a comment on Tara Parker-Pope's "Well" blog.
