Residents Perspective & Journal Articles

• Climate Change, Medical Education, and Dermatology The effects of climate change in dermatology include heat-related illness, changing patterns of vector-borne illnesses, and pollution and wildfire smoke causing flares of inflammatory skin diseases.
  Medscape Dermatology, May 23, 2022
• I Was Lost in an Abyss of Electronic Clicks If grace still existed, it had long been consumed by an abyss of electronic clicks. Empathy was not efficient and, thus, no longer welcome. It was a moral disconnect that I could no longer reconcile.
  Medscape Oncology, May 23, 2022
• Examining Physician Legislators in the US Congress 2011-2020 Physician representation in the legislative process is key in drafting federal healthcare policy. How can we encourage greater physician diversity and involvement in the federal legislature?
  Southern Medical Journal, May 23, 2022
• Can an NP Lose Their Job if a Doc 'Collaborator' Backs Away? A recent legal case exemplifies the difficulties posed by requirements in some states that nurse practitioners have a physician's oversight.
  Medscape Nurses, May 20, 2022
• Community Hospital Response to COVID-19 Outbreak Community hospitals have needed to implement practice changes to overcome the challenges of responding to the COVID-19 surge. What lessons have been learned?
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, May 19, 2022
• Harassment of Health Officials: A Threat to the Public's Health The director of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials highlights the persecution and mental distress public health professionals have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  American Journal of Public Health, May 19, 2022
• At What Point Does Comfort Care Become Murder?   Drs Robert Glatter, Ferdinando Mirarchi, Lewis Nelson, and Thaddeus Pope discuss a recent legal case and how it may affect end-of-life care moving forward.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, May 18, 2022
• Colorectal Cancer e-Tumor Boards: Case 2: Colorectal Liver Metastases   The case focuses on a 32-year-old man whose colonoscopy showed a non-bleeding mass about 2-3 cm above the anal verge with some symptoms of mild partial obstruction. His staging imaging demonstrates multiple liver lesions, a mid-rectal thickening, and some small pulmonary nodules.
  Medscape, May 18, 2022
• The Mental Effects of Growing Up With a Hoarder Medscape interviews psychologist Dr Andrew Gulick about the long-term mental health risks of growing up in a house with a hoarder.
  Medscape Psychiatry, May 18, 2022
• One Million COVID Cases a Day? We're Already There   Perry Wilson explains why we are way, way underestimating the number of COVID cases in this country.
  Medscape, May 18, 2022
• What We Must Do to Lower Healthcare Costs for Seniors Disruption and innovation fuel healthcare progress today, but something is severely wrong.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, May 18, 2022
• Cancer Screening Prevalence and Associated Factors This editorial highlights cancer screening trends, the importance of cancer screening, and the many factors which can affect cancer screening behavior.
  Preventing Chronic Disease, May 18, 2022
• How a Patient Encounter Affected a Clinician's Understanding of Ulcerative Colitis   Oriana M. Damas, MD, reflects on a case in medical school of a young male patient with ulcerative colitis.
  Medscape, May 17, 2022
• Student Loan Forgiveness Plans Exclude Physicians President Biden's administration is zeroing in on a plan for student loan forgiveness in the lead-up to the midterm elections. Why aren't doctors being included?
  Medscape Blogs, May 17, 2022
• Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: Maximizing the Benefit to Patients   Miguel Regueiro, MD, reflects on the gradual shift away from treatments for ulcerative colitis, such as the long-term prescribing of steroids and surgery.
  Medscape, May 16, 2022
• Yes, Say Gay: Small Steps to Improving LGBTQ+ Patient Care One psychologist discusses how the US healthcare system fails the LGBTQ+ community and offers ways to address this in the clinic.
  Medscape Psychiatry, May 13, 2022
• Effectiveness of BNT162b2 Vaccine Booster Against SARS-CoV-2 How effective is this booster dose against SARS-CoV-2 infection and complications in breakthrough cases?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 13, 2022
• Will an Algorithm Save Our Butts in Sepsis?   "Don't tune out about conversations on artificial intelligence in healthcare," says Dr Alok Patel.
  Medscape Hospital Medicine, May 12, 2022
• The Case for Post-COVID Steroids   Dr F. Perry Wilson cautions against changing practice on the basis of a single study.
  Medscape, May 12, 2022
• Impact of COVID-19 on Emergency Medicine Residency Programs In what ways has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted EM resident education and training programs?
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, May 12, 2022