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Danielle’s Top Ten Articles for Discussion
Need a short, provocative essay to prompt discussion with your students, staff, or book group members? Here are Danielle Ofri’s Top Ten articles for discussion (okay, maybe it’s 12). No One to Grieve Doctors on Facebook Music and Medicine On Being a “Provider” Chekhov... »
Americans by Choice
"Enlightened citizenship is the everlasting strength of our democracy." Inspiration from Andrew Carnegie. »
Filling the Ritalin Rx
Most physicians think little about prescriptions after they hand them off to their patients. But patients can face shame and humiliation when filling a prescription. »
The Provider Will See You Now
When did doctors become “providers”? The term has a deliberate sterility to it that wrings out any sense of humanity, and connotes a widgetlike framework for that which is... »
Recertifying Doctors
In 1990, seeking to keep pace with the rapid advances in medicine, the American Board of Internal Medicine initiated the “recertification process.” Now, doctors must take an exam every... »