Family Medicine News & Views

Dominique K. Fons, MD

Electing to Make Time for Mental Health

Fall is here, and the amazing palette of color brought on by cooler weather is starting. School is back in session and the multiple cycles of learning, living and education continue. With shorter…

James W. Barnett MD

Starting and Sustaining Change

“What do you do for exercise?” Three years ago, medical student Keila Magafas (now a resident in pediatrics) turned this question I had asked her back around to me. I sputtered a bit…

Social Determinants of Health

The Color of Medicine?

Like many family medicine physicians, one of the reasons I chose my “specialty” was to serve the millions of Americans who feel ignored and abandoned by the medicine field. In medical school, I…

Natalie Krier, MD

Searching for the First Job: A Perspective

Soon our current third-year residents and OB fellows will graduate, and most will start their first job as an attending. As family medicine physicians, we provide comprehensive care for our patients, at any…

Elizabeth Gabel, MD

The Power of Indecision

Let me start this blog with a confession: I can be a very indecisive person. It drives my husband crazy at times. I currently have one of those inspirational posters in my office…

Dr. Fons

Healing a Healer

In my last blog, I discussed my burnout journey. Honestly, I continued to hover in and out of that state even after that posting. I was seeking something more than just a state…

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