Currently in my 38th year since entering medical practice, I have had time to reflect on all the ways my envisioned career trajectory has changed over time. When I entered private solo practice…
It’s medical school graduation season again. One of the traditions at our campus graduation in Peoria is that all physicians in the audience stand alongside the graduating medical students to recite the modern…
For too long, we have treated chronic, lifestyle-related diseases primarily with pharmacology and often relegated the “lifestyle” talk to a hurried afterthought. As family physicians and trainees, we must shift the paradigm: Lifestyle…
As our Family Medicine Residency Program officially concludes its recruitment season — successfully matching ten bright‑eyed incoming interns for the 2026–2027 academic year — I find myself reflecting on the number one question…
Greetings, everyone! Please let it be known that my lowest ACT score was in English — yikes! Bear with me as I bumble through my first blog post — and hopefully my last.…
The first birth I ever witnessed was magical. I remember it as if it were yesterday. It was the beginning of the third year of medical school with a multiparous patient who delivered…
As the clock strikes midnight and we usher in 2026, I find myself reflecting on the incredible journey we’ve embarked upon here at our nascent Family Medicine Residency Program at OSF St. Joseph…
We are wading through holiday season—a time for reflection, reunion, giving, and conversation. My own year has included a family memorial, a high school 50th year reunion, many work meetings, and other family…
My day begins at 8 a.m. with a faculty advisor meeting with resident. Seeing the talent of residents, I have optimism for the future of family medicine. We discuss rotations, goals, frustrations, and plans for future practice.
Rahmat Na'Allah, MD, MPH, FAAFP|Posted on March 27, 2025
When I think about the last six to twelve months, it is not difficult to get bogged down by the events that have unfolded. The grief of losing the strongest woman in my…
