That strep score really works
The paper reviews the diagnostic accuracy of symptoms and signs for predicting streptococcal pharyngitis in adults, validating the Centor Score.
From Twitter to Tenure #SGIM2011 – my thoughts
The blog post discusses the author’s experiences with social media, particularly blogging, and its positive impact on his career.
The hospitalist role
They are not there to make life easier for other physicians; they are there to care for complex medical patients.
One key to hospital medicine – skepticism
Keep thinking; remain skeptical; when in doubt go back to the bedside, talk to the patient and examine the patient.
Does an EMR impact our bedside manner?
Perhaps the EMR is an excuse for those awkward physicians who do not really like interacting with patients.
Physician integrity
As physicians we have a right, and the same responsibility as any citizen to have and make public our political views.
The many faces of a clinician
Despite having practiced medicine for over 30 years, I still continue to grow in my understanding of doctoring.
Money does matter in primary care choice
In Alabama we have a rural physician grant. This program, which pays for medical school, has helped us greatly.
The emergency medicine flame war
So please understand, some emergency physicians order too many CTs (probably not the flamers on this site).
#SGIM2011: Tweeting the Meeting: Why and How
Vinny Arora and I have written this piece for the 2011 SGIM meeting. We hope that you will follow the tweets and consider attending the meeting.