Speeding vaccination – a supply chain problem

The article discusses the importance of communication in medicine and how building relationships with patients enhances care and outcomes.

Help your future colleagues

Ward attending physicians must prioritize patients and learners over their own ego, embracing servant leadership.

Mystery novels, cold cases and the diagnostic process

As in this book, when a previous diagnosis does not make sense, consider reopening the diagnostic process as a “cold case”.

Podcasts for medical students on internal medicine

The author welcomed two third-year medical students starting internal medicine rotations and shared a helpful podcast list.

Physiology on the fly

Insurers increasingly use performance measurement (often mislabeled quality measurement) to impact physician pay.

MKSAP 16 on an iPad – a grand slam

The article highlights the MKSAP 16 iPad app as convenient, user-friendly, and helpful for improving medical study efficiency and access.

Q&A VI

The message argues for revisiting the 1994 Dietary Supplement Act to prevent marketing unsafe supplements.

Change marijuana laws – even Pat Robertson agrees

I have written many times about this topic.  The rationale for criminal penalties for marijuana do not pass several tests.

SOAP notes and 10 pt ROS – with a h/t @yejnes

Who developed the concept of 10pt ROS?  Can we have a formal shunning procedure and ban that person from the academy?

Not news – dermatology is hot!

Internal medicine blends science and human interaction, but lifestyle and payment systems drive specialty choices.