Skip to content
  • About
  • Contact
  • Contribute
  • Book
  • Careers
  • Podcast
  • Recommended
  • Speaking
  • All
  • Physician
  • Practice
  • Policy
  • Finance
  • Conditions
  • .edu
  • Patient
  • Meds
  • Tech
  • Social
  • Video
    • All
    • Physician
    • Practice
    • Policy
    • Finance
    • Conditions
    • .edu
    • Patient
    • Meds
    • Tech
    • Social
    • Video
    • About
    • Contact
    • Contribute
    • Book
    • Careers
    • Podcast
    • Recommended
    • Speaking

KevinMD’s most popular posts of 2014

Admin
Potpourri
December 31, 2014
Share
Tweet
Share

shutterstock_215658670

Thanks so much for visiting and reading KevinMD.com!  2014 was the busiest year yet.

Below are the most popular posts of the year, measured by number of shares on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+.  Enjoy.

1. Frozen in the hospital! Watch medical students sing Let It Go. The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Class of 2016 sings “Let It Go,” or rather, “I Don’t Know.” The talent and production values of these parodies have certainly gone up over the years. Props to the vocals and choreography. Enjoy.

2. Consider the messages that tattoos are sending. It’s easy to condemn what we don’t understand or would never do ourselves. But maybe we should pause to consider the messages that tattoos are sending. In the process, we might love and understand our neighbors just a little better than before. And all that ink might just make sense at last.

3. The ER demonstrates the inverted priorities of American society. We fling open the doors of America’s emergency departments to help those who can’t afford health care. We have legislated this protection: No person can be turned away for financial reasons. This is very compassionate, and represents the higher angels of our culture. Alas, it also is emblematic of the stupider demons of government. You see, the ER demonstrates the inverted priorities of American society.

4. Applying the anti-vaccine mentality to car seats. What if a big TV station came out with a blockbuster story claiming that infant car seats were implicated in cerebral palsy (CP)?

5. Remember the mothers of sick children. “Motherhood is the hardest job you’ll ever love.” I’m not sure who first coined that phrase, but its truth becomes clearer to me everyday. And nowhere is that truth more evident than in mothers of children with a serious illness.

6. Stop calling nurse practitioners mid-level providers. I really hate it when a nurse practitioner is called a mid-level provider. “Mid-level provider” isn’t even a legal or academic term. It is slang developed to demean or minimize a health professional, who is not an MD.

7. Appreciate your NICU nurse: A letter from a neonatologist. Dear NICU nurse: I couldn’t have done what I do without you, and the time to thank you publicly for all the ways you have helped me is more than overdue.

8. There was a time when doctors were doctors. There was a time when doctors were trusted. There was a time when we were not guilty until proven otherwise, as viewed by blood-thirsty bounty hunters like the wild dogs of the recovery audit contractor (RAC) unleashed by our ruthless federal government.

9. Americans think that most physicians have it made. They’re wrong. There’s at least one hidden reason the health care system is failing people who just want some face time with a doctor: too many dedicated physicians are not just overwhelmed but burned out.

10. Doctors today: Young, broke and human. The next time a young doctor walks into the room, give her the benefit of the doubt. She may be 20-something, driving a 2000 Toyota, with half of her paycheck paying off student loan debt.

Image credit: 2nix Studio / Shutterstock.com

ADVERTISEMENT

Prev

Is it time for a suicide certificate?

December 30, 2014 Kevin 21
…
Next

It's time to train physicians to practice in nontraditional settings

December 31, 2014 Kevin 3
…

Tagged as: Primary Care

Post navigation

< Previous Post
Is it time for a suicide certificate?
Next Post >
It's time to train physicians to practice in nontraditional settings

ADVERTISEMENT

More by Admin

  • Free KevinMD webinar: Biden’s Tax Proposal and Effects on Estate and Income Tax Planning for Physicians

    Admin
  • A brilliant song about the perils of texting and driving

    Admin
  • Children surprise their doctors to say thank you

    Admin

More in Potpourri

  • What it takes to be called a great doctor: a patient’s perspective

    Michele Luckenbaugh
  • Your audience deserves the best: Consider Physician Speaking by KevinMD to highlight your event

    Kevin Pho, MD
  • Physician keynotes at TexMed 2019 and the 2019 ASPR Annual Conference

    Kevin Pho, MD
  • Welcome to your new career center!

    Kevin Pho, MD
  • Physician speakers are ready to highlight your conference: Spring 2018 update

    Kevin Pho, MD
  • Consider the @KevinMD keynote experience for your event

    Kevin Pho, MD
  • Most Popular

  • Past Week

    • Why your clinic waiting room may affect patient outcomes

      Ziya Altug, PT, DPT and Shirish Sachdeva, PT, DPT | Conditions
    • The human case for preserving the nipple after mastectomy

      Thomas Amburn, MD | Conditions
    • Nuclear verdicts and rising costs: How inflation is reshaping medical malpractice claims

      Robert E. White, Jr. & The Doctors Company | Policy
    • How new loan caps could destroy diversity in medical education

      Caleb Andrus-Gazyeva | Policy
    • The ethical crossroads of medicine and legislation

      M. Bennet Broner, PhD | Conditions
    • How community and buses saved my retirement

      Raymond Abbott | Conditions
  • Past 6 Months

    • Health equity in Inland Southern California requires urgent action

      Vishruth Nagam | Policy
    • Why transgender health care needs urgent reform and inclusive practices

      Angela Rodriguez, MD | Conditions
    • How restrictive opioid policies worsen the crisis

      Kayvan Haddadan, MD | Physician
    • Why primary care needs better dermatology training

      Alex Siauw | Conditions
    • New student loan caps could shut low-income students out of medicine

      Tom Phan, MD | Physician
    • Why pain doctors face unfair scrutiny and harsh penalties in California

      Kayvan Haddadan, MD | Physician
  • Recent Posts

    • Unused IV catheters cost U.S. hospitals billions

      Piyush Pillarisetti | Policy
    • Why U.S. universities should adopt a standard pre-med major [PODCAST]

      The Podcast by KevinMD | Podcast
    • Ancient health secrets for modern life

      Larry Kaskel, MD | Conditions
    • How the internet broke the doctor-parent trust

      Wendy L. Hunter, MD | Conditions
    • Why don’t women in medicine support each other?

      Jessie Mahoney, MD | Physician
    • Why doctors need emotional literacy training

      Vineet Vishwanath | Education

Subscribe to KevinMD and never miss a story!

Get free updates delivered free to your inbox.


Find jobs at
Careers by KevinMD.com

Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.

Learn more

View 4 Comments >

Founded in 2004 by Kevin Pho, MD, KevinMD.com is the web’s leading platform where physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, medical students, and patients share their insight and tell their stories.

Social

  • Like on Facebook
  • Follow on Twitter
  • Connect on Linkedin
  • Subscribe on Youtube
  • Instagram

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

  • Most Popular

  • Past Week

    • Why your clinic waiting room may affect patient outcomes

      Ziya Altug, PT, DPT and Shirish Sachdeva, PT, DPT | Conditions
    • The human case for preserving the nipple after mastectomy

      Thomas Amburn, MD | Conditions
    • Nuclear verdicts and rising costs: How inflation is reshaping medical malpractice claims

      Robert E. White, Jr. & The Doctors Company | Policy
    • How new loan caps could destroy diversity in medical education

      Caleb Andrus-Gazyeva | Policy
    • The ethical crossroads of medicine and legislation

      M. Bennet Broner, PhD | Conditions
    • How community and buses saved my retirement

      Raymond Abbott | Conditions
  • Past 6 Months

    • Health equity in Inland Southern California requires urgent action

      Vishruth Nagam | Policy
    • Why transgender health care needs urgent reform and inclusive practices

      Angela Rodriguez, MD | Conditions
    • How restrictive opioid policies worsen the crisis

      Kayvan Haddadan, MD | Physician
    • Why primary care needs better dermatology training

      Alex Siauw | Conditions
    • New student loan caps could shut low-income students out of medicine

      Tom Phan, MD | Physician
    • Why pain doctors face unfair scrutiny and harsh penalties in California

      Kayvan Haddadan, MD | Physician
  • Recent Posts

    • Unused IV catheters cost U.S. hospitals billions

      Piyush Pillarisetti | Policy
    • Why U.S. universities should adopt a standard pre-med major [PODCAST]

      The Podcast by KevinMD | Podcast
    • Ancient health secrets for modern life

      Larry Kaskel, MD | Conditions
    • How the internet broke the doctor-parent trust

      Wendy L. Hunter, MD | Conditions
    • Why don’t women in medicine support each other?

      Jessie Mahoney, MD | Physician
    • Why doctors need emotional literacy training

      Vineet Vishwanath | Education

MedPage Today Professional

An Everyday Health Property Medpage Today
  • Terms of Use | Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • DMCA Policy
All Content © KevinMD, LLC
Site by Outthink Group

KevinMD’s most popular posts of 2014
4 comments

Comments are moderated before they are published. Please read the comment policy.

Loading Comments...