Why physician advocacy matters more than ever

When I started medical school, I pledged to take care of anyone who would walk through the door. I pledged not to discriminate between my patients and to advocate for them both inside and outside the clinic. Like many first-year medical students, I entered medicine with a certain idealism. I believed medicine was fundamentally about serving those who needed care most, and I assumed everyone around me would agree with …

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Why physician advocacy matters more than ever