Ian Tong is an internal medicine physician.

How to make LGBTQ+ patients feel welcome during in-person and virtual doctor’s visits

Physician
August 16, 2021

Although Pride Month is over, awareness and advocacy for equity among the LGBTQ+ community must continue to be prioritized. This is especially important in health care settings. Many LGBTQ+ people feel uncomfortable and unwelcome in doctors’ offices, and more than 40 percent have experienced discrimination in health care environments. As a result, LGBTQ+ people postpone or avoid care at a rate that is 2-3x greater than the broader U.S. population. …

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How to make LGBTQ+ patients feel welcome during in-person and virtual doctor’s visits

Leaving no veteran behind when it comes to health care access

Physician
December 27, 2018

Veterans do not only matter one day of the year. Beyond Veterans Day, it is not only important to reflect on the lives lost and the sacrifices made by those who served our country, but to ask: are we doing enough as a nation to give veterans the support and care that they need? Veterans deserve to be more than a political football. We discuss “supporting our troops” and “honoring …

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Leaving no veteran behind when it comes to health care access

How can virtual care fix the health care industrial complex?

Physician
September 13, 2018

The health care industry is experiencing a crisis. There’s a shortage of highly skilled doctors. And as a result, doctors are working long hours that are affecting their stress levels, increasing burnout rates, health and the ability to diagnose their patients properly. This piece will discuss the many solutions to this problem: from offering better, more integrative training to doctors, using telemedicine to provide patients with quick, …

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How can virtual care fix the health care industrial complex?