Morgan Leafe, MD
Morgan Leafe is a pediatric hospitalist.
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Like many of you, I have experienced a turmoil of emotions since Tuesday night’s presidential election. Sadness, anger, fear, disgust, and uncertainty have permeated my thoughts since I learned of our new reality. What does the future hold? What will…
Like many of you, I have experienced a turmoil of emotions since Tuesday night’s presidential election. Sadness, anger, fear, disgust, and uncertainty have permeated my thoughts since I learned of our new reality. What does the future hold? What will the consequences be for my gay, minority, and Muslim friends, family, and patients? How will this affect the vulnerable children that I care for every day?
As I began to process …
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Don’t like the election outcome? Here’s what you can do from now on.
Physician voices
As many who are pediatricians or know pediatricians are aware, the quest to end gun violence is a passion for our profession and an advocacy issue of utmost importance for our professional organization, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Having…
As many who are pediatricians or know pediatricians are aware, the quest to end gun violence is a passion for our profession and an advocacy issue of utmost importance for our professional organization, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Having practiced in areas with a high incidence of gun violence for most of my career until recently moving to California, I have seen first-hand how this tragic issue affects the …
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It’s time for physicians to raise their voices and end gun violence
Physician voices
On February 3, 2016, many physicians on social media took a moment to celebrate the first ever National Women Physician, timed to coincide with the 195th anniversary of the birthday of pioneer, Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell. I began the day with…
On February 3, 2016, many physicians on social media took a moment to celebrate the first ever National Women Physician, timed to coincide with the 195th anniversary of the birthday of pioneer, Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell.
I began the day with a Facebook post wishing all my fellow women physician friends and colleagues a happy #nwpd and adding, “May today be the last day someone says to any of us ‘you look …
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The gender gap persists in medicine. What can we do about it?
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