Jimmy spent 10 years on the street chasing oxys and heroin. He lost his family and friends after lying and stealing. He lost his truck when the bank repossessed it. He lost his four-year-old son to the Department of Child Protective services. His life was like a country song.
Now a member of our suboxone group, Jimmy has two years of sobriety under his belt, he is enrolled at the local …
Treating addiction: Rewriting patients’ country songs
In medical school I used to ask myself, “When will I feel like a real doctor?” During intern year, I asked the same question. Now as a new faculty member who has completed medical school, a family medicine residency and a teaching fellowship, I still find myself asking that same question.
As primary care doctors, we are trained to churn out differential diagnoses. We must avoid premature closure or incorrectly assuming …
2 ways to improve doctors: feedback and reflection
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