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Radical realism: A hospice doctor prepares for death

Shola Vaughn, MD
Physician
February 26, 2018

Bruce Wilson, MD, is a hospice doctor and former cardiologist who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in February of 2017. In the months that followed, he publicly discussed events as they unfolded on a CaringBridge blog. The irony of the situation was profound: a hospice doctor being handed what some consider a death sentence. A physician who dedicated his career to changing the conversation about end of life care now …

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Radical realism: A hospice doctor prepares for death

A physician respects the low-yield. See how that changed her life.

Shola Vaughn, MD
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July 1, 2015

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I took ten years off to play in rock bands before I applied to medical school. So when, at 31, I found myself drowning as I drank from the fire hose of medical school information, I knew I had to make a change.

I discovered the concept of high-yield and it seemed like the answer to my prayers. It is a simple …

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A physician respects the low-yield. See how that changed her life.

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