by Marcus Greatheart | May 24, 2022 | Blog, Coaching, Medical Education |
Last month I closed my practice in the big city because my husband and I bought a house on an island. It was a challenging three-month transition process, yet I had some valuable insights about how doctors can say goodbye to their patients. More than one goodbye....
by Marcus Greatheart | Nov 10, 2021 | Blog, Coaching, Medical Education |
When I went to Medical school, I sacrificed in ways I did not appreciate until later. I gave up time with loved ones who didn’t always understand my commitment to learning. Friendships suffered, some irreparably. I lost pieces of my spirit to the angry staff...
by Marcus Greatheart | Jun 14, 2021 | Blog, Communication Skills for Doctors, Medical Education, Uncategorized |
When I’m working with trainees, many have ideas about starting clinical encounters but few have thought about conclusions. When I was in grad school, a professor spoke with us about how our society doesn’t end things well — we’d rather say “see you...
by Nicolas Mertens | Jun 11, 2021 | Addiction Medicine, Barriers to Health Care, Blog, Equity Work, Medical Education, Uncategorized |
Identifying challenges when treating patients with concurrent substance use disorders and cancer pain ISSUES IN PracticE Stigma surrounding substance use creates significant barriers for people who use drugs (PWUD), particularly cancer treatment and palliative care....
by Nicolas Mertens | Jun 11, 2021 | Barriers to Health Care, Blog, Communication Skills for Doctors, Equity Work, Medical Education, Uncategorized |
Communicating with transgender patients ISSUES IN PracticE Transgender patients experience significant barriers to accessing health care. As with many marginalized communities, physicians as a profession have contributed to the trauma inflicted on transgender people....
by Nicolas Mertens | Jun 11, 2021 | Barriers to Health Care, Blog, Communication Skills for Doctors, Equity Work, Health of Bears, Medical Education, Uncategorized |
Talking with gay male patients about cardiovascular health What is a Bear? Bears are a sub-group of gay men generally identified by their larger body size, and facial and body hair which connects them to community and with sexual partners. In the medical clinic, they...
