A Faithful Encounter: iAid and the Alex Deans Story
This article is dedicated to someone who will never see it. Her eyes will never decipher the meaning behind each symbol and squiggly line we affectionately call letters. She will never stumble across this article on the internet scrolling down
The White Coat on Wheels
When you turn 40 years old, there are several times you think back to decisions you made throughout those years. Ever since I can remember, I knew I wanted to be a doctor. Medicine was always a part of my
It’s Never Too Late to Come Out
Multi-pronged civil rights movements during the last few decades have managed to chip away at prejudice An interview with John Siegfried reveals issues relating to coming out at an older age and the starkly different cultural climate for homosexual men and women today
Impakter Essay: The Obesity Epidemic
Convergence of Culture, Commerce, and Communications An epidemic of obesity has been acknowledged for several years in the US, with creeping increases in the age ranges affected—down to young children—and now across borders, as more countries adopt unhealthy American dietary patterns.(1) While obesity
A Profile of a Burnout Physician
There are several expectations and characteristics associated with what is imagined to be an ideal physician. If a profile of a physician existed it may consist of something like this: A high achiever that is considered extremely intelligent, empathetic and
The Truth About Burnout and Suicide Among Physicians
"Mom, Dad I want to become a physician." Most parents hearing this sentence from their college student are extremely excited and proud. Some may naturally feel overwhelmed with the prospect of hundreds and thousands of dollars in medical school tuition bills,
The Slippery Slope Of Conscientious Objection
The Ethical Implications Of Health Professionals Refusing Treatment Due To Their Religious Beliefs. In early September 2015, Kim Davis who is the elected Deputy Clerk of Rowan County in Kentucky was jailed for five days for not dispensing marriage licenses to