Physician's Weekly

JULY 1, 2025

Additionally, another dozen legislatures are considering comparable bills, according to the Federation of State Medical Boards. Internist Zalmai Afzali, MD , —who finished medical school and a residency program in Afghanistan before immigrating to the US in 2001—spent 12 years securing full US licensure.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MARCH 14, 2025

She is the Psychiatrist-in-Chief and Chair of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). They are often the first interface for patients experiencing mental health crises, not academic medical centers.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MARCH 10, 2021

After completing medical school at Texas Tech University, she moved up to North Carolina for residency. From there, she came to Chapel Hill for medical school and stayed at UNC for residency training. Ann Marie Kumfer & Dr. Debra Bynum Want to test your learning?

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Reflections of a Grady Doctor

APRIL 24, 2019

In 1992, I started at Meharry Medical College--the school that felt right but that I feared attending because, after Tuskegee University, it would be my second historically black college. In 2001, through a connection I made during my chief residency at CWRU, I applied for my dream job at Grady Hospital. Got an interview there.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

APRIL 24, 2025

She is the Psychiatrist-in-Chief and Chair of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Bridging Gaps in Follow-up Appointments After Hospitalization and Youth Suicide: Mental Health Care Disparities Matter. 2023 Apr;21(2):166-7. JAMA Netw Open.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Alex: Today we’re delighted to welcome Jerry Gurwitz, who is a geriatrician and professor of medicine at the UMass Chan Medical School. I talked about lack of prestige and respect, and I talked about how healthcare system leaders and medical school deans don’t always seem to value the field of geriatrics.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

We also have Joe Shega, who is a hospice physician, and he is a Chief Medical Officer and Vice President at VITAS Healthcare. Reading Ira’s article, it essentially was the VITAS Medical Director job description. We don’t want people dying in the hospital if their goal is to be at home. Lauren: Thanks for having me.

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