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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

Researchers in 2019 developed a machine learning method to accurately quantify immune cells in the vicinity of oral cancer cells. Today, only a few students can peek over the shoulder of the surgeon during an operation and it is challenging to learn the tricks of the trade like that.

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2021 Physician Holiday Gift Guide

Aspiring Minority Doctor

I also love wearing my Medelita Kinetic Scrub Jacket especially since the hospitals and clinics are so cold. ProCompression Socks Throwback pic from one of my 2018-2019 24hr call shifts I swear by Pro Compression socks! I even bought one for my little sister since I like it so much!

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Wait Times: Direct Primary Care vs. Traditional Primary Care

The Direct Doctors Difference

In 2019 we discussed the basics of why patients wait a long time to hear back, get through on the phone lines, or be seen with a primary care doctor. Because the panel of patients at a typical PCP’s office is over 2000, and because doctors are still expected to see 20-30 patients a day, the wait times have only worsened since 2019.

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The Future of Geriatrics: A Podcast with Jerry Gurwitz, Ryan Chippendale, and Mike Harper

GeriPal

I was very close with my grandparents growing up, and then I actually was exposed to geriatrics as a pre-med student at Yale New Haven Hospital as one of the volunteers and Dr. Sharon Inouye’s initial help trial and had a fabulous role model Dr. Verano, who I wanted to be. Ryan: Actually, a very similar story as to Jerry.

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Stories We Tell Each Other to Heal: Ricky Leiter, Alexis Drutchas, & Emily Silverman

GeriPal

Alex 00:23 All right, first, we’re welcoming back Ricky Le it er, who’s a palliative care doc at Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Brigham Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School and is co-founder of the Palliative Story Exchange. It was late on a Friday afternoon in December 2019. Thanks for having me.

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The Promise and Pitfalls of AI in Medicine: Guest Bob Wachter

GeriPal

Alex: In 2019 … You wrote two viewpoints about AI recently in JAMA, relatively recently. I guess, 2019, and then, one again about last month or so. At the Mayo clinic, for example, they’ve got a very robust hospital at home program. ” And one of the students raised his hand. Eric: Yeah. Eric: Yeah.

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