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Risking It All For a New Business Model at Family Physicians of St. Joe

Family Physicians of St. Joseph

Larger companies now dominate the healthcare landscape, yet through innovation and a dedication to exceptional patient care, Family Physicians of St. That has placed them in the rare company of becoming one of the Top Fifteen Under 15 businesses in our community. Family Physicians of St. Family Physicians of St.

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Geriatric Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N. Some data, such as exam pass rates and resident and fellow workforce trends , are publicly available on ABIM’s website.)

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A family physician's response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade

Vida Family Medicine

When I was a medical student at Baylor College of Medicine, I participated in their Ethics track. This included additional classes in medical ethics as well as a scholarly project examining the medical ethics of a specific clinical situation. Medicine involves many extremely ethically challenging situations.

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Palliative Care in India: M.R. Rajagopal

GeriPal

Prognosis communication and the subtle ways we may communicate it without intention. Community-based palliative care networks . Raj: It was indeed very, very gradual, and the seeds were sown when I was a medical student. But when I retired from government service, I left Kalakkad in 2002. No, they are.

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Writing for the Lay Public: Rosanne Leipzig and Louise Aronson

GeriPal

I came from a family where you didn’t write things down, somebody could find them and hold you to them or all of that kind of stuff. There’s a little paranoia in the family for good reason. Are you trying to reach people in your local community? I am not a writer naturally. And so I just didn’t like to write.

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2024 Summer Pinecones E-Newsletter -- ADVOCACY News

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

Opposition from a coalition of the tobacco lobby and the recovery community prevailed to kill the bill. However, many towns, including Portland, South Portland, Falmouth, Brunswick, Bangor, Bar Harbor and Hallowell, passed ordinances banning flavored tobacco in their communities.

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PRESS RELEASE: Coalition Sues to Block Trump Administration’s Affordable Care Act Rollback that Threatens Health Care Access for More than Two Million Americans

Doctors for America

The policy would disproportionately harm low-income families, communities of color, and patients with chronic or serious medical needs. This unlawful rule will force families off their health insurance and raise costs on millions of Americans. The case is City of Columbus et al.