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

Vida Family Medicine

All physicians are trained in medical ethics, but I have always taken a particular interest in this field. These are intellectually interesting but often personally devastating to the patient and family involved. Medicine involves many extremely ethically challenging situations. There is no easy or "correct" answer in these situations.

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For family medicine workforce, HHS reorganization plan receives a failing grade

Common Sense Family Doctor

The sub-headline from a Medscape news article said it all: "Anesthesiology Still Hot, Family Medicine Is Not." Before becoming a core faculty member at the Lancaster General Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program , I spent more than 15 years teaching in Georgetown's family medicine department. growth in the U.S.