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Should Recent Weather Events Impact Your Emergency Fund?

The Motivated MD

Assuming my hospital is still standing, I would obviously continue to work my job as best as I could to continue to bring in income. You have all seen it over the past week. The devastation that wrecked Asheville, NC, amongst so many other areas along Hurricane Helene’s pathway. The destruction was truly apocalyptic. It happens.

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Finding the Right Clinic: A Guide to Quality Care

Plum Health

Have you ever found yourself in need of medical attention but overwhelmed by the myriad of clinics and healthcare options out there? This guide will help you understand the different types of clinics and services they offer, so you can make an informed decision about where to seek medical care. It's a common challenge many people face.

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How Doctors Can Save More and Do Less

The Motivated MD

A study by Johns Hopkins in 2016 found that medical errors may potentially be the third leading cause of death nationwide. ’ Though it often does not come with the attending salary, medical trainees are getting paid to perform a service, and hospitals provide retirement plans to these individuals. Fight this temptation.

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Public Facing Education via Social Media: A Podcast with Julie McFadden, Matt Tyler, Sammy Winemaker and Hsien Seow

GeriPal

He’s a palliative care doctor and he is Medical Director of Palliative Care at Ascension Illinois Palliative Care. He was also the one who we have to thank for suggesting this podcast! MOC points per podcast in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Great title. Matt: Same.

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Perspective in the Time of COVID.

Reflections of a Grady Doctor

A beloved elder in my family got hospitalized. Dad: “He’s trying to leave the hospital, Kimberly.” I am squatting in a corner with my hands over my ears. It is too much noise. Because us is me. It is inescapable. So much noise. Make it stop. Your people are dying.” They are dying from a virus. No, not that virus. That virus, too.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

Family medicine is neither the most prestigious nor the highest paid medical profession. GPs Are the Backbone of Effective Healthcare Systems Countries with a stronger focus on primary care and family medicine, rather than on hospitals and specialists, enjoy better health, 1 , 2 lower health inequalities, 2 , 3 and prevent hospitalizations.