Only eye surgeons should perform eye surgery
Author: Kelly Green, MD As an eye surgeon and board-certified Ophthalmologist in private practice in rural Burnet County, Texas, I am alarmed by the rise in scope [...]
Pathway to Physician: A Life-Challenge
Pathway to Physician: A Life-Challenge Author: Eytan Koch MD I'm 52 years old today. I need to let that sink in for a minute. It's not considered [...]
Nurse practitioner role contributes to bedside nursing shortage
Nurse Practitioner Role Contributes to Bedside Nursing Shortage A recent CNN article highlighted the despair that American bedside nurses have faced during the pandemic. Nurses are [...]
Not all Physicians Believe that Team-Based Care Works
“Team-based care” May Increase Stress on Physicians Note from the Editor: This blog post was submitted by a physician who wanted to convey personal opinions about team-based [...]
No Substitute for Expertise in the Skies and in Healthcare
No Substitute for Training and Experience Both in the Skies and in Healthcare On Saturday morning, passengers on United Flight 328 heard a loud boom. Right [...]
The Degradation of Medical Specialty Society Fellowship
The Meaning of Medical Specialty Society Fellowship is Being Degraded Fellowship in a medical specialty society has traditionally been a distinction bestowed upon physicians who have reached [...]
Critical problem led to deaths of two girls
Follow up to “Families sound alarm on medical transparency after deaths of their children | NewsNation Now’ Alexander D. Lake, DO Chair, Florida Medical Association Resident [...]
PRESS RELEASE: PHYSICIANS FOR PATIENT PROTECTION (PPP) STATEMENT ON WGN PATIENT SAFETY REPORT AND RESPONSE TO AANP CRITICISM
December 18, 2020 PHYSICIANS FOR PATIENT PROTECTION (PPP) STATEMENT ON WGN PATIENT SAFETY REPORT AND RESPONSE TO AANP CRITICISM On December 17, 2020, WGN [...]