I believe one of the communication gaps in physician-patient interactions is a result of physicians focusing on the disease, rather than the patient with the disease. It is no surprise that the same disease can affect patients across the spectrum very differently, and understanding how the problem affects each individual patient’s life is essential to […]
Patient and Provider Conversations: The Importance of Voting
I was just recently thinking about the conversations that I personally have had with my healthcare provider and usually, the topics range from how work is going to when I will be back for my next visit. But what if we changed some of the conversations that we had as healthcare providers with our patients? […]
Delivering Virtual Care
With care moving to various virtual formats it was inevitable that as medical students we would have to become well versed with these technologies. Prior to my first virtual care experience, I was fortunate enough to have a practice session organized by my school. I can recall how awkward it felt, to have serious conversations […]
