When surgeons enjoy ethics education
February 2, 2017
Ali Rae

Any medical educator will quickly recognize the scene: a bored-looking trainee switching her gaze between her phone, the clock on the wall, and her laptop. She must be in an ethics … chevron_right Read more

Review of “Attending” by Ronald Epstein
January 24, 2017
Ali Rae

Dr. Ronald Epstein’s recently published book Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness, and Humanity is among the best books about how to teach the humanistic aspects of doctoring. Epstein weaves together an insightful … chevron_right Read more

How can we measure humanism?
November 30, 2016
Ali Rae

There is a cautionary adage that medical school takes a quarter of your soul, and the first year of residency takes another half. It is vital that we reform a … chevron_right Read more

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At the intersection of race and medicine
November 1, 2016

by Ali Rae, MS4 A friend of mine once told me about a time he was acutely aware of his race during one of his third-year clerkships in medical school. … chevron_right Read more

Which interventions reduce physician burnout?
October 2, 2016
Ali Rae

Fifteen years ago, Dr. Colin West was introduced to Dr. Tait Shanafelt, who is now the Director of the Mayo Clinic Department of Medicine Program on Physician Well-being.  With the … chevron_right Read more

The importance of keeping up with ethics
September 6, 2016

by Ali Rae, MS4 She was born with HIV. Seventeen years later, she sat with her small feet dangling from the hospital bed, swinging like twin pendulums out of sync. … chevron_right Read more

Review of “In the Hands of Doctors” by Paul E. Stepansky
August 9, 2016
Ali Rae

Where does the artistry of medicine really lie, and how can we cultivate it in today’s doctors? These seem to be the central questions of Paul E. Stepansky’s book, In the Hands … chevron_right Read more

Sacrifices made for medicine
July 21, 2016

by Ali Rae, MS4 “It won’t be the last sacrifice you make for medicine.” These were the words my surgical intern said between yawns as I expressed regret at having … chevron_right Read more