Exploring Work That Scratches the Soul: Reflection on a Rural Health Independent Study
When my fellow Harvard Medical School classmates asked “what I was up to,” I called it my Rural Family Medicine[...]
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A Worsening Crisis: Obstetric Care in Rural America
Women are not dying because of diseases we cannot treat. They are dying because societies have yet to make the decision[...]
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Why Harvard Medical School Could Be a Perfect Place to Train Family Medicine Physicians
In 1965, Harvard Medical School (HMS) had a thriving Family Medicine & Primary Care Residency—a visionary program that[...]
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The Answer to Full-Spectrum Clinical Care Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: Family Medicine
Her eyes were tired but happy above her surgical mask. Her breathing was quick, as she sat with her 2-day old son[...]
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Striving for Patient Centeredness Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
I heard the commotion from my “captain’s chair,” the seat for the lead clinician at our respiratory clinic. The medical[...]
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Saving Lives Slowly
Today, I am saving lives slowly. This is less satisfying than the days I am in full personal protective equipment (PPE)[...]
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Abortion During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The 1973 Roe v. Wade United States (US) Supreme Court case resulted in the historic decision that the US Constitution[...]
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Contraception During the COVID-19 Pandemic
We know that many barriers to accessing safe, equitable, and effective contraception exist at individual,[...]
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Reflections on COVID-19, the Climate Crisis, Environmental Justice and Health Equity
We are living in an unprecedented time in which an unimaginable global pandemic has upended our way of life. Our[...]
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Pediatric Health Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
While knowledge of COVID-19 transmission and its clinical manifestations is rapidly expanding, many questions remain[...]
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