Health care worker appreciation: When the thought doesn’t count

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[What is the state of health care communications today?]( Share your perspective on the priorities, challenges, and communication technologies that are redefining health care in 2022. [Take the short survey here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- KevinMD Plus: Jun 16, 2022 [Health care worker appreciation: When the thought doesn’t count]( Maybe we need to educate upper management — those multi-million-dollar hospitals with multi-million dollars per year salaried CEOs and board members with their financial perks — that health care professionals and nurses during “Health Care Worker/Nurse Week” in May of each year are no longer in the second grade. Maybe we need to remind “them” [...] [Thoughts of a retired physician [PODCAST]]( “COVID-19 melted down the world at a very inopportune time in history. Just as medicine was getting a handle on previously intractable conditions, from sophisticated diabetes management to less invasive surgical procedures, a new threat that devastates our population with few good treatments overwhelms health care. Medical workers come to the rescue, as we always [...] [Receiving feedback and critique is a complicated art]( In the mid 16th century, surgical education was that of a true apprenticeship. The student learned through direct observership and imitation of a skilled, elder surgeon. It wasn’t until the beginning of the 20th century that surgical education evolved into a formalized and structured program. Dr. William Osler introduced the concepts of specialty clerkships and [...] [3 reasons practices should implement patient-initiated collaborative texting]( Medical care continues to advance at a frenetic pace, with new diagnostics, treatments, and therapies arriving monthly. So why are medical communications still stuck in the 20th century? Despite the ubiquitous presence of smartphones among consumers of all ages, medical practices still use one-to-one telephone calls as the primary communications vehicle. While some communications have [...] [3 decades in medicine: new name(s), same me]( Many women change their last names after marriage, after a divorce, or just because. During my 30-year career in medicine, I have had three last names. Yes, not a typo, three! I got married for the first time during my internal medicine residency. I didn’t change my name and was “Mrs. Married Name” to friends [...] [Gender inequality is making burnout worse [PODCAST]]( “If we want to alleviate the fatigue and frustration women physicians are experiencing, we can always start by solving two old problems: (1) All doctors need fewer bureaucratic tasks forced upon them, and (2) women physicians must be able to work in environments free of harassment and discrimination. There’s yet another solution that must come [...] [Re-wounding the wounded healer]( I walk onto the inpatient unit on a Monday morning. The feeling of discomfort begins to overwhelm me. Perhaps this was due to being forced back to inpatient, but I felt it had to do with changes in the process. I started my training at a time when therapy was a central part of education. [...] [3 ways to revitalize your health care career]( “I would never do this again,” he said. “And,” he continued, “I’d never recommend this path to anybody else either.” At that time, I worked as a physical therapist and strongly considered returning to school to become an MD or DO. I took the MCAT, got accepted into my favorite schools, and shadowed a variety [...] [10 suggestions for a smoother high school experience]( I used to spend most of my day listening. As a high school counselor, I encouraged teenagers to talk. Feeling stressed, they said, is their automatic response to demanding teachers, parents’ high expectations, and the drama of shifting friendship alliances. Daily dilemmas and problems affect everyone: the terrified boy who just heard rumors he was [...] [Help stop health care burnout]( The landscape of medicine and health care is constantly changing. With the integration of electronic medical records (EMR) and other technological advances, physicians and health care providers must be much more adaptable than ever before and possess unprecedented levels of technical literacy in the field. The modernization of health care has been a driver of [...] [Flip the axis: Primary care rotations]( Primary care is foundational to the U.S. health system, but not enough students are entering the field. Whether students are interested in medicine, nursing, social work or pharmacy — it is critical that we share the exciting aspects of primary care and then adequately prepare them to work in the field. High loan burden and [...] [Eating disorder myths debunked [PODCAST]]( “When people think of eating disorders, the image is often of an emaciated, white teenage girl in the hospital hooked up to feeding tubes. In fact, eating disorders are varied in how they present in a person, and they certainly do not ‘look’ a certain way. Eating disorders occur in all cultures, ethnicities, age groups, [...] [The health care system will cause its own physician shortage]( A quarter of a million dollars — that’s the amount of debt the average medical student in the United States owes after completing medical school. After all the late nights studying, the endless exams and selfless sacrifice, it’s human nature to expect a historically stable career as the reward — right? I mean, weren’t we [...] [I married an MD]( Recognizing accomplishments and a ticket to residency: That was Match Day. But now, at the doorstep of the next challenge, you’d better take a hard look at your most important personal relationship. That is, if you want to keep your good thing together. Because if you think residency is going to be the start of [...] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Thousands of physicians are browsing this job board](. They love its selection of over 12,000 openings across the U.S. [Physicians are finding opportunities they almost missed](. --------------------------------------------------------------- If a friend sent you this email and you want to subscribe, go to [KevinMD](. --------------------------------------------------------------- 345 Hudson Street New York NY 10014 USA [Unsubscribe]( | [Change Subscriber Options](