Last week, The New York Times published an article titled, Putting a Price on Compassion by Dr. Pauline Chen which was a response to an opinion piece called Money and the Changing Culture of Medicine written by Dr. Pamela Hartzband and Dr. Jerome Groopman. Now all three authors have been
Category Archives: Health Care
The Taboo of Medicine and Money
I stumbled upon a blog post today asking the question “Do Doctors Make Too Much Money?” As I read on, what started out as a simple question soon ballooned to over 100+ comments from patients, doctors, residents and spouses all with their strongly voiced opinion. On one side, there are
How Smart are Medical Doctors?
Medical Doctors Ranked First with Highest IQ amongst job professions How Smart are Medical Doctors? An interesting study published by the University of Wisconsin suggests that doctors (M.D or equiv O.D, dents, etc) have the highest IQ on average. Though I’m not a huge supporter of IQ tests but I
The Medical Student Syndrome Online: Cyberchondria
Today on the New York Times, there is an interesting article on the use of the internet to find medical and health information. The term Cyberchondria comes from the root words of cyber (internet) and hypochondria (an excessive preoccupation with one’s health). A cyberchondriac is then a person who uses
The Three Roads Ahead – Medical Career Paths
Usually medical students are busy deciding what residency or specialty they will end up in after their medical school years, for me I have a different question on my mind. What kind of medical career do I want to have? Medicine is flexible discipline, broad enough to have interests for
Democratic Healthcare
Just a short post, I am currently working on a big article that should be up within the next few days. Today, I read something interesting in the New York Times that reflected this concept of open source medicine and collaborative health care that I have been trying to define.
Pediatric Oncology
As a first year med student, I don’t know what specialty or residency I want. There’s are too many fields I haven’t fully considered yet. However, after viewing a gallery from one of my favorite picture blogs, The Big Picture, I might not have a big enough heart to go
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