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Resignation
Ambition is overrated. The ambitious find it harder to accept failure, and some degree of failure is likely.
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Treat or treat
When assessing whether to recommend treatment, it’s tough to know the difference between tricks and treats.
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Reunion
Here we were, three accomplished physicians all resigning from powerful posts at the same time for what turns out to be similar reasons. Our...
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Timed perfectly
His leukemia was asymptomatic, indolent, and required no treatment. He could have waited 6 months to be seen. But, no; he couldn’t.
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Rat race
A rat race can be more than just a competitive quest for financial gain. In politics, the quest is more for power. In sports, the quest includes...
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Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance: A primary care guide
Low-risk MGUS may not require subspecialty referral and can be followed by the outpatient provider.
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The white wall
How many clinically shaky fellows do we graduate into our profession every year? How many of us are aware of colleagues who are unskilled, but are...
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Pathologic superstition
Without certainty, how can a physician debunk a superstition?
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Full disclosure
Dr. Matt Kalaycio thought he was free of financial conflicts because he doesn’t take pharma money. Then he checked Open Payments.
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Seeking the chair
Dr. Matt Kalaycio decodes the qualities it takes to be a department chairperson.
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The enemy of good
By setting narrow limits on study eligibility, we risk treatment rationing through regulatory restriction.
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Leadership hacks: structural tension
The structural tension model can be a useful framework for addressing faculty team challenges.
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How would you treat ... recurrent pre-B ALL in a 24-year-old woman?
Which treatment would you recommend? Make your selection and tell us why you chose it.
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Successful teams
The teams that function most successfully are those that create a culture of trust and helpfulness no matter the individual talents of those on...
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Defining high reliability
What are the best ways for us to become high-reliability individuals?