As modern physicians, we were certain that we had everything under control. We understood the origins of disease. We had powerful medicines to control all forms of infection. We had even begun to make headway in understanding and...

It has been well documented that the cost of healthcare per capita in the US is one of the highest in the developed world. One of the underlying factors identified is our medical practice climate which requires all physicians to practice...

As physicians, we have been trained to communicate in a highly technical language that frequently confounds even those physicians outside of our own medical specialty. This can include a mix of unfamiliar Latin, ten syllable words and a...

When we hear the phase “Value Based Medicine”, we immediately picture the big hands of government reaching into out offices and finding another way to burden physicians. Another force slowly pushing us closer to burnout and dropping...

Welcome back fellow physicians from the relative relaxation of “Summer Vacation” mode – it is once again time to refocus on our art and reignite our passions for the practice of medicine. I would like to begin my tenure as President by revisiting...