Clinician Well-Being

I Felt Alone but I Wasn’t: Depression is Rampant Among Doctors in Training

by Kyra E. Cappelucci | Oct 4, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

TW: suicide   If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres.   Introduction Sandeep P. Kishore, MD,...

Breaking the Culture of Silence on Physician Suicide

by Kyra E. Cappelucci | Jun 3, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

TW: suicide If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres.   On April 11, 2013, I lost my...

Creating a Continuous Learning Foundation for the Medical School of the Future

by Rowena Gono | Sep 12, 2014 | Commentary, Perspectives

  Is there a more fertile setting to instill and advance continuous learning than in our nation’s medical schools? After all, these schools are where ambitious, bright young minds assemble to begin the climb toward becoming a physician and hopefully obtain the...

Core Principles & Values of Effective Team-Based Health Care

by Keenan Faulkner | Oct 2, 2012 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  Goal This paper is the product of individuals who worked to identify basic principles and expectations for the coordinated contributions of various participants in the care process. It is intended to provide common reference points to guide coordinated...

Care Transformation at Emory Hospital

by Denise Walker | May 18, 2012 | Commentary, Perspectives

The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) release of the reports To Err is Human and Crossing the Quality Chasm in 1999 and 2001, respectively, were markers of a tipping point in U.S. health care. Prior to that time, “quality” in health care had largely been defined by...