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Commentary
Part 4: We Can All Be Leaders
Anyone can be a leader, if he or she has the passion and determination to get involved.
Commentary
Part 3: Leadership Is a Team Effort
Leaders don’t exist without a team. And sometimes, leaders must recognize that another team member has the skills and wherewithal to guide the...
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Part 2: The Leader as Pioneer
Sometimes leading literally means being the first person to forge a particular path. But as Marie-Eileen Onieal has learned, when you have the...
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Part 1: Finding Your Inner Leader
The wealth of literature about “leadership” still leaves unanswered questions. Are some born to lead, while others have leadership thrust upon...
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Physician assistants in psychiatry: Helping to meet America’s mental health needs
Well-trained PAs can help alleviate the psychiatrist shortage and improve patient care.
Opinion
How thin should we go?
Dr. Douglas S. Paauw describes the best approach to anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation who are on anticoagulation, then have a...
Opinion
Family dinners are good medicine
Families who frequently eat together promote good physical and mental health, high self-esteem, and well-being.
Opinion
Get patients vaccinated: Avoid unwelcome international travel souvenirs
A trip to a travel medicine physician can protect patients from returning from international travel with an unwelcome infection.
Commentary
Analysis: Why Alexa’s bedside manner is bad for health care
It remains an open question whether virtual medicine will prove a valuable, convenient adjunct to health care. Or, instead, will it become a way...
Opinion
Antimalarials in pregnancy and lactation
Most antimalarials appear safe to use during pregnancy, but avoid primaquine. Tell patients to use personal protective measures as well.