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DEI and the Degradation of Medical Education

As the Trump administration expands its battle to stamp out Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ideology by targeting medical schools and hospitals, recent interactions with medical trainees highlighted just how entrenched this ideology has become in the education of doctors. I am a medical faculty member at a major Midwestern medical school and am frequently accompanied by medicalContinue reading “DEI and the Degradation of Medical Education”

Eleven Steps to Help Revitalize the Practice of Medicine

For 30 years I have worked as an academic physician treating patients, teaching trainees of all levels, and conducting research. I find my job tremendously gratifying spiritually, emotionally, and intellectually, which is why it is so painful to watch it decline in front of my eyes. In recent years forces arising from inside and outsideContinue reading “Eleven Steps to Help Revitalize the Practice of Medicine”

IT’S HIGH TIME FOR THE GREAT HOOSIER UNMASKING

On July 24, 2020, Indiana governor Eric Holcomb signed executive order 20-37 requiring that face masks be worn in public to halt the spread of COVID-19. The statewide mandate was based on recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control, the Indiana State Department of Health, and other public health authorities. Since its inception the original mandate has been extended 5 timesContinue reading “IT’S HIGH TIME FOR THE GREAT HOOSIER UNMASKING”