The attrition of women in medicine
A well-meaning colleague once said to me, “You probably wouldn’t want to do this since you just had a baby.”
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PolicyWise
A memo to my younger self: Fellowship 101
Memo: Your clinical ethics fellowship Date: 10/11/2019 To: Trevor Bibler, clinical ethics fellow From: Trevor Bibler, clinical ethicist Hey! Congrats
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Racism is detrimental to our health
For the past two years, I’ve been leading a team committed to promoting anti-racism in medicine. We’ve traveled across the
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Finding compassion and resilience in grief
The year after my daughter Abby died, a collaborator asked how I was doing. Wanting to play it cool, I
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Do no harm: A moral imperative to be the change in healthcare
“Can you please come see Mr. S in room six? His nose is bleeding, and he is very angry,” the
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The high costs of diabetes medications
You can do a lot of things with $1,700 – buy a high-end MacBook with all of the bells and
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Uncharted waters: Navigating requests for experimental medicines
In May 2018, the federal Right-to-Try Act was signed into law, claiming a new and improved option for patients with
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The potential impact of contraceptive apps
Earlier this summer, new changes were implemented to the Title X family planning program, the federal program dedicated to providing
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‘Please respond:’ Crafting an effective research survey
What compels a busy health professional to participate in a research survey? Health professionals have a poor track record of
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The hardship of being homeless: Why help is needed
More than 550,000 people, including about 36,000 unaccompanied youth under the age of 25, are homeless in the United States
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