When I first meet my learners, I frame our time together by saying that I'll have them practice again and again to reinforce what they...

As I cleared clutter of my home office this past weekend, I wondered whether part of adulthood is acquiring the stuff you wished for as a...

I find that my mind picks up on opportunities for optimization and efficiency. While that perspective is helpful to come up with new...

On their concluding day with me, my clerkship student reflected on how they grew more confident by the end of the rotation. I think it...

Sometimes what I want from a vacation is to take a break from usual work duties and spend time on personal projects. I'd decline the...

Since I've moved to a new clinic this month, I'm much slower at seeing patients than I usually am. That's by design because I'm keeping...

One of the reasons I enjoy playing hockey is the conversations before and after a game. I've found that the people who show up regularly...

During an afternoon study break in residency, my colleague shared this thought about how he hoped to anchor his career in family medicine.

Part of the fun of primary care is talking with patients about health issues, and my responsibility is to keep up with current...

When I begin an orientation session with new medical learners, I frame our working relationship with this thought: they are my junior...

"What's your approach to medical condition]?" is a common question that preceptors will ask their learners. We are checking on how they...

This week I had a case that ended with a poor outcome. I reviewed the case with a colleague, and they reminded me that the error could...

During this pandemic several family physicians have retired, leaving many patients without a primary care provider. As I have been...

The Christmas holiday was a much-needed break from work, and I was reminded how rest is not just the absence of activity, but also an...

One way of scheduling a work day is to maximize how many patients I see. I've developed a slightly different approach: scheduling to keep...

Physicians treat patients, not numbers. Investigations are illuminating when there is clinical uncertainty, and they can track health...

Through teaching medical students, I realized that I've developed (pithy?) sayings to distill my philosophy of practicing medicine. I've...

Sports Central, a charity that provides sports equipment at no cost to kids in need, asked me to help with a video a few weeks ago, and of c