Perspectives
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Winter 2025 February 2025Finding Empathy While Fighting Misinformation
A physician unexpectedly becomes a spokesperson for COVID-19 vaccination
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Winter 2025 February 2025
The Fragility of Trust in Medicine
A physician struggles to build a strong relationship with a troubled teenage patient and her mother
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Winter 2025 December 2024
Reflecting on Gender and Success in Academic Medicine
Inspired by their twenty-fifth reunion, two members of the Class of 1999 examine where they and their classmates are now
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Autumn 2024 October 2024
Can AI Make Medicine More Human?
The history of tools used to support clinical decision-making offers clues to the future of medicine in the age of generative AI
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Summer 2024 June 2024
Clinical Humility and the Limits of Medical Knowledge
Being willing to say “I don’t know” can help physicians build trust with patients and one another
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January 2024 Winter 2024
How Medical Experts Interact With the Law
Alumni working with the legal system demonstrate the many ways in which law and medicine are entwined
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The Heart Issue October 2023
Our Relentless Work to Stem Cardiovascular Disease
A commentary
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Youth and Mental Health Spring 2023
The crisis in mental health among young people requires our attention
A commentary
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Sleep Issue Autumn 2022
Sleep’s critical role in the health of patients — and doctors
Commentary
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Viral World Issue Spring 2022
A Radical Turn
A physician recalls the fight to achieve equitable medical care for the Black community in one small town in Louisiana
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Women's Health Issue Spring 2021
Improving Care for Women Worldwide
An alumna dedicates her career to advocating for progress in women's health
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Women's Health Issue Spring 2021
Restaurant Tour
Michelin, schmichelin. We had The Weekly Murmur!
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Racism in Medicine Issue Winter 2021
Strong Bonds, Strong Purpose
Alumni attending the Class of 1995 virtual reunion form an antiracism task force, set goals, and take action
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Racism in Medicine Issue Winter 2021
The Journey to Here
A physician reflects on race, racism, and the power of family
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