As Mr. Jones shares the details of his symptoms, I hover near the door, wondering how to stand and where to put my hands. To him, I am a bag of plastic and cloth with a thin sliver of brown skin and eyes behind a pair of polycarbonate glasses. I wish I had his bravery….
Month: August 2020
We were inspired to become primary care physicians. Now we’re reconsidering a field in crisis
Written by Richard Joseph and Sohan Japa. Originally appeared on June 20, 2019 in STAT. Nearly three years ago, we began training as primary care doctors in two residency programs at a Harvard-affiliated teaching hospital. We understood the value of longitudinal patient-doctor relationships and wagered that primary care would be the bedrock of this nation’s…