Public Health

Ableism is a common yet misunderstood “–ism”. Yet the common thread that ties ableism and other –isms/ forms of discrimination like racism, sexism, and homophobia, is the belief that one group or identity is “less than” others. Specifically, ableism is discrimination of and prejudice against people with disabilities and is rooted in the belief that […]

Preparing to go on parental leave? For most of us, planning involved casual conversations with colleagues who had recently entered parenthood and learning from their experiences. Some more proactive parents-to-be may have specifically met with their leadership to formulate plans for coverage for clinical, research, and other administrative work. But this isn’t the norm in […]

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Week, October’s #JHMChat focused on physicians’ mental health. It was inspired by this article from the Journal of Hospital Medicine, centered on Dr. Justin Bullock’s personal experience with seeking treatment for his mental illness. His account was the backdrop of the article’s discussion of what happens when physicians disclose […]

During the first two to three weeks of the pandemic in 2020, I was involved in a lot of meetings about the current status and future plans for the impending surge of COVID-19 patients we were anticipating. It was during that time we witnessed COVID-19 ravaging cities like New York City. In one of the […]

June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. Brian Kwan, MD, SFHM, and Kathlyn Fletcher, MD, MA, two representatives from SHM’s VA Hospitalist Special Interest Group, shared their thoughts on working with patients with PTSD in a VA hospital setting. Drs. Kwan and Fletcher were also among the authors of a January article in the […]

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month is currently celebrated in June each year to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, a turning point for LGBTQ+ rights activism in the United States. The LGBTQ+ community is comprised of over 11 million Americans, or 4.5% of the U.S. population with all ages, races, […]