by FMRevolution | Dec 12, 2016 | Family Medicine, Featured
I first met TJ when he was newly diagnosed with HIV. Good-looking and soft-spoken, he was an out, young, gay black man who considered himself a leader amongst his peers. TJ had been infected recently, and knowing that patients diagnosed early are thought to enjoy...
by FMRevolution | Jun 10, 2016 | Family Medicine, Featured
It helps to remember that we hold the key to the health of our patients, a point that was driven home at this year’s AAFP National Conference of Constituency Leaders. I often hear that this conference is the heartbeat of the Academy, the place where key issues...
by FMRevolution | Nov 17, 2014 | Family Medicine
The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), among numerous other family medicine organizations, recently launched the Health is Primary campaign to advocate for the values of family medicine. As part of this...
by David Tran | Mar 21, 2014 | Family Medicine, Featured
We have finally arrived. After four years of endless studying, constant testing, and what sometimes felt like never-ending days in the hospital, a new crop of family physicians is about to join the ranks of residents-in-training. We have, for the last six months, hit...
by Natalie | Feb 10, 2014 | Family Medicine
She was a tall woman, intimidating even, especially when she raised her voice. Nurses were reluctant to check in on her, and she refused every blood draw; sometimes she would allow her mother into the room, but they would always argue vehemently. Her explanation to me...
by FMRevolution | Nov 22, 2013 | Family Medicine
After rotating through so many specialties and now halfway done with residency, I realize even more the value of the generalist physician. This may seem easy for me to say as a hopeful family doctor, but every time I rotate through a specialist office (currently on...
