Category Archives: Education

Advice for Thriving During Remediation

Jhonatan Munoz  Espinoza, MD

Jhonatan Munoz
Espinoza, MD

During remediation it’s easy to think what you are doing is insignificant and that your efforts are not taking you anywhere—you are not part of a residency track, not part of the interviews tours, and not able to moonlight—but you’re wrong.

If your program put you in remediation it doesn’t mean that they are discounting you. Your program is recognizing that you need time to address whatever is going on in your life that put you in remediation—relationship stresses, mental health issues, or poor academic performance—to be the best person you can be.

Remember: you are valuable, your work still matters, and most importantly, your patients are waiting for you to be the best version of yourself!

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Family Medicine Means We Ask About Our Patient’s Relationships

Therese Zink, MD, MPH

Therese Zink, MD, MPH

Good family medicine includes understanding whether or not our patients have a supportive relationship.

Intimate Partner Violence Happens Regardless of Ethnicity, Sex, or Wealth

Domestic violence, also known as intimate partner violence (IPV), is a reality everywhere—it happens to the rich and poor, men and women, and to all ethnicities. One in three women have some experience with IPV during their lifetime, and one in 10 men experience it. One in four have experienced severe physical violence by an intimate partner.

IPV Screening Is a Must in Prenatal and Perinatal Care

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How a Great Idea and an STFM Fellowship Empowered Underserved Children to Pursue Health Care Careers

Renee Crichlow, MD,

Renee Crichlow, MD,

“What do you want to be when you grow up?”

My parents always asked me this. I learned later that this was about creating a vision and expectation of the future.

Now I am Dr Renee Crichlow, a family physician working and teaching family medicine in underserved North Minneapolis, and I ask every child I see, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

Many answer doctor or nurse and yet in the medical school and the residency applications I rarely saw any kids from the neighborhood. My co-worker Shailey Prasad, MD, MPH, and I knew this was a complex problem not to be solved overnight.

We decided with the support of our department chair, Mac Baird, MD, MS, to build The Ladder, a structured health care pipeline mentorship program that incorporates hands-on science fun with values and character development designed to facilitate the development of lifelong learners and leaders interested in health care careers.

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