11 Apr 2022
A week after my addiction med elective, I’m still reflecting on the transformative power of community-centered care in treating substance use disorders. The most impact came from the clinics that came to its patients and broke down medicine’s patriarchal culture #PopHealthPath
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27 Mar 2022
Initiatives like @ProjectECHO show how technology can improve the communication channels between academic medicine and community/rural providers. In particular, I want to see academia transform by learning from those working within the communities #PopHealthPath
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23 Mar 2022
Third year has primarily focused on protocols and algorithms. But today I finally received teaching on how to make space for patient voices. And now I’m wondering how different medicine would be if its education prioritized elevating the patient experience. #PopHealthPath
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16 Mar 2022
Being on heme onc at a children’s hospital means seeing the thoughtful integration of social work, nutrition, and behavioral health services into medical care. It also means wondering why this isn’t always the standard to which we hold our healthcare system. #PopHealthPath
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12 Mar 2022
The University of Utah is planning to build a new health and community center in West Valley City, easing travel distance and catering to the needs of the populations in the area #pophealthpath sltrib.com/news/health/2022/…
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24 Feb 2022
Patient didn’t end up discharging yesterday. Fellow used wrong pronouns today, and the attending and two residents simultaneously and immediately spoke up to correct them. I’m gonna miss this team. #pophealthpath
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11 Feb 2022
While it certainly has its own flaws, working at the VA is great. 30 minutes for a visit feels so much better than cranking through 28 encounters a day in 15 minutes each. No one has even mentioned RVUs. Our health systems need so much work. #pophealthpath
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8 Jan 2022
The hospital has spent the last week readying for the Omicron surge. Staff are burnt out, stretched thin, and running low in numbers. It’s been more than one year since news of the vaccine yet we’re stuck with this never-ending crisis. #PopHealthPath
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29 Dec 2021
Having a baby can be expensive, but state programs in Utah such as Baby Your Baby ensure that pregnant mothers have access to the care that they need to have a healthy pregnancy #pophealthpath mihp.utah.gov/during-pregnan…
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16 Dec 2021
During the last three weeks on the OB/GYN service I have seen how screening recommendations for cervical cancer have dramatically decreased the disease burden in the United States cdc.gov/cancer/cervical/stat… #pophealthpath
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12 Dec 2021
Navigating the IM wards has meant seeing the broad impact of COVID. It extends from the liver patients who resumed drinking when the pandemic started and AAA turned virtual to the elders separated from their loved ones to those desperate for mental health support. #PopHealthPath
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19 Nov 2021
1/2 At the VA, helping stroke patients manage hypertension and high cholesterol was important in preventing future strokes. We need better population interventions to help address these stroke factors before they become dangerous. #pophealthpath
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2 Nov 2021
Today I had a patient who needed integrated mental healthcare, but we couldn’t refer her to our psychiatry colleagues because her insurance didn’t cover them. Third year has been a continual reminder of what medicine can’t do because its reach is so narrow #PopHealthPath
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29 Oct 2021
The Moran Eye Center participates regularly in "Operation Sight" events, where they provide vision-restoring cataract surgeries to those who are uninsured to improve quality of life in the Salt Lake community #pophealthpath healthcare.utah.edu/moran/ne…
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9 Oct 2021
1/2 Primary care visits are an important spot to address healthcare inequality. Providers, however, are constantly pressed for time and this can lead to gaps in care, especially for at-risk populations #pophealthpath
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30 Sep 2021
One month into pediatrics, and time and time again, I’m reminded how our healthcare system lacks the social resources and mental health services to treat the patient as a whole. #PopHealthPath
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14 Sep 2021
1/2 Yesterday PCH had a pediatric sepsis awareness day; we discussed contributing factors to outcomes in septic pediatric patients, many of which are socioeconomic reasons #pophealthpath
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27 Aug 2021
Early feedback I received on my psych rotation was that I’m “too positive” in my notes, potentially giving insurance companies a reason to force acutely ill patients out of the hospital. This healthcare system needs complete reform. #PopHealthPath
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11 Aug 2021
Navigating inpatient child psych has been tough. Patients come in, held down by instability from the systems meant to support them. They get better so we send them out—often back to the same environments or more uncertain ones. Healing moves beyond hospital walls #PopHealthPath
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30 Apr 2021
I think it’s worth noting that how we paint patients in documentation can affect how we treat them! I’m thinking of ways I can make sure that I give my patients credit for their hard work no matter what circumstances they’ve been handed in life! #pophealthpath 2/2
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