Making a recommendation is not the same as being paternalistic. We are helping to interpret their goals/values, and explain how to achieve that. This is a privilege we have as a clinician because we studied/trained so hard.

Sometimes, teaching MS2s, MS4s, PGY-1s, and PGY-3s in the same group feels like playing sand volleyball but with a basketball while holding a tennis racquet and wearing a football helmet.

Every kid should learn that humility and kindness aren't signs of weakness. They're strengths of character. Recognizing your faults doesn't mean you lack self-esteem. It shows you have self-awareness. Showing compassion doesn't mean you lack backbone. It shows you have heart.

In the 90s, women were less likely to negotiate their salaries than men. Today, they're more likely to ask... but still get fewer raises. The solution is not to encourage women to advocate for themselves. It’s to change the stereotypes and systems that are biased against them.

A key to regulating emotions is to treat them like visitors in your home. "I'm angry" lets a feeling take permanent residence. "I'm hosting some anger today" is a reminder that not all guests are welcome. Emotions may drop in unannounced, but we decide which ones get to stay.

Leaders are not born. They’re made. There's no such thing as a natural leader. Everyone starts out with shortcomings as well as strengths. Leadership potential doesn't depend on the traits you possess. It emerges from the values you choose and the skills you learn.

Authenticity is not about expressing every opinion you hold. It's about ensuring that what you voice reflects what you value. If you prize respect and kindness, your comments shouldn't be filled with contempt and cruelty. Ideas are worth sharing when they represent your ideals.

It’s an MassGeneral Medicine takeover of CCF Cardiology Fellows! Evan Whitehead and #ZachSporn are in J31. Andrew Abboud and Isaiah A. Peoples, MD MS are on HF. Usama Abbasi is on Cath. What a crew!!

Could not think of a better human than Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD to have led MGH IM Residents through the last decade. I’m forever changed by your value driven leadership & personalized mentorship. There aren’t enough words to describe my gratitude & the profound impact you have had on us all.🙌❤️

It’s not just seeing suffering that's painful. It’s hurting for others while feeling unable to help. There’s a term for that helplessness: empathic distress. Over time, it leads to burnout and withdrawal. If you're overwhelmed and exhausted by a heavy heart, you are not alone.

Thank you to a brave colleague for sharing their story, and starting an important tradition of Peer Mental Health Panels for our program MGH IM Residents . Check out this article by Dr. Emmett Kistler: meridian.allenpress.com/jgme/article/1…

I'm a Jew in NYC and I made friends with a Palestinian in Gaza this week. Using Snap Inc. Maps I was able to build a personal connection with a complete stranger and learn from their first-hand experience of whats happening on the ground in real-time. Heres the story + some takeaways

43 of our Senior Residents, short-tracking Junior Residents, and recently graduated residents matched into subspecialty fellowships through the NRMP match program. We are so proud of them! Many other senior residents are finalizing job offers and…

"Chair placement is a simple, no cost, low tech intervention that increases a physician’s likelihood of sitting during a bedside consultation and resulted in higher patients’ scores for both satisfaction and communication." bmj.com/content/383/bm…

Join AAHPM in welcoming Dr. Vicki Jackson as the new AAHPM Board President for 2024-2025! We are excited to see the positive impact she will have in the year ahead. #hacp24 #sots24

In transactional relationships, people only reach out when they want something from you. They use your connection to achieve their goals. In meaningful relationships, people get in touch when they think of you. Staying connected and being helpful are their goals.

Bad news is the gap between the patient expectations and reality. Any information could become bad news. As long as you talk to patient and family, it is IMPOSSIBLE to avoid giving bad news. If you say you don’t have to, you are either not talking to patient or lying.

Congratulations to the new interns on (almost) completing your first week of residency! Here is a quick 🧵of the lessons I learned during my intern year (1/n).

As a physician, I wanted to find a PCP in my own health system. There were no appointments near my hospital. None. So I went for a clinic halfway between my home and the hospital. Not ideal, but it will do. All the other clinics are on the far north metro, far from both. 1/6

No better person for this award—Congrats, Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD!