Bias in the Medical Workplace: “They Think It’s Normal Because Everyone Does It”

2/5/2018

value, can themselves be isolating. “If I hear things said about patients that are not appropriate … my mind. He said, ‘You’re being aggressive!’ I’m so used to being stereotyped I don’t even get angry … any more. I said, ‘Are you aware that when you call me aggressive, you’re perpetuating a stereotype …

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DACA and Travel Bans Threaten Professional Diversity

2/5/2018

; failing to do so will negatively impact quality of care and access to care, they said. Terence Flotte, MD … a grave disservice to our community and to our nation,” said George Q. Daley, dean of Harvard Medical …

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How to plan your financial future: get expert guidance for physicians

2/2/2018

to be [a] more assertive and heard leader in my office,” said another. The program is designed … companies for opioid crisis Mayor Marty Walsh said he plans to issue a call for proposals to law firms …, is poised to get even bigger, after two state regulators said they wouldn't block its acquisition …

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Massachusetts Medical Society’s 2013 Physician Workforce Study Shows Physician Shortages, Difficulty in Recruiting

2/1/2018

President Ronald Dunlap, M.D. said the 2013 study revealed continuing difficulties as well as improvements … with primary care,” Dr. Dunlap said, “and recruitment and retention continue to be difficult, especially …/Greater Boston region.  In every region of the state, 50% or more of the physicians said the pool …

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2012 Physician Workforce Study Shows Persistent Shortages in Key Specialties, Difficulty in Recruitment and Retention

1/31/2018

said they have altered or limited the scope of their practice for fear of being sued. The 2012 … study has mixed results," said Richard Aghababian, M.D., President of the Massachusetts Medical Society …   familiar with global payments, up from 57% last year. 48.7% said they were likely (up from 42% last year …

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2017 Annual Report

1/26/2018

on a public health-focused approach to implementation. It is said that just as we advocate for our … Churchill, a man who never backed away from the frontlines, said, “For myself I am an optimist — it does …

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Annual Letter from MMS President Henry Dorkin, MD, FAAP, to Society Members

1/26/2018

Winston Churchill said that it is “always wise to look ahead,” I find that sometimes, a look back can …

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Nominations due soon for MMS officer and AMA delegation positions

1/26/2018

, and Care New England, Rhode Island's second-largest health system, said in a joint statement … said. He was transferred there from another hospital where all of his clothes were left. Commission … for state workers. The change was "seriously mishandled," said state Attorney General Maura Healey.  Medical …

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This CME builds stronger happier medical teams

1/19/2018

workers and non-Medicare retirees. State House News Service reported: “State officials said the change … similar plans with similar benefits. GIC said almost half of all members would be able to keep their plan …, an instructor at the school and a trauma surgeon at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, said. Baker, top …

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Flu season 2018: How to make a strong recommendation about the flu vaccine

1/12/2018

breasts. In an email to the Globe, he said he made an error in judgment.  Foreign-trained medical …, we don't see significant changes in weight," said Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, an obesity medicine … transferred after frozen pipe bursts at BMC  Flooding from the burst pipe impacted several floors, BMC said …

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