Editorial – The New Physician

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Health Disparities Among People In Prison and Jail

January 24, 2026

Definition of Health Disparity To delve into the health inequalities experienced by individuals in prisons and jails, it is essential to begin by examining the concept of health disparities and the term “correctional health,” which […]

The Second Life of Medical Supplies

January 20, 2026

I recall the first time I saw a laryngoscope blade, clean, intact and in excellent condition, being discarded in the garbage can. It was not contaminated. Not broken. Simply “expired” and marked obsolete by a […]

Capping Loans, Narrowing the Path: What It Means for Physician–MPH Training

December 15, 2025

The U.S. Department of Education’s proposal to remove graduate public health degrees from its definition of professional degree programs arrives at a moment when the country urgently needs more, not fewer, clinicians […]

Perspective

What I Wish Someone Had Told Me

September 4, 2026

Lessons on confidence, uncertainty, teamwork, and becoming a physician If you are reading this, you are probably somewhere along one of the most demanding— and rewarding—journeys of your life. Perhaps you have just begun medical […]

Op-Ed

Medicine Begins Before the White Coat

September 4, 2026

Medicine often manifests as a destination-white coat ceremony, first on the ward shift, the moment a student becomes a physician. Yet for many of us, this journey starts well in advance of any earned title, […]

Poetry

The Descent

May 24, 2026

Prestige has a short half-life; my quiet presumption of permanence, of admiring hums in bright rooms, fell away without ceremony. The world dimmed, momentum drained from days. My life’s scaffolding collapsed: small fractures widened into […]