Where the grass is greener and the mountains are serene....

2/In this podcast, 2 physicians wrestle with whether our profession will serve as the “obedient servants” authoritarians expect, or as the champions that patients require. Listen here: https://t.co/HISm8syeN0 YouTube: https://t.co/hVvB9Rs8LD Spotify: https://t.co/mqDRzQ8VLy

🚨The record of physicians standing up for our values as healers under authoritarian regimes is not good, historically speaking. In this podcast, we ask if docs in the US will do better, this time around “On Becoming a Healer” podcast streams on all services - links below /1

1/CSI:OPIOIDs is a research study to examine suicides that happen after prescription opioid dose reductions in patients with long-term pain, so that these losses can be prevented This is our study. This is our passion. This is us. #NoMoreSuicide https://t.co/fQdGcCsyHv

1/VA research brought us the pacemaker, CT scan, treatments for TB, better care for PTSD, spinal cord injury & focus on homelessness & suicide A new piece in @JAMAInternalMed says “VA research is under threat” It matters This represents my views- not positions of any agency

Coming tomorrow morning!

4/The book “Policing Patients: Treatment and Surveillance on the Frontlines of the Opioid Crisis” from @PrincetonUPress is available everywhere including their website https://t.co/9Pl5Vvpt14 Amazon https://t.co/UVlSB4NRUI

3/The resulting podcast is engrossing & impassioned but also nuanced On Becoming a Healer now streams everywhere, including 📺YouTube: https://t.co/fwmRhAyWFn 🍎Apple: https://t.co/Nb4kyKEuMs 🎧Spotify https://t.co/EnLEIGli6l More: https://t.co/cISTNZQt2b

1/🔊Our new podcast from *On Becoming a Healer* is on prescription drug monitoring programs They’re used by prescribers, pharmacies & law enforcement Guest @Liz_Chiarello helps us explore how this technology reshapes care of patients Our podcast streams everywhere (see below)

“While My Guitar Gently Weeps” Classical Rendition From Saul Weiner cohost of our podcast “On Becoming a Healer”

Stefan and Saul rocked this nuanced conversation bringing in humanity and the need for clarity on giving patients agency and the benefit of the doubt. Holding overdose survivor against their will may backfire by increasing distrust in healthcare. A must-listen to.

🔊In our latest On Becoming a Healer podcast, Dr. Martin Shapiro critiques today's medical profession suffused with status, money & power💰 Meaningful care experiences are possible, but require us to reject corrupting forces in medicine⚕️ Listen now: https://t.co/8ls4isNhRj

🔊 “Sonny’s Blues” is a 1956 story by James Baldwin, about a “sensible” pragmatic algebra teacher and his musically gifted younger brother, who struggles with heroin addiction. With an English professor, we reflect on lessons of this story for the physician-patient relationship

When my cohost Saul proposed a podcast about his efforts to counter "racist ideas" affecting him as a doctor I was skeptical. "If this is about racism, why aren't we asking on a Black guest?" I asked. Saul quoted Toni Morrison: "White people have a very serious problem, and

This podcast from On Becoming a Healer offers a fresh, vulnerable conversation, one well worth sharing. I interview cohost Saul Weiner on confronting racist ideas that, as he puts it, "I didn't realize I had" This is about how we learn peoples’ stories, and make care better,

How effects of racism were mistaken for “race” in clinical algorithms: What clinicians should know New podcast episode from “On Becoming a Healer” with @_NatashaNichols @bijaljainmehta1 @SaulWeiner https://t.co/QoZpeqPzCp

@ASF_Alabama is improving health, developing leaders & creating change. They are developing a pipeline of diverse, emerging leaders who enter the workforce dedicated to addressing health needs of underserved populations in Birmingham. #CMNewtonClassic | @TriGreenEquip

@StefanKertesz @NYUGSOM_DGIMCI Such a fun experience to join On Becoming a Healer for an episode!! Thank you for having us @StefanKertesz @SaulWeiner

Our latest podcast from On Becoming a Healer - #1 in a series Co-host @SaulWeiner tells his story of confronting medical training with a learning disability https://t.co/LcS40fC5KW #MedEd #Disability @AMSANational #MedTwitter

“Some physicians find that ChatGPT improves their ability to communicate empathetically with patients” reports the @nytimes Medical training has a problem Our latest podcast from On Becoming a Healer explains how we fix it .. by being human https://t.co/qQe5psPBR5

Do doctors need artificially intelligent bots to help them speak like actual human beings? A recent report in @nytimes says “maybe” We talk about helping doctors find their own voice in this week’s On Becoming a Healer podcast Spotify: https://t.co/Cfg9JkLWsf