Elizabeth Gundersen
@Top_Gundersen
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Associate Prof of #HPM @cudeptmedicine | Assistant Dean of Student Affairs | Rural Program Faculty @cumedicalschool. #MedHum. #MedEd. Everyone has a story.
Joined January 2016
1 thing I've learned: be honest with pts w/serious illness, but meet them where they are, not where you think they should be. #palliative
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For pts w/o family present, pause to say, “I’m here with you.” Offer chaplaincy, social work, & volunteers to accompany dying pts in their final moments. @Top_Gundersen @AMehtaMD @JessBesbris @BlackhallLeslie @BenWThompson @hospicedoctor
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By Nettie Reynolds, MDiv, interfaith chaplain, Chicago, Illinois The room where no one else is coming Years ago, as a hospital chaplain, I sat with a man who’d been brought in from the street. He...
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When prior notes document that a pt doesn’t “want” a specific intervention, elicit their desired outcome & acceptable trade-offs. Then determine whether “I don’t want X” is absolute or conditional & align care plan accordingly. @Top_Gundersen @IraByock
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By Ambereen Mehta, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Suzana Makowski, MD, University of Massachusetts, & Farrah Daly, MD, EvenBeam Neuropalliative Care A person with ALS was referred to the...
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"Bike riding reduces stress & lowers dementia risk. Do it daily & routinely ask patients, 'What does your typical daily movement look like?'"- @christiplady @VipsMDMEd @PeterAttiaMD @hubermanlab @DrZoeWilliams @YoniFreedhoff @BicycleColo @peopleforbikes
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By Chris Tiplady, MD, Northumbria Healthcare, England Why I cycle home from work I commute to work every day by bicycle and one of the many reasons I cycle is the ride home from work where I can...
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These portraits of grief, resilience, and dignity, foster empathy and dialogue—reminding us that hope and compassion are vital to medicine and community. @Dr_scottHadland @RyanMarino @drmarionlynch @CMichaelGibson @Top_Gundersen @pccm_doc #MedTwitter
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By William Stoehr, artist, Boulder, Colorado You are someone else’s hope. Hope isn’t abstract—it’s the belief that change is possible, that even in the darkest moments there’s a way forward. ...
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When communicating with patients, words, tone, and gestures matter. In addition, genuine presence provides comfort to patients who are suffering. @Top_Gundersen @drallysonocean @marklewismd @AMehtaMD @JessBesbris @BlackhallLeslie #MedTwitter
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By Thuan Minh Quang Tran, MD, Johns Hopkins Observership Program, with Sonal Gandhi, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine During my observership at Johns Hopkins, I had the privilege of sitting in on a...
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Whether a seasoned healthcare professional or a trainee, reflecting on your medical journey fosters humility, resilience, and a deeper connection to your work. @RichSchaeferMD @MotherinMed @drmarionlynch @LizGaufberg @pccm_doc @Top_Gundersen #MedTwitter
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By Aileen Zhang, medical student, Johns Hopkins Medicine In medical school, we explore and transmute ourselves across different specialties as we develop our professional identities and become...
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Providing compassionate companionship to patients can be as healing as any medicine when a cure is no longer possible. @Top_Gundersen @drallysonocean @marklewismd
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Rapid Clinical Updates: End-of-Life Care in the Hospital 🏥 📅 August 27th @ 3 p.m. ET 📣 Speakers: @Top_Gundersen & @KenceeMD 💬 Facilitator: @jagriti_chadha ✅ This session is eligible for CME and MOC points! Register here: https://t.co/P2OD4nN6gr
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New law: Every time you say physicians just push pills and don't care about their patient's health, you have to do 8 hours of state-mandated shadowing of a family physician.
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What do you get when @Azizansari2000 & @KenceeMD team up? A palliative care update session with flair! Catch them Fri 4/25, 10–10:50 AM, Oceanside C. Last day of #SHMConverge25—don’t miss the mic drop! #HospMed #PalliativeCare #Howwehospitalist
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Make the most of the last day of #SHMConverge25! Check out the palliative care mini track for the latest & greatest in serious illness care. @Azizansari2000 @KenceeMD @SocietyHospMed #HAPC
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Day 2 at #SHMConverge25 is here, and #CUDHM is bringing the energy! 💥 Catch our hospitalists leading powerful presentations, workshops, and posters throughout the day. 📍See the full lineup in the graphic below ⬇️
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Up your communication game at #SHMConverge2025! "Don't Gamble with Your Words: Primary Palliative Care Tips to Improve Your Odds of Effective Communication with Seriously Ill Patients" happens TODAY at 3:40p in Breakers CDIJ. @SocietyHospMed #HAPC
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Hospitalists who are care for patients with serious illness - and who doesn't? - check out this palliative care lineup at #SHMConverge25! Hope to see you there! @SocietyHospMed #hapc
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Art can foster hope for healing for those living with substance use disorders. @Adamhill1212 @mikefingerhood @whole_patients @RichSchaeferMD @KamnaBalharaMD @SarahCleverMD1 @CMichaelGibson @pccm_doc @RxMuseum @Top_Gundersen @LizGaufberg #medtwitter
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By William Stoehr, artist, www.WilliamStoehrArt.com We may never fully grasp the impact of substance use disorder unless we’ve lived it, but perhaps art can help bridge the gap—inviting empathy and...
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This speaks to the hyperspecialization of medicine. I went to a residency program that prioritized training “general” ophthalmologists. The goal was to make you competent practicing right out the gate. If you wanted to do a fellowship, great, but it was not the expectation.
Many residents, when asked what they’re going to do after finishing, answer by saying ‘just’ general surgery. No one ever says ‘just’ pediatric or ‘just’ vascular surgery. General surgery seems to have an identity issue and it either needs to be legitimized or to disappear.
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This poem explores sharing & receiving challenging news from the perspective of both clinician and pt. Reflecting on situations from multiple points of view can enhance the ability to empathize. @DoctorHumanist @roshni_beeharry @Top_Gundersen
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“Breaking bad news” I’ve sat here before, or did I—was it this very hospital room? same plastic chairs, same clinic couch with a doctor behind that cold, stark desk. She’s sitting...
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Although graduating MD and DO students matched at nearly identical rates (93.5% vs. 92.6% in the 2025 NRMP Match), they matched into a different distribution of specialties.
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Today is Match Day. And you know what that means. Yup, that’s right. It’s time to break things down, Winners & Losers™️ style.
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