Go Outside.
There are a thousand reasons why we don’t go outside: no time. Too many bugs. Too hot. Too cold. Too windy. It's boring. Whatever. Toss those aside. Whether you like it or not, nature is our refuge, and it’s time we spent more time embracing it. We, as humans,...
Fall Newsletter
doctor’s note As scientists, we measure what we do. We create studies, evaluate variables, and try to figure out the best course of action. Without objective points of reference, we can’t move forward and progress in a meaningful way. I treat my business no...
My Rural & Urban Career
I have this undercurrent running through me where I'm somewhat concerned that I'll never grow up. I'm never going to get a real job. I won't hold still, establish a commute, put pictures up in a cubicle. And I'll never be able to hold down a job as a lifelong career....
A Commentary on the Cost of Care in the US
(I published a shorter version of this last week; this is the full piece in all its glory! As always, I love a good discussion, so please feel free to reach out with any discourse. -- Allison Edwards, MD) --- Last week was a big week: my colleagues and I came...
The Cost of Medicine
I was presenting during morning rounds midway through my intern year, paused outside a patient’s room. We were in the corner of the 9th floor, and the Westward-facing windows opened up in front of me to the vast expanse of the Rockies. The sun was starting its climb...
The Vacuum of Freedom After Residency
The first time I was asked to provide a bio -- in this case, it was to appear on my residency's website -- I wasn't sure what to include. It was supposed to be short, not really an autobiography or memoir, and it was supposed to make our program look approachable,...
Summer Newsletter
Our Summer Newsletter is hot off the presses! In this issue, we talk about the future of DPC, what to do about lobsters and pain, and share a few announcements. Summer 2018 doctor’s note The annual meeting of the Kansas Academy of Family Physicians happened...
The Problem with Pain
I recently traveled to Maine. It wasn’t my first visit, but it was the first time in Maine that I was fully committed to learning all things Maine: the bugs, the use of the word wicked, partaking in the traditional whoopie pie (dessert, not some sort of assault), and...
Everyone Feels Down Sometimes;How Do We Treat It Non-Pharmacologically?
Seeing that it’s April, I can’t figure out why there was frost on my lawn and I was dodging ice on the way to work this morning. What gives? This final stretch of winter (snow tomorrow?!?) to spring to summer is sometimes the hardest for our moods. We’ve been...
Start with Why.
We've been busy since the turn of the new year (and it's almost April!) with exciting new developments on the horizon for the clinic in the next year. Stay tuned for updates on a new space (maybe!), adding a provider (or two?), and additional nursing staff to...