Forrest Bohler

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Navigating the Negative Feedback Loop

Oct 24, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Jennifer Boyle |Jordan Frey |Forrest Bohler |Paul Bergeron

It was 4 a.m. and nearing the end of a long night shift. All the fetal heart rate monitors showed well-behaving babies and I desperately felt the beckoning of my call room bed. Suddenly, one of the heart rate tracings plummeted. Ninety-nine percent of the time this type of deceleration resolves quickly. Things don’t just instantly change from OK to life-threatening — except when they do.
The Enormous Cost of Physician Turnover

Oct 22, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Jordan Frey |Forrest Bohler |Paul Bergeron |Sophia Uddin

The Enormous Cost of Physician TurnoverI recently spoke with a colleague who was seeking some advice regarding their upcoming contract re-negotiation. We spoke about their value as a physician and what they planned to negotiate — but I also mentioned that one point in their favor is that the high cost of physician turnover means health care systems would rather keep their employees than hire new ones. When I said this, my colleague was shocked. Why would physician turnover cost a lot?
Is Gold Humanism Honor Society Just a Popularity Contest?

Oct 21, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Forrest Bohler |Paul Bergeron |Sophia Uddin |Ajibike Lapite

The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) stands as a mark of compassion and empathy in medical education, aiming to recognize students who embody the highest ideals of patient-centered care. Unfortunately, the noble intentions of this prestigious organization are often undermined by a flawed selection process that fails to capture the true essence of humanism in medicine.
The Consequences of Our War On Opioids

Feb 5, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Kevin Ladin |Lynne Lederman |Giulia Faison |Forrest Bohler

The Consequences of Our War On OpioidsAs a board-certified specialist in both pain medicine and addiction medicine, I am deeply disturbed by the promulgation of misleading statistics by self-proclaimed experts and agencies such as the CDC and VA, and I am concerned about the effects that their actions are having on many of my patients struggling with chronic pain.
Urothelial Carcinoma Drug Shortages: Insights from ASCO GU

Feb 5, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Lynne Lederman |Giulia Faison |Forrest Bohler

Reasons behind and ways to overcome drug shortages for urothelial carcinoma were addressed at the ASCO GU Symposium. Elizabeth Guancial, MD, discussed her community practice’s approach to platinum shortages in the US during 2023.
A Shared Mind Approach to Tolerating Uncertainty in End-of-Life Conversations

Feb 5, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Giulia Faison |Forrest Bohler |Rohana Motley White

“Uncertainty creeps into medical practice through every pore. Whether a physician is defining a disease, making a diagnosis, selecting a procedure, observing outcomes, assessing probabilities, assigning preferences, or putting it all together, he is walking on very slippery terrain.
Grading Systems Are Failing Medical Students

Feb 5, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Forrest Bohler |Giulia Faison |Rohana Motley White

In recent decades, the majority of U.S. allopathic medical schools have shifted their preclinical grading systems to a Pass/Fail (P/F) model as studies have shown this grading system increases student wellness and promotes a more collaborative environment among classmates. While few schools still implement the traditional five-tiered A-F grading system, a subsection of schools exist that utilize a three-tiered grading system known as Honors/Pass/Fail (H/P/F).
Low-Risk Medical School Students Are Being Forced To Get The Covid Booster

Jul 13, 2023 | conservativereview.com | Forrest Bohler

The Covid-19 bivalent booster is being forced on low-risk medical students, while CDC and hospital workers are not mandated to receive it.
Med School Students Are Being Forced To Get The Covid Booster

Jul 13, 2023 | thefederalist.com | Forrest Bohler

As the new school year approaches, medical students across the nation are being forced to put their health at risk to receive an unnecessary and potentially harmful vaccine if they wish to continue their educational path of becoming a doctor.