Tracey O'Connell

Oct 13, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Tracey O'Connell |Allison R. Linehan |James Stewart |Stephen Foley

For an introduction to SPR, click here. For a history of SPR, click here. To learn how to distinguish real vs. sham peer review, click here. We don’t hear about SPR as often as it occurs because those who have experienced it have likely signed nondisclosure agreements or self-isolated in shame after being ostracized by an institution built upon helping others. Victims commonly blame themselves when it’s often their own excellence that led to the experience.

Sep 30, 2024 | tracey-89415.medium.com | Tracey O'Connell

Tracey O'Connell, MD, PCC·Follow6 min read·--Dear Jim/Dad/Papa,I’m remembering today how you came into my life when I was 5. So funny that you’d been my father’s cardiology attending in medical school, only to begin dating my mom a few years after my parents divorced.

Sep 9, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Tracey O'Connell |Paul Hofmann |Arthur Lazarus |Stephanie Wellington

For an introduction to SPR, click here. For a history of SPR, click here. When summoned for a peer review, how can you tell if it’s a sham? The biggest clue is whether the peer review process seems intended to help or harm you. If you feel sincerely supported by colleagues and the peer review proceedings are uniformly applied throughout your practice, you have less cause for concern.

Aug 3, 2024 | tracey-89415.medium.com | Tracey O'Connell

The rave reviews speak for themselves: See this movie!Like all things Pixar, the two Inside Out movies equally entertain and educate both children and adults. My excitement and enthusiasm for the sequel began about 6 months before the actual premiere. Once I'd learned that Dacher Keltner, a psychologist at UC-Berkeley and one of my biggest academic crushes, had been consulted in the making of the original film and the sequel, my educated and child-like parts grew giddy in anticipation.

Aug 3, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Tracey O'Connell |Jennifer Wiggins |Bob Bhayani |Christine Zharova

It’s estimated that up to 10 percent of all peer reviews are “shams,” thus, it’s worth a few minutes of education so you’re not left grappling if you suspect you might be the target of one. As physicians, we purchase malpractice insurance (or it’s provided by an employer) to protect us from patients who file suits claiming negligence or harmful treatment decisions.