The Importance of Finding the Right Mentor and Becoming One
Mun K. Hong, MD, MHCM, FACC It was one of my first interventional cases with my mentor, Dr. Kenneth Kent,...
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Medical Education Day: A Strategy to Showcase Innovation and Research
By Sara Guastello, Yale School of Medicine, Center for Medical Education In an era of sweeping change in healthcare and...
The Future of American Healthcare: A Senior Surgeon’s Perspective on Value- Based Care and Preventive Medicine
By Sanghyun Alexander Kim, MD As a surgeon with more than 25 years of experience in the U.S. healthcare system,...
Scales to Scalpels Doctors Who Practice the Healing Arts of Music and Medicine
Doctors Who Practice the Healing Arts of Music and Medicine By Lisa Wong, MD with Robert Viagas In today’s healthcare...
Bridging Cultures in Medicine: A Fulbright Journey Through Japan’s Public Health Landscape
Arthur Bookstein, MPH I first met Arthur Bookstein in January 2025 at Japan’s National Cancer Center (NCC) while giving a...
What do we do when faced with a choice between professional and personal fulfillment?
Mun K. Hong, MD, MHCM, FACC I recall an episode from about 20 years ago when I found myself at...