Hypertension Homework
Sarah G. Candler, MD, MPH
7/03/2018
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In the less than 2 years since I have been practicing primary care, I have had to explain to patients over time that they have high blood pr...
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Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Sarah is the Chair-Elect of ACP's Council of Resident Fellow Members (CRFM). She completed medical school and her MPH at Emory University and residency at Tulane University. She is now a primary care physician at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. Sarah also serves as Assistant Professor of Medicine for Baylor College of Medicine, where she teaches on topics of health advocacy, health economics, and social determinants of health. Her quality improvement projects focus on patient experience and perceptions of care.
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
The Development and Performance of After-Hours Primary Care in the Netherlands: A Narrative Review
Fatima Z. Syed, MD, MSc
6/20/2018
3 Comments
"Cooperatives serve 99% of the Dutch population" (1). The vast majority of Dutch citizens have primary care doctors, and now th...
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Fatima is a second-year fellow in endocrinology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where she also trained for residency. She is currently Chair of the Council and Resident Fellow Members of the American College of Physicians. She is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. She has a background in public policy, having received her MSc in comparative social policy from the University of Oxford.
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
President's Prescription
Sarah G. Candler, MD, MPH
6/06/2018
8 Comments
Patient: "I need something for energy, doc." Me: "How's your sleep?" Patient: "It's not good. I wake up a...
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Sarah is the Chair-Elect of ACP's Council of Resident Fellow Members (CRFM). She completed medical school and her MPH at Emory University and residency at Tulane University. She is now a primary care physician at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. Sarah also serves as Assistant Professor of Medicine for Baylor College of Medicine, where she teaches on topics of health advocacy, health economics, and social determinants of health. Her quality improvement projects focus on patient experience and perceptions of care.
