Medicine
A few weeks ago, I was interviewed for a career profile on the website OnlineCollege.org, which provides comprehensive resources for people who are going back to school or considering changing careers. Although my career thus far is hardly representative of most family physicians', it does illustrate the diversity of opportunities available in this medical specialty, and ought to put the rest the tired notion that students must choose residencies in internal medicine or pediatrics in order to "keep their options open." Here is how the profile begins:
Dr. Kenneth Lin is a board-certified family physician practicing in the Washington, D.C. area. He is also the associate editor of the medical journal American Family Physician (AFP) after having his first article published in it during his third year in residency. In addition to writing, editing, and working towards his Master of Public Health degree, Dr. Lin maintains a blog, Common Sense Family Doctor. It is centered around developments in primary care health policy. Initially, the purpose of his blog was to learn more about the blogging community after AFP showed interest in moving into social media and social networking. Now, Dr. Lin continues to blog out of sheer enjoyment, and uses it as a way to integrate all of his various interests into one source.
I encourage students and others considering a career in primary care to read the full profile on their website. Many thanks to staff writer Amy Tran for assembling my ramblings into a coherent narrative.
- Common Sense Family Doctor: Live
Since I began blogging in July 2009, my posts have been featured in widely read blogs such as KevinMD.com, The Doctor Weighs In, The Health Care Blog, The Doctor Blog, and Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview, as well as the websites of major national...
- Public Speaking Update
Since I began blogging at Common Sense Family Doctor in July 2009, its posts have been featured in widely read blogs such as KevinMD.com, The Doctor Weighs In, The Health Care Blog, and Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview, and the websites of major...
- Book Review: "in Stitches" And Myths About Family Medicine
I wanted to be able to write a positive review of In Stitches, the humorous medical school memoir written by plastic surgeon and frequent Rachael Ray show guest Tony Youn, MD. This generally enjoyable chronicle of Youn's coming of age as a physician...
- Welcome To The Blogosphere, American Family Physician
In addition to blogging for Common Sense Family Doctor and Healthcare Headaches, starting today I will also be writing and moderating a new blog for the journal American Family Physician (where I am an associate medical editor). The AFP Community Blog...
- Re-priming The Primary Care Pipeline
If you've been reading this blog since its inception, you are now well aware that primary care is essential to any high-performing health system, including those in other countries, but that the "pipeline" for primary care physicians in the U.S. has...
Medicine
Meet a physician: Dr. Kenneth Lin
A few weeks ago, I was interviewed for a career profile on the website OnlineCollege.org, which provides comprehensive resources for people who are going back to school or considering changing careers. Although my career thus far is hardly representative of most family physicians', it does illustrate the diversity of opportunities available in this medical specialty, and ought to put the rest the tired notion that students must choose residencies in internal medicine or pediatrics in order to "keep their options open." Here is how the profile begins:
Dr. Kenneth Lin is a board-certified family physician practicing in the Washington, D.C. area. He is also the associate editor of the medical journal American Family Physician (AFP) after having his first article published in it during his third year in residency. In addition to writing, editing, and working towards his Master of Public Health degree, Dr. Lin maintains a blog, Common Sense Family Doctor. It is centered around developments in primary care health policy. Initially, the purpose of his blog was to learn more about the blogging community after AFP showed interest in moving into social media and social networking. Now, Dr. Lin continues to blog out of sheer enjoyment, and uses it as a way to integrate all of his various interests into one source.
I encourage students and others considering a career in primary care to read the full profile on their website. Many thanks to staff writer Amy Tran for assembling my ramblings into a coherent narrative.
- Common Sense Family Doctor: Live
Since I began blogging in July 2009, my posts have been featured in widely read blogs such as KevinMD.com, The Doctor Weighs In, The Health Care Blog, The Doctor Blog, and Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview, as well as the websites of major national...
- Public Speaking Update
Since I began blogging at Common Sense Family Doctor in July 2009, its posts have been featured in widely read blogs such as KevinMD.com, The Doctor Weighs In, The Health Care Blog, and Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview, and the websites of major...
- Book Review: "in Stitches" And Myths About Family Medicine
I wanted to be able to write a positive review of In Stitches, the humorous medical school memoir written by plastic surgeon and frequent Rachael Ray show guest Tony Youn, MD. This generally enjoyable chronicle of Youn's coming of age as a physician...
- Welcome To The Blogosphere, American Family Physician
In addition to blogging for Common Sense Family Doctor and Healthcare Headaches, starting today I will also be writing and moderating a new blog for the journal American Family Physician (where I am an associate medical editor). The AFP Community Blog...
- Re-priming The Primary Care Pipeline
If you've been reading this blog since its inception, you are now well aware that primary care is essential to any high-performing health system, including those in other countries, but that the "pipeline" for primary care physicians in the U.S. has...