Members in the News
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Wed, 05/16/2012"We are replacing folks with a whole different generation."
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Sat, 05/05/2012"One of the pleasures I have in working with medical students is that many of them have the desire to return to their own communities. It is my goal to support those dreams. I think it is very important to hold myself and resident medical students accountable, because the community looks up to us.”
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Tue, 05/08/2012"Once your heart attack has resolved and now you need the medication to prevent the next one, and a stress test – too bad."
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Fri, 04/20/2012"The first time I saw Jason (Duenas), he was at the crossroads. If he didn’t get on medication, his condition would continue to deteriorate, and he was going to die."
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Thu, 04/12/2012"A lot of people don't even understand what primary care is and don't understand the value of it. By the time people get into medical school, a lot of their minds are already made up."
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Wed, 04/11/2012"People who are struggling with weight would have to pass by a restaurant which encourages people to get food and stay in their cars."
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Mon, 04/09/2012"Residents are not really trained to deal with that kind of pseudoscience. So we developed a program that will teach residents to counsel these parents and patients in order to improve vaccination rates."
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Mon, 04/02/2012"It would be a huge loss in the future, because of the lack of physicians in the community, and in the short term it would be a loss, as well. And it may be harder to recruit [residents] in the future."
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Fri, 03/23/2012"It’s an exciting time and a wonderful opportunity to help shape the direction of the whole health system."
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Wed, 03/21/2012"You want to be culturally competent to take care of these people. They have different attitudes and beliefs than us. If you understand the culture, hopefully it will translate into better care for these patients."
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Fri, 03/16/2012(Patients get treated at the centers) instead of showing up at the emergency rooms."
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Sat, 03/10/2012"Some of our patients have not had access to health care in almost 10 years."
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Fri, 03/09/2012"We have been doing damage control. It makes more sense to address obesity up front.”
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Mon, 03/12/2012"When you get to know the whole dynamic between everyone in the family, it just makes it easier to take care of each individual person."
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Sun, 03/04/2012"A team approach — between parents, teachers and physicians — is the best way to prevent teens from using alcohol and drugs."
