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Why Physicians Need Formulary Literacy
I could feel the sweat trickle down the back of my neck as I strained to position a clamp for the third time in “tiger country” anterior to the acetabulum. I had been working for hours to reduce the quadrilateral plate on the inside of the pelvic ring, fixing a protrusio anterior column acetabulum fracture in an obese patient. The geometry of the fracture and the angle of the clamp conflicted with each other, and the 3D anatomy of the region was challenging to hold in my mind.
When the CT Scan Disappeared in the Middle of Surgery
The patient in the clinic was 22, eight weeks postpartum with her second child, and exhausted. She came in asking for birth control, but her schedule made standard oral contraceptives a gamble. Traditional progestin-only pills, the standard option for many nursing mothers, come with a notoriously unforgiving three-hour administration window. Take the pill at 8:00 a.m., and by 11:01 a.m., its contraceptive efficacy drops off a cliff.
Why Physicians Need Formulary Literacy
Which Clinicians Are Taking a Month of Vacation Time? Two Specialties Lead the Way Doximity polls in 2026 and 2023 asked clinicians how many vacation days they took in the last year. In 2026, more than a quarter of clinicians (26%) took more than four weeks off, compared with 18% in 2023. Why it matters: Taking time off is linked to lower odds of burnout, though it doesn’t address the root causes.
Why Authenticity Is Medicine’s Next Leadership Skill
There is no shortage of enthusiasm in healthcare technology today. We hear endlessly about promising early results that will “transform clinical workflows” but for the people actually delivering care, work hasn’t changed much if at all. The day-to-day provision of care has largely remained the same, and the system remains overwhelmed. ED volumes are constantly rising and have surpassed prepandemic volumes. More than half of the physician workforce reports burnout.
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