L. Allen Dobson Jr., MD, FAAFP

Articles

In response to great need for primary care, we have been purposefully redesigning and changing it for a decade now. Have we made any progress?  

The need for more primary care never goes away

Medical decision making now is influenced by everyone from insurers and government policymakers to the administrators of corporate entities that employ physicians. 

Beware the trend of for-profit medicine 

Burnout is real and so is the terrible mental health toll it inflicts on physicians, healthcare professionals of all types and their families. That’s why learning to identify it and developing strategies to regain your resiliency are so important.

We must address the causes of burnout

Do we have the national courage, compassion, leadership and unity to begin to address the core issues underlying this problem of equity?

Social determinants of health: The COVID-19 pandemic has widened the gap

The COVID-19 pandemic should have us reflecting on the state of our health care system and beginning a national dialogue on what type of system we want for this country and what investments we need to attain it.

Let’s use the pandemic to change health care for the better

Pharmacy and Primary Care have been dramatically under-allocated COVID-19 vaccinations when compared to influenza distribution and administration. 