Interview with LAS Founder, Loren Deutsch, LCSW, MA, MEd There has been a gradual increase in referrals for professionalism and other core competencies from GME departments and self-referred individuals. The scenario below was posted on Reddit in 2024. It illustrates … Continue reading
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What Running 4 Marathons Taught Me About Perseverance
Interview with LAS Education Coach and LAS Medical Coach: Kweku Bentum Difficult and laborious tasks are often compared to marathons. Studying for an exam, learning a new skill/instrument, even life is a “marathon–not a sprint.” The lesson conveyed is that … Continue reading
GRIT for Women in Medicine – Part I
By Loren Deutsch “I recently attended Mayo Clinic’s GRIT for Women in Medicine Conference. GRIT stands for Growth, Resilience, Inspiration, and Tenacity. This was among the first in-person conferences I’ve attended since the pandemic. I was thrilled to connect with … Continue reading
College Students are Struggling to Read
by Zahra Muhsin, MA “The decline in adult literacy means not merely a decline in the capacity to read and write, but a decline in the impulse to puzzle out, brood upon, look up in the dictionary, mutter over, argue … Continue reading