Stalemate, Stout, and Stalwart in the Battle of the Bulge
Earlier this week the CDC reported that obesity levels have plateaued over the past few years. In 2012, about 34.9% of the people in this country were obese as compared to 35.7% in 2…
About the Blogger
Rich Joseph graduated from Yale College in May of 2009 and will begin medical school in the fall of 2011. Rich began working with Doctors for America in Washington D.C. during the summer after college and intends to remain an active DFA member during his medical training. Rich is currently working at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA where he is conducting a clinical research study on physical activity and neurocognition. Rich is interested in shaping health policy around prevention and intends to integrate his expertise in exercise and nutrition into his medical career.
Editor's Note: Any views or opinions presented on this blog are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the hospitals, clinics, and institutions where they work, teach, and study.
Recent Posts
Lifestyle Medicine on the Move
All major movements start with a groundswell. I can confidently and enthusiastically report that a groundswell is afoot in the field of Lifestyle Medicine. Defined formally, Lifestyl…
Instructive Ignorance: Reflections from My First Clinical Rotation
Since my last post, I have reached a new milestone in my medical training—third year—the year when we transition from the classroom into the hospital, from the preclinica…
Keeping the P in P.E.
My guiding mantra in life is that the brain and the body are integrally connected along a two way street. A stress on one system helps to strengthen the other and vice versa. I truly…
Help Start a Movement!
I write to you to tell you about a campaign that I have been helping to develop throughout my first year and now into my second of medical school. I have been working with the leader…
Thoughts on Reforms in Preclinical Medical Education
In a recent report  by the American Association of Medical College’s (AAMC) on the “Learning Objectives for Medical Education,” there is a clear description of…
A Healthy Dose of Medical Education
                I recently took an exam focused on the pathophysiology and clinical risks factors of cardiovascular disease, the number one ca…
Reflections from the Field: Our Happiness is Our Health
I have just returned home from an emotionally exhausting shift at Pacific Free Clinic in San Jose.  As is often the case, it was last patient of the day, a gentleman who spoke p…
The Patient's Time
I recently worked a shift at one of the free, student run clinics here in Palo Alto. Compared to a previous shift a while back, today was quite calm with a manageable flow of patient…
Dreaming of Dreams
I share this personal story in the spirit of a new year…in the spirit of optimism for a bright future. Herein is vision that lies in wait and motivates me each day in my journe…
