Climate Change is a Healthcare Issue
It’s Earth Day, which means it’s time for the annual doom and gloom reports on – wait, what? Climate experts are asking us to promote “climate optimism?” Apparently so. There’s still plenty of disaster to worry about, but environmentalist efforts have also paid off in some ways that we can celebrate. A few of these: […]
Gender-Nonconforming Patients: Asking the Right Questions Can Save Lives
Clinical Corner by Dr. Vikram Shankar Yesterday I was presented with an all too typical patient: A 16-year-old female with a plan and intent to hang herself. I went into the room and in my typical manner, introduced myself, confirmed the patient’s name, and then explained my role as treating physician. I could tell this […]
Meet our April Nurse of the Month: Brittany Hanks
Meet Brittany Hanks, our April Nurse of the Month! Look closely at her photos – you might recognize her from nights moonlighting as a “ninja.” Hi Brittany, thanks for speaking with us. How did you get into nursing? I was studying biomedical science; I was thinking about becoming a doctor and going to medical school. […]
How to Start a SANE Program in Your Indigenous Community
No one likes to think about violence. But if the unthinkable should happen – to ourselves, to our children, to an elderly parent in a care facility or a best friend in a volatile relationship – most of us assume that the right services will be available should we need them. That we can walk […]
Women’s History Month: Celebrating the Women of Tribal Health
Women’s History Month is wrapping up – and what better way to close out the month than by honoring 4 of Tribal Health’s outstanding female leaders? Below, some of our most impressive leaders talk about the valuable transformation they’re creating in healthcare, their leadership philosophy, and the women who’ve inspired their achievements. Angelia Frederick […]
History of the Female Physician
More than a third of all U.S. doctors today are women. The days of referring to a female physician as a “woman doctor” are (mostly) behind us. If you looked in a medical history textbook, you might think this is something new – that women did not practice medicine before modern times. And it’s true […]
