Thought provoking op-ed and why community service to the vulnerable matters

This piece in the NYTimes is my gift to you. It gives a glimpse of the non-clinical issues that face physicians in 2024 and why, reflecting back on the advice I've given here over the years, non-clinical volunteering with the poor in America is very relevant to the practice of medicine. Opinion | Many Patients Don’t Survive End-Stage Poverty If health care is interpreted in the truest sense of caring for people’s health, it must extend well beyond the boundaries of hospitals and clinics. www.nytimes.com I'd love to hear others thoughts on this piece.
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