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Anya M.

About Anya M.

Anya M. is currently a senior medical student, living in Atlanta, GA, and will be graduating with a joint M.D./M.Sc. degree in May of 2015. After completing her undergraduate degree at an Ivy League institution in 2009, she spent a year as the lead recruiter for an NIH-funded clinical trial, and developed a passion for clinical and translational research. She is looking forward to beginning her residency in Internal Medicine and establishing a career in academic medical genetics.

Quality Improvement in the Healthcare Workplace

By Anya M. - April 1, 2015

Quality Improvement in the Healthcare Workplace: Educate Yourself and Engage Your Colleagues Quality improvement (QI) has emerged as a powerful buzzword in healthcare, and for good reason. The quality

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Quality Improvement in the Healthcare Workplace

Mergers & Acquisitions in Healthcare – Who Benefits?

By Anya M. - April 21, 2015

The healthcare landscape in the U.S. over the past several decades has fueled a wave of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) among hospitals, giving rise to so-called “mega” integrated healthcare systems,

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Mergers & Acquisitions in Healthcare – Who Benefits?

Why Do Women Physicians Earn Less?

By Anya M. - April 24, 2015

Earlier this week, Medscape’s annual Physician Compensation Report was released for 2015.  Unsurprisingly, the average income of male physicians surveyed amounted to $284,000, which exceeded those of female

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Why Do Women Physicians Earn Less?

Managing Conflict and Tension within a Healthcare Team

By Anya M. - May 22, 2015

Workplace conflicts may be inevitable in all professions imbued with a hierarchical structure. However, the consequences may be especially dire when the healthcare team is rendered dysfunctional due

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Nurse or Physician Conflict

What is the Promise of Personalized Medicine?

By Anya M. - June 23, 2015

The era of personalized medicine, also known as precision medicine, has been burgeoning for decades – ever since the advent of the Human Genome Project in 1990, which culminated with the completion

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What is the promise of personalized medicine?