Medicine, the book Overtreated, the path forward with an eye on the past . . . .

I just finished reading, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer. Shannon Brownlee is the author.

I read most of this while I was in Fiji. The reading of this book and my experience in my last position has convinced me that I need to do primary care, have a long-term relationship with my patients (if at all possible), practice in a community setting with an organization that has ties to the community and is part of that community and not solely there to extract money for services without adequate follow up. Shannon Brownlee has written an eminently readable book and I highly recommend it.

So I am out looking for this kind of organization, one where I can use my medical background but also my Masters in Psychology. I have a lot to contribute but want to use ALL of my talents and education and especially to be appreciated. I also want to be in a learning organization (however small). Maybe I will just have to end up in a Doctor's Office, who knows.

Yet at the same time I am looking to get back overseas with the Loloma Foundation (a link is to the right under medical work in Fiji) doing medical projects and other health related / learning development projects.

Thanks for reading. Leads and thoughts appreciated.

David