An ongoing dialogue on HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases,
May 4th, 2011
How Much Do ID/HIV Doctors Get Paid?
A long time ago, I was very close to becoming a Cardiologist. Really. Even though my fascination with ID and microbiology started in medical school — and believe me, not much fascinated me in medical school — the fact that all the top residents in my program were going into Cardiology made me feel that somehow […]
May 28th, 2009
The Paul Farmer Watch
Our pal Paul Farmer keeps racking up the titles: Dr. Paul Farmer, a pioneer in improving health services in the Third World, has been named chairman of Harvard Medical School’s Department of Global Health and Social Medicine … (snip) Peter Brown, spokesman for Brigham and Women’s Hospital, said Farmer also had been named to succeed Kim […]