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Empathy through experience: How being a patient impacted her practice
Tamara Washington is someone you’d easily welcome at your bedside, should you find yourself a patient at Texas Health Cleburne in Cleburne, Texas. Equal parts […]
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Exploring the top 5 best practices for Sound Critical Care: Multidisciplinary rounds
The critical care unit is a truly special place. It’s where we care for the sickest, most vulnerable patients. Clinicians must be on their toes, […]
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Advice I wish I had: Reflections from an APP
I love seeing brand-new nurse practitioner (NP) and physician assistant (PA) students graduate and join our Sound Physicians teams. Witnessing them start their budding careers […]
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Bridging cultures: A reflection for AAPI Heritage Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month is a vital time to honor and recognize the rich cultural heritage, accomplishments, and struggles of Asian […]
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Portrait of gratitude
Imagine not knowing where you are. You feel groggy and delirious, your hands are restrained, and you’re unsure if you’re alive or dead. Dreams come […]
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What it means to work at the top of your license as a Sound APP
At Sound Physicians, we recognize the incredible value that advanced practice providers bring to patient care. We want our nurse practitioners and physician assistants to […]
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Her Words Matter: Celebrating International Women’s Day
When there isn’t a seat at the table for you, pull up one yourself. If no one will hear you, make them listen. There will […]
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Team-based care: It’s more than collaborating on clinical cases
A reflection by April Burke, PA-C, VP, Advanced Practice Providers April Burke, PA-CVP, Advanced Practice Providers I’ll never forget my first week out of training […]
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Culture and Care: When Opportunity Calls
While challenging, acknowledging known disparities in clinical leadership and championing diversity are crucial to achieving the global goal of equitable outcomes for patients. We have […]
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Pathway to Purpose: A Reflection for CRNA Week
Growing up, I always wanted to be in healthcare to help others in need. However, I never expected to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist […]
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The Physician-Leaders in Tomorrow’s World
The medical field’s inclusion of women has come a long way. Since 2017, the number of female-identifying individuals enrolling and graduating from medical school has […]
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Culture and Care: A Native American Physician’s Perspective
Dr. Ian Carroll To care for a patient is to understand their needs—physically, emotionally, and culturally. Healing a body is one thing. Choosing to emphasize […]
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How Do You Do It? A Reflection for NP Week
Someone recently said to me, “How do you do it?” “How do you willingly walk into a hospital and not know what you’ll encounter, where you’ll be, […]
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Answering the Call: My Journey to Making a Difference
Many healthcare professionals, including myself, pursued a career in medicine with the desire to make a positive difference in the lives of others. From childhood, […]
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Meet Some of Sound’s Incredible APPs
Sound Physicians is proud to celebrate National Advanced Practice Provider Week! Across the country, Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) provide care for thousands of patients every […]
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Perspectives as a Woman in Medicine
In the field of medicine, it is no question that women have been historically underrepresented. While today there are promising trends such as the record-breaking percentage […]
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Taking the 35k ft. Elevation View as a Physician Advisor
Steve Philip, Medical Director of Advisory Services at Sound Physicians, found his way to Physician Advisory Services through a career in Hospital Medicine. He joined […]
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What are Regional Blocks?
For an anesthetist, pain is the enemy. Behind every broken leg that needs surgery is a scared patient who puts their confidence in a provider […]
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The Incredible “Hidden” Value of a Physician-Led Organization
Twenty-one years ago, when our medical practice filled its first hospitals in the Pacific Northwest with talented, motivated clinicians, we quickly learned that when doctors […]
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Sound Physicians Earns 2022 Great Place to Work Certification™
Sound Physicians is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work® for the first time. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current […]