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Flowers

A Typical Day in the Neighborhood: Island Medicine and Mental Health Visits

  • by Chuck Radis
  • Posted on January 25, 2020January 25, 2020
  • Flower

I spotted the season’s first iridescent blue and gold crocus poking through a patch of snow on my walk to clinic yesterday. Today, there are 6, in a small clump, and the flowers bend towards […]

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    February 17, 2021
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    December 27, 2020
  • The Last Voyage of the La Vie en Rose

    October 30, 2020
  • From the Mainland to Peaks Island: Broken-down Cars I have Known.

    August 26, 2020
  • Winter Camping on Peaks Island: Can Rocks Explode? You Betcha.

    July 21, 2020

Go By Boat by Dr Chuck Radis

Author of the upcoming book, Go By Boat.
James Herriot’s All Creatures Great and Small meets Doc Martin in this uniquely American tale of a young physician setting up a medical practice on the gritty islands of Maine’s Casco Bay.

In a career which spans island medicine to rheumatology, from public health work in a UN refugee settlement to advocacy for Medicare for all, Dr. Radis’ writings focus on the importance of empathy and kindness in patient care. Join the conversation on how healthcare workers can nurture their connection to patients. Follow-along, or better yet, submit your own writings on how we can improve healthcare in the 21st century.

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