A collection of exploring the concept of time from various dimensions from a medical humanities program. Includes seven pieces by authors Idan Yoel, MD, Lydia I. Healy, MD, MSc, RCPI, Dyla Ginter, MD, FRCPC, Faizeen Zafar, MBBS, MS, Mariam Naguib, MD, Roxanne Kirsch, MD, MBE, Briseida Mema, MD, MHPE. 

Read the original article here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(25)00373-0/abstract

Senior author Dr. Naomi Bardach discusses her piece in press at Academic Pediatrics on pediatrics leaders perspectives on our role in climate change advocacy. 

Read the full piece here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(25)00359-6/abstract

Other references mentioned in the discussion:

Healthcare without harm https://noharm.org/

The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health: https://medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/

Frameworks institute climate reference: https://www.frameworksinstitute.org/issues/climate-change-and-environment/

AAP Policy statement: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-065504

Dr. Tripathy reads his essay, "When the Right Call Doesn't Feel Like Enough"

Available online here: 10.1016/j.acap.2025.103120

Dr Saba Fatima reads her piece, "The Brown Envelope."

Read the full piece here: www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(25)00363-8/fulltext

Members of the APA's Top Articles in Medical Education Committee discuss top articles from 2024. 

Dr Gayatri Madduri hosts committee members Heidi Kloster and Berry Seelbach in this second and final episode in the series. 

Articles in this episode are:

Dr. Rupi Legha reads her piece Please don't give me a shot. Rethinking oppositional defiant disorder. 

Read the full piece here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(25)00339-0/fulltext

Members of the APA's Top Articles in Medical Education Committee discuss top articles from 2024. 

Dr Gayatri Madduri host committee members Uchechi Oddiri, Morgan Congdon, and Peggy Han.

Articles discussed in this episode are:

Workforce: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39178363/, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39240710/

Mental Health: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11234303/, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38419551/

Bias: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38289461/

Learn more about this committee and apply to join by August, 4th, 2025 to review articles for 2025 here: 

The 2024 match had the highest number of unfilled positions and unfilled programs in the history of pediatrics. This episode discusses match data and the larger pediatric workforce crisis based on three recent pieces in the journal. 

Dr. Alex Corley first author of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Considerations in the 2024 National Residency Matching Program Results

Dr. Colin Orr first author of Match and the Pathway to Pediatrics: Strategies to strengthen the pathway

Dr. Bob Vinci first author of The Match, The Workforce, The Future: The Key Role for Medical Educators

With recent measles and pertussis outbreaks and a record number of pediatric influenza deaths this season poor vaccine uptake and vaccine hesitancy are in the media. What do we know about vaccine hesitancy since the beginning of the COVID pandemic. 

First author David Higgins and editor Dr. Jacobson discuss the article in press "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Parental Childhood Vaccine Attitudes in the US." 

Read the full article here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(25)00054-3/abstract

Dr Anthony Milki reads his essay The Metamorphosis.

Read the full piece here: 

https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(25)00073-7/abstract