My Tendon Will Tell Me When
In this narrative medicine essay, a pediatric hospital medicine and pediatric infectious disease physician stilled by an Achilles tendon rupture compares his wish to expedite healing with pushing early-career physicians, a push that can delay recovery and careers, respectively.
Authors
- S S Shah
Institutions
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA
- Published
- 2026-07-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2026.11940
- Primary Topic
- Tendon Structure and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00