Gorrindo P, Tedeschi SK, Powers AR, Niswender K

JAMA. 2013 Jan 9;309(2):147-8.

Excerpt: Academic medical centers (AMCs) enjoy a special position in the ecology of health care in the United States. Their mission statements reflect commitment to understanding mechanisms of disease, discovering novel therapeutic targets, training future clinical leaders, and caring for society's sickest patients. Enjoying this privileged position at the forefront of medicine, however, comes with substantial responsibility. Decisions emanating from AMCs are viewed as "healthy" by the public, given AMCs' leadership role. For this reason, as medical students we were troubled by an inconsistency on our campus: for several years, brand name fast food (BNFF) vendors were prominently located in the hospital. In the classroom, we learned about the impact of lifestyle, environment, and behavioral choices on risk for and development of chronic diseases. We were taught therapeutic strategies (eg, prescribe statins, encourage exercise, and counsel patients to decrease sodium intake) to reduce the burden of cardiovascular and other chronic diseases.

PubMed ID: 23299605
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.165720
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In an effort to catalog some of my family's shared history, a number of us gathered in March 2012 in Davis, California, to view some of our family photos from years ago. Using the photos as a substrate and stimuli, my goals were to capture some of our lore, to reminisce, and to see how we as individuals have grown over the years.

Below is a two minute excerpt of the entire 58 minute long session (which requires a password to access) -- Our History Together.



A schematic representation of the recording setup shows how the cameras were positioned: