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Author: Harrison Reed

Harrison Reed is a critical care physician assistant (PA-C) and an assistant professor at the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He is the clinical editor of the Journal of the American Academy of PAs (JAAPA). He is the creator and editor of The Contralateral.
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The World I’ll Die In

  • by Harrison Reed
  • Posted on August 9, 2022August 9, 2022

I am supposed to die on the morning of December 3, 2066.

It’s a Friday.

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The Championship Rounds

  • by Harrison Reed
  • Posted on February 27, 2021

An old boxer can tell you that there is no shortcut to the championship rounds.

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Are State Medical License Applications Harming Clinicians?

  • by Harrison Reed
  • Posted on June 8, 2019June 27, 2019

Just by entering this industry, healthcare workers are at increased risk for mental illness. But are state medical board applications just making it worse?

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A Razor’s Edge

  • by Harrison Reed
  • Posted on August 5, 2018August 5, 2018

Time had eroded all of the silly parts: hair and skin and muscle and youth. It left behind a brittle skeleton walking on a razor’s edge.

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A Speaker with Scars

  • by Harrison Reed
  • Posted on June 11, 2018August 5, 2018

I’m in an empty convention center bathroom, staring down at the rows of tiny square tiles, wondering if I’ll see my lunch again.

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The Letter

  • by Harrison Reed
  • Posted on January 17, 2018August 5, 2018

I wanted to use my hands to practice my art.

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Hindsight is Blind Part I and II

  • by Harrison Reed
  • Posted on January 5, 2018August 5, 2018

Is our interpretation of prior actions an accurate assessment of the past? Or is it a cognitive trap, an illusion created by a minefield of biases?

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Hindsight is Blind: Part II

  • by Harrison Reed
  • Posted on December 4, 2017January 5, 2018

Is the social construct of medical negligence psychologically sound? Or are we supporting judicial voodoo?

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Hindsight is Blind Part I

  • by Harrison Reed
  • Posted on November 21, 2017December 4, 2017

Is our judgement of prior events an accurate assessment of the past? Or is it a cognitive trap, an illusion created by a minefield of biases?

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Seven On, Seven Off

  • by Harrison Reed
  • Posted on October 11, 2017August 6, 2018

“But seriously, what do you do all week?”

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