“Shouldn’t You Spend Your Time Curing Cancer or Something?”
Kimberly Johnson, MD, shares a personal essay about why she chose to practice palliative care as an African American female physician. In the latest issue of the Journal of Palliative Medicine, Kimberly S. Johnson, MD, MHS, shares what inspired her to become a clinician — specifically a geriatrician and palliative care physician, and the importance of the field in order to…