Dr. Mim Ari

Thanks for having me.

Well, I would say that as a generalist, what I like is the variety of patients I get to see in medicine.

And that probably extends to the activities I get to do outside of medicine.

So this is fun for me to try something new and different and be a podcast guest.

Yeah.

So I mostly practice outpatient internal medicine.

So I see adults in a primary care setting and

I talk to them about new issues, chronic diseases, preventive care, healthcare screenings, immunizations, and that is most of my clinical time.

I see my own patients.

I supervise our trainees, our students and residents as they see primary care patients.

And then I'm also board certified in addiction medicine.

So I spend some time taking care of patients who are hospitalized, who may also have

addiction or substance use disorder.

Yeah, I mean, I think when I was going through medical school, I thought, you know, maybe there would be one organ or one disease that would really capture my imagination.

And that's what I would hyper specialize in.

But I think over time, what I realized is how much I enjoyed the relationships with patients.

and being able to sort of help people move through understanding the various diseases they were encountering and the various ways they could optimize their health.

And so general internal medicine is a great fit for me because I get to sort of still keep my mind in lots of different places and interact with lots of different types of other healthcare professionals.

Yeah, I was actually really honored to receive an award from our graduating medical students who are being inducted into an honor society that is all about humanism.

And the students who are inducted are actually voted on by their peers as sort of like a doctor you would want to take care of a family member.