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The power of story and other essential physician speaking tips [PODCAST]
“People remember stories in your speech. The rest fades away. I learned that pearl of wisdom from studying great literature and telling personal stories, and now teach it to students of speech. Who can forget the stories of The Iliad and The Odys…
How to handle family and parenting stress as a physician [PODCAST]
“Being a parent in the middle of a pandemic is not easy. Sheltering in place with canceled daycare, school, and college, while also being a doctor or other healthcare worker, working in high-risk, high-intensity situations, presents many challeng…
A medical educator shares his love for medicine [PODCAST]
“Each patient I have seen over these four decades has made me a better doctor. Books do not impact long term memory the way a real patient can. I once heard the chair of medicine at a teaching hospital say that the worst thing about being on call…
A psychiatrist explores the mental health of physicians [PODCAST]
“We know that the past two months haven’t been easy. We know about the sleepless nights, anger, tears, depression, and anxiety. We know all of this because we know what trauma does to a person, and you are in the middle of experiencing a repeated…
Strategies to foster meaningful connection during telemedicine visits [PODCAST]
“The COVID-19 pandemic has upended health care, with telemedicine emerging as a strategy to reduce risk exposures for patients and clinicians. Video visits, in particular, can be effective for many types of clinical care and offer convenience and…
What we can learn from a palliative care chaplain [PODCAST]
“Faced with the prospect of not being able to provide all COVID-19 patients with the life support that they may need, physicians and nurses are working in conditions that have been described as ‘hell.’ How are providers to cope…
The physician who treats depressed, anxious, and suicidal teens [PODCAST]
“After almost 30 years in this profession, I have come to the conclusion that there is some truth to that, as no day or week passes that I do not have a depressed, anxious or suicidal teen on my ‘to see list.’ Could it be my own perso…
The Podcast by KevinMD: 15 minutes a day, 7 days a week
The Podcast by KevinMD shares the stories of the many who intersect with our health care system, but are rarely heard from. Fifteen minutes a day, seven days a week. Each episode packed with information, insight, and inspiration. Subscribe at Apple Pod…
The medical basis of vampires and other medical myths [PODCAST]
“Where did the myth of vampires come from? Like many myths, it is based partly in fact. A blood disorder called porphyria, which has has been with us for millennia, became prevalent among the nobility and royalty of Eastern Europe. A genetic diso…
The guilt of physician-moms [PODCAST]
“As women physicians, especially physician moms and women physicians of color, we have handled and achieved more than the vast majority of the population, in order to reach our current status of physician. We do because we can. We are Superwomen….
