I sincerely appreciate all your support for my boutique speakers bureau, Physician Speaking by KevinMD. These speakers are both practicing physicians and award-winning speakers that shine on stage. This Fall, we will highlight the following events: 2018 Ohio Dermatological Association Annual Meeting, Columbus OH Richmond Academy of Medicine, Annual Meeting, Richmond VA Maricopa County Medical […]
I sincerely appreciate all your support for my boutique speakers bureau, Physician Speaking by KevinMD. These speakers are both practicing physicians and award-winning speakers that shine on stage. This Fall, we will highlight the following events: 2018 Ohio Dermatological Association Annual Meeting, Columbus OH Richmond Academy of Medicine, Annual Meeting, Richmond VA Maricopa County Medical […]
During my pediatric surgery training, I could easily point out which was the hardest day for the three fellows that were under training on that specific year. It was late evening when I received a call that one of our patients had coded. I was at home, and the drive usually took me exactly seven […]
During my pediatric surgery training, I could easily point out which was the hardest day for the three fellows that were under training on that specific year. It was late evening when I received a call that one of our patients had coded. I was at home, and the drive usually took me exactly seven […]
The first time I was asked to provide a bio — in this case, it was to appear on my residency’s website — I wasn’t sure what to include. It was supposed to be short, not really an autobiography or memoir and it was supposed to make our program look approachable, impressive and balanced. I […]
“The parts of me that used to think I was different or smarter or whatever, almost made me die. ” — David Foster Wallace in an interview by David Lipsky Recent physician-suicides and all those before were committed by people; people caught in an organization rigged against them — one that breeds new and exacerbates existing, mental […]
I’ve always likened the job of a primary care physician to that of a chief executive officer of a small business. Family doctors manage the “business” of delivering and coordinating care for more than a thousand patients at an average cost, in the United States, of $8,500 per year: an $8 to $12 million business. […]
I’ve always likened the job of a primary care physician to that of a chief executive officer of a small business. Family doctors manage the “business” of delivering and coordinating care for more than a thousand patients at an average cost, in the United States, of $8,500 per year: an $8 to $12 million business. […]
One of my best friends recently sent me an article from the Wall Street Journal discussing the generation that is about to enter into retirement. The article highlighted how this generation will have an unacceptably high proportion of people who are unable to retire. Following a generation that had guaranteed pensions, this left them with the reassurance […]
Learners value efficiency. As I recall my residency, nothing caused more angst than unnecessarily long rounds. In the 1970s just like in the 2010s, I had much to do after rounds ended. As an attending physician, my responsibilities involve patient care and aiding learning. I have always worked hard to do that within a time […]
