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From rejection to resilience: my journey through emergency medicine residency

When I first entered Aga Khan University Hospital as an emergency medicine (EM) resident, it felt like stepping into a whirlwind. The controlled chaos of the emergency department, the endless maze of technology, the pressure to make decisions in second…

Conflicts of interest are eroding trust in U.S. health agencies

Why has faith in government health agencies never been lower? Because conflicts of interest (COIs) have never been higher. At the FDA, concerns about drugmakers “buying” drug approvals go back to passage of the Prescription Drug User Fee Ac…

Why the words doctors use matter more than they think

I recently attended a medical conference for the Huntington’s disease (HD) community. Hundreds of people were gathered to collaborate, share knowledge, and learn how to better address the needs of their patients. During the first session, I found…

What my first Match Day as a program director taught me about hope

Today was my first Match Day as a program director and, while most of my emotions are unprocessed, I already have many thoughts. I can’t forget the concurrent drop in my stomach, pause in my cardiac systole, and the involuntary intake of breath w…

Navigating the path from physician burnout to career balance [PODCAST]

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Internal medicine physician Kara Pepper discusses her article, “From burnout to balance: 5 stages of career transformation.” Drawing from her own journey away …

Stop absorbing the chaos: How doctors can reclaim their well-being

Are you absorbing the system’s dysfunction? Do you find yourself absorbing the collective frustration of health care dysfunction? Taking on the role of savior? Overextending to compensate for broken processes? Feeling personally responsible for g…

How social media and telemedicine are transforming patient care

In today’s digital world, health care is no longer confined to hospital walls. Social media platforms are influencing health behaviors, while telemedicine technologies are redefining patient-doctor interactions. But are these innovations improvin…

Bridging the digital divide: Addressing health inequities through home-based AI solutions

As a physician who transitioned into health technology leadership, my journey over the past few years has revealed a fundamental truth: The future of health care delivery isn’t confined to hospitals or clinics—it’s in patients’ homes …

Survival strategies for marginalized physicians [PODCAST]

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Family physician Atharva Joshi discusses his article, “How the system hunts physicians who refuse to kneel.” He argues that the health care system often target…

How AI helped me reclaim my creative mind with ADHD

I’ve spent a lot of time trying to understand and tame my own mind. I meditate—have for years. I journal. I go to therapy. I’ve devoted years of my life to endurance sports to “get out of my head,” I even lived at a yoga ashram….