Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join Sarah Samaan, a retired cardiologist and Master Certified Physician Development Coach. We’ll delve into the pressing issue of physician dignity, discussing the challenges physici…
Category: primary care
Discover the power of patience
This summer, my cousin Cindy has been raising Monarch butterflies. Two weeks ago, when I was visiting her for the weekend, she gave me a chrysalis to bring home. She’d already done the bulk of the work, feeding and caring for the caterpillar. I l…
Doctors rediscover joy in practicing medicine, on their own terms
Challenging and frustrating are two words describing what it feels like to be a doctor today. Yet numerous physicians are sharing their journeys as to how they moved through difficult times and have been able to find joy again by practicing medicine on…
How my patients’ Zoom backgrounds made me a better doctor
In May 2020, I wrote a piece published on this very website titled, “Remembering the art of medicine during virtual visits.” In that article, I wondered how telemedicine could possibly allow us to make the humanistic connection that occurs …
Assertiveness in health care [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! We’re joined by Beth Boynton, a nurse consultant and author, to discuss the critical role of assertiveness in health care. Explore how assertive communication influences patient safet…
Transforming primary care for physician well-being [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! We sit down with physician executive Christopher Crow to discuss the pressing issue of physician burnout and the need for transformative changes in the primary care model. Join us as we exp…
Physicians have no autonomy. Here’s how to change that.
“Physicians have no autonomy.” I read and hear versions of this every day, expressed with anger, resignation, or both. It’s also called agency, control, and power (as in feeling empowered). I’m the first one to admit that physic…
Understanding intersex health care [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join Rosemary Eseh-Logue, an internal medicine physician, as we delve into the often-overlooked topic of intersex variations in sexual development. We explore the importance of understandin…
The erosion of patient care
The Black Eyed Peas asked, “Where is the love?” and that’s what I wonder, too. As medicine – oops, I’m supposed to say “health care” – has become more and more corporate, what has been slipping away is the love. What…
Using the language of art to create work-life balance
Most physicians cite work-life balance as a top priority. Yet there is little clarity on what exactly work-life balance means. Some prefer the term work-life integration, suggesting that work and personal life should be intertwined. Work-life integrati…
