The COVID-19 pandemic was war, and I served in a foxhole. I survived, in part, by drowning my sorrow in song—music I abused as if it were drugs. I heard “Spaceman” by Nick Jonas today while driving to the hospital, and, at the peak of the c…
Category: primary care
Towards a future for semi-autonomous AI-powered primary care providers
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 4.5 billion people do not have access to primary care. In the US alone, the American Medical Association (AMA) claims 83 million Americans do not have access, and the National Association of Community He…
The overwhelming reality of primary care: Why doctors still persevere
I’m primary care and I see a patient in a 10-minute appointment who tells me she now has a disabled daughter who is 22, had a stroke, and currently cannot cope with all that her disrupted life is demanding of her. I am also expected to fill out t…
How COVID changed doctor-patient-nurse communication forever [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! We sit down with Michael J. Grace, attorney and author of The Mumbo Jumbo Fix: A Survival Guide for Effective Doctor-Patient-Nurse Communication. We explore how health car…
Refill your cup to pull yourself back from the ledge
In December 2019, I reached out to the grief counselors at the hospice organization that cared for my mother as she passed. It had been almost a year since her death, and I was running out of time to seek help. I had spent so much energy ensuring my da…
From residency to leadership: the evolution of internal medicine [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Join us in this episode as we sit down with Janet A. Jokela, an internal medicine and infectious disease physician. Janet reflects on her transformative residency at Bosto…
Why your primary care doctor is overwhelmed
Primary health care is the cornerstone of non-emergency medical services, offering essential support to patients and promoting overall wellness. Even individuals in good health benefit from regular visits to their primary care physician (PCP) to sustai…
PGY-22 has a steep learning curve
Becoming a physician is hard work. No doubt about it. Each phase felt like the steepest of learning curves. Remember your MS-1 anatomy class? So many names and terms to memorize. How about that first clinical rotation in your third year? It took me at …
How empathy and emotional intelligence transform patient care [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! We are joined by Paul Pender, an ophthalmologist with extensive experience in patient care. We explore the vital role emotional intelligence plays in strengthening the phy…
Telltale hearts: the untold power of patient stories in medicine [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! We welcome Dean-David Schillinger, an internal medicine physician and public health leader. Dean-David discusses his book, Telltale Hearts: A Public Health Doctor, His Pat…
