Are you a physician looking to explore nonclinical career options and make a fresh start? While the thought of transitioning away from your current job might be daunting, these five myths about career transition should not hold you back – there a…
Category: primary care
From community to corporation: the transformation of primary care [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! In this podcast episode, we have Michael Fine, a family physician and author of On Medicine as Colonialism, sharing his insights on the changing landscape of primary care. He reflects on hi…
When AI rises: the great reversal of human privilege and its impact on society
In a broad, ironic sense, the relationship between privileged humans and the marginalized wilderness has shifted over time. As humanity evolved and overcame its previous disadvantages, people began to consider the possibility of limiting human populati…
Are predatory medical publishers exploiting peer review system? Here’s a solution.
With the booming economy of predatory publishing in medicine, it is time to rethink what constitutes peer review and how peers are being standardized. Perhaps with the absence of standardization for anonymous peers, manuscripts should undergo a pre-pub…
Proud dental school patient shows off a rare gold foil filling
I treat at the dental school in my community, Louisville, Kentucky. I have been a patient there for more than 30 years, so I have had many soon-to-be licensed dentists and dental hygienists look at my teeth. I have never had a bad experience or a clunk…
Breaking the stigma: Using life coaching to navigate chronic disease [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join us with guest Kimberly Jackson-Bekemeier, a family physician with a personal story of managing Type 1 diabetes amidst the pandemic. Kimberly shares her journey of struggling with the d…
The secret to finding joy: Defining what is enough for you
My hands were wet with warm soapy water as I washed the dinner pots and dishes. My mind wondered into autopilot, as it tends to do when I am doing my chores. I find washing dishes so mundane, so simple, so irritatingly boring. I begin the process grudg…
Transforming the future of point-of-care diagnostics [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of telehealth, vaccine manufacturing, and point-of-care diagnostics, improving patient access to immediate care. In this episode, we wel…
How understanding cultural backgrounds can lead to better patient care [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Joining us today is Raj Sundar, a family physician with expertise in cultural humility and safety. Raj explains that the traditional approach to such situations tends to ignore the patient&…
From license to loneliness: the dilemma of retired physicians
My email delivered a terse reminder. The board of medicine notified me that they had not yet received my license renewal application, just one month until the expiration of my current license. For a mere $100, I could sit through the required online ch…
