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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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&…
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…
March 30, 2023, is National Doctors’ Day in the United States. It’s that one day when the leaders of our profession, at every level, take a moment and thank us for the work we’ve done. Nothing says “thank you for ensuring that I…
“Don’t confuse your Google search with my medical degree.” We’ve all seen the mug and likely had a little chuckle. Maybe it has even recalled to mind a particular patient or encounter. Other than thinking of it as a snarky joke …
As Physicians Week and Doctors’ Day approach, I’m getting ready for the flurry of posts and memes that get shared on social media about the appreciation being extended to us. Whether it is from our patients, colleagues, or administration, t…
