Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “My quality of life is outstanding. I leave work every evening only after every call is answered, fax addressed, a prescription delivered, then retreat to my home a mile away. The pro…
Category: primary care
KevinMD on the Co-Learning Clinician podcast
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! In this special episode, I’m on the other side of the microphone. I’m interviewed by CMEfy’s Brian Cohen on the Co-Learning Clinician podcast, and we discuss the concept o…
Why HIV and COVID-19 vaccine screening should go together
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans got accustomed to regularly answering a series of questions about our risk of exposure to COVID and our possible symptoms. For more than two years, our country remained laser-focused on this protection, demonstra…
As doctors, caring is our poetry [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “The art and craft of being a physician and finding meaning in our care of others are to make poetry out of our lives.” Steven Kamajian is a family physician. He shares his stor…
Medical support staff is neglected, disrespected, and mistreated
Medical support staff is leaving in droves and leaving patients’ health at greater risk. Calls and messages to doctors’ offices have surged as patients try to access care. Wait times skyrocket to book visits. News stories about the current …
How can doctors slay their Goliaths?
An excerpt from Doctor and Goliath. We’ve all heard about David and Goliath, correct? In one of the most epic underdog stories ever written, a young boy defeats a giant Philistine warrior. But how did that happen? What tools did David employ to w…
How whole-person care can make us better healers [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “My lifelong quest to become a healer — over 40 years as a family physician, scientist, and researcher with the National Institutes of Health, the World Health Organization, the Walte…
The slow death of primary care: a Canadian perspective
Loss of autonomy, gaslighting, abuse, exploitation, and hypocrisy are all strong words. Just writing them brings to my mind the harsh reality of my experience and the collective experience of others who have dared to speak up. These words come to mind …
Ambulatory medicine today: Focus on what you can control
Patient volume has recovered across the country, and most medical offices are back to a steady state of care delivery—but ambulatory care has changed irrevocably. We’ve entered a phase shaped by crisis and marked by even more intense cost pressur…
Why physicians should go on a retreat
Have you ever gone on a retreat? I’m not talking about the Scouts of America kind, and I’m not talking about the one day the residents took off training to do team-building exercises and trust walks. Nope, family vacations do not count, as …
