"As a nearly graduated medical student, I have come to the conclusion that the focus of medical school is split between training and distinguishing medical students. Modern pedagogy has not found its way into the modern medical school classroom. Preclinical students spend mounds of time on impossible tasks, like memorizing…
"It is no secret that we started off combating COVID-19 with disadvantages. Lately, news is rampant with coverage of the paucity of ventilators, hospital beds, and N95 masks. But it is important not to forget the deficits in our workforce. Last year, the American Medical Association estimated that our nation…
"The donation of hydroxychloroquine, in contrast to the accompanying donation of 1,000 ventilators, is unethical as either humanitarian aid or as a 'research study.' The United States has a moral responsibility for any human harm that results. We cannot simply send medications off to potentially vulnerable populations without regard for…
"Out of the blue, a new virus popped up, and ten weeks later, it is a pandemic. Within the last ten weeks, doctors have identified this new disease, figured out how it is transmitted, identified what body fluid we need to test to determine who has contracted the disease, developed…
Full interview: https://youtu.be/xvmVo-UYWXs "Some media outlets and public figures have heralded the ongoing pandemic as a great equalizer, referencing the pathogen’s indiscriminate spread and disregard for national borders and tax brackets. The sobering mortality statistics, however, dispense any notion of an equal-opportunity crisis, revealing a familiar theme among public health…
"Some media outlets and public figures have heralded the ongoing pandemic as a great equalizer, referencing the pathogen’s indiscriminate spread and disregard for national borders and tax brackets. The sobering mortality statistics, however, dispense any notion of an equal-opportunity crisis, revealing a familiar theme among public health challenges in America:…
Full interview: https://youtu.be/xvmVo-UYWXs "Some media outlets and public figures have heralded the ongoing pandemic as a great equalizer, referencing the pathogen’s indiscriminate spread and disregard for national borders and tax brackets. The sobering mortality statistics, however, dispense any notion of an equal-opportunity crisis, revealing a familiar theme among public health…
"As medical trainees, we will shape the rapidly changing health care environment in this country. We are fiercely advocating for our disadvantaged patients, debating the price of life-saving medications, and carefully considering how the upcoming elections will shape the health care system in which we both provide and receive care.…
Thank you for listening to the podcast. There were some audio difficulties during this interview, which I hope you can overlook. It certainly does not take away from Dr. Syed's message and her wonderful interview. "An essential part of daily living for many people is faith. No matter what faith…
Full interview: https://youtu.be/eIymzV_UZDg Deborah Edberg is a family physician. She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD articles, "Words of courage for medical students and residents" and "Stop calling health care workers heroes and do something to help them." https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/03/words-of-courage-for-medical-students-and-residents.html https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/05/stop-calling-health-care-workers-heroes-and-do-something-to-help-them.html Hosted by Kevin Pho, MD, The Podcast by KevinMD…
Full interview: https://youtu.be/eIymzV_UZDg Deborah Edberg is a family physician. She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD articles, "Words of courage for medical students and residents" and "Stop calling health care workers heroes and do something to help them." https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/03/words-of-courage-for-medical-students-and-residents.html https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/05/stop-calling-health-care-workers-heroes-and-do-something-to-help-them.html Hosted by Kevin Pho, MD, The Podcast by KevinMD…
Full interview: https://youtu.be/arV7FUPRCPQ Colin Quinn is a medical student. He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD article, "How the USMLE fails COVID-19." https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/05/how-the-usmle-fails-covid-19.html Hosted by Kevin Pho, MD, The Podcast by KevinMD shares the stories of the many who intersect with our health care system but are rarely heard…
Full interview: https://youtu.be/i-ZGnDR1Isg Jordan Hughes is an emergency medicine resident. He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD article, "To the AAMC: Recommend an interview limit or else this year’s residency match may be a disaster." https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/05/to-the-aamc-recommend-an-interview-limit-or-else-this-years-residency-match-may-be-a-disaster.html Hosted by Kevin Pho, MD, The Podcast by KevinMD shares the stories of…
Full interview: https://youtu.be/i-ZGnDR1Isg Jordan Hughes is an emergency medicine resident. He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD article, "To the AAMC: Recommend an interview limit or else this year’s residency match may be a disaster." https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/05/to-the-aamc-recommend-an-interview-limit-or-else-this-years-residency-match-may-be-a-disaster.html Hosted by Kevin Pho, MD, The Podcast by KevinMD shares the stories of…
Full interview: https://youtu.be/hbVBqn9-2r8 Ruchi Vikas is a psychiatry resident. She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "Emergency psychiatry during COVID-19." https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/05/emergency-psychiatry-during-covid-19.html Hosted by Kevin Pho, MD, The Podcast by KevinMD shares the stories of the many who intersect with our health care system but are rarely heard from.…
Full interview: https://youtu.be/hbVBqn9-2r8 Ruchi Vikas is a psychiatry resident. She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "Emergency psychiatry during COVID-19." https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/05/emergency-psychiatry-during-covid-19.html Hosted by Kevin Pho, MD, The Podcast by KevinMD shares the stories of the many who intersect with our health care system but are rarely heard from.…
Full interview: https://youtu.be/hbVBqn9-2r8 Ruchi Vikas is a psychiatry resident. She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "Emergency psychiatry during COVID-19." https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/05/emergency-psychiatry-during-covid-19.html Hosted by Kevin Pho, MD, The Podcast by KevinMD shares the stories of the many who intersect with our health care system but are rarely heard from.…
Full interview: https://youtu.be/hbVBqn9-2r8 Ruchi Vikas is a psychiatry resident. She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "Emergency psychiatry during COVID-19." https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/05/emergency-psychiatry-during-covid-19.html Hosted by Kevin Pho, MD, The Podcast by KevinMD shares the stories of the many who intersect with our health care system but are rarely heard from.…
Full interview: https://youtu.be/OyJoOLZ6LdE "T. C. Randall" is an emergency room nurse and author of The View From The Wrong Side Of The Day: A Story About Nursing, PTSD And Other Shenanigans. https://amzn.to/2TDggtu He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD article, "An emergency room nurse diagnosed with PTSD." https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/05/an-emergency-room-nurse-diagnosed-with-ptsd.html Hosted…
Full interview: https://youtu.be/RtodfmpAwSc Ajit Rai is an anesthesiologist and interventional pain physician and can be reached at his self-titled site, Ajit Rai MD. https://ajitraimd.com/ He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD articles, "Opening America: Should we really have to choose between economic revival and human life?" and "Young physicians…
Full interview: https://youtu.be/RtodfmpAwSc Ajit Rai is an anesthesiologist and interventional pain physician and can be reached at his self-titled site, Ajit Rai MD. https://ajitraimd.com/ He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD articles, "Opening America: Should we really have to choose between economic revival and human life?" and "Young physicians…
Full interview: https://youtu.be/RtodfmpAwSc Ajit Rai is an anesthesiologist and interventional pain physician and can be reached at his self-titled site, Ajit Rai MD. https://ajitraimd.com/ He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD articles, "Opening America: Should we really have to choose between economic revival and human life?" and "Young physicians…
"In my lifetime, I have encountered those who have seemingly endured far greater states of human privation than I could ever imagine (though I try to eschew establishing comparative equivalencies [or non-equivalencies] among human suffering as much as possible because such an impossibly herculean task never ends well). And what…
"Empathy is more than just loving an elderly loved one. It is more than simply making the decision we may feel is best for our loved one. Empathy is different from sympathy. Empathy means putting ourselves in someone else’s shoes and making an informed decision. Empathy is seeing through our…