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2 months ago | 
kevinmd.com | Michele Luckenbaugh |Janice Phillips |Katie Boston-Leary |Alexander B. Camp
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Jillian Rigert, an oral medicine specialist and radiation oncology research fellow, discusses her KevinMD article, “Is perfectionism something to strive for or heal from?” Jillian explores the emotional toll of perfectionism, its connection to shame, and her journey toward self-compassion and healing.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
kevinmd.com | Debbie Moore-Black |Michele Luckenbaugh |Alexander B. Camp |Barbara Olson
A former ICU nurse and close friend told me tonight that she wanted to start the new year on a positive note. I nodded, trying to absorb her optimism, but deep down, it felt like an impossible belief to hold onto. Earlier in the evening, I finished watching Selena: The Series on Netflix. Tears streamed down my face, not just for Selena but for all those whose greatness was taken too soon. JFK. Robert Kennedy. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X. Medgar Evers. John Lennon. Selena.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Amna Khan |Michele Luckenbaugh |Alexander B. Camp |Simone Phillips
I am the combination of two very different worlds—my mother is originally from El Salvador and Catholic, and my father is from Pakistan and Muslim. My parents are original trailblazers in my mind, creating a life together despite the unsure gaze of their respective families, who questioned the durability of their relationship, largely because they had never experienced one like theirs before.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Michele Luckenbaugh |Janice Phillips |Katie Boston-Leary |Alexander B. Camp
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Join us for a conversation with Jillian Rigert, an oral medicine specialist and radiation oncology research fellow. Jillian shares her journey of overcoming mental illness during medical school, redefining self-worth, and challenging harmful societal values. She discusses the importance of living authentically, the role of meaningful relationships, and the power of hope and resilience.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
medium.com | Alexander B. Camp
I remember waiting in the starting blocks, crouching down, the surface of the track rough under my fingertips. I hear the track and field official bark the "set" command. My body snaps into position, taut as a bowstring. The gun goes off. I explode out of the blocks. Arms and legs churn. Suddenly, I feel a sharp excruciating pain in my left leg. Against my will, I slow down. The other sprinters fly by as reality hits me. My hamstring is torn. I cannot run. I can barely walk. The race, and my season. is over.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Sid Schwab |Michele Luckenbaugh |Nicholas Bascou |Alexander B. Camp
Clueless at the time, when I applied to medical school, I imagined myself one day making house calls, good ol’ Doc Schwab, paid in chickens and pies, smiles, and blackberry jam. There I’d be, delivering babies on kitchen tables, patching up Old Lady Jones’s leg on the sofa, shaking out thermometers, and feeling foreheads.
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May 20, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Alexander B. Camp |Holly MacKenna |Naomi Tweyo Nkinsi |Judy Salz
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Welcome to the of psychedelics with our guest, Corina Fratila, an endocrinologist. Join us as Corina shares her journey from growing up in a communist country where psychedelics were stigmatized to becoming a trained psychedelic guide. We’ll explore her first psychedelic experience and her enrollment in the Synthesis program in the Netherlands.
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May 11, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Alexander B. Camp |Holly MacKenna |Naomi Tweyo Nkinsi
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Join Maiysha Clairborne, an integrative family physician and co-author of Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability and Meaningful Change. Maiysha shares her personal journey through compassion fatigue and functional depression within the medical field, shedding light on the importance of psychological safety in health care.
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Mar 31, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Thomas L. Amburn |Michele Luckenbaugh |Alexander B. Camp |Holly MacKenna
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Join us as we sit down with Andrea L. Merrill, an assistant professor of surgery, to explore the powerful intersection of music and surgery. From her early days as a trainee to navigating the challenges of being a female surgeon, Andrea shares how Taylor Swift’s music has been a constant source of inspiration and empowerment throughout her journey.
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Alexander B. Camp |Jennifer Lincoln |Holly MacKenna |Lynn Marie Morski
Tolstoy. Dostoevsky. Repin. Stravinsky. While many people may not appreciate the significance of these Russian geniuses, or think that knowledge of them could enhance a pre-med education, I would not be the same person without learning about them. For me, pursuing a Russian major was more than a list of vaguely interesting classes or language study; it was a deeper dive into the qualities of a culture that I am passionate about.
