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1 month ago | 
oncologynewscentral.com | Aaron Tallent |Youssef Rddad |David A. Russler-Germain |Michael D. McGee
I had a somewhat unique Match Day experience. There was no ceremony. No getting dressed up to open an envelope in front of my family or with the rest of my classmates. Instead, I sat on my couch in my pajamas, hunched over my laptop, sweating bullets next to my boyfriend of only 7 months (thankfully, now my husband of more than 7 years). I kept clicking to refresh, refresh, and refresh my inbox. As a DO, I applied to allopathic residency programs.
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2 months ago | 
medcentral.com | Michael D. McGee |Angie Drakulich
In episode 27 of Be Well, Practice Well, Michael McGee, MD, talks about finding joy in medicine – whether it’s still possible and how to seek it out. Listen to the conversation below. A lightly edited transcript follows. Drakulich: What do you think sustains doctors and healthcare professionals when it comes to the daily grind? Dr. McGee: Well, as we talked about, medicine can be really demanding and even overwhelming. And at times it can be even heartbreaking as we discussed in December.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
medcentral.com | Michael D. McGee
In Episode 25 of Be Well, Practice Well, we dive into institutional betrayal in healthcare – what it means, why it occurs, and what to do about it. Featuring Host Michael McGee, MD, and MedCentral Executive Editor Angie Drakulich. Drakulich: You wanted to talk today about trust and its role in clinical practice. Dr. McGee: Yes, in healthcare, trust is everything….
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
medcentral.com | Michelle Lee |Michael D. McGee
In this episode of Moving Ahead in Medicine, host Michelle Lee, MD, talks with Michael McGee, MD, host of MedCentral’s Be Well, Practice Well podcast about medical socialization – that is, how to behave, think, and interact within the prescribed norms of a specific group. According to Dr. McGee, socialization is being indoctrinated into the culture and he recently published an article on the subject that looks back over his 40-year career. Dr. Lee inquires about what’s changed….
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
medcentral.com | Michael D. McGee
In Episode 24 of Be Well, Practice Well, host Michael McGee, MD, talks with Drs. Dawn DeWitt and Grant Smith about communities of practice in healthcare. Dr. DeWitt is a professor and senior associate dean, as well as founding director of the Collaboration for Interprofessional Health Education, Research and Scholarship (CIPHERS) at Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University.
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May 13, 2024 | 
medcentral.com | Michael D. McGee
In Episode 21 of Be Well, Practice Well, host Dr. Michael McGee talks about appreciative inquiry in healthcare with special guests Elizabeth Warner, MD, FACP, CPE, and Jackie Stavros, DM. They are coauthors, along with Fasiha Haq and Cheri Torres, of the book Conversations Worth Having in Healthcare: Boost Satisfaction & Quality Using Appreciative Inquiry. An internal medicine physician, Dr. Warner is the Chief Medical Officer of Cherry Health and president of Warner Wellbeing in Michigan.
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
medcentral.com | Michael D. McGee |Angie Drakulich
In Episode 20 of Be Well, Practice Well, host Dr. Michael McGee talks about assertiveness in the workplace, including how to stand up to patients and colleagues, and when to keep it in check. Moderated by Executive Managing Editor Angie Drakulich. Listen to the full conversation here or read a lightly edited transcript below. Drakulich: So, let’s get right into the definition of assertiveness. How would you describe this word?
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
intelligenttransport.com | Michael D. McGee
Posted: 8 February 2024 | Michael McGee - Transit Systems | Transit Systems takes us on a deep dive into hydrogen and electric bus capabilities, the value of collaborations and partnerships, and why better network planning is the most efficient form of immediate emission reductions. As urbanisation continues to rise, cities face a pressing need to address traffic congestion, reduce emissions and enhance overall sustainability.
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
medcentral.com | Michael D. McGee
In Episode 18 of Be Well, Practice Well, host Dr. Michael McGee speaks with special guest Dr. William Miller, who has spoken across the country and written several books on motivational interviewing. They dig into how to conduct the practice in medicine, including in conversations with patients about weight loss, smoking cessation, diabetes care, treating addiction, and more. Dr. Miller is an emeritus distinguished professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of New Mexico.
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Mar 17, 2023 | 
medcentral.com | Michael D. McGee |Angie Drakulich
In Episode 2 of Be Well, Practice Well, Michael McGee, MD, spoke about delivering empathy as perhaps the most important clinical skill to master. More recently, he noted that treatment can go well, or not go well, depending on the development of what he calls an “empathic formulation.”¹ Here, we dive into what this means in practice and how clinicians can use key factors of the patient’s journey to guide treatment decisions. Patient examples provided.
