Pamela Buchanan

1 month ago | kevinmd.com | Pamela Buchanan |Leonard Wang |Heather Hansen |Austin Miller

I have wanted to be a doctor since I was 12 years old. I revered my pediatrician, Dr. Helen Nash, who was a giant in our community. Growing up poor in St. Louis, it was rare to see a Black doctor. Seeing Dr. Nash—owning her own practice, helping people, and commanding deep respect—was inspiring. She was an advocate for health care in the African American community, and whenever she spoke, I listened. I remember her pointing to me and saying, “You can do whatever you want.

Jan 14, 2025 | ausdoc.com.au | Pamela Buchanan

It’s crack-of-dawn early, and I’m on a flight. Working swing ER shifts has left me exhausted, barely packed, and running on fumes. But hey, as long as I’ve got my passport and clean underwear, I’m good to go. There’s a mall in every city, right? × If this is your first visit to the new AusDoc website, reset your password here.

Jan 14, 2025 | kevinmd.com | Pamela Buchanan |Jaimie Cavanaugh |Daryl James |Ken Terry

As an emergency room physician with 20 years of experience, I’ve witnessed countless moments where patients come to the ER not because their symptoms demand urgent care, but because they lack understanding about their own medical conditions. These are not isolated incidents—they’re a systemic failure in communication that contributes to patient distress, health care inefficiency, and physician burnout.

Jan 10, 2025 | kevinmd.com | Pamela Buchanan |Sara Pastoor |Andy Bonner |Deepak Gupta

I am a family physician by training, and I thank God every day for that foundation. About a decade ago, I transitioned to emergency medicine, thinking I’d left primary care behind. Back then, primary care problems—hypertension, diabetes, routine medication refills—would occasionally show up in the ER, but they weren’t the norm. Fast forward to today, and they’ve become a central part of my shift.

Jan 8, 2025 | kevinmd.com | Pamela Buchanan |Brittany Ladson |Mattie Renn |Thomas Pak

As an emergency room physician with over 20 years of experience, I’ve faced countless moments of emotional intensity—saving lives, delivering difficult news, and navigating the chaos of a health care system stretched to its limits. Yet, it wasn’t a catastrophic patient case or a bad day at work that led me to my breaking point. It was the slow, relentless erosion of my emotional capacity. I call this state the emotional flatline.