Rebekah Bernard

Sep 11, 2023 | nashvillemedicalnews.com | Rebekah Bernard |Carmen Kavali

By Rebekah Bernard, MD, and Carmen Kavali, MD, with PPP (Physicians for Patient Protection) In August 2023, we were interviewed for a Washington Post article on the use of the term ‘doctor’ by nurses and physician assistants with a doctorate degree (Medicine without doctors? State laws are changing who treats patients).

Aug 28, 2023 | dermatologytimes.com | Rebekah Bernard

I probably made every mistake in the book when I negotiated my first employment contract as a newly minted family physician. For starters, instead of even thinking to negotiate my starting salary, I remember simply saying, ‘Thank you.’ The medical director blinked at me in confusion. ‘Uh, I think we can go up a little on that,’ he said, immediately adding another 20% to the initial number.

Aug 4, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Rebekah Bernard |Timothy Hoff |George Mathew |Ketan Desai

An excerpt from Imposter Doctors: Patients at Risk. On December 17, 2020, television network WGN America featured the book Patients at Risk: The Rise of the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant in Healthcare in a news segment entitled, “Families sound alarm on medical transparency after deaths of their children.” The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) was desperate to keep the public from seeing this news piece.

Jul 13, 2023 | psychiatrictimes.com | Rebekah Bernard

MEDICAL ECONOMICSResearch data have shown that female physicians earn $2 million less than their male colleagues over a 40-year medical career.1 Although societal and system changes are necessary to address the gender pay gap, individual female physicians should prioritize smart money management. For example, the quickest way to lose half your assets is to not have a prenuptial agreement in place when you get married, a financial lesson I learned the hard way.

Apr 6, 2023 | urologytimes.com | Rebekah Bernard

Here’s an all-too-familiar scenario: You walk into the exam room to find your next patient glaring at you, arms crossed, lips pressed together, clearly angry. “It’s about time!” the patient seethes as you settle into your chair and start to open the computer chart. Your chest clenches. You are running late, it’s true, but it’s because you just spent an extra 30 minutes with your last patient helping her through a new diagnosis of cancer. You try to hold back your emotions and get the visit on track.