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3 weeks ago | 
kevinmd.com | Maureen Gibbons |Sara Pastoor |Kenneth Botelho |Andy Bonner
Doctors are born to serve. We say yes to the late shifts, cover for colleagues, sign up for the committee, and go the extra mile for our patients. Somewhere along the way, that instinct to serve often mutates into something sneakier: The belief that we must constantly prove our worth through more letters behind our name. I’ve seen it repeatedly. Physicians burned out in their clinical roles start looking for a way out.
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1 month ago | 
kevinmd.com | Sara Pastoor |Andy Bonner
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Registered dietitian Ava Safir and physician advocate Kim Downey discuss their article, “Why patients need a registered dietitian on their health care team.” They highlight the often-overlooked yet crucial role registered dietitians play in improving patient health outcomes and supporting physicians.
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1 month ago | 
kevinmd.com | M. Bennet Broner |Sara Pastoor |Arthur Lazarus |Christopher Habig
In numerous writings and venues regarding physician practice, the claim is made that “physician education is lacking in nutrition, geriatrics, care for non-cisgender people, relating to patients in general, cultural respect, equitable treatment, etc.” While all of these suggestions have merit, to what extent would they lengthen the already most extended medical school curriculum among developed countries?
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1 month ago | 
kevinmd.com | Jillian Rigert |Sara Pastoor |Christopher Habig |Eva Feder Kittay
After I was medically discharged from the military for seeking mental health treatment and transitioned out of surgery residency to recover, I isolated in guilt, shame, and exhaustion. Despite my surgery program director telling me repeatedly that he was not disappointed in me and supporting me fully in my decision to transition into a different specialty where I could better take care of my health, I felt worthless and like a complete failure.
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1 month ago | 
kevinmd.com | Sara Pastoor |Andy Bonner
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2 months ago | 
kevinmd.com | Michele Luckenbaugh |Sara Pastoor |Divya Seth |Jessica S. Cranston
Silence is a prison that locks away the truth,hiding it in the shadows of life. Words yearn to be spoken,but are instead swallowed whole. It’s a safer alternativethan facing an empty void. Your gaze is directed elsewhere,avoiding the person who sitsbefore you … one who is waiting forcompassion that never arrives. So, the spaces between wordsgrow longer andthe disconnect becomes stronger.
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2 months ago | 
kevinmd.com | Gene Uzawa Dorio |Richard Watson |Sara Pastoor |Jenica W. Cimino
Pope Francis passed away this morning at the age of 88. Just weeks ago, he had spent 38 days hospitalized at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for what was described as “double pneumonia,” before returning to his Vatican apartment to recover. Had he been an American hospitalized in the U.S., he might not have made it even that far.
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2 months ago | 
kevinmd.com | Sara Pastoor |Andy Bonner |Traci Sweet |Lianne Mandelbaum
Unless you’ve lived it,you can’t fully understand. We’ve all cared for patients with cancer. We’ve delivered hard news, sat beside bedsides, explained scan results, and offered hope when we could. We’ve been the calm in the storm. That’s what we were trained to do. But being on the other side of the table changes everything. When you become the patient, the world shifts beneath you. Suddenly, you’re the one in the gown, lying on the table for the scan.
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2 months ago | 
kevinmd.com | Elizabeth Métraux |Sheila Nazarian |Sara Pastoor |Christopher Habig
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Pediatric critical care physician Kyle Willsey discusses his article, “When every second counts: the evolving challenges of pediatric transport.” He shares the high-stakes realities of transporting critically ill children, from his experience stabilizing a severely injured toddler during fellowship to his current role in building a pediatric transport team from the ground up.
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Mar 27, 2025 | 
kevinmd.com | Trisha Swift |Sara Pastoor |Andy Bonner |Michael Fine
Advanced practice providers, including DNPs, NPs, and PAs, are playing an increasingly vital role in primary care delivery. These clinicians are independently licensed, highly skilled, and adept at managing a broad spectrum of health care needs. They should not be viewed as “physician extenders” but rather as key contributors to an efficient, patient-centered health care system.
