A Talent Agency for Physicians with Ethan Nkana
What is one common difference between the hiring process of most professionals with advanced degrees and those in sports and talent industries? The use of talent agents. People dedicated to …
Expanding Choice for Physician Board Certification (NBPAS) with Dr. Paul Mathew
Expanding Choice for Physician Board Certification (NBPAS) with Dr. Paul Mathew A rite of passage for doctors is completing a residency in a specialty. Sometimes, they complete multiple specialty trainings …
Doctors are Selling Out and Why You Should Be Worried
Doctors are Selling Out and Why You Should Be Worried Essentially, there are two main ways to classify physicians – independent or employed. Today’s health care in the US is …
Episode 109: The COVID-19 Vaccine is Here. What Does it Mean? A Discussion with Dr. Tim Hindmarsh
Episode 109: The COVID-19 Vaccine is Here. What Does it Mean? A Discussion with Dr. Tim Hindmarsh Well, it finally happened, the COVID-19 vaccines have started to arrive and get …
Episode 104: I’m a Doctor and Spent a Year Without Health Insurance
Episode 104: I’m a Doctor and Spent a Year Without Health Insurance The Story In late Summer of 2019 my wife and I had to make a difficult choice – …
Episode 103: Do Nurse Practitioners Put Patients at Risk? Dr. Rebekah Bernard
Episode 103: Do Nurse Practitioners Put Patients at Risk? Dr. Rebekah Bernard Since 2010, the number of nurse practitioners in the United States has grown from 109,000 to 290,000. This …
Episode 098: How the 340B Drug Program to Help the Poor Get Medicine Doesn’t Work
Episode 098: How the 340B Drug Program to Help the Poor Get Medicine Doesn’t Work Today’s discussion begins way back in the early 1990s when Congress was trying to figure …
Episode 090: The History Behind Hydroxychloroquine with Dr. Adam Rodman
Episode 090: The History Behind Hydroxychloroquine with Dr. Adam Rodman Hydroxychloroquine is an old medicine and treatment for conditions causing cyclical fevers like malaria. But hydroxychloroquine has been used in …
Episode 088: Hand Surgery without Anesthesia with Dr. Randy Lovell
Episode 088: Hand Surgery without Anesthesia with Dr. Randy Lovell Finally an episode without discussing COVID-19 (well a tiny bit maybe). Today I’m joined by my friend and colleague Dr. …
Episode 085: The Nonsensical Response to the Coronavirus Outbreak
Episode 085: The Nonsensical Response to the CoronaVirus Outbreak The response from state governments in the United States have varied in how they are responding to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). …
Episode 082: Coronavirus and How We’re Handling It
Episode 082: Coronavirus and How We’re Handling It Dominating the news today is the pandemic coronavirus or COVID 19. The viral infection that was believed to start in Wuhan, China …
Episode 081: A Curious Child Abuse Case with Dr. Niran Al-Agba
Episode 081: A Curious Child Abuse Case with Dr. Niran Al-Agba Virtually everyone agrees that children are at risk in society and need extra vigilance. Whether this is done by …
Episode 079: Health Care Price Transparency without an Executive Order with Dr. Bill Hennessey of Pratter
Episode 079: Health Care Price Transparency without an Executive Order with Dr. Bill Hennessey of Pratter Real health care price transparency is a an elusive goal for many in the …
Episode 075: How Hospitals Work with David Leonard, JD
Episode 075: How Hospitals Work with David Leonard, JD It isn’t often that people walk into hospitals and ask themselves how does this thing work? In fact, the same can …