My email delivered a terse reminder. The board of medicine notified me that they had not yet received my license renewal application, just one month until the expiration of my current license. For a mere $100, I could sit through the required online child abuse reporting course and answer the questions as they arise. My Read more… From license to loneliness: the dilemma of retired physicians originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more

The United States is grappling with a significant health care crisis as physician and nursing shortages impact the nation’s ability to provide adequate care to an aging population. A combination of factors contributes to these shortages, with consequences that can be far-reaching. This article will explore the factors contributing to these shortages, their potential impacts, Read more… Tackling the health care crisis with artificial intelligence: Combating physician and nursing shortages in the United States originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more

Ms. Laura was a vibrant and feisty lady with a personality that filled the room. She had been my patient two months ago when she was admitted for an irregular heartbeat and COPD exacerbation. She was a smoker, and despite her heart issues, she had a strong will to live. I had advised her to Read more… From hope to heartbreak: a story of loss in the ICU originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more

Not too long ago, I was struggling over a plate of meatloaf in the doctor’s dining room. Fortunately, the table conversation was better than the food. Somehow it turned to how early career doctors tend to mirror the culture and clinical habits from their training program and how it often takes years to unlearn habits Read more… Unlearning our habits: a journey from intelligence to wisdom originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Today’s episode features John Chase, an orthopedic surgeon and author of You What?!: Humorous Stories, Cautionary Tales, and Unexpected Insights About A Career in Medicine. John shares some of his most memorable moments interacting with patients throughout his career. He shares some of the Read more… Lessons from an orthopedic surgery journey [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more

March 30, 2023, is National Doctors’ Day in the United States. It’s that one day when the leaders of our profession, at every level, take a moment and thank us for the work we’ve done. Nothing says “thank you for ensuring that I get a 4-6 figure bonus this year,” like a slice of cold Read more… Beyond pizza and pens: National Doctors’ Day should be about saving lives originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more

Every day, in my job as an anesthesiologist, I am called upon to manage conflict. Sometimes, it’s between two members of my team, sometimes it’s between coworkers, and many times it is a conflict I may have with my own co-worker or peer. Whether it’s because someone I supervise is chronically late or underprepared, I Read more… Maximizing physician potential: How coaching can aid in conflict resolution, enhance health care leadership and build stronger teams originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more

This is not an ordinary 1000 Rupee note. It’s a happy memory for me. For those who say I always share depressing stories, this one is for you, for a change. We performed concurrent chemotherapy and radiation on a 70-year-old lady with nasopharyngeal carcinoma a few months back. She was elderly and frail, and she Read more… The beauty of a patient’s gratitude originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more

As we pause on Doctors’ Day to salute America’s physicians and all the ways they’re contributing to healthier families and communities, it’s important we also recognize the extraordinary pressures physicians are facing in a time of rising burnout, proliferating obstacles to delivering care and increasing governmental interference into the once-sacred patient-physician relationship. Three years after Read more… Physicians are a finite resource we need to protect originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more

I now understand. As soon as I clocked out for the last time, I started to breathe again. The race, the rat race, everything is fast-paced and there’s no time to breathe when you’re in it. But now I have time, and I don’t know what to do with it. I sleep, I wake up, Read more… From clocking in to clocking out: the transition to retirement originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more