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Full interview: https://youtu.be/xvmVo-UYWXs "Some media outlets and public figures have heralded the ongoing pandemic as a great equalizer, referencing the pathogen’s indiscriminate spread and disregard for national borders and tax brackets. The sobering mortality statistics, however, dispense any notion of an equal-opportunity crisis, revealing a familiar theme among public health…

"As medical trainees, we will shape the rapidly changing health care environment in this country. We are fiercely advocating for our disadvantaged patients, debating the price of life-saving medications, and carefully considering how the upcoming elections will shape the health care system in which we both provide and receive care.…

Thank you for listening to the podcast. There were some audio difficulties during this interview, which I hope you can overlook. It certainly does not take away from Dr. Syed's message and her wonderful interview. "An essential part of daily living for many people is faith. No matter what faith…

Full interview: https://youtu.be/eIymzV_UZDg Deborah Edberg is a family physician. She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD articles, "Words of courage for medical students and residents" and "Stop calling health care workers heroes and do something to help them." https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/03/words-of-courage-for-medical-students-and-residents.html https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/05/stop-calling-health-care-workers-heroes-and-do-something-to-help-them.html Hosted by Kevin Pho, MD, The Podcast by KevinMD…

Full interview: https://youtu.be/eIymzV_UZDg Deborah Edberg is a family physician. She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD articles, "Words of courage for medical students and residents" and "Stop calling health care workers heroes and do something to help them." https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/03/words-of-courage-for-medical-students-and-residents.html https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/05/stop-calling-health-care-workers-heroes-and-do-something-to-help-them.html Hosted by Kevin Pho, MD, The Podcast by KevinMD…

Full interview: https://youtu.be/arV7FUPRCPQ Colin Quinn is a medical student. He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD article, "How the USMLE fails COVID-19." https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/05/how-the-usmle-fails-covid-19.html Hosted by Kevin Pho, MD, The Podcast by KevinMD shares the stories of the many who intersect with our health care system but are rarely heard…

Full interview: https://youtu.be/i-ZGnDR1Isg Jordan Hughes is an emergency medicine resident. He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD article, "To the AAMC: Recommend an interview limit or else this year’s residency match may be a disaster." https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/05/to-the-aamc-recommend-an-interview-limit-or-else-this-years-residency-match-may-be-a-disaster.html Hosted by Kevin Pho, MD, The Podcast by KevinMD shares the stories of…

Full interview: https://youtu.be/i-ZGnDR1Isg Jordan Hughes is an emergency medicine resident. He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD article, "To the AAMC: Recommend an interview limit or else this year’s residency match may be a disaster." https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/05/to-the-aamc-recommend-an-interview-limit-or-else-this-years-residency-match-may-be-a-disaster.html Hosted by Kevin Pho, MD, The Podcast by KevinMD shares the stories of…

Full interview: https://youtu.be/hbVBqn9-2r8 Ruchi Vikas is a psychiatry resident. She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "Emergency psychiatry during COVID-19." https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/05/emergency-psychiatry-during-covid-19.html Hosted by Kevin Pho, MD, The Podcast by KevinMD shares the stories of the many who intersect with our health care system but are rarely heard from.…

Full interview: https://youtu.be/hbVBqn9-2r8 Ruchi Vikas is a psychiatry resident. She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "Emergency psychiatry during COVID-19." https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/05/emergency-psychiatry-during-covid-19.html Hosted by Kevin Pho, MD, The Podcast by KevinMD shares the stories of the many who intersect with our health care system but are rarely heard from.…

Full interview: https://youtu.be/hbVBqn9-2r8 Ruchi Vikas is a psychiatry resident. She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "Emergency psychiatry during COVID-19." https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/05/emergency-psychiatry-during-covid-19.html Hosted by Kevin Pho, MD, The Podcast by KevinMD shares the stories of the many who intersect with our health care system but are rarely heard from.…

Full interview: https://youtu.be/hbVBqn9-2r8 Ruchi Vikas is a psychiatry resident. She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "Emergency psychiatry during COVID-19." https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/05/emergency-psychiatry-during-covid-19.html Hosted by Kevin Pho, MD, The Podcast by KevinMD shares the stories of the many who intersect with our health care system but are rarely heard from.…

Full interview: https://youtu.be/OyJoOLZ6LdE "T. C. Randall" is an emergency room nurse and author of The View From The Wrong Side Of The Day: A Story About Nursing, PTSD And Other Shenanigans. https://amzn.to/2TDggtu He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD article, "An emergency room nurse diagnosed with PTSD." https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/05/an-emergency-room-nurse-diagnosed-with-ptsd.html Hosted…

Full interview: https://youtu.be/RtodfmpAwSc Ajit Rai is an anesthesiologist and interventional pain physician and can be reached at his self-titled site, Ajit Rai MD. https://ajitraimd.com/ He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD articles, "Opening America: Should we really have to choose between economic revival and human life?" and "Young physicians…

Full interview: https://youtu.be/RtodfmpAwSc Ajit Rai is an anesthesiologist and interventional pain physician and can be reached at his self-titled site, Ajit Rai MD. https://ajitraimd.com/ He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD articles, "Opening America: Should we really have to choose between economic revival and human life?" and "Young physicians…

Full interview: https://youtu.be/RtodfmpAwSc Ajit Rai is an anesthesiologist and interventional pain physician and can be reached at his self-titled site, Ajit Rai MD. https://ajitraimd.com/ He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD articles, "Opening America: Should we really have to choose between economic revival and human life?" and "Young physicians…

"In my lifetime, I have encountered those who have seemingly endured far greater states of human privation than I could ever imagine (though I try to eschew establishing comparative equivalencies [or non-equivalencies] among human suffering as much as possible because such an impossibly herculean task never ends well). And what…

"Empathy is more than just loving an elderly loved one. It is more than simply making the decision we may feel is best for our loved one. Empathy is different from sympathy. Empathy means putting ourselves in someone else’s shoes and making an informed decision. Empathy is seeing through our…

"When I first heard about medical schools fast-tracking graduation for students and shifting young residents into high need areas to fight the pandemic of COVID-19, I thought of how panicked those students and residents must feel. Asking them to step in to fight a battle we don’t know how to…

"The USMLE has failed the medical education community, and subsequently, future patients, as medical students will undoubtedly have irreplaceable damage from this experience; however, like all tests, it is possible to learn from mistakes and improve. In these unprecedented times, we as students understand the need to be flexible, but…

"The COVID-19 pandemic has turned medical education upside-down. From exclusively virtual pre-clerkship courses, to delayed clerkships, to canceled graduation proceedings, there has been massive disruption. Now, after weeks of speculation, we’ve learned how the pandemic will be disrupting the 2020-2021 residency application cycle. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)…

"The reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic in the comprehensive psychiatric emergency program (CPEP) began insidiously, with an initial sense of unease. Patients are brought into CPEP when they pose a danger to themselves or others. Often they are brought by police, but occasionally they come on their own or with…

"Over a period of about two years, our city experienced a very large influx of seniors. One nearby town grew by over five thousand people. This, in turn, created a surge of patients coming to the hospital. As most were older, they often had multiple medical conditions. They would almost…

"As a physician anesthesiologist who has previously been on assignment for Doctors Without Borders in a resource-depleted region fraught with conflict, I’d like to say there’s little I haven’t seen. But now, after four weeks of staffing COVID intensive care units and emergency response teams throughout New York City, I…