Humanizing Medicine
Whether you’re a physician experiencing burnout or a patient feeling frustrated by navigating the healthcare system, I hope these podcasts, articles, and other resources I’ve created and contributed to can help.
For health care workers navigating career transitions and questions about the meaning of our work
Only Human: Real Clinician Stories, Unfiltered
What clinicians think and feel, but don’t always say, about working in medicine. A four-part audio mini-series from Hippo Education.
Physician, Heal Thyself? Why More Young Doctors are Depressed
According to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, one out of every three physicians in training experiences depression. This is about three times higher than in the general population. But: Why? For public radio’s The Pulse.
Improvising Adulthood with Amanda Hirsch
What the lessons of improv comedy have to teach medical students and professionals navigating change. Produced for the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s OSA Insider podcast.
On my best days, when I love practicing medicine the most, I am more Hufflepuff than Ravenclaw. For KevinMD.
For patients trying to understand and navigate the healthcare system
What Your Doctor Wants You to Know about Prescriptions
We don’t control the price or availability, believe it or not. For Katie Couric Media.
What Your Doctor Wants You to Know About Those Painfully Short Appointment Times
The brevity of these appointments is just as disheartening for clinicians as it is for patients. For Katie Couric Media.
You can find online reviews for just about everything these days — even physicians. But how accurate are those reviews? And do doctors take them to heart? For public radio’s The Pulse.
You may also want to explore:
5 Myths About the Common Cold (Washington Post)
Allergic to Penicillin? Maybe Not (public radio’s The Pulse)
For health care workers hoping to learn new things and improve their practice
Practical Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) Prescribing: You Can Do It!
Listen on Apple or Spotify. Produced as part of Hippo Education’s The Monthly Rounds.
Pain and Anxiety Management for IUD Placement
Listen on Apple or Spotify. Produced as part of Hippo Education’s The Monthly Rounds.
Misinformation is Winning. How Can We Take Back the Narrative?
Listen on Apple or Spotify. Produced as part of Hippo Education’s The Monthly Rounds.
This patient-centered counseling technique helps physicians to better address our patients' readiness for change. Produced for the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s OSA Insider podcast.
Other stories & appearances
In Search of Work-Life Balance
I discuss the tension between wanting to be available to my patients and setting boundaries to protect my personal life for public radio’s The Pulse.
Will They Still Like Me? The Power of Negotiation (Part 2)
Reflecting on my relationship to negotiation as I’ve navigated my career.
For public radio’s The Pulse.
Andrea Avery was a piano whiz kid until she developed rheumatoid arthritis at age 12. The disease symptoms can leave her feeling able-bodied one day, disabled the next. For public radio’s The Pulse.