After our boisterous business mastermind, I’m inspired to share how to identify (& care for) red flag patients. All true stories. Enjoy!
Patient not comfortable providing credit card, but totally fine with my finger on his prostate.
After rectal exam, elderly man says, “too bad we’re both married—we should date!”
Woman on 30 different supplements for aging.
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I know several good docs in prison. Could you be at risk?
An internist works part-time telemedicine helping disabled elders access needed durable medical equipment. She is paid $20 per patient. Now she faces an FBI investigation and up to 20 years in prison.
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Most docs are unaware they waive their HIPAA rights when acquiring a medical license.
The right to practice medicine is a privilege. Each state regulates medical practice by state statute, often called their medical practice act. Most docs have never heard of nor read their state’s medical practice act.
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Boundary Enforcement for People Pleaser Empaths with Savior Complex
Are YOU a People Pleaser?
You have a strong desire to please others, even at your own expense. You are kind, helpful, agreeable, yet may have difficulty saying no or advocating for yourself.
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Mothers of Medicine Support (MOMS)
Exhausted? Got mommy guilt? Feeling unappreciated? Get solutions with Dr. Alexandra Friedman—mom of 10 (now 11) who graduated #1 in her med school amid a pandemic. She birthed 4 babies during training (& studied for boards between contractions while in labor).
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Quitting Medical Residency: Quitting Residency During Intern Year And After. Is it possible to quit residency and still work as a doctor or get another job outside clinical medicine?
What happens when a medical resident quits their job? When a future doctor walks away from a residency program—is that the end of their medical career?
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As overachievers, we hoard degrees—a procrastination strategy for some who feel safer in academic settings than promoting their true gifts to the world.
View full 60-minute podcast with Drs. kat Lopez & Pamela Wible
Need help with hoarding diplomas?
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Doctor was scared to quit residency. Here’s what happened when she quit.
You quit residency to become a “real” doctor with your own practice, but when you came to me at the retreat you thought you were going to be a pharmaceutical rep peddling drugs out of the back of your car.
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Two happily retired physicians discuss coaching as a career.
00:00 Ob/gyn-turned-health coach
00:32 Transition to direct pay model
01:15 Health coaching CPT codes
03:30 Avoid being a “generic” coach with a defined niche
06:00 Teaching through storytelling
06:21 Opting out of high-overhead/high-volume model
06:40 The moment you knew you would be a doctor
07:52 How doctors earn more as scribes
08:00 Health coaching laws vary by state
09:00 Group coaching benefits
10:30 Are coaches practicing medicine without a license?
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Just some fun scenes from our recent resident retreat on the Oregon coast. Join our next one . . .
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Doctor revived after suicide. Here's what he says.
