A few months ago, I got this invitation from the director of graduate medical education:
We have 115 residents and no meaningful wellness program to speak of. My goal is to create not only a resident but also a faculty wellness program. To help jumpstart the endeavor,
…
I’m a fan of putting the end-user in charge. It’s an winning strategy all around. As an entrepreneur and community organizer at heart, I love bringing people together to create innovative solutions for their problems. Download MP3 and/or listen here to how it’s done (& how you can use this in your own life):
When I left assembly-line medicine in 2005,
…
I’m adopting 17 people in 2017. Revolutionary people in medicine. People who want to heal the world and make a big difference with a project, a dream, an idea. Are you one of the 17?
I’m open to anyone who feels called to this project (special preference given to premed &
…
What if you could get off your blood pressure meds with a daily dose of goat yoga? New study released today confirms you just may be able to do that. Follow me on an investigation of the health benefits of this trendy exercise.
To study the effects of goat yoga on the human cardiovascular system,
…
Here’s a quick review of health care delivery basics:
Primary care – Stuff you can get handled with your primary care doctor in your neighborhood. Example: ingrown toenail.
Secondary care – Stuff your primary care doctor refers to a secondary specialist down the road.
…
Medicine’s dirty secret. Dr. Pamela Wible interviewed by Dr. LaKeisha W. McMillan. Fully transcribed below. Listen on iTunes or download MP3 here. Episode 68: “Shhh . . they want us to keep it a secret” with Dr. Pamela Wible. (Note: Interview with Dr. Wible starts at 5:30)
LM: I talked about us stepping outside of the box here at House Calls with Dr.
…
ABOUT THE PROJECT: Two-time Emmy award winning filmmaker, Robyn Symon, takes on the physician suicide crisis that has claimed the lives of countless medical students, doctors, and patients.
LOGLINE: Medical students and families of physicians touched by suicide come out of the shadows to expose the truth about a sick healthcare system that not only risks patients’ lives,
…
Dear Dr. Wible,
I wanted to pose a couple questions to you after reflecting on your TED talk and a couple of your stories. Also I wanted to say that I truly appreciate the awareness you’re bringing to the dysfunction in medical training,
…
Today I checked up on a physician friend who just launched her solo family medicine clinic a few weeks ago. She writes:
It’s a slow start but it’s picking up. As more and more people get to know me it’s growing . . . like planting a garden for the first time .
…
Please stop using the word burnout. You are not burned out. You’ve been abused. Let’s get the diagnosis right.
We enter medicine as inspired, intelligent, compassionate humanitarians. Soon we’re cynical and exhausted. How did all these totally amazing and high-functioning people get so f@*d up so fast?
…
Meet 3 physician entrepreneurs who are leading the way with innovative neighborhood clinics of the future.
Innovative Primary Care Practice Models Panel featuring: Yami Cazorla-Lancaster, D.O., pediatrician at Nourish Wellness and Pediatrics in Yakima, Washington. Pamela Wible, M.D., family physician at a community-designed Ideal Medical Clinic in Eugene,
…
Doctor revived after suicide. Here's what he says.
