The Worthy Physician

Send us Fan Mail On Season 2 Episode 2 of The Worthy Physician Podcast, I sat down with Dr. Mitul Mehta MD.  He is a board-certified ophthalmologist with fellowship training in retinal diseases.  He provides a great viewpoint on burnout and life as a physician.  As he points out, it is important to work to live, not live to work.  I appreciate his time and insight as he has always been a mentor to...

Send us Fan Mail I sat down and graciously talked with Dr. Shalev, an Emergency Room Physician of 16 years who felt that every shift was taking a year off her life.  She was able to find a way to reclaim her life and be fully present with her family.  She started exploring the world of real estate investing and finally found a way to make recurring income.  Now her mission is to share this knowled...

Send us Fan Mail Golden handcuffs: a phrase that came about in the late 1970s referring to financial compensation/allurement to keep individuals of a highly compensated [amount not defined] profession within the company/profession in spite of being unhappy.  This is a phrase that has been used to describe medicine.  Yet, is do we as physicians experience golden handcuffs or a golden opportunity? ...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year [2022] from The Worthy Physician! Going forward, burnout is real.  Self care is not selfish.  In each episode, hopefully the listener has learned something.  Mindfulness is needed to be practiced.  It can be short and simple.  Label and honor your emotions.  Happiness is found internally not via material things…it is okay to talk about mental health, and motivation...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I sat down with Marquis Bradley, a man of many talents and wearer of many hats.  This is a young man who is very driven, has put in hours to build is own business from the ground up after hitting bottom.  He has never lost faith, sight of goals, and has always stayed positive.  It is this positivity and outlook that I try and capture in this episode.  In medicine w...

Send us Fan Mail I sat down with Dr. Ha Ta , a well seasoned internist and mentor of mine.  Currently she resides and practices in the Seattle area.  She has always been authentic to self and shares with us in this podcast episode what she has encountered over nearly two decades in medicine, and how she has addressed burnout through various methods.   Though I am a physician, this is not medical a...

Send us Fan Mail Medical school allows us to meet various people.  Dr. Meghan Hampton MD is an occupational medicine physician living in the DC area as well as a long-time friend and colleague.  She has gone through various challenges, residencies, and moves for jobs.  She shares her struggles with us, as well as how she stayed true to herself throughout her medical career as a female physician an...

Send us Fan Mail Referring back to episodes 4 & 5 of the podcast regarding Physiology and Burnout, I had to highlight this beautiful conversation I had with Tammy, the dietitian, regarding anxiety.  During her podcast episodes, she was very open with her own personal struggles with anorexia as an adolescent and anxiety as an adult.  This is a beautiful example of awareness, labeling emotion, a...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is not numbered, nor will it be.  It is simply named after the friend and colleague who took her own life and is the inspiration for this podcast.  I sat down with her widower, Larry Schwarm,  well-known photographer and retired professor, to discuss the loss of Dr. Bicker. Physician burnout is real. Suicide is real. Nearly one physician a day dies by suicide. Though...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, it is part 2 of the series in this podcast that I sit down with former co-worker and dietitian, Tamaire Ojeda, and explore how nutrition influences us on many levels.  We discuss further in depth of change and only if one is ready.  While it is not the answer to burnout, it can change how we feel at some level, as food is fuel for our bodies. Though I am a physici...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with former co-worker, friend, and dietitian, Tamaire Ojeda, and explore how nutrition, good or bad, influences mood/stress/ and can be modulated during burnout.  This is part one of a two part series looking at nutrition and mood.  She gives us insight on mindful eating, addressing nutrition on the go, and some of her own tips and tricks that she teach...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down and talk with Dr. Robert [Bob] Bean, physio psychologist,  For round two, we discuss  burnout and how to combat it physiologically.  We explore awareness, and other ways of self care. Though I am a physician, this is not medical advice.  This is only a tool that physicians can use to get ideas on how to deal with burnout and/or know they are not alone. ...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with a long time colleague, Dr. Robert Bean, who is a clinical physiopsychologist [yes as cool as it sounds].  He helps describe and break down in this first of two episodes reviewing physiology (normal) and how it translates to burnout and what happens to us as humans, our nervous systems, how it manifests.  Though I am a physician, this is not medical...

Send us Fan Mail Physician dissatisfaction is multifaceted.  I address a very general approach.  It is as complicated as a physician and medicine.   Though I am a physician, this is not medical advice.  This is only a tool that physicians can use to get ideas on how to deal with burnout and/or know they are not alone.  If you are in need of medical assistance talk to your physician. Learn more abo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we briefly look at Maslach's burnout inventory, and other factors [not work related] that could contribute to burnout.  How much overlap is there with burnout and depression?  Also, thoughts on state licensing questions [for physicians] should be more specific and not so generalized with regards to a physician having a history of being treated for depression,...

Send us Fan Mail This is the first episode in a podcast series that is dedicated to physician burnout.  In this episode, it dives into what physician burnout is, and how it can manifest, using my own personal experience with burnout as an illustration.  It is meant to be a tool for physicians to know they are not alone in experiencing burnout, which is multifactorial, and it is briefly covered in...