Beyond Medicine

Dr. Rami Wehbi, DO

Beyond Medicine is a healthcare community podcast focused on exploring the cutting edge of science & medicine, & learning from todays leaders. Our host, Dr. Rami Wehbi is a Physician interested in innovation, science and solving the most pressing issues in healthcare.

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Dr. Daniel Paull - Founder and CEO of Easy Orthopedics - The existential crisis of doctors
Apr 26 2022
Dr. Daniel Paull - Founder and CEO of Easy Orthopedics - The existential crisis of doctors
Today, we are joined by Dr. Daniel Paull. Dr. Paull is an orthopedic surgeon, founder and CEO of Easy Orthopedics.A surgeon by training, and a medical field disruptor by passion and author of the book, So You got Into Medical School…Now What?I have been following his Linkedin posts for quite a while and I resonate deeply with his posts, that's why I brought him to the show today.   Are today's doctors softer than old-fashioned doctors? We talk about the constant fears and doubts that surround us after residency and the widespread "Pseudo stability trap" that we, as physicians, still believe in. We talk about our personal experience with an existential crisis and Dr. Paull tells us what helped him overcome his.Quotes: "Look, when you're seeing a patient,there's an algorithmic ways to treat somebody, but you have to take into account their social, their economic, and their emotional situation. And that's where the kind of art of medicine comes in." - Dr. Daniel Paull "I think that's where a lot of the disconnect is where someone says, I don't like practicing medicine. Really what they might be is they don't like practicing medicine the way they are practicing it now. There's a big disconnect from how you kind of learn what medicine maybe should be like in medical school to how it's actually carried out in residency afterwards" - Dr. Daniel Paull"I mean, nobody really forms a business because things are good. You form it because things aren't good. There's a problem either where you're working or there's some problem you're trying to solve or something's not going right." - Dr. Daniel Paull"To make it through medical training, you have to be so stubborn. Like, I thought I was one of the most stubborn people I knew. And then I went to med school. I'm like, oh, everybody's stubborn." - Dr. Daniel Paull"We need people out not only seeing patients, but we need people on the other side of things, developing technology, working with big business, fighting for physician rights and trying to make a better system, because the reason we're in this mess in the first place is because doctors decided not to care about business. - Dr. Rami"If you don't focus on the business part of your practice, somebody else will do it for you. And you probably won't like it" - Dr. Daniel Paull"When you go on your residency interview, take note of how happy the people are when you're interviewing. And if all of them are happy, it's probably good. If they're all miserable, don't go there because you're not going to be an outlier, you will be miserable too." - Dr. Daniel PaullShow Notes: The reasons for an existential crisis What helped Dr. Paull overcome his existential crisis What is destroying your health The constant fears and doubts that surrounds us after residency The reality of medicine today Why you should be a disruptive type The "pseudo stability trap"How its to be a doctor and be part of the status quo at the same time The difficulties of speaking out about the system that you are in The  disagreements between doctors in orthopedics Are today's doctors softer than old fashioned doctors? How the residency works When do you need an MBALinks:https://easyorthopedics.com/Buy Dr. Paull's book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/You-Into-Medical-School-What/dp/0990940047/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?crid=1TSQFDZHEAG3V&keywords=so+you+got+into+medical+school+now+what&qid=1554077339&s=gateway&sprefix=so+you+got+into+me%2Caps%2C163&sr=8-1-fkmrnull
Everything wrong with medicine. A follow up conversation with Dr. Aleah
Jan 10 2022
Everything wrong with medicine. A follow up conversation with Dr. Aleah
Intro:Dr. Aleah and I dive deep into the difficulties, misconceptions and everything that we believe is wrong with medicine. "None of us know how to market ourselves or find the right people because, you know,  we've been brainwashed. Thats just like, you are a clinician, thats what you are."Dr. Aleah shares some of the most common problems with our medical curriculum and the importance of have skills that complement your medical career. We have an honest conversation about the barriers that we face as doctors, why doctors should know about finances and how to make extra real money during medical residency. "We already know this, that hospital systems make a lot of money off of residents and the care that they provide"  We talk about the insane and overwhelming medical residency journey and how to keep your sanity during the process. How to take calculated risks, and the danger of over self-sacrifice and not having boundaries in medicine. Quotes: "I'd rather watch the system burn, than see all my colleagues burn" - Dr. Rami"If you actually finish your medical degree and then don't do residency, you actually cant even volunteer to help people " - Dr. Rami"Boundaries are good but we cant put a boundary with patients" - Dr. Aleah"Boundaries tend to benefit both parties, maybe not initially, but in the long run they do" - Dr. AleahShow notes:The importance of business in medicine; The emergence of the gig economy for clinicians; The barriers that we face as doctors; How to make extra real money during medical residency;How to be resilientThe importance of boundaries in medicine.
059 Daniel Pink - Incentives in Healthcare, Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose
Oct 19 2021
059 Daniel Pink - Incentives in Healthcare, Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose
Dan Pink is the author of several New York Times bestsellers—Drive, To Sell is Human, When, and A Whole New Mind—in which, broadly, he examines topics like creativity, work, and humanity. In this episode, we discuss topics relating to today’s healthcare system, distilling major criticisms and proposed solutions. Among the problems discussed are defensive medicine, physician burnout, and incentives built into US health insurance. Methods to alleviate these problems, Dan suggests, "re-igniting physicians’ passion for their scientific work" To conclude our discussion, Dan and I explore the possibilities of AI in medicine—and how this technology could free physicians to practice more creatively and holistically. If doctors’ time is freed up from diagnosis of diabetes, but she still meets with the patient, she can actually get to the contextual and systemic things that might be surrounding that diabetes. For instance: the person is lonely, doesn’t have a lot of friends, is cut off from social connections…and, as a consequence of that, is not eating well.” Addressing these factors, Mr. Pink says, represents the greatest (if least glamorous) “opportunity to help people to be healthy.” To learn more about Dan’s work, follow him on LinkedIn, Twitter, or his personal website, which includes articles, videos, and interviews. To watch this episode on YouTube -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvyOFiHvkk8&t=53s
058 - Vikram Raya, MD - Physician-preneurs, Financial Freedom, Mindset-Freedom.
Aug 10 2021
058 - Vikram Raya, MD - Physician-preneurs, Financial Freedom, Mindset-Freedom.
Vik Raya, MD is a Cardiologist and serial entrepreneur who has built multiple seven-figure businesses since completing his training. The secret to successful entrepreneurship, he says, is simple: Eliminate “either/or” from your vocabulary and replace it with  “and.” What makes Dr. Raya unique is that he rejects conformity in a manner totally at odds with the linearity of medical training, where we are trained to fulfill a role in a static hierarchy. In this episode, Dr. Raya discusses being a "businessman and doctor", "father and entrepreneur."Currently, Dr. Raya holds the positions of CEO and Founding Partner of Viking Capital Investments, LLC; Founder of Limitless MD; and the CEO and Founder of the Vitology Institute, a functional medicine practice. All the while, he remains a practicing cardiologist—largely, as a fallback career."We’re in the era of the physician-preneur,”  “Create side hustles, fertilize your side hustles, and once they start maturing—then you can start backing off on your day job.” Dr. Raya spotlights physician burnout and the “golden handcuffs” and how to break free.  “I always want to uplevel and help somebody,” “I just started in the health arena, and that’s not where I ended up.”To contact Dr. Raya, connect with him on LinkedIn or message him via his website vikramraya.com. August 8, 2021Beyond Medicine Podcast Private Policy DisclosureThis private policy discloses the privacy practices for Beyond Medicine Podcast. This private policy applies solely to information collected by this site. Information, Collection Use and SharingWe are sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to collect information that you voluntarily give us via email and/or any social media platform. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone. We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, i.e. to ship an order, contests, promos etc. unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email or social media in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this private policy.We encourage you to share our site to others without any compromise or manipulation to the contents within it. Beyond Medicine Podcast © 2018