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Physicians Taking Back Medicine is a new podcast from Medical Economics. Hosted by Dr. Rebekah Bernard, each episode dives into the real-world challenges facing today’s doctors: MOC, scope of practice, direct primary care, and much more. Physicians Taking Back Medicine explores how doctors can reclaim their autonomy and shape the future of health care with candid interviews and actionable insights. Join Dr. Bernard and her guests each month as she guides you toward an empowered and sustainable medical career.

Physicians Taking Back Medicine

Physicians Taking Back Medicine

Medicine

6 episodes

6: Keith Smith, M.D., and the free market revolution in surgery

When patients walk through the doors of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma (https://surgerycenterok.com/) , they often bring stories of frustration, fear, and financial devastation from their encounters with America’s health care system. Yet, what they find in Oklahoma City is radically different: a transparent, patient-centered surgical experience at a fraction of the cost of most hospitals and su...

5: Can DPC save the rural health crisis?

Fifteen years ago, family physician Lee Gross, MD, was running a small private practice in southwest Florida and struggling to stay afloat. Reimbursements were declining, administrative costs were rising, and Medicare requirements grew more burdensome each year. The turning point came when a small business owner approached him with an unusual proposal: since all the employees already saw Gross ...

4: ‘Suck it Up, Buttercup’: Why these doctors left medicine — and what they’re doing to fix it

“They need to just suck it up, buttercup.” That’s what an insurance executive told physicians who asked why the system was burning them out. For many physicians, that attitude is the last straw. Music Credits Medical Education by Art Media - stock.adobe.com (http://stock.adobe.com/) Editor's note: Episode timestamps and transcript produced using AI tools. Introduction and Dr. Wilbur’s Backgr...

3: Is MOC contributing to the physician shortage?

In this episode, host Dr. Rebekah Bernard explores whether maintenance-of-certification (MOC) requirements are quietly worsening the U.S. physician shortage. Retired rheumatologist Dr. Mark Lopatin recounts how escalating ABIM recertification demands—and their costs—pushed him to leave clinical medicine early. Neurologist Dr. Paul Mathew then explains how similar frustrations led him to help la...

2: Physician wellness beyond ‘The Pitt’

Mona Masood, DO and Nicole Washington, MD are psychiatrists who have long focused on physician wellness, founding resources to destigmatize and improve physician mental health. In 2020, Masood developed the Physician Support Line (https://www.physiciansupportline.com/) , a peer-to-peer network of volunteer psychiatrists offering free and confidential support to medical students and physicians. ...

1: Is there an emergency physician in the house?

Consider this scenario: You are having a medical emergency. An ambulance takes you to the nearest emergency department, where you are met by a nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA), who may or may not have extra training in emergency care. You ask for a physician, but there are none in the department, or even in the hospital. In fact, there isn’t even a physician available by tel...

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