(Warning: I have a lifelong problem of “freaking people out” by sharing too much detail. Hang with me . . .) When I was a little kid, I had this ritual with my dad. I’m pretty sure we were the…
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Everyone’s a hero →
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Looking for the second most inspiring doctor in USA →
I discovered the most inspiring doctor a few months ago. A poor single mom of two who overcame every obstacle to deliver health care for the underserved in rural North Carolina. In the coolest farmhouse clinic! For newborn to elderly…
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Physician Retreats: Lessons learned from leading 20 retreats →
Hi I’m Pamela Wible and my dream was to be a small town family doc doing house calls and loving my patients. Yet I was funneled into all these assembly-line big-box clinics where I became depressed and suicidal. Then I…
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2018 Visionary Woman in Medicine—Michelle McPherson, MD →
Many people in Currituck County don’t have a doctor. So when local resident Michelle McPherson’s newborn daughter became deathly ill, she packed her up in the car and drove hours away for help. Once her daughter’s condition stabilized, Michelle decided…
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What doctors (secretly) need from patients →
Listen in to discover what doctors (and patients) actually need from each other . . . Sydney Ashland: For the past six months or so, Pamela and I have talked a lot about the physician-patient relationship. She has recorded and…
Suicide censorship? Grieving mom speaks out. →
Dear Dr. Wible, As you know I lost my son Sean Petro on Mother’s Day 2016 but he wasn’t found until two days later. From the moment Sean was found by USC/Keck police in his apartment I have been treated…
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Port Angeles doctor opens ideal clinic—designed by patients →
It’s like a scene from a fairy tale—a dream come true for the patients of Port Angeles, Washington. And the heroine of this tale is Dr. Lissa Lubinski, a family doc with a plan to open the first ideal clinic designed by patients…
A doctor’s love letter to a doctor →
My Dearest Love, Fiancé, Partner, and Best Friend, I want you to know just how much I love you. I genuinely love you with every ounce of my body and soul. 🙂 But I worry about you. You’ve been beaten…
The weird reason why “wellness programs” won’t work →
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…
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Ideal residency has therapy dogs, scribes & time for lunch →
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…
Join the 17 in 2017 Project →
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…
Goat yoga for blood pressure? Doctors say yes. →
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…
An ingrown toenail is not a lung transplant (how primary care is being held hostage to tertiary care) →
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…
Doctor revived after suicide. Here's what he says.
Heart-wrenching photo of doctor crying goes viral. Here's why.
Medical school has killed my soul. What can I do?
Secret recordings expose abuse of junior doctors
Heroic doctor's heart-wrenching letter
How to graduate medical school without killing yourself
Today I lost 3 more doctors to suicide
Physician Suicide 101: Secrets, Lies & Solutions
Female physicians told to sit down, shut up, and get out of the way during emergencies as patients nearly die
Surgeon General's Warning: Medical school may kill your child
Hospital fires doctor for having cancer
Why doctors kill themselves
Meditation is not the treatment for human rights abuse
Doctors found unsafe to drive home after work
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