Hi, my name is Dr. Kat Lopez and I unfortunately know what you are going through if you are suffering in conventional medical training or a conventional treadmill medicine job. I was really afraid of going to residency because I had heard of the abuse that I would undergo.
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So you wanna be a doctor to “help people.” You paid big bucks for med school. Now your life sucks. It’s not your fault.
You need 3 skill sets to be a happy doctor. Med school provides only one—the technical skills. No human skills. No business skills.
The truth is: Med school trains you to be a factory worker.
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“I know there’s a lot of you out there that are feeling disillusioned. You’re wondering why did I spend all those years in medical school and training, why am I hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. I hate this. I hate this profession. I don’t feel like this is me.
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“It may sound silly, but what are the bare-bones requirements to practice medicine? I plan to launch a small, low-overhead, cash-only practice, but I’m having difficulty finding a clinic or physician to model.”
No surprise that this doc who called me today is having trouble finding a role model.
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Doctor revived after suicide. Here's what he says.
