Branch Out

In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Yashoda Bhaskar, with an update on her life transformation and money coaching practice. In less than a year, she has become an ICF Certified Life Transformation Coach, a Certified Money Coach (CMC), and board certified in Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Bhaskar shares some of her tips about money including how she controls her retirement expenses while living in Hawaii to $30K annually and starting a micro-practice with less than $1K.

You can learn more about Dr. Yashoda Bhaskar's practice here:
https://yashodabhaskarmd.com/

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In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Muhammad Noorani, a nocturnist hospitalist based in Alabama. He still lives and works like a resident, averaging about 28 days a month at the hospital and driving the same practical car. Financial independence and income diversification has always been important to Dr. Noorani and when the pandemic hit, it gave him some time to reflect on his plan B - which ultimately led to day trading. 

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In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Armin Feldman, who practiced psychiatry for over 20 years, sold his outpatient head injury rehabilitation clinics, and became a medical consultant to attorneys. Dr. Feldman hosts an annual conference to teach his methods and is also launching a CME TV channel.

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In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Sunao Gilbert who recorded this with me well over a year ago. Dr. Gilbert is an emergency physician who fell in love with functional medicine after a fellow physician helped her to identify the root cause of her chronic allergy issues. This led to her starting a functional medicine practice after 18 years of emergency medicine. 

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In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Jason Patten - an emergency physician who discovered locums through moonlighting and found work-life balance like no other. He's done it all from flying F-16 jets, to firefighting, and traveling the world. Dr. Patten stresses how important it is to constantly reinvigorate yourself so that you can show up to work with happiness and appreciation for being able to serve patients.

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In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Zahir Basrai - an emergency physician who's ever focused on wellness through artistic expression. After experiencing isolation as a post-graduate, Dr. Basrai began writing as a form of therapy and published his writings online with the encouragement of his friends and family. This led to the creation of his passion project, the Physician Grind, a collection narratives and podcasts created by Dr. Basrai and his peers with the goal of building a community for healthcare providers. 

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In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Bill Gallea, an emergency medicine physician who sought  work-life balance early in his career. Living life to the fullest, he enriched his life with sled dog racing and fishing. Even after having 44 years of practicing medicine, Dr. Gallea is still going strong and only in semi-retirement.

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In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Chanel Fischetti, an emergency medicine physician with a passion for ultrasound and artificial intelligence. Ever determined and studious - Dr. Fischetti is currently an instructor in emergency medicine, Chief Medical Officer of Centaur Labs, and an attending ER physician. She talks about how point-of-care ultrasound has enhanced patient care and AI's breakthroughs in medicine and diagnostics.

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Dr. Freddie Flo is an EM physician in El Paso, Texas who has always put a focus on balancing his interests and family life along with his career in medicine—raising young kids and pursuing his MBA during residency.

In this episode we talk about

• The benefits of moonlighting during residency 
• The value of getting a formal business education as a young physician 
• How locums keeps you fresh 
• Emergency physician as a personality type 

Links and Mentions

Nassim Taleb’s books (Antifragile, The Black Swan, Skin in the Game)

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In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Daniel Poor who recorded this with me back in April 2019. Though healthcare and our industry has changed significantly over the past year, the things we discussed are still relevant to medicine and physicians today including: why it’s so critical to build rapport with hospital staff, managing finances, and his golden advice to residents at the end of their residency programs.

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