In this episode, host Dr. Felix Boecker draws inspiration from Admiral William McRaven’s The Wisdom of the Bullfrog to explore what the Navy SEAL credo “Death Before Dishonor” can teach wound care professionals. Felix reframes the phrase as a mindset of relentless dedication, clinical excellence, and unwavering patient advocacy—a call to never concede defeat in the face of chronic wounds, systemic barriers, or emotional exhaustion.

Through this reflection, he challenges clinicians to honor their patients not only through healing but through preserving dignity—ensuring that every individual, even at life’s end, has the comfort of intact skin.

Listen as Felix connects lessons of resilience and perseverance from elite military leadership to the demanding realities of wound care practice.