Hippocratic Hustle

In today’s episode, we speak with Dr. Shruti Tannan about online marketing for physicians. She goes into detail about why she wrote a book on this subject, what she recommends to increase traffic and how to grow your business using various online techniques. Don’t miss out as she shares her best tips and tricks with all of us!

In this episode, you will learn:

• Why Dr. Tannan decided to write a book about online marketing for physicians.
• What she recommends medical practices do to increase online traffic.
• What types of online advertising she recommends and why.
• How to write copy for your website and blog to help rank higher in the search engines.
• Why it’s important to be authentic online so your patients relate to you.
• Why it’s super important to have positive reviews online.
• When to outsource marketing versus when to spend time on it yourself.
• How to come up with your overall marketing strategy and outline.
• Why you should update your website and content over time to stay current.
• How she started the process of writing the book and publishing it.

Shruti Tannan, MD is a board certified plastic surgeon with additional subspecialty certification in hand surgery. Dr. Tannan has a unique perspective on the business of medicine with experience both in the academic and private sectors. She began her career as faculty at a major academic medical center followed by the successful launch of her private practice: Tannan Plastic Surgery in Raleigh, NC. Years of advising colleagues in medicine, dentistry and allied health sciences inspired Dr. Tannan to share her evidence based approach to online marketing in her book, “Pillars of Practice: Online Marketing Tactics they Never Taught us in Medical School.”

Links we discussed in the show:

• Check out Dr. Tannan’s book on Amazon: Pillars of Practice.
• Find Dr. Tannan’s website at: Tannan Plastic Surgery.

Special thank you to this week’s show sponsor: The White Coat Investor’s new course Fire Your Financial Advisor!

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In today’s episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Rachna Patel, MD for a second time. She gives us all the latest updates on medical marijuana and CBD Oil. She also treats us to a great lesson in terminology as well. We discuss her new book, her specialty line of CBD Oil and the course she is developing for physicians as well.

In this episode, you will learn:

• What she has been up to since our last episode in 2017.
• Why she is creating a course for physicians on cannabis use for patients.
• What CBD Oil is and why it has become more common recently.
• How to know if CBD Oil is safe for your patients.
• Which conditions cannabinoids are being used to treat.
• Why she decided to develop her own line of CBD Oil.
• Why she decided to write her own book on this topic.

Rachna Patel, D.O. completed her undergraduate studies at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL and completed her medical studies at Touro University in California. After spending years training as an emergency medicine doctor, and working with patients to help alleviate pain, Dr. Patel ventured into the field of medical cannabis in 2012. In 2014, she started her own practice so she could offer people care they otherwise wouldn’t have access to. Dr. Patel’s knowledge of medical marijuana and CBD oil has made her an asset in the specialty. She has been interviewed on over 200 podcasts, has taken the stage internationally to spread awareness, has been featured in articles for Lifehacker and MindBodyGreen and has appeared on major news networks, such as NBC. She also recently published the book, “The CBD Oil Solution,” and it’s available now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and independent bookstores across the country.

Links we discussed in the show:

• Check out Dr. Patel’s first time on the Hippocratic Hustle in: Episode 17: Rachna Patel, DO- Medical Marijuana Expert.
• Purchase her new book: The CBD Oil Solution.
• Learn more about her and her specialty on her website: DrRachnaPatel.com.
• Explore all of her free videos on her Youtube Channel: Ask Dr. Patel.

Thank you for listening to the Hippocratic Hustle! I know that time is your most valuable resource so I really appreciate you spending some of it with me. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it!

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In today’s episode, we speak with Sara DuMond, MD about her innovative business: Pediatric Housecalls. She tells us how she came up with the idea for it, what challenges she has faced and why she loves what she does now. She also explains what her plans are for the future.

In this episode, you will learn:

• How she thought of the idea for her pediatric housecalls business.
• What services they are able to offer at your home.
• Why she feels some children do better with housecall visits.
• How she set up her business to work with insurance companies.
• Why she decided to use a virtual assistant to help her stay organized and efficient.
• How she expanded her business to a team of 8 to cover more geographic areas.
• How she uses a scheduling application to help her team set appointments by area.
• Why she feels that starting her business has helped her achieve better work-life balance.
• What challenges she has faced and how she has gotten past them.
• How she plans to grow her business in the future.

Sara DuMond, M.D. is a board certified pediatrician. She is a graduate of West Virginia University Medical School and completed her residency in pediatrics at Carolina’s Medical Center in Charlotte. She practiced general pediatrics at a private group practice in the Lake Norman area for seven years before opening Pediatric Housecalls in 2011. Pediatric Housecalls is Charlotte’s first at home on-demand mobile acute care for children.

Links we discussed in the show:

• Check out Sara’s unique business at: Pediatric Housecalls.
• Get in touch with Sara about coaching to start your own business at: SaraDumondMD.com.

Special thank you to this week’s show sponsors:

• Johanna Fox Turner at Fox & Company Wealth Management.
• Larry Keller from Physician Financial Services!

Thank you for listening to the Hippocratic Hustle! I know that time is your most valuable resource so I really appreciate you spending some of it with me. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it!

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In today’s Friends Talk Finance episode, Carrie and Bonnie catch up after being too busy to record a new episode in a while. Bonnie has had some big life changes and has totally rebranded her website and blog into something amazing. Listen in to hear all the details!

In this episode, you will learn:

• What Bonnie has been up to in her life and why she decided to make some big changes.
• Why Bonnie decided to rebrand her website.
• How Bonnie went about doing the rebrand.
• What has changed and what remains the same on her site.
• What new ventures Bonnie is starting in the near future.
• Why Bonnie decided to leave her job and start doing Locums work.
• What Bonnie is planning on doing for the remainder of the year.
• How she is planning on setting up a charity that her site will support as well.

Links we discussed in the show:

• Check out Bonnie’s brand new website: WealthyMomMD.com.
• Learn more about the charity the Hippocratic Hustle donates to at: Tahirih.org.

Special thank you to this week’s show sponsors:

• Johanna Fox Turner at Fox & Company Wealth Management.
• Larry Keller from Physician Financial Services!

Thank you for listening to the Hippocratic Hustle! I know that time is your most valuable resource so I really appreciate you spending some of it with me. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it!

If you’d like to help me improve and grow the podcast, send your suggestions to: [email protected]

Lastly, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, so you won’t miss an episode!

In today’s very special episode, we finally get to hear from Mr. Hippocratic Hustle himself, Carrie’s husband, Matt. They discuss all the changes their family has went through since Carrie started working as a Locum Tenens Physician. Listen as they share their best tips for co-parenting from a distance and outsourcing tasks to make your life easier.

In this episode, you will learn:

• How Carrie’s work as a Locums doctor has affected her family.
• What it has been like for Matt to be a single parent to their daughter part time.
• How they have outsourced certain things in their lives due to the new situation.
• Why they feel it is so important to have family close by for help.
• How they utilize a home chef to meal prep healthy meals for them in their home.
• How they have started to co-parent via phone at times.
• How Matt’s new job has helped them to embrace Carrie’s locum’s life.
• Why both Carrie and Matt feel that even though there are challenges, changing your lifestyle to be happier is the best choice overall.

Matt Reynolds, D.O is a general surgeon practicing in Denver, Colorado who also happens to be Carrie’s husband. He works for a large medical group in town.

Links we discussed in the show:

• Do you want to try amazing meals prepared by a Chef in your home? Check out Friendthatcooks.com.
• Check out Episode 81: Growing Wealth and Happiness with B.C. Krygowski.

Special thank you to this week’s show sponsors:

• Johanna Fox Turner at Fox & Company Wealth Management.
• Larry Keller from Physician Financial Services!
• Northwestern University’s Master of Science in Global Health Program. Find out more about it at sps.northwestern.edu/global.

Thank you for listening to the Hippocratic Hustle! I know that time is your most valuable resource so I really appreciate you spending some of it with me. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it!

If you’d like to help me improve and grow the podcast, send your suggestions to: [email protected]

Lastly, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, so you won’t miss an episode!

In today’s episode, we chat with B.C. Krygowski, MD about all things FIRE and frugality. She shares so many great tips her and her family have used to become financially independent, grow wealth and be happy at the same time. Don’t miss out as she shares how her family travels internationally on a budget and you can too!

In this episode, you will learn:

• How she got started with the FIRE movement and how it has changed their life.
• Why they decided to move from New York to Florida.
• How her and her husband have been able to both work part time as physicians.
• Why they are now moving further into the countryside in Florida.
• How they take advantage of home exchange for international travel.
• Why they are moving to Medellin, Colombia for the summer.

B.C. Krygowski is a part-time Physician who made many financial mistakes—yet somehow still ended up okay. Her mission with her blog is to inspire readers to take control of their finances so they too will have financial freedom. She shares what she’s learned on her journey in the hopes that readers will be encouraged and equipped to live their one, precious life to the fullest.

Often B.C. shares about frugality as she knows a thing or two about it after having grown up in a trailer set in a hay field in upstate New York. After high school, she became a Rotary Exchange Student to Germany and is still an intrepid traveler who advocates for home exchange.

B.C. obtained her M.D. from the State University at Buffalo and married her gross anatomy partner. As a Physician couple, B.C. and her husband play to their strengths. He’s the financial guru while B.C. is the frugalista writer. 

Nowadays, when she’s not writing fantasy novels or blogging about FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early), B.C. is a part-time Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician and a mother to two young boys.

Links we discussed in the show:

• Check out Dr. Krygowski’s informative and fun blog at: BCkrygowski.com.
• Learn more about the amazing financial conference Fincon 2019.
• Find so much information about the FIRE movement at WhiteCoatInvestor.com and PhysicianonFire.com.
• Check out another great blog about a couple and their FIRE story at WafflesonWednesday.com.
• Get some great investing advice at Bogleheads.org.
• Learn more about Financial Independence at ChooseFI.com.
• Check out Dike Drummond’s Book: Stop Physician Burnout.
• Check out Brendon Burchard’s Book: High Performance Habits.
• Learn more about traveling in a frugal way using HomeExchange.com.

Special thank you to this week’s show sponsors:

• Johanna Fox Turner at Fox & Company Wealth Management.
• Larry Keller from Physician Financial Services!
• Northwestern University’s Master of Science in Global Health Program. Find out more about it at sps.northwestern.edu/global.

Thank you for listening to the Hippocratic Hustle! I know that time is your most valuable resource so I really appreciate you spending some of it with me. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it!

If you’d like to help me improve and grow the podcast, send your suggestions to: [email protected]

Lastly, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, so you won’t miss an episode!

In today’s episode, we continue to listen in on Carrie’s Locums Life journey. Find out where she has been working and how it is affecting her family. Don’t miss out as she shares how she got licensed in Arizona in less than 24 hours! Also, make sure you have listened to episodes 1-4 of this series prior to listening to this one.

In this episode, you will learn:

• How Carrie’s journey has been going so far.
• Where she has been working for the past couple of months.
• How her Locum’s company helped her get credentialed in 4 months in California.
• What her schedule looks like for the remainder of the year.
• How being away two weeks a month is affecting her family.
• How Carrie uses technology to stay in touch with her family.
• What the Interstate Medical Licensing Compact Commission is and how it can help you get licensed in multiple states.
• How Carrie got licensed in Maine in 4 days and Arizona in 24 hours after getting approved by the IMLCC.
• What are the concerns associated with the IMLCC.

Links we discussed in the show:

• Carrie's Locums Life, Vol. 1
• Carrie's Locums Life, Vol. 2
• Carrie's Locums Life, Vol. 3
• Carrie's Locums Life, Vol. 4
• Find out more about the Interstate Medical Licensing Compact Commission at: IMLCC.org.

Special thank you to this week’s show sponsors: Northwestern University’s Master of Science in Global Health Program. Find out more about it at www.sps.northwestern.edu/global.

Thank you for listening to the Hippocratic Hustle! I know that time is your most valuable resource so I really appreciate you spending some of it with me. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it!

If you’d like to help me improve and grow the podcast, send your suggestions to: [email protected]

Lastly, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, so you won’t miss an episode!

In today’s episode, we chat with Sylvia Romm, M.D.  about her journey from being a pediatric hospitalist to an innovator in the technological side of medicine. Listen as as she shares how she started her own telemedicine business to help women with breastfeeding and how she now works as an innovator in the telemedicine industry.

In this episode, you will learn:

• How she got involved in the technological side of medicine.
• Why she decided to start her business helping breastfeeding moms.
• How telemedicine has grown and changed over the past 5 years.
• How Parity Laws have changed the landscape of telemedicine and helped it grow.
• Why she feels that telemedicine can be a helpful tool to most physicians.
• How telemedicine is affected by insurance providers and reimbursement laws.
• How telemedicine can help with the prevention of physician burnout.
• Why she feels that deviating from traditional medicine has improved her life.

Sylvia Romm M.D., MPH, is the Vice President of Clinical Transformation at American Well and works with health systems, employers, health plans, and other health care innovators to design and implement their digital health strategies.

Dr. Romm worked first as a pediatric hospitalist before founding, Milk on Tap, a company focused on telemedicine for new mothers, and then joining American Well full time. Through these experiences working both as a clinician and as an entrepreneur, Sylvia believes that the integration of digital health care delivery into the traditional health care ecosystem is a key component to the quadruple aim of enhancing patient experience, improving population health, reducing cost, and improving the work life of health care providers. She is an avid author and speaker in the areas of healthcare, technology, and health IT policy, with articles published in NEJM Catalyst, Forbes, KevinMD, and Huffington Post and named as one of FierceHealthCare’s “8 Influential Women Reshaping Health IT.”

Dr. Romm holds a medical degree from the University of Arizona College of Medicine and a Master of Public Health degree from the Harvard School of Public Health. She completed her Pediatrics residency at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Links we discussed in the show:

• Check out Sylvia’s business to help mothers with breastfeeding: Milkontap.com.

Special thank you to this week’s show sponsor: Northwestern University’s Master of Science in Global Health Program. Find out more about it at www.sps.northwestern.edu/global.

Thank you for listening to the Hippocratic Hustle! I know that time is your most valuable resource so I really appreciate you spending some of it with me. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it!

If you’d like to help me improve and grow the podcast, send your suggestions to: [email protected]

Lastly, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, so you won’t miss an episode!

In today’s episode,  we chat with Nana Korsah, M.D. of MDWorkLifeBalance.com. She tells us all about how she went from a private practice physician working 100 hour weeks to being a locums hospitalist and life coach who is so much happier with her daily life. Don’t miss out as she gives us all of her best and tricks on finance, side gigs and self-care too.

In this episode, you will learn:

• How she went from being a full time nephrologist to a locums hospitalist.
• How and why she used Dr. Philippa Kennealy as a life coach.
• Why she decided to become a life coach as well to help balance her life.
• What a life coach can do to help you and your life.
• What Dr. Korsah’s best financial tips are for physicians.
• Why she likes to use SMART goals when writing down your financial goals.
• Why she feels that paying off student loans and debt is the key to freedom.
• Why she feels all physicians should have a side gig at their disposal.
• How to practice self-care as physicians to improve our lives.

Dr. Nana Korsah is a former nephrologist turned locums hospitalist. She has a side gig as a certified life and financial coach for physicians who want to pay off debt and live wealthy lives. She helps physicians who want to enjoy the lives they sacrificed so much to create, but they don’t know where to start. She helps them build wealth and say, “Yes,” to the lives they want.

Links we discussed in the show:

• Check out Dr. Korsah’s website: MDworklifebalance.com.
• Look into Hal Elrod’s book: The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM).
• Check out some guided meditation using apps like Headspace or Calm.

Special thank you to this week’s show sponsor: Northwestern University’s Master of Science in Global Health Program. Find out more about it at www.sps.northwestern.edu/global.

Thank you for listening to the Hippocratic Hustle! I know that time is your most valuable resource so I really appreciate you spending some of it with me. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it!

If you’d like to help me improve and grow the podcast, send your suggestions to: [email protected]

Lastly, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, so you won’t miss an episode!

This episode is a celebration of Doctor's Day. I am here to tell you how National Doctor's Day started and why. I also read the proclamation given by President George W. Bush on March 30, 1991 that made National Doctor's Day a national holiday. Lastly, I talk about what Doctor's Day means to me and why I think it's important to remember why we became doctor's in the first place and how valuable we truly are. Happy Doctor's Day to all of you. Thank you so much for being a part of this community!

Resources discussed in this episode:

• ZDoggMD on Youtube: It's not Burnout, It's Moral Injury
• Article on Burnout vs. Moral Injury by Simon Talbot and Wendy Dean