073: ‘It’s time Doctors take back Healthcare’ with Dr. Cedric Rutland MD

Dr. Cedric ‘Jamie’ Rutland MD – Pulmonary / Critical Care

* Pulmonologist

* Critical Care Intensivist

* WestCoastLung – Rutland Medical Group

* Undergrad: University of California Davis

* MedSchool: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

* Residency: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

* Fellowship: University of Kansas School of Medicine

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Description:

Dr. Rutland is a Pulmonary Critical Care Physician in Southern California. He attended College and the University of California Davis, attended Medical School and residency at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and fellowship at the University of Kansas for Pulmonary Critical Care. Dr. Rutland is triple board certified in Int Med, Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine and is the owner of WestCoastLung within the Rutland Medical Group. He is the Vice President of the association of healthcare social media is the National spokesperson for the American Lung Association and is popularly known for his social media presence on Instagram and on youtube where he hosts the show Medicine Deconstructed. Dr. Rutland is an interstitial lung disease expert with a passion for lung disease, sneakers, and teaching.

In this episode we dive deep discussing his path to medicine, how he learned to concentrate and focus, the sacrifices he made to become a physician, why physicians need to learn to communicate better, and why every medical school should teach the business of medicine.

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