Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry

In today's episode, we step into the high-stakes world of medical residency interviews, a crucial juncture in the careers of future physicians. As medical students across the nation embark on this nerve-wracking journey, we aim to equip you with the best advice and strategies to ace your interviews and answer the most challenging questions with confidence.

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Key Discussion Points:

• Residency Interview Season: We'll delve into the nuances of the residency interview process, providing key insights on how to present your best self to potential programs.
• Common Residency Interview Questions: Understanding what questions you might face, we'll dissect what interviewers are looking for in your answers and how to articulate your responses effectively.
• Interview Prep Tips: From traditional questions to behavioral and situational inquiries, we'll cover how to prepare for a wide range of topics, ensuring you're ready for anything that comes your way.

This episode is a must-watch for medical students seeking to navigate the residency interview process successfully.

LINKS:

• AAFP's List of Residency Interview Questions

So, let's talk about whether or not becoming a physician is still worth it in the year 2023 onwards…

If you'd be told that you'd have to spend around $218,000 and about 10-11 years to become a physician—not to mention the immense amount of stress, burnout, and lack of autonomy you'd go through once you get in the field, would you be willing to take the leap to sign up for that job?

In a previous episode, we discussed how 1 in 4 US medical students consider quitting before they even become physicians. This is in relation to becoming extremely overwhelmed by concerns, such as but not limited to mental health and finances, so bad that most don't plan to treat patients anymore.

Having said that, it begs the natural question: in the year 2023, going into 2024, is being a physician still even worth it?

Join me in a two-part series as I give answers on both sides: yes, I still think being a physician is worth it; but also no, I don't think it's worth doing in the year 2023 and beyond.

Why you need to check this episode:

• Discover the reasons why a lot of people say "I do not want to be a doctor" and/or "Being a physician is not for me";
• Find out what kind of life and work people aspiring to become physicians are signing up for; and
• Understand why, for those reasons, being a physician is not worth it in the year 2023 onwards

"Not having the autonomy to their own time and giving it to a system that does not love them back is a recipe to have people saying, 'I don't want to become a physician next year…in five years…in ten years."– Dr. Berry Pierre

Notable Quotes:

"It (the cost of going to medical school) is the reason why we have less and less people who want to obtain the right to call themselves a physician and more and more reasons why pre-med students are not choosing this profession to be the one that they ride off until the sunset with." – Dr. Berry Pierre

"The lengthy time of training has really caused a lot of people to say, 'You know what? I do not want to be a doctor.'" – Dr. Berry Pierre

"Technology is good; I'm not ever going to say technology is 100% bad. But technology is a big reason why physicians are staying away from the field of medicine and why pre-meds and students are saying, 'That is not for me'." – Dr. Berry Pierre

"Every time you take less and less, guess who makes more? The insurance companies." – Dr. Berry Pierre

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In today's episode, we delve into a crisis that's been brewing within the medical community – the pervasive and severe issue of burnout affecting medical and nursing students. A new, eye-opening study has shed light on the daunting reality that 1 in 4 medical students are considering leaving the profession entirely, with many expressing no intention to engage in patient care. This alarming trend has significant implications for the future of healthcare and requires an urgent and thoughtful response.

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Key Discussion Points:

• Rising Burnout Among Medical Students: We'll analyze the recent study and discuss the alarming statistics surrounding medical student burnout.
• Why Burnout is Prevalent in Healthcare: We're going to break down the factors contributing to this widespread issue in the medical community.
• Effects of Burnout: Exploring how burnout impacts not only the medical students and residents but also the nurses who are integral to patient care.
• Solutions and Support: We will consider actionable strategies and interventions that could alleviate burnout and support our future healthcare workers.
• This deep dive into the challenges faced by the next generation of healthcare providers is essential for understanding the systemic changes needed to prevent a potential crisis in patient care.

LINKS:

• The Hill – Report on U.S. Medical Student Burnout

So, let's discuss why your doctor is not the boss anymore...

Traditionally, we are accustomed to doctors telling us "Do this, take that, and see me again in three months".

While that kind of relationship is generally thought to be effective, it doesn't actually work for everyone. Different doctors act differently, just as different patients have different needs.

This is why it is so crucial for patients to recognize the type of doctor-patient relationship that fits them, and for doctors to adjust to what their patients need.

So join me today as I talk about the different types of doctor-patient relationships, and shed light as to why your doctor is not your boss anymore.

Why you need to check this episode:

• Discover the four pillars of a great doctor-patient relationship;
• Learn and understand the three doctor-patient relationship models; and
• Find out why it is important for you to know which type of patient you are, and which relationship model fits you

"Trust, knowledge, loyalty, and regard; those are the four components that make a great doctor-patient relationship."– Dr. Berry Pierre

Notable Quotes:

"Patients are becoming much more proactive in their care, much more proactive in trying to get some information." – Dr. Berry Pierre

"Patients want to know that they are learning as well. Patients want to know that they are growing as well. Patients want to know that they have some satisfaction as well." – Dr. Berry Pierre

"I believe that if you are doing all those four components (trust, knowledge, loyalty, and regard) correctly, then patients' satisfaction will be through the roof regardless of what a Google review says." – Dr. Berry Pierre

"The reason why your doctor is not your boss anymore is because you haven't found your relationship with the doctor who you actually like going to." – Dr. Berry Pierre

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So, let's discuss why your doctor needs to be your health coach...

In last week's episode, we talked about the importance of having patients trust and believe you as their doctor.

But given the growing popularity of health and wellness coaching and the increasing trust patients place in coaches over physicians, lately, there's a question that I've been asking myself a lot.

Is just being a doctor enough? What is it about health and wellness coaches that got people rather listening to them than us?

Join me as we explore the answers that I've found and recognize the fact that more than being just doctors, we need to be our patients/clients/customers' coaches if we really want them to live a better and healthier lives.

Why you need to check this episode:

• Understand the importance of having doctors apply skills and approaches used by health coaches when talking to a patient/customer/client;
• Find out what doctors need to "steal" from health coaches' approach to provide better patient/customer/client care; and
• Discover the power of accountability and encouragement in empowering patients/clients/customers for better health

"At the end of the day, a more satisfied patient/client/customer is going to have better outcomes. It is what it is. If your patient/client/customer is more satisfied with your level of coaching—not your level of care, they are going to have better outcomes."– Dr. Berry Pierre

Notable Quotes:

You have to be the health coach in your client/patient/customer's life if you want them to get better, if you want them to live longer, [and] if you want them to live a more fulfilling and wellness life." – Dr. Berry Pierre

"We have to improve the communication, and I think taking a coaching approach to it does many wonders than our kind of old standard because clearly, that isn't working." – Dr. Berry Pierre

"If we really want to be the best in our profession, if we really want our patients to trust us [and] to believe us, we have to do a better job coaching them with their goals and making sure that we're setting realistic expectations for their goals." – Dr. Berry Pierre

"We got to be able to steal some of these traits that the coaches have; we got to take them. And you got to take them in your office, your hospital—wherever you see your patients at—if the goal is to really take care of the patient." – Dr. Berry Pierre

"I don't care what you want to call them, but whatever you call them that gives them the most level of respect, that's what you should be using." – Dr. Berry Pierre

"At the end of the day, a more satisfied patient/client/customer is going to have better outcomes. It is what it is. If your patient/client/customer is more satisfied with your level of coaching—not your level of care, they are going to have better outcomes." – Dr. Berry Pierre

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In today's episode of Real Doctor Reacts, we dive into the revealing and controversial pricing strategy of Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral treatment, Paxlovid. Pfizer has unveiled a nearly $1,400 price tag for a five-day course of this crucial antiviral, ushering in a series of questions and debates regarding pharmaceutical practices, accessibility, and the business dynamics in play during a global pandemic.

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Key Discussion Points:

• Business as Usual for Pharmaceutical Companies: A Critical Look at Pfizer's Approach, aligning it within broader pharmaceutical industry trends and assessing whether this move echoes conventional profit-driven tactics.
• The New Pricing Structure: What's the Timeline?: Unraveling when this new pricing will be instituted, and the anticipated immediate effects on the access and distribution of the antiviral.
• Dissecting the Impact: Insured vs. Uninsured: A detailed breakdown of how this pricing strategy impacts different segments of society, delineating between the experiences of insured individuals compared to those without insurance.

LINKS:

• Pfizer's Price Setting of Paxlovid\

So, let's talk about the doctor-patient relationship.

Even in the year 2023, despite the advancements in the field of medicine, many people still just can't trust doctors. And I have to admit, most of the reasons for that are on us.

And just a couple of weeks ago, while attending different conferences, my mind was blown by the sheer amount of people who said that they made a pivot in their life based on a direction from a doctor. Hearing people say "I don't trust this guy", "I don't trust what he's telling me", and "I kept persevering despite what a doctor told me" hit me like a punch in the gut.

So join me for today's episode, as I talk about some of the reasons that I think people don't trust doctors while giving some of my rationale behind it.

Why you need to check this episode:

• Find out why you should never take information from the internet as an alternative to a healthcare professional's advice;
• Understand why acknowledging the long history between medicine and African-American people is crucial in regaining their trust in the healthcare system;
• Understand the importance of clear and proper communication, and why it is the doctor who should always adjust the doctor-patient relationship

"The patient isn't the one who should have to adjust in the doctor-patient relationship. It should be the doctor who has to adjust."– Dr. Berry Pierre

Notable Quotes:

"Because information is accessible to everyone, and is free for the most part, you can have an instance where misinformation will lead you away from those in the professional business." – Dr. Berry Pierre

"Unfortunately, doctors have been put on the front line of a lot of negative media attention associated with healthcare. And unfortunately, it's something that hasn't seemed to improve or hasn't seemed to change, if you ask me." – Dr. Berry Pierre

"I understand that if your political influence can influence you to act a certain way outside of medicine, best believe – and even though I know that doctors will try to tell you that they are doing a great job – that that political influence is going to impact how they take care of the patients in front of them." – Dr. Berry Pierre

"We got some historical baggage that we still have to unload. And I don't want people to forget it… I don't want people to act like it never happened. It was the foundation of medicine to treat minorities – especially black patients – badly and wrong." – Dr. Berry Pierre

"If you keep a patient who has the same race or same gender, they're more likely to trust their healthcare professional." – Dr. Berry Pierre

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In today's episode of my Doctors Reacts series, we dive into the contentious issue that has gripped sports enthusiasts and the general public alike - Aaron Rodgers' decision to challenge Travis Kelce to a debate on vaccines. This drama started when Aaron a known anti-vaxxer decided to call Travis Mr. Pfizer after Travis appeared in a commercial promoting the COVID-19 vaccine. To make matters worse Aaron challenges him to debate on not the topic of football but the topic of the COVID-19 vaccine. A topic that neither is even capable of having. This again embodies the continued intense divisions surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Our discussion will revolve around the following points:

• Aaron Rodgers: The Anti-Vaxxer Stance: We'll dissect Rodgers' anti-vaccine perspective, scrutinizing the motivations and inconsistencies behind his public statements.
• Travis Kelce: The Pfizer Spokesman: In contrast, Kelce's alignment with Pfizer and his proactive stance toward vaccination will be put under the lens, mapping out the broader implications of his advocacy.
• Rodgers vs. Kelce: The Vaccine Debate:

LINKS:

• Rodgers-Kelce Vaccine Debate
• Kelce's Stand Against Rodgers'

So, let's talk about the importance of pivoting as we discuss the shifts that will shape our content journey from this point forward…

A lot of changes typically occur during the last quarter of the year. Especially as the holidays are fast approaching, we hear a lot of people say, "I want to change what I'm doing" and "I want to change my dietary habits."

In essence, this demonstrates our eagerness to embrace change for improvement.

And because I wanted to be better and bring you the best content, I, too, asked myself.

What are the things that need to be improved here so people can better resonate with our content? What do we need to change here to convey better the important message, which is "Empower Yourself for Better Health"?

Join me in this episode as I share with you the answers that I think will help me give you the best product every step of the way. Together, let's empower ourselves for better health!

Why you need to check this episode:

• Understand how breast cancer is affecting lots of people, both women and men, in various parts of the world;
• Discover statistics concerning breast cancer cases, highlighting how it's a serious concern that needs to be addressed as soon as possible; and
• Find out how your family history matters in the discussion of this concern, and why it's better to have it checked and discovered early

"Early detection equals more options to save your life."– Dr. Berry Pierre

Notable Quotes:

"Medicine is my life, [and] medicine is not going nowhere, but there's a way that I want to help convey the message to kind of get to the audience." – Dr. Berry Pierre

"Once you recognize who you want to talk to, it makes the messaging much easier." – Dr. Berry Pierre

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So, let's talk about breast cancer as Breast Cancer Awareness Month starts…

We're going into the last quarter of the year. How many of you have had your annual wellness check-ups?

So many people choose to let things happen to them for reasons like lack of trust, wherewithal, or ignorance, and later on, suffer the consequences for being too late.

Regardless of the illness, remember that early detection is still key to more chances of being saved.

So, as we welcome the month of October, we will talk about breast cancer and the importance of having the awareness and initiative to immediately act on it.

It's about time for you to get checked and cross that 'my breasts are not trying to kill me' thought off your list.

Why you need to check this episode:

• Understand how breast cancer is affecting lots of people, both women and men, in various parts of the world;
• Discover statistics concerning breast cancer cases, highlighting how it's a serious concern that needs to be addressed as soon as possible; and
• Find out how your family history matters in the discussion of this concern, and why it's better to have it checked and discovered early

"Early detection equals more options to save your life."– Dr. Berry Pierre

Notable Quotes:

"It's such an important disease, because just like colon cancer, if we catch it early enough, we could stomp it out. There's a 99% 5-year survival rate for breast cancer if caught in these early stages." – Dr. Berry Pierre

"As a primary care physician, or just a physician in general, you should always ask your patient the question and always allow your patient to give you the answer." – Dr. Berry Pierre

"The fact that you think that only women could get breast cancer, and a lot of you guys think that [and] I don't know where you all got that from, let's stop that today. Everyone's wearing pink because men and women can get breast cancer." – Dr. Berry Pierre

"If we want to know 'how do you fall into that 99%', everything starts from 'when did you start looking for it?" – Dr. Berry Pierre

"Them getting checked—those who are older than you—is just as important as you getting checked yourself." – Dr. Berry Pierre

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Resources:

• Healthy Habits
• Lifestyle Changes for Breast Cancer Prevention
• Healthy Living Tips from a Scientist