Family Medicine

Today’s episode is with Dr. Billy Goldberg.  Some of you may recognize Dr. Goldberg from his work as an author.  His first book, Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You’d Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini, was published in August 2005 and reached #1 on the New York Times Best Sellers list, read more…

The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way. –Marcus Aurelius As health systems and universities face unprecedented change, budget cuts, and the transition to distance learning during coronavirus (COVID-19), medical educators are finding ways to not only survive but thrive in a digital environment.   High-quality, comprehensive, online educational content read more…

Normally on this show I sit down and talk to leaders from various backgrounds such as medicine, business, and entertainment to learn about their successes and failures, ideas and ambitions, and most valuable lessons they’d like to share with you. However in this episode, the tables are reserved and I am interviewed by Vinny Vallarine, read more…

“Can I get a Rosh Review discount?” This is a common question. And we have an uncommon answer. My name is Mike Sanders. I am the Chief Operating Officer of Rosh Review. At Rosh Review, we are passionate about aligning with organizations that seek to elevate the profession using our content, technology, and analytics. We read more…

Magical is how I would describe Dr. Dara Kass. She is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, where she also serves as the director of Equity and Inclusion for the Emergency Department.  After completing her residency at SUNY Downstate Medical School and Kings County Hospital, she served as faculty of read more…

Today’s conversation has been a long time in the making.  There is no justice I can do in this introduction to Dr. Lewis Goldfrank that would convey the impact he has had not only on me, but on the world. Dr. Goldfrank is the former chairman of the department of emergency medicine at New York read more…

Over the last few days, we’ve been working with Cleavon MD, an emergency medicine physician on the COVID-19 frontlines in New York City, to create this informative and important public service announcement. Please watch and share with all of your family and friends, especially anyone 18 to 40 years old who needs to see this! read more…

Anything said in advance of a pandemic seems alarmist. After a pandemic begins, anything one has said or done is inadequate. –Michael Leavitt, former US Secretary of Health As news surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to evolve at breakneck speed, I have watched firsthand via social media as my physician colleagues work tirelessly to read more…

“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.” – Seneca As coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread, campuses are suspending spring semester face-to-face instruction. Family medicine residencies need to quickly adapt to distance learning in a short time span. Program directors, chief residents, and Designated Institutional Officials (DIOs) are asking similar questions: How do I read more…

I have made almost every financial mistake that new physicians should avoid, including going into forbearance and deferment, buying the doctor house and car, not living on a budget, and not prioritizing paying down student loan debt. To be clear, I had significant debt—similar to that of the average graduating medical school student in the read more…

Last year, we wrote about how we have the best customers, and it’s still true. They not only stay calm during a stressful time in their lives, but they continue to send us some of the funniest, heartfelt, and most gracious messages. We can’t keep these notes to ourselves, so here are our favorite customer read more…

Surviving years of medical training requires a certain personality type—one with a willingness to skip the party, stay home and study, work on both Saturday and Sunday, and switch from night shifts to day shifts and then back to nights without a break in between. Yet, this commitment and lifestyle might be incompatible with starting read more…