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# Kellie Stecher MD

Physician Making Positive Changes in the World

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## Posts

- [Blog](https://kelliestechermd.com/blog/) - This is the BLOG page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this
- [The Sunday Night Health Show](https://kelliestechermd.com/uncategorized/the-sunday-night-health-show/) - Listen to my latest interview on Canadian radio! I talk about my own obesity struggles and new medications available to help those struggling with their weight. I'm in the first part of the "how to deal with obesity" show located here
- [Medika Life 50 most Influential Healthcare Providers of 2022](https://kelliestechermd.com/uncategorized/medika-life-50-most-influential-healthcare-providers-of-2022/) - Kellie Lease Stecher, MD OBGYN, Author, President and Co-Founder Patient Care Heroes Physician, M.D., OBGYN, Author, Educator, Policy Consultant, Passionate, Determined, Persistent. Dr. Stecher is an advocate for justice, and a leader in the fight against institutional sexism. Her memoir, titled “Delivering” was released in October 2021. Patient Care Heroes was started as a simple
- [Open Letter to Senate HELP Committee](https://kelliestechermd.com/uncategorized/open-letter-to-senate-help-committee/) - Bernard Sanders, Chair Bill Cassidy, MD, Ranking Member Senate HELP Committee Washington DC 20510-6300 March 17, 2023 Dear Senators Sanders and Cassidy and other members of the HELP Committee – As you know, the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) 2021 published data includes estimates of a physician shortage (37,800-124,000) and a surgeon shortage (15,800-30,200)7
- [Joining Clinics IV Life board](https://kelliestechermd.com/uncategorized/joining-clinics-iv-life-board/) - I'm pleased to announce I've joined the medical advisory board of Clinics IV Life, an important charity that is helping to bring access to healthcare to those without it. In a world filled with wonderous technologies and immense wealth, there is perhaps no greater indictment of our modern society than the plight of the poor.
- [Valiant CEO's Top 20 Leaders](https://kelliestechermd.com/uncategorized/valiant-ceos-top-20-leaders/) - So grateful to be named one of Valiant CEO Magazines top 20 leaders to spy on. You can find the entire issue online here
- [Named a Healthcare Thought Steward by the Healthcare Hoagie](https://kelliestechermd.com/uncategorized/named-a-healthcare-thought-steward-by-the-healthcare-hoagie/) - From the citation here: We laymen (and women) would hardly know what a pangolin is (hint: not a pokemon) without the presence of physicians in our learning spaces. Whether in traditional or on social media, these physicians are expanding our understanding of the care we receive by democratizing access to health education and technology. There are
- [White House Fellowship](https://kelliestechermd.com/uncategorized/white-house-fellowship/) - I'd like to thank the White house for the opportunity of being a regional finalist for the 2023-2024 fellowship. While I didn't advance to the final selection the people I met and interacted with as a part of this process will stay with me forever. Founded in 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson, the White House
- [Connecticut woman delivers baby on flight to Dominican Republic: What pregnant travelers should know](https://kelliestechermd.com/uncategorized/connecticut-woman-delivers-baby-on-flight-to-dominican-republic-what-pregnant-travelers-should-know/) - By Cortney Moore Published November 01, 2022Fox NewsVideo A woman from Connecticut who gave birth on a flight to the Dominican Republic in September has returned to U.S. earlier this month after getting an emergency passport for her newborn. Kendria Rhoden of Hartford delivered her son Skylen on an American Airlines flight, according to a series
- [AMWA INSPIRE award](https://kelliestechermd.com/headlines/amwa-inspire-award/) - I'm so grateful for this honor, it's incredible to be among such amazing women! The AMWA INSPIRE Award, established by the AMWA Leadership Council, honors women physicians who inspire others because of their dedication to health care, compassion for patients, leadership, advocacy efforts, or community service. Recipients of the award may be nominated by professional
- [New Podcasts](https://kelliestechermd.com/podcasts/new-podcasts/) - Two new podcasts! Take a listen. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-kellie-stecher-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-professional/id1543615866?i=1000580612324
- [Minnesota Womens Care](https://kelliestechermd.com/headlines/minnesota-womens-care/) - I'm now working at Minnesota Womens Care! Give them a call if you need an appointment.
- [Practice Status](https://kelliestechermd.com/headlines/practice-status/) - In case anyone was wondering where I disappeared to, here is a news article about what happened. I've temporarily started working in Winona, MN. If you would like an appointment, please call 1-507-457-7701 and request me specifically.
- [Rights Talks](https://kelliestechermd.com/podcasts/rights-talks/) - I've had a busy week this week. I gave a talk at Netflix where we discussed the racial and geneder disparities that exist in healthcare. I updated their management team on current womens health concerns, access to care and the recent legislative changes we've all been struggling with. I participated in a podcast (here) with
- [But why physician models?](https://kelliestechermd.com/headlines/but-why-physician-models/) - I'll be walking the runway at New York Fashion Week to help promote mental health care and Patient Care Heroes. Wish me luck! Some more info: Break Free NYFW is an immersive designer showcase featuring fashion and social issues. The designer showcase will be held during New York Fashion Week on Saturday, September 10th, 2022 I'll be walking the runway at New York Fashion Week to help promote mental health care and Patient Care Heroes. Wish me luck! Some more info: Break Free NYFW is an immersive designer showcase featuring fashion and social issues. The designer showcase will be held during New York Fashion Week on Saturday, September 10th, 2022
- [Maternal Motrality and Infection](https://kelliestechermd.com/uncategorized/maternal-motrality-and-infection/) - One of the phrases I tell myself came directly from a Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) attending, and anyone who trained at MSU has heard this. “It’s better to have a living patient without a uterus than to bury them with it.” I remember my intern year and the first time I heard this phrase. It
- [AMWA burnout seminar](https://kelliestechermd.com/uncategorized/amwa-burnout-seminar/) - I was fortunate enough to be selected to moderate a panel on physician burnout. Check it out!
- [Aftershocks Webinar](https://kelliestechermd.com/podcasts/aftershocks-webinar/) - In the wake of the SCOTUS decision regarding Roe v Wade, there is tremendous concern about reproductive health rights.
- [Boston Globe II](https://kelliestechermd.com/headlines/boston-globe-ii/) - We’re just going to see a mass exodus of physicians who are amazing and qualified, leaving states where they cannot practice evidence-based medicine,
- [Channel 5 UK interview](https://kelliestechermd.com/headlines/channel-5-uk-interview/) - I was fortunate enough to be interviewed by Tessa Chapman for UK's Channel 5 News. Take a look!https://twitter.com/5_News/status/1541473938580148224?cxt=HHwWgMC8uamYteQqAAAA#channel5news #abortion #womensupportingwomen #HealthCare #nursing #doctor #prochoice
- [Presidents Reproductive Rights Coalition](https://kelliestechermd.com/headlines/presidents-reproductive-rights-coalition/) - m so proud to be included in the Presidents Reproductive Rights Coalition.
- [Health Tech World Interview](https://kelliestechermd.com/uncategorized/health-tech-world-interview/) - Technology in remote healthcare and the role that technology can have in supporting healthcare workers both at home and in the clinic.
- [Boston Globe Article](https://kelliestechermd.com/headlines/boston-globe-article/) - Got interviewed for the Boston Globe. #healthcare #womensrights #Prochoice #abortionishealthcare #humanrights #supremecourt #doctor #nursing
- [Consultant Life](https://kelliestechermd.com/opinion/consultant-life/) - What if all physicians and nurses were independent consultants?
- [How medical careers are like argyle sweaters](https://kelliestechermd.com/opinion/how-medical-careers-are-like-argyle-sweaters/) - Working in health care, going through medical school and residency, changes who you are.
- [Hera the Light of Women Podcast](https://kelliestechermd.com/podcasts/hera-the-light-of-women-podcast/) - Laleh Hancock, Hera Board Advisor and Host, speaks with Kellie Stecher, OBGYN and Co-Founder & President of Patient Care Heroes, about women's health, mental health and truly listening to patients, so they are heard! Kellie says, "Be the best version of you to heal". Kellie Stecher is an OBGYN and Co-Founder and President of Patient
- [Physician Shortages](https://kelliestechermd.com/opinion/physician-shortages/) - Shortages will only get worse, we continue to force physicians out, we haven’t increased residency match spots, and continue to saddle people with loans.
- [New Profile](https://kelliestechermd.com/headlines/new-profile/) - Added a new profile on Go Solo. Check it out
- [Great Grandma](https://kelliestechermd.com/opinion/great-grandma/) - My Great Grandmother was trying to feed her two kids, while in The Great Depression. She was pregnant, and knew they couldn’t afford to feed the children.
- ["Shortages"](https://kelliestechermd.com/opinion/shortages/) - Let’s talk about the doctor shortage…. Changing the training isn’t going to help. 1. We need a culture of safety and support. Moral injury is a real thing, and causing people to leave.2. There shouldn’t be medical school debt. The studies show predominantly affluent people go to medical school. Why? I still have debt. People
- [Beyond the Paper Gown Podcast](https://kelliestechermd.com/podcasts/beyond-the-paper-gown-podcast/) - Women have borne the brunt of the COVID 19 pandemic, and no where is that more evident than in health care. In today’s episode, we speak with Kellie Stecher, MD, an OBGYN and advocate for healthcare workers and for women’s equity. She’s the author of Delivering in which she records her journey through high school,
- [Beckers Healthcare Podcast Rankings](https://kelliestechermd.com/uncategorized/beckers-rankings/) - Thank you to Scott Becker and Beckers Healthcare Podcast, for giving me the opportunity to speak to all of your listeners.
- [Delivering](https://kelliestechermd.com/uncategorized/delivering/) - Let's face it - the moment you realize you need a doctor is a feeling like no other. Our trust, complicity and will to get better takes over. We need them, and we need them now.But what about the highly trained woman behind your appointment; your female MD. What does she need, and what has she been through to get where she is today?When it comes to physicians, we easily forget ourselves. And with female physicians, the ladder is even harder to climb.Kellie Stecher MD has the courage to speak out. It's the truth we've been waiting for. Could the key to healing healthcare be to fix the gender and racial inequalities that exist?This dynamic mum-of-two discusses the psychological costs of being a woman physician in today's world. And what actually happened when the virus came?So many women in the medical profession have a tale to tell. But when this Minnesota OBGYN opens up about her whole journey from childhood to MD - her very unique story makes it impossible to put down this book.This ground-breaking account will inform educate and help all to experience the extraordinary psychological pressures female physicians live through in order that you may live life to the full. Available on Kindle or paperback at Amazon
- [The Senses of Medicine](https://kelliestechermd.com/periodicals/the-senses-of-medicine/) - The Senses of Medicine Publisher: Minnesota MedicinePublished: Nov/Dec 2020 P.6-7
- [Heroes of the Pandemic](https://kelliestechermd.com/periodicals/heroes-of-the-pandemic/) - Heroes of the Pandemic Publisher: Minneapolis Star TribunePublished: 4/24/2020

## Pages

- [My Story](https://kelliestechermd.com/my-story/) - I can work with anyone to accomplish a goal. I am passionate enough to make my points known, and work to compromise to get to a mutually beneficial goal. 
- [Her-Values](https://kelliestechermd.com/my-story/her-values/) - Dr. Stecher is an advocate for justice, and a leader in the fight against institutional sexism and racisim.
- [Her-Work](https://kelliestechermd.com/her-work/) - Books: The Future Female Leader; Edited by Linda Eastman. Chapter on authenticity, and authentic leadership. 9/2021. Delivering: A personal memoir, written in essay format. It was created to bring awareness to social justice, women's rights, my personal journey through abuse and sexual assault. It also is designed to start a conversation around mental health, postpartum
- [About](https://kelliestechermd.com/about/) - Kellie Stecher is an MD, OBGYN and President of Patient Care Heroes. She was named as one of the top 50 Healthcare influencers worldwide for 2022
- [Privacy Policy](https://kelliestechermd.com/privacy-policy/) - Who we are Our website address is: https://kelliestechermd.com. What personal data we collect and why we collect it Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from
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- [Contact](https://kelliestechermd.com/contact/)
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