Kellie Stecher MD

I had this idea…. What if all physicians and nurses were independent consultants. I worked out of a hospital for ten years, made them millions, and wasn’t treated like a human. Meanwhile, as a consultant I get to feel like Jamie Bond. I get an email, they ask if I’m interested in an assignment, and…

This post originally appeared on Kevin MD Working in health care, going through medical school and residency, changes who you are.  We invest so much of ourselves and our potential futures into accomplishing board certification.  Once we achieve this feat, we often live in fear of one day losing what we have achieved.  After all,…

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. She had an abortion, which was done in an unsafe manner, and she died. She had uncontrolled bleeding. She was doing what she thought would help her family…

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…

At a time when more doctors are leaving then ever before, more then 70 percent are burned out, and an estimated 75 percent may leave in the next 5 years… 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. Link…