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The High Risk of Healthcare Part 2: GPOs

Rebekah Bernard

Aug 22, 202126 min read

The High Risk of Healthcare Part 2: GPOs

In part 2 of this discussion with Dr. Marion Mass, a pediatrician and the co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America , we learn about...

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The High Cost of Healthcare with Marion Mass MD - Part 1

Rebekah Bernard

Aug 15, 202123 min read

The High Cost of Healthcare with Marion Mass MD - Part 1

We all know that the health care system in the United States is expensive, with the U.S. spending more than any other developed nation....

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Physician assistant and PA-turned-physician discuss the state of the PA profession

Rebekah Bernard

Jul 28, 202126 min read

Physician assistant and PA-turned-physician discuss the state of the PA profession

When it comes to discussing the differences between physician assistants (PAs) and physicians, there is no one better to address the...

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Does corporate healthcare contribute to physician moral injury?

Rebekah Bernard

Jul 18, 202125 min read

Does corporate healthcare contribute to physician moral injury?

One of the biggest issues in medicine today is physician burnout, with almost 50% of all physicians reporting making active plans to...

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Investigative journalist exposes the dangers of 'MD Lites'

Rebekah Bernard

Jul 12, 202120 min read

Investigative journalist exposes the dangers of 'MD Lites'

We are joined on the podcast by Eric Starkman, an investigative journalist who works to shed light on dangerous corporate practices in...

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Standardized exams: what it takes to become a physician and the failure of the DNP USMLE experiment

Rebekah Bernard

Jul 6, 202121 min read

Standardized exams: what it takes to become a physician and the failure of the DNP USMLE experiment

The pathway to becoming a licensed physician in the United States requires nine to eleven years of formal education, and all physicians...

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Podcast: Psychiatry tips for physician wellness: preventing and treating burnout and addiction

Rebekah Bernard

Jul 4, 202121 min read

Podcast: Psychiatry tips for physician wellness: preventing and treating burnout and addiction

About 42% of physicians report feeling burned out, and about half of all doctors are making active plans to leave the practice of...

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A nurse's journey to becoming a physician: From RN, BSN, MSN, CNS, CCNP to MD-MBA

Rebekah Bernard

Jul 3, 202121 min read

A nurse's journey to becoming a physician: From RN, BSN, MSN, CNS, CCNP to MD-MBA

Dr. Toni Manougian has done it all. Starting as an RN diploma graduate, Dr. Manougian obtained her bachelor's in nursing, followed by a...

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Transcript to podcast: "JAMA Neurology's solution to neurologist shortage: Just substitute NPs/ PAs"

Rebekah Bernard

Jun 27, 202123 min read

Transcript to podcast: "JAMA Neurology's solution to neurologist shortage: Just substitute NPs/ PAs"

On May 24, 2021, JAMA, or the Journal of the American Medical Association, published a viewpoint entitled: “Advanced Practice...

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Rebekah Bernard

Jun 19, 202118 min read

Transcript - Cochrane's 18 Tall Tales

Drs. Rebekah Bernard, Niran Al-Agba, and Phil Shaffer break down the 2018 Cochrane Review "Nurses as Substitutes for Physicians in...

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Transcript - There's Something About Mary

Rebekah Bernard

Jun 12, 202117 min read

Transcript - There's Something About Mary

Drs. Rebekah Bernard, Niran Al-Agba, and Phil Schaffer discuss researcher Mary Mundinger's recent Wall Street Journal letter, which...

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Thank you California Society of Anesthesiologists!

Rebekah Bernard

Jan 6, 20212 min read

Thank you California Society of Anesthesiologists!

Huge thank you to Rita Agarwal, MD and the California Society of Anesthesiologists for your fantastic review of our book Patients at...

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Coming November 16 from Universal Publishers!

Rebekah Bernard

Oct 31, 20201 min read

Coming November 16 from Universal Publishers!

Patients at Risk: The Rise of the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant in Healthcare exposes a vast conspiracy of political...

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