Can market and social norms work to your benefit during negotiations? What are common mistakes to avoid? How do you determine your worth as a doctor? Dr. Josh Daily, a pediatric cardiologist and program director, and Jillian Vestal, a licensed attorney who specializes in doctor contracts explain the struggle many doctors face during contract negotiation and how to equip yourself for more advantageous outcomes. Dr. Daily and Jillian share practical tips for doctors to utilize during this phase.

Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer at Knownwell, Dr. Angela Fitch discusses the importance of recognizing obesity as a chronic disease, the insurance barriers surrounding access to medication for patients and how the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) could solve the approach to treatment across the nation. Would the passing of TROA eliminate the issues surrounding a carve-out insurance plan? What will the continuation of selling compounded versions of the patented weight loss drugs mean when shortages end? Dr. Fitch, who is board certified in internal medicine, pediatrics and obesity medicine walks us through the challenges in obesity care for clinicians and patients alike and how she hopes to implement change.

Med-Peds hospitalist, residency program director, and PhD candidate Dr. Ben Kinnear discusses how time-variable training impacts learning amongst students and residents and the importance of evolving medical training to ensure residents are prepared to provide high-quality care for patients. Is time-variable learning the best path forward for quality medical training? Will unionization of hospitals become the norm in the foreseeable future? Dr. Kinnear walks us through his thoughts on competency-based learning and how it can lead to more effective results for learners.

Entrepreneur Mark Cuban discusses the vital role risk mitigation plays in rising healthcare costs, the effect medical school costs have on access to quality care, and how AI could impact the medical community. Can transparency impact the cost of care? Would offering medical education for free mitigate the proclaimed physician shortage? Does AI make sense as a tool in the medical industry? Mark shares his knowledge and wisdom surrounding the climate of healthcare and how these changes could impact doctors and patients.

Entrepreneur Mark Cuban discusses the importance of transparency in health care and how Cost Plus Drugs is disrupting the market by creating accessible medications for those who need it. How can health care extend transparency for the greater good? How do pharmacy benefit managers affect the price of your prescriptions? Mark explains the current cost structure inefficiencies and gives an overview of his vision for improvement.

Surgeon, CEO, author, and professor Dr. Robert Pearl, a trailblazer in the medical community, talks about generative AI and the role it could play in the future of medicine. Can generative AI fill in the gaps within healthcare for patients and clinicians alike? Who is liable as AI enters the workforce? Dr. Pearl dives into the numerous scenarios where generative AI could improve the medical world as we know it and how it could affect patient outcomes.

Pediatric nephrologist Dr. Bryan Carmody joins us as we discuss what the future of medical education and residency selection looks like in addition to the rise of doctor unions and potential workforce changes. Is a lottery system the solution to a fair Match? What is causing the increase in unionization among residents and attendings? How will new pathways for IMGs change the doctor workforce? The Sheriff of Sodium walks us through the various possibilities of what may be to come.

Being a doctor in America can be hard; the hosts of The Podcast For Doctors (By Doctors) know from experience. Join Dr. Michael Jerkins and Dr. Ned Palmer, practicing physicians and co-founders of a national financial platform for doctors, as they have real talk on what matters to doctors and their lives.

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