The Doc Lounge Podcast
By Pacific Companies
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The Doc Lounge Podcast | Physician Careers, Locum Tenens, and the Future of Healthcare
Welcome to The Doc Lounge Podcast by Pacific Companies, a leading healthcare podcast featuring conversations with physicians, healthcare executives, and industry innovators shaping the future of medicine.
Hosted by Pacific Companies, a national physician recruitment firm with more than 25 years of experience placing physicians and advanced practice providers across the United States, The Doc Lounge explores the real-world challenges and opportunities facing physicians today.
Each episode delivers insights from experienced physicians and healthcare leaders on topics that matter most to medical professionals, including:
• physician careers and specialty insights
• locum tenens opportunities and flexible physician careers
• physician salary trends and compensation models
• physician burnout, mental health, and work-life balance
• hospital leadership and healthcare system strategy
• private practice vs hospital employment
• physician entrepreneurship and innovation in medicine
• healthcare technology, AI, and the future of patient care
The podcast regularly explores the growing role of locum tenens physicians, offering insights into how temporary physician assignments provide flexibility, strong compensation, and new career pathways for physicians and advanced practice providers.
Through series like Ask the Expert, Provider’s Perspective, Crazy Cases, and Power of Partnerships, listeners gain practical advice, real stories from the front lines of medicine, and expert perspectives on how healthcare is evolving.
Whether you are:
• a practicing physician exploring locum tenens opportunities
• a medical resident researching different specialties
• a healthcare leader navigating industry change
• or a clinician looking for better work-life balance
The Doc Lounge Podcast provides valuable insights and honest conversations designed to help healthcare professionals build successful and sustainable careers in medicine.
Join a growing community of physicians, advanced practice providers, and healthcare leaders exploring the future of healthcare one conversation at a time.
Topics Frequently Covered on The Doc Lounge Podcast
The Doc Lounge regularly explores questions physicians search for, including:
• What is locum tenens for physicians?
• How much do locum tenens doctors make?
• How physicians can avoid burnout
• Physician salary trends by specialty
• Private practice vs hospital employment
• Physician leadership and healthcare innovation
• How physicians can build flexible careers in medicine
These conversations feature leading physicians, healthcare executives, and innovators sharing insights about the evolving physician workforce.
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Virtual Medical Staff: Cut Admin Costs & Denials to Under 1% | Tim Boyle
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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Dr. Sabine Hazan, MD: The Gut Microbiome & the Art of Medicine
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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MFM Pioneer, Dr. Luissa Kiprono on High-Risk Pregnancy & Telemedicine
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Regenerative Medicine, PRP & Hormone Optimization with Dr. Daniel Savarino, DO
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May 27, 2026 |
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Measles Is Back: Dr. Michael Myers on Vaccine Confidence in 2026
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May 14, 2026 |
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Menopause, HRT & Telehealth: Dr. Cathleen Brown, OB-GYN on Filling the Gap
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May 06, 2026 |
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Reversing Chronic Disease with Lifestyle Medicine | Dr. Christine Nwoha
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Reinventing Breast Cancer Screening: Mobile Imaging, AI, and the Future of Preventative Care with Dr. Ryan Polselli
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Fixing Cancer Care Inequities: Dr. Eugene Manley on Biomarker Gaps, Health Equity & System Change
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Dr. Amy Albright on Neuroscience-Backed Strategies to End Physician Burnout
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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What Healthcare Leaders Need to Know Before Adopting AI
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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How Psychedelic Therapy Is Transforming PTSD & Depression | Dr. Will Van Derveer, MD
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Ask the Expert Series: Kurtis Lee Thomas, Founder of the Just Breathe Foundation
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Provider's Perspective: Redefining Men’s Health & Peak Performance with Dr. Tracy Gapin
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Provider's Perspective: Dr. Ben Thompson, Audiologist & Founder of Treble Health
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Ask the Expert Series: Dr. Michael R. Scoma, Infectious Disease Expert and Leader
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Ask the Expert with Justin Montgomery: How Physicians & APPs Can Build Scalable CE Businesses
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Ask the Expert Series: How to Market Your Medical Practice | Sean Garner on Private Practice Growth, SEO & Patient Funnels
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Ask the Expert Series: Transforming Dementia Care with Dirk Soenksen, Ceresti Health CEO
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May 29, 2025 |
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Provider’s Perspective: Dr. Jason Giles - Breaking the Stigma Around Addiction
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May 20, 2025 |
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Provider's Perspective: Dr. Emma Jones, Author of The Phoenix Blueprint
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May 08, 2025 |
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Ask the Expert: Kevin S. Little, Founder of Little Health Law
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Ask the Expert: Dr. John Neustadt - Functional and Integrative Medicine Leader
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Ask the Expert: David Norris, CEO of Affineon Health - A Leading Healthcare AI Company
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Ask the Expert: Eric Roberge, CFP®, CEO and Financial Advisor, and Kali Roberge, COO and Creative Director of Beyond Your Hammock
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Ask the Expert: Dr. Mike Van Thielen Explains the Science of Biohacking & Longevity
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Provider’s Perspective with Dr. Jordan Romano, Internal Medicine Physician and Medical Expert Witness
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Provider’s Perspective: Dr. Flora Waples, Founder and Medical Director of RESTOR Medical Spa
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Provider's Perspective: Dr. Sui Wong, Award-Winning Neurologist, Founder of Brain Health Practice™
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Ask the Expert Series: Dilpreet Sahota, Co-Founder and CEO of Trek Health
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Ask the Expert: Dr. Mark McGinley, Author of Critical Relief: A CEO’s Guide to Transforming Hospital Culture
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Provider’s Perspective with Dr. Michael McNeel, Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Provider's Perspective: Dr. Ben Reinking, Founder of The Developing Doctor
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Provider's Perspective: Dr. Jeffrey Beecher, a Leading Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgeon
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Ask the Expert Series: Dr. Micheal Neal, Founder of Build by Team
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Ask the Expert: Samad Syed, CEO of mConsent - Dental Patient Engagement Software
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Provider’s Perspective: Dr. Keith Darrow, Head of the Hearing and Brain Centers of America
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Ask the Expert: Allen Cooper, Co-Founder and CEO of ReadyList, Inc., a Healthcare Tech Company
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May 29, 2024 |
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Ask the Expert Series: Alexis E. Gallati, Founder and Lead Tax Strategist at Cerebral Tax Advisors
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May 17, 2024 |
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Ask the Expert: Dr. Craig Joseph, Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Global
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Provider’s Perspective: Dr. G Kala Ahluwalia, Pediatrician & Founder of Kidstrong Medical Group Inc.
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Ask the Expert: Dr. Kevin Smith, ENT & Facial Plastic Surgeon, Author of The Migraine Imposter
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Ask the Expert: Shannon Seeberan, Co-Founder of CloudMedSpas - Monetizing Medically Appropriate Space
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Provider’s Perspective with Dr. Sylvia Gray, Department Chair of Surgical Specialties and Section Chair of Plastic, Hand, Pain, ENT and Orthopedics
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Ask the Expert: Dr. Paul Bass, Co-Founder of Fortune Management – America’s Largest Healthcare Practice Management Organization.
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Ask the Expert: Dr. Gino Collura, Behavioral Scientist and Author of ”Thriving Through Seven Layers of Successful Relationships"
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Provider’s Perspective with Dr. Jordan Cooper, DDS, Entrepreneur and Bestselling Author of Chasing the Blue Marlin
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Provider’s Perspective with Dr. Brandi Jackson, Inpatient Psychiatric Medical Director.
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Ask the Expert: Dr. Jill Wade – Co-Founder of Progressive Finance for Healthcare Professionals
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Locum Tenens Provider’s Perspective with Dr. Thomas Bey - Interventional and Neuro-Interventional Radiologist
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Ask the Expert: Jennifer Krippner, Healthcare Leadership Expert on Physician Retention
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Ask the Expert Series: Dr. Jay Shah, Chief Medical Officer at Aktiia & Hypertension Expert
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May 30, 2023 |
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Ask the Expert: Mike Seyfer with Digital Marketing Strategies for Doctors
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May 17, 2023 |
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The Power of Partnerships Featuring Michelle Mabray of CHI Mercy Health
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Providers Perspective with Dr. Susan Badidi - Family Medicine Focus
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Ask the Expert with Colin Carr: Real Estate Expert for Healthcare Professionals
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Crazy Cases with Physiatrist, Dr. Zeeshan Tayeb
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Providers Perspective with Dr. Mike Lee - Emotional Resilience
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Crazy Cases with Opthalmologist, Dr.Daniel Bustos
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Providers Perspective with Dr. Mike Lee- Emotional Resiliance
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Crazy Cases- with Dr. Mark Dowell- ”He is diagnosed with what??”
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Providers Perspective with Dr. Daniel Bustos
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Providers Perspective With ”Dr. Natalie” -Pediatrics, Covid 19 and the Vaccine Advice
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Providers Perspective with Dr. Laura Purdy
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Ask the Expert: Everything Locum Tenens with Dr. Andrew Wilner
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Ask the Expert with Attorney Leiza Dolghih : Understanding Non-Compete Agreements
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Providers Perspective With Dr. Kate Schmitz
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Physician Leadership with Dr. Robert Underwood
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Providers Perspective with Dr. John Robinson - Neurology
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Providers Perspective - Electrophysiology with Dr. John Hynes
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Providers Perspective with Dr. Sheila Bloomquist
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Crazy Cases with Dr. Ira Ellis - Catfished by a Case
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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Access to Care with Dr. Mark Dowell
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May 21, 2021 |
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Crazy Cases with Dr. Russell Gross - Retired General Surgeon Looks Back at his Career
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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Ask The Expert with Chris Kahl - Evaluating a Practice
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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Ask the Expert with Dr.Errin Weisman- Rediscovering your Purpose as a Physician & Balancing Motherhood and Medicine
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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Power of Partnership with Steve Jacobs
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Ask the Expert - Recruitment & Retention with Brad Guthrie
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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The Power of Partnership with Utica Park Clinic
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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Crazy Cases with Dr. Steven Kushel - The Mantra
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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The Power of Partnership with Kim Collins
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Providers Perspective with Dr. Andrew Bazakis - Emergency Medicine
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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Ask the Expert- Why Use a Recruitment Firm?
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Ask The Expert with Rich Gehrke - Physician Recruitment- The Pacific Companies Difference
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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Providers Perspective with Dr. Yazan Abou-Ismail- Hematology/Oncology
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Physician Burnout with Dr. Mike Lee
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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Bonus Episode: Covid-19 with EM Advanced Practice Providers, Julie Beehler & Cassandra Karn
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May 12, 2020 |
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Crazy Cases with Dr. Daniel Bustos - The Telemedicine Emergency
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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Crazy Cases with Dr. Zee Tayeb - Mystery Pain
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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Provider's Perspective with Dr. Mike Lee - Family Medicine
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Mar 31, 2020 |
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Bonus Episode: Understanding Covid-19 with Dr. Ian Frani
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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Provider's Perspective with Dr. Kamala Tamirisa - Electrophysiology
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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Crazy Cases with Dr. Fahad Malik - Above the Legal Limit
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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Provider's Perspective with Dr. Wael Saasouh - Anesthesiology
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Mar 03, 2020 |
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Crazy Cases with Dr. John Neely - You're not gonna die today!
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Feb 25, 2020 |
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Provider's Perspective with Dr. Jason Yaun - Pediatrics
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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Crazy Cases with Dr. Chuck Thurston - The Rabies Outbreak
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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Crazy Cases with Dr. Natasha Banerjee - Rare Kidney Cancer
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Feb 13, 2020 |
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Provider's Perspective with Dr. Steve Hodges - Pediatric Urologist
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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Crazy Cases with Dr. Mark Nolan Hill- The Unconventional Cure & The Hernia
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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Crazy Cases with Dr. Natalie Lambajian Drummond- The Irritable Baby
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Feb 04, 2020 |
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Coming Soon! Introducing our new series, Crazy Cases. Episode Sneak Peak.
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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Provider's Perspective with Dr. Natasha Banerjee, Oncologist
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Jan 24, 2020 |
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Provider's Perspective with Alyssa Kahl, 4th Year Medical Student
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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Physician Immigration with Ann Massey Badmus, Strategist & Immigration Attorney
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Jan 17, 2020 |
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Provider's Perspective with Dr. Joanne Rink, General Surgeon
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Jan 14, 2020 |
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Provider's Perspective with Dr. Graham Wagner, Physiatrist
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Jan 07, 2020 |
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Provider's Perspective with Dr. Carole Lieberman, Media and Forensic Psychiatrist
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Jan 02, 2020 |
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Provider's Perspective with Dr. Amit Momaya - Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon
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Dec 31, 2019 |
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Provider's Perspective with Dr. Felice Gersh - Gynecologist & Integrated Medicine
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Dec 26, 2019 |
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Provider's Perspective with Dr. Michael Fenster - Interventional Cardiologist/ Professor of Culinary Medicine
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Dec 23, 2019 |
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Provider's Perspective with Dr. Ramin Baschshi - CEO of United Cerebral Palsy of Orange County, CA
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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Provider's Perspective with Dr. Mohammad H. Cheema - Sleep Medicine
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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Provider's Perspective with Katie Thompson, PA - Forensic Medicine
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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Ask the Expert with Rob Miller - Current Challenges in the Market
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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Provider’s Perspective with Dr. Daniel Bustos - Ophthalmologist
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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Ask the Expert with David Rubio - Community Practice Profile
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Dec 03, 2019 |
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Provider's Perspective with Dr. Craig Louisy - General Surgeon
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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Provider's Perspective with Dr. Philip Demman - Anesthesiologist
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Nov 21, 2019 |
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Practicing in Rural Tennessee with Dr. Russell Gross - General Surgeon
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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Providers Perspective with Cassandra Karn, PA-C & Jen Swisher, PA-C - Emergency Department
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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Provider's Perspective with Dr. Melanie Lin - Internal Medicine
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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Practice Partnership Law with Grant Genovese & Baratta LLP
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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Provider's Perspective with 2nd year Fellow, Dr. Ryan Kahl - Gastroenterology
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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The Next Step for Residents & Fellows
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Nov 12, 2019 |