Full Podcast: Dr. Derek Weyhrauch @derekweyhrauch_md - PART 2 - Dr. Gallagher's Podcast x Dose of Dental Podcast #155

24/06/2025 1h 6min Episodio 155
Full Podcast:  Dr. Derek Weyhrauch @derekweyhrauch_md - PART 2 - Dr. Gallagher's Podcast x Dose of Dental Podcast #155

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Top 5 Topics:- Marathon vs. Residency: Why a 100-Mile Ultra Marathon Was Easier Than On Call In Medical Training- Exposing the Broken U.S. Healthcare System: Doctors Speak Out on Insurance Denials and Moral Injury- How a Pediatric Cardiologist Balances Medicine, Family, and Racing Ironmans- Dark Truth of Residency: Dark Thoughts, 36-Hour Shifts, and No Support- Fixing Healthcare Starts Now: Radical Solutions from Doctors Who’ve Had EnoughYouTube Link:https://youtu.be/4eYG1Gb9P6E Podcast Link:https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/wmu4bBOHkUb Quotes & Wisdom:❝ Commit to the process, not the outcome. ❞ – Dr. Weyhrauch (02:03)❝ I told myself: I’m not trying to go viral. I’m trying to teach people how not to have a heart attack. ❞ – Dr. Weyhrauch (04:52)❝ There were times in fellowship I fantasized about terminal illness—not to die, but just so it would end without quitting. ❞ – Dr. Weyhrauch (13:24)❝ It took me three years of good attending life to feel mentally balanced again. ❞ – Dr. Weyhrauch (14:47)❝ If a Navy SEAL says therapy saved his life, maybe I should listen. ❞ – Dr. Weyhrauch (18:55)❝ My therapist told me I could fool even her into thinking I was fine. She was right. ❞ – Dr. Weyhrauch (19:28)❝ Let’s fix healthcare, then retire. No other policy distractions. ❞ – Brendan & Dr. Weyhrauch (47:47)❝ Leadville was easier than a call shift. ❞ – Dr. Weyhrauch (57:54)❝ You’re basically posting your personality when you post on social media. ❞ – Dr. Weyhrauch (58:18)❝ We need more clinician leaders in power, not administrators optimizing profit. ❞ – Dr. Weyhrauch (32:41)❝ Let’s leave medicine better than we found it. ❞ – Dr. Weyhrauch (44:27)Questions:10:43 – “When was the switch where life became worth it again post-training?”11:10 – “How did you get into your optimal day-to-day comfort zone?”13:13 – “So how long were your call shifts in fellowship?”14:47 – “Did your quality of life improve steadily or was there a tipping point?”21:01 – “Do you want your kids to go into medicine?”21:53 – “Why are we still using outdated residency models from cocaine-era creators?”24:41 – “Which insurance provider denied that post-op heart ultrasound?”30:24 – “Could an income-based insurance model help underserved areas?”36:27 – “How do foreign medical graduates enter U.S. residencies?”39:05 – “Is hiring foreign-trained doctors a workaround to pay them less?”54:24 – “How many days off do you get yearly to plan races?”58:43 – “What’s in your basement gym setup?”Now available on:- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel- Dose of Dental Podcast #155- 6.2025#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctorgallagherpodcast #doctorgallagherspodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #doctorlife #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher

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