We are different human beings.
And this becomes readily apparent when we go through a medical school and we are replaced in a hierarchy according to our grades or some medical schools may not do that anymore and they place it as pass or fail.
But we see people that are inherently or they seem to be faster than maybe we are. And this gets even more pronounced in residency when we're asked to see so many patients in the clinic, around on so many patients in the hospital. And being slow is often looked down upon.
But some instances, being slow is much better.
For instance, when you're teaching a patient, you're trying to teach them how to take a medication, how to care for their post op surgical wound, and how to report back to you and when they should get back to you.
But sometimes if you're not churning through patients and turning them, you know, in and out, then, you know, your residency directctor may talk to you or the resident chief, myself included , in that instance, may talk to you about how slow you may be going.
And in some cases, there are, you know, realities where people are like, I'm just, you know, want to take a break and I'm going to go slow today.
And that should be fine.
It should be recognized that we have circadian rhythms, that we have this ability or need to recoupperateperate from this onslaught of stress that doesn't seem to let go or stop in residency.
But for some reason, it's not very focused upon.
But I want to tell you, if you're listening that it is okay to slow down, it's okay.
It should be okay to slow down.
It should be okay to take your time and actually connect and talk with patients.
And the fact that, you know, a group of doctors created a whole separate approach to medicine called direct primary care should be a proof that this is what needs to be done.
So I want you to kind of think about how you approach a patient and how there's multipitude other residents and doctors who really want to slow down.
They want to, but they can't.
They can't say it in residency because once they do, then they may be looked down upon.
They may have to repeat a rotation and lose one of their optional rotations where they get to choose what they want.
And so this is, you know, it's important to recognize us that we have different cultures where we grew up, even within, you know, America, it's itself.
We have a northern culture, we have a southern culture, we have a West and East Coast, and everybody has different speeds at which they operate .
And And sometimes even if you do slow down, you know, patients prefer this.
Patients prefer like, oh, I want a doctor that actually talks to me.
That is actually different than the typical doctor that I've seen in the past, where I've only gotten five to seven minutes.
And you know, I just wanted to bring attention to the fact that we are different human beings and that we have these whole lives behind us that then build up and we express those whole lives behind us in a way that is different from each other and in a way that leads to us treating our patients .
So, you know, the ultimate freedom is not money or power, but the ability to choose how you spend your time.
And I think that slowing down is very important and it needs to be done.
And so that's why direct primary care is the answer to this problem, the fact that , you know, I used to see residents struggle in residency, and then they would kind of lose their morale or they would lose their inherent self-worth because they're being judged in residency, right?
And as a chief resident, I would judge them.
Like, I would say, like, oh, you need to speed up, things like this, because I was under stress, and if they didn't do it, it would fall on me.
And luckily, at the same time, I was, you know, seeing that D Crèmebre cure was out there and it was a really good solution to this.
And I also want to say that two things like that can exist.
I can be on one hand, looking for this answer or knowing that I am acting in this certain manner and acting in that certain manner, right?
And seeing this dichotomy is important because people can be slow sometimes, and they can be fast at others.
And you need that time and freedom to express yourself, and that's what DPC brings to the actual table .
It brings the ability to slow down, organize your thoughts, plan ahead, and use that slow down time to recuperate from the stress that you had in the past.
And, you know, this carries on into even after residency.
It carries on to insurance-based practices where some of these doctors go home and they cry because they don't have time to actually relax or enjoy life .
And, you know, many of them I try and reach out.
And if you know somebody like this, just like forward on this podcast or send them this podcast and tell them, look, drug primary care is here.
I know that you were, you know, slightly slower and you want to take more time with your patient.
And that's okay, right?
It's okay to be that person because we need a lot of doctors in this world, a lot of people who have compassion and who want to take care of other people.
And I think that's the biggest maybe kind of takeaway is that the reason why they're slow is probably because they want to have , one, a good plan to treat these people and treat their patients.
And two, because they feel that this is how you express empathy and they feel that this is like home, right?
Because they grew up in a home that maybe took its time to do things in life, to slow down and enjoy the daisies, right?
And so I think that it's important to help these people through residency by maybe giving them some light at the end of the tunnel, by saying, "Hey, direct primary care is here.
And this is what you have to look forward to if you can just make it through these, you know, a few years here.
And even doctors are currently practicing, who, you, never finished their notes, who are just always behind.
And, you know, even doctors who are blazing fast can be like this.
The fact that DPC is there, that it is a viable solution to the answer in their head, which is asking M I a worthy doctor, right?
That's probably what they're at asking themselves.
They're asking, am I worthy to be here because I am so slow?
And even if you start practicing DC, you'll see that we're still inherently different human beings who practice medicine differently.
And so I just wanted to kind of bring this up because I know that there are people struggling out there.
There are residents and medical school, Medical school, people who are struggling as well, and I think they just need to see that there is some type of light at the end of the tunnel.
So keep on fighting, keep on dreaming, and keep on building.
