The Interesting MD Podcast is the show about what doctors do when they aren’t seeing patients! From startups to marathons, leadership to adventure, I explore…
6:144.2K views · 3d ago · 6:14
Elections bring change, uncertainty, and plenty of strong opinions. But no matter who's governing, I believe there are some priorities that should remain important. People need doctors. Hospitals need adequate staffing. Healthcare workers need fair compensation. And patients need access to services when they need them.
37:5023K views · 5d ago · 37:50
Guest: Dr. Sarah Mauthe
Would you give up your green card for a chance to love being a doctor again? In the final episode of this three-part series on The Interesting MD Podcast, Dr. Rob Beck sits down with Dr. Sarah Mauthe to talk about what happened after she left American medicine and returned to Canada following roughly 15 years in the United States.
Topics: Licensing Process Begins · Physicians Apply & Verification · How Fast Licensing Can Be · The Job Search Journey · Life Differences: Not Work · Getting Outdoorsy in BC
23:5241K views · 1w ago · 23:52
Guest: Dr. Sarah Mauthe
What happens when you still love medicine, but the healthcare system makes you question whether you can keep practicing? In Part 2 of this three-part series on The Interesting MD Podcast, Dr. Rob Beck continues his conversation with Dr. Sarah Mauthe, a Canadian-born physician who spent roughly 15 years training and practicing medicine in the United States before returning to Canada.
Topics: The Moment Sarah Decided to Leave · How HMOs Actually Work · The Problem With Insurance-Driven Diagnoses · When Patient Visits Become Data Collection · Why Avoiding the ER Can Become Dangerous · She Almost Walked Away From Medicine
40:1429K views · 2w ago · 40:14
Guest: Dr. Sarah Mauthe
What happens when you dedicate years of your life to medicine, only to feel trapped by the very system you work for? In Part 1 of this three-part series on The Interesting MD Podcast, Dr. Rob Beck sits down with Dr. Sarah Mauthe, a Canadian-born physician who trained in Alabama and spent roughly 15 years working in the United States before returning home to Canada.
Topics: Meet Dr. Sarah Mauthe: 15 Years in American Medicine · Why She Left Canada to Become a Doctor · The Overwhelming Decision to Move Back · The Culture Shock of Living in Alabama · When Hospital Medicine Started Changing · The Reality Behind the 7-On, 7-Off Schedule
31:2058K views · 3w ago · 31:20
Americans say Canadians pay for healthcare through taxes. Canadians say Americans pay too much for private insurance. So what are people on both sides of the border actually paying? In this solo episode of The Interesting MD Podcast, Dr. Rob Beck breaks down the numbers behind healthcare spending in the United States and Canada—and why simply comparing taxes doesn't tell the whole story.
Topics: Canada's Healthcare Price Tag · America's "Private" System Isn't Free · Deductibles, Co-Pays, and the Fine Print · What Canadian Families Actually Pay in Taxes · A Cross-Border Family Cost Comparison · Could Single-Payer Save America $1 Trillion?
28:5912K views · 1mo ago · 28:59
The conversation moves into deeply personal territory as Cassandra describes what it felt like to visit Canada for the first time as a family — crying at rainbow crosswalks, feeling safe in public for the first time in a long while, and watching her children relax because their moms weren't "on guard." Dr.
Topics: "Pay Attention, Wake Up": Cassandra's Opening Warning to Americans · Last Week's Recap · Who's Actually Showing Up: The Support Behind Commander Mara · Deafening Silence: When Congress Won't Even Reply · Would Anyone Actually Refuse an Illegal Order? · Friendship, Fear, and the Cost of Staying Silent
27:1537K views · 1mo ago · 27:15
Guest: Cassandra Marra
What happens when a social media post from a powerful government official suddenly puts your family in the public spotlight? In Part 1 of this two-part interview on The Interesting MD Podcast, host Dr. Rob Beck sits down with Cassandra Marra, whose wife, Dr. Janelle Marra, has spent nearly two decades serving as a physician in the U.S. Navy.
Topics: Meet Cassandra Marra · Nearly 18 Years in the U.S. Navy · The Night Everything Changed · Her Leadership Roles Were Suddenly Removed · The Post That Changed Everything · The Comments Turn Into Death Threats
42:1416K views · 1mo ago · 42:14
Thinking about moving to Canada as a U.S. physician? What does the process actually look like from start to finish? In Part 2 and the final episode of this two-part series, host Dr. Rob Beck sits down again with Dr. Peter Shin for a practical walkthrough of how he moved his medical career and family from the United States to British Columbia.
Topics: Applying to Fraser Health jobs · Starting the Canadian medical licensing process · Getting a professional license · Healthcare malpractice insurance in Canada · Differences in US and Canada healthcare · Applying for a Work Permit
25:4768K views · 1mo ago · 25:47
Guest: Dr. Peter Shin
What is it actually like to move your medical career—and your entire family—from the U.S. to Canada? In this episode of The Interesting MD Podcast, host Dr. Rob Beck sits down with Dr. Peter Shin, an internist who recently relocated from Chicago to British Columbia with his wife and four children.
Topics: Moving for career and adventure · Moving to Canada as a doctor · Explaining school year terms · Working in Canada vs. the States · American healthcare workers in Canada · Wildlife around Victoria and Vancouver
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