The Podcast For Doctors (By Doctors)

Kenedy Dawson, a fourth-year medical student and a passionate advocate for her peers takes us behind the scenes of her journey through the 2025 Match process, offering candid insights into what it’s like navigating this pivotal moment in her career.

Are virtual interviews enough to truly evaluate residency programs? What changes could make the Match process more student-friendly? Kenedy and Dr. Jerkins compare their experiences, exploring the challenges and opportunities faced by the 40,000+ medical students who embark on this life-changing path every year.

In this special episode, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Panacea Financial and practicing physician, Dr. Ned Palmer, MPH, takes the guest seat to share his unique journey through medical training. He and Dr. Michael Jerkins dive into the often-overlooked realities of becoming a doctor—from the evolving role of medical ethics in education to the complexities of student debt and inefficiencies of residency training.

If you knew the financial burden of medical school, would you still pursue it? Is the current structure of residency training efficient or disparaging? Can integrating ethics into medical education create more well-rounded physicians?

Join us as Dr. Palmer reflects on the shifting role of doctors in patient care, the haunting moments from his training, and even his past life as a bicycle cab driver. This is a conversation you won’t want to miss!

Board certified gastroenterologist, social media influencer, author, and educator, Dr. Benjamin Schmidt (Doc Schmidt), combines his medical expertise with a dose of humor to navigate the evolving landscape of healthcare. In this episode, he explores the impact of social media on patient trust, the rise of self-diagnosis fueled by AI, and the growing frustrations with insurance red tape.

Can humor and education coexist in healthcare? How do doctors balance online presence with patient care? Why are younger patients facing rising rates of colon cancer, and what can be done? Doc Schmidt unpacks these issues while reflecting on his journey as a doctor and the takeaways from his viral success. Tune in for an engaging conversation that bridges medicine, technology, and humanity.

Dentist, practice owner, and podcast host, Dr. Jamine Ifedi, MBA, joins us to share his journey into dentistry and what he's learned along the way. From taking all the entrance exams (yes, the MCAT and DAT) to choosing dentistry based on test scores, Dr. Ifedi's path was anything but traditional. After hands-on experience in a variety of specialties, a deep dive into geriatrics as a travel dentist, and early dreams of practice ownership, he eventually opened Empire Dental Group in Charlotte, NC.

How do you step into practice ownership only a year and a half after graduating? How can doctors transform a white coat into a lasting financial legacy? Can you still buy a practice if you have student loans? Dr. Ifedi, a true community pillar, shares his time and knowledge in this episode and in his community to uplift future dental leaders. Tune in to hear how he accomplished it all.

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.