Empowering Physicians to Advocate for Themselves: Dr. Rip Patel's Advice

Discover how Dr. Rip Patel found fulfillment and reconnected with medicine's values and ethics as a physician. But just when everything seemed to be falling into place as a new emergency physician, he experienced a toxic workplace. Dr. Patel was at a crossroads in his career. How did he navigate this challenge and find fulfillment? Tune in to find out!

My special guest is Dr. Rip Patel

Dr. Rip Patel is an accomplished emergency medicine practitioner who bucks the industry's traditional norms. After graduating with honors from New York University and UT Southwestern Medical Center, Rip pursued his passion for global health, working on charity medical missions across Central and South America. Rather than being tied down by fixed hospital contracts, Dr. Patel found a way to maintain his standards of practice and personal freedom through locums work. Rip shares his formula for cultivating a meaningful career, in line with his ethics and values.

Ultimately, to me, it's about control and controlling my own life, my own practice, how I practice. And it's since allowed me to get back to doctoring. - Dr. Rip Patel

In this episode, you will be able to:

• Explore the advantages and difficulties of locums work
• Grasp the art of building lasting alliances with hospitals as a locums physician
• Acknowledge the vital role of uniform preparation and onboarding in every new hospital assignment.
• Master the skill of set

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