Trevor Dalton Hadley—On Rethinking the Obligations of Physicians, Medicine as a Path To Self-Development, and Competing Views of What It Means to Be A Doctor (#20)

Guest Introduction

Today’s guest is Trevor Hadley. He’s currently a 1st year family medicine resident at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston Texas.

Show Notes

[0:00] Introduction

[0:45] Why does the Geneva Declaration matter?

[4:00] How does the Geneva Declaration relate to the Hippocratic Oath?

[8:00] How Did Trevor Decide on Medicine?

[13:00] Premeds can enter medicine without really understanding what they are getting themselves into

[21:30] Why do Doctors need to self-reflect when they enter the field? It’s just a job isn’t it?

[24:30] Burnout and how the virtues of medicine can be used to coerce doctors by larger institutions

[31:10] Why we shouldn’t change Medicine until you are long into your practice

[32:40] Trevor’s reaction to the claim above

[38:40] How do Primary Care Doctors fulfill their duty to improve the system of medicine

[44:30] Primary Care involves social work; that may not be a bad thing

[52:40] Don’t project your subjective view of “What it Means To Be a Doctor” onto other people

[58:20] What advice would Trevor give to students listening to the podcast?