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February 22, 2023 38 mins

Early in his career, Dr. McNamara's goal was to be a leader in academic emergency medicine, and he was in line to run for the Board of Directors of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine - until he picked up a book that would completely change his life and career.
 
In this episode, we explore:

  • The impact the book The Rape of Emergency Medicine had on Dr. McNamara and AAEM
  • The AAEM lawsuit against Envision Healthcare
  • Whether corporations should own and run medical practices.

About Our Guest:

Dr. Robert McNamara is the chairman of emergency medicine at Temple University, former president of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (better known as AAEM), and he has been fighting for emergency physicians and their patients for decades. 

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