Faisel and Friends: A Primary Care Podcast
Dive deep into the cutting edge of healthcare transformation, explore innovative approaches to primary care, and tackle physician burnout. Join hosts Dr. Faisel Syed and Dr. Dan McCarter as they delve into the issues plaguing the country's most vulnerable populations. They engage with healthcare thought leaders, unsung heroes, and other professionals who share their perspectives on revolutionizing the healthcare industry and rebuilding faith in medicine. If you're a primary care physician seeking to make a difference, this podcast is your guide to transforming healthcare through high-touch primary care.
Episodes
This week on Faisel and Friends, we are discussing From Inspiration to Impact: Family Medicine at the Crossroads of Change. Faisel and Dan are talking with Shawn Martin, Executive Vice President and CEO of the American Academy of Family Physicians, and Dr. Tina Sharma, Chief Resident of Family Medicine at The University of Texas at Tyler.
Our conversation explores the growing direct primary care movement, the utilization of...
We’re discussing Direct Primary Care: a Rising Tide for American Healthcare! Faisel and Dan are joined by Dr. Jeffrey Davenport, from One Focus Medical and Direct Primary Care Alliance.
Our conversation revolves around recent policy changes in favor of DPC, timely momentum in the alternative care model movement, and finding physician satisfaction after burnout.
This episode was recorded live at FUTURE, the AAFP's annual conf...
This week on Faisel and Friends, we are discussing Beyond the Copay: DPC, HSAs, and the Politics of Change. Faisel and Dan are talking with Jay Keese: CEO of Capitol Advocates and Executive Director of the Direct Primary Care Coalition (DPCC).
Our conversation explores meaningful changes to healthcare delivery, groundbreaking achievements in IRS policy, and advice for leveraging law to provide more personal patient experien...
We’re discussing Taking Care: of Ourselves, Each Other, and Our System! Faisel and Dan are joined by Dr. Asaf Bitton, executive director of Ariadne Labs and Associate Professor of Medicine and Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Our conversation revolves around innovating payment models beyond units, taking responsibility for patient needs beyond clinic visits, and eff...
This week on Faisel and Friends, we are discussing Advanced Primary Care: Investing in Happier and Healthier Patients. Faisel and Dan are talking with Dr. Jon Leizman, Chief Medical Officer at Premise Health.
Our conversation explores navigating access to primary care, shifting the focus within a model of onsite employer-based healthcare, and addressing the role of policy in the future of the healthcare workforce.
We’re discussing Relationships and Community: the Fabric of Rural Health! Faisel and Dan are joined by Dr. Sonya Bruton: CEO and President of CCI Health Services, Clinical Psychologist, and Author.
Our conversation revolves around the inherent link between physical and behavioral health, the necessity of physicians staying engaged with their passion for care, and the hesitancy of patients around AI in healthcare.
This week on Faisel and Friends, we are discussing Innovations in Primary Care: Independent & Rural Practices. Dan moderates a panel discussion with Dr. Jim Lancaster, Sonya J. Bruton, Psy.D, Tim Gronniger, and Carrie Cochran-McClain, DrPH.
Our conversation explores providing important care for small communities, solving the workforce shortage in rural practices, and addressing the financial barriers that independent pr...
We’re discussing Addressing the Chronic Disease Crisis: The Foundation of Making America Healthy! Faisel moderates a panel discussion with Dr. Wayne Jonas, Dr. Kate Goodrich, Dr. Joseph B. Brodine, and Peter Shin, PhD.
Our conversation revolves around incentivizing primary care as a viable career for physicians, optimizing processes to unburden patients, and collaborating on multidisciplinary teams for whole-person care.
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This week on Faisel and Friends, we are discussing Connecting Back to Care: Reimagining Maternal Health. Faisel and Dan are talking with Dr. Esa Davis: Associate Vice President for Community Health at University of Maryland School of Medicine
Our conversation explores navigating challenging medical situations, creating an environment where patient voices matter, and looking towards a psychologically safe future in healt...
We’re discussing From Pain to Purpose: Transforming Trauma into Healing! Faisel and Dan are joined by Dr. Jeff Brenner: CEO at The Jewish Board.
Our conversation revolves around the unexpected findings regarding coordinated care, the reality of medicalizing social issues, and the importance of timely empathy in mental and behavioral health.
This week on Faisel and Friends, we are discussing Expanding the Frontier: The Future of Primary Care. Faisel and Dan are talking with Tim Gronniger: Chief Executive Officer at Hopscotch Primary Care.
Our conversation revolves around primary care in rural communities, the next generation of primary care practices, and pushing the boundaries of what primary care can be.
We’re discussing The Reality of Residency: Shaping Tomorrow’s Family Physicians! Faisel and Dan are joined by Dr. Sarah Cole, Program Director at Mercy Family Medicine St. Louis.
Our conversation revolves around workload in medical education, leadership involvement during residency, and expectations for family medicine Match 2025.
This week on Faisel and Friends, we are discussing Primary Care Scorecard: The Cost of Neglect. Faisel and Dan are talking with Dr. Yalda Jabbarpour, Director of the Robert Graham Center at American Academy of Family Physicians
Our conversation explores the major strains on primary care in 2025, the focus on prevention as the national healthcare strategy, and the driving factors of workforce retention and depletion.
We’re discussing Compassion in Code: Leveraging Technology for Personalized Patient Care! Faisel and Dan are joined by Dr. David Carmouche: Executive Vice President & Chief Clinical Transformation Officer at Lumeris.
Our conversation revolves around industry adoption of cutting edge healthcare technologies, working with the factors that influence health equity, and AI-Physician collaboration for better health coaching.
...This week on Faisel and Friends, we are discussing Primary Care MVPs: Excellence in Cost and Outcomes. Faisel and Dan are talking with Dr. Alison Huffstetler: Medical Director at the Robert Graham Center.
Our conversation explores the research supporting clinicians through changing models, the dwindling primary care workforce, and the possibilities to improve retention after medical education.
We’re discussing Primary Care on the Brink: Towards a Healthier Tomorrow! Faisel and Dan are joined by Timothy Hoff, PhD: Professor of Management, Healthcare Systems, and Health Policy at Northeastern University.
Our conversation revolves around collaboration between primary care physicians and specialists, opportunities in the private sector to positively impact the future of primary care in America, and the changing workf...
This week on Faisel and Friends, Dan and Faisel are discussing Resolution: Hope for Holistic Health in 2025.
Our conversation explores what we are looking forward to in 2025, how lifestyle choices can make sustainable impact, and a focus on preventive primary care.
We’re discussing Humanity and Health in the Age of AI! Faisel and Dan are joined by Dr. Steven Lin, Executive Director of Stanford Healthcare AI Applied Research Team (HEA3RT).
Our conversation revolves around working in tandem with AI to advance family medicine, applying technology for better doctor-patient connection, and addressing social equity in population health through innovative primary care.
This week on Faisel and Friends, we are discussing Connecting Hearts and Health: Creating an Empathetic EHR. Faisel and Dan are talking with Kyna Fong, PhD: CEO and Co-Founder of Elation Health.
Our conversation explores the power of the human relationship in healthcare, the clinical-first philosophy behind building a new EHR, and the ability of a primary care tool to empower physicians.
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We’re discussing Primary Care Pulse Check: Transitioning in a Time of Uncertainty! Faisel and Dan are joined by Shawn Martin, CEO of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Our conversation revolves around continuing to strengthen Primary Care to meet societal needs, advancing population health with upstream innovations, and getting students and residents interested in alternative care models for the future healthcare wo...
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