Dec 29, 2025

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📺 YouTube
🎧 Podcast

Have you ever realized you might be in the wrong career? In this video, I talk about what happens when you invest years into a medical specialty that doesn’t fit. 

I share my journey from surgery to wound care, and what I learned about pivoting, purpose, and starting over in medicine. You’ll see why it’s never too late to change direction and build a life that works for you. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more honest talks about life and careers in medicine.

Dec 26, 2025

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📺 YouTube
🎧 Podcast

Have you ever thought about how little control doctors have over where they live? In this video, I share my story of moving from Miami to Pennsylvania, St. Louis, and finally Toledo, and how family, the Match, and career choices shaped my life. 

I talk about the trade-offs doctors make between family, geography, and career satisfaction. Sometimes, the right choice isn’t about prestige - it’s about love and priorities. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more real stories about medicine and life.

In this video, we discuss:

• The "Match" and Military Assignments: Why your location is often out of your hands.

• The Hidden Costs: How geographic limitations affect earning potential and career satisfaction.

• Dual-Physician Struggles: Navigating the "Couples Match" and two-career households.

• Support Systems: Why being near family matters more than "cool" city amenities.

• 7 Strategies to Make it Work: How to find meaning and build community in a location you didn't choose .

Dec 23, 2025

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📺 YouTube
🎧 Podcast

Are you struggling to choose the right medical specialty? In this video, I share how my own career path went from wanting to be an ER doctor to becoming a surgeon, then a wound care specialist. 

I talk about how culture, mentorship, and personal values shape your choices more than you realize. Choosing a specialty isn’t just about passion, it’s about finding where you truly fit. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more honest advice on careers in medicine.

Dec 21, 2025

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📺 YouTube
🎧 Podcast

Have you ever thought about the real cost of becoming a doctor? In this video, I open up about what medicine truly takes from you - your time, health, relationships, and even parts of your identity. 

I share my own struggles with depression and the emotional toll of medical training, so you can understand what this journey really means. The money is only one part of the price. 

If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out for help. You are not alone.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call or Text 988 

Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741

Physician Support Line: (888) 409-0141

Dec 19, 2025

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📺 YouTube
🎧 Podcast

Have you ever wondered why some brilliant medical students still fail in medicine? In this video, I share the truth about the hidden rules that shape your career, the unspoken expectations hierarchy, and the culture that no one teaches you. 

I discuss how these rules can lead to burnout, moral injury, and self-doubt, and provide guidance on how to stay strong and grow. These lessons are not in your textbooks, but they can save your career. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more honest talks about life and careers in medicine

In this video, we discuss:

• The Power of Hierarchy: Understanding your place, from medical student to attending.

• The Art of "Questioning Upward": How to challenge a senior without being labeled insubordinate.

• The Performance Trap: Why intangibles like attitude and work ethic matter more than medical knowledge in evaluations.

• The Culture of Toughness: How the glorification of suffering leads to burnout and moral injury.

• Specialty Culture: Why the unwritten rules change between surgery, internal medicine, and psychiatry.

Dec 16, 2025

Format:
📺 YouTube
🎧 Podcast

Have you ever asked yourself, Should I go to medical school? In this video, I share my real story about what it truly means to choose medicine - the sacrifices, the identity changes, and the emotional price no one warns you about. 

I’ve mentored hundreds of students, residents, and doctors who asked the same question. This is not the brochure version of medicine, it’s the real one. Watch till the end and think honestly about why you want this path. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more real talks about building your medical career!

• Motivation: Why do you actually want to do this? (Beyond "I want to help people") 

• Identity: Are you willing to let medicine consume your identity? It will take everything you give it.

• Relationships: What are you willing to sacrifice? Medicine will damage your relationships. Dr. Boecker was divorced twice, with medicine playing a significant role.

• Emotional Toll: Are you prepared for the mental and emotional toll, including high rates of physician depression, anxiety, and suicide?

• Financial Reality: Do you understand the massive debt (up to $400,000 or more) and the true financial picture compared to other fields?

• Autonomy: Can you function without control in a business-driven system ruled by administrators and insurance companies?