Rob Beck
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Marche reminds us that the real privilege is living without the constant threat of violence.
For many, witnessing it firsthand changes everything, including where they choose to live.
For many, witnessing it firsthand changes everything, including where they choose to live.
February 5, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Marche reminds us that the real privilege is living without the constant threat of violence.
For many, witnessing it firsthand changes everything, including where they choose to live.
For many, witnessing it firsthand changes everything, including where they choose to live.
Nobody really knows what the future holds, but a lot of the data and models point in one direction: more political violence.
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February 3, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Nobody really knows what the future holds, but a lot of the data and models point in one direction: more political violence.
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“I was near tears trying to apply for Express Entry.” Immigration isn’t just paperwork, it’s uncertainty, long waits, and feeling completely out of control.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:04 PM
“I was near tears trying to apply for Express Entry.” Immigration isn’t just paperwork, it’s uncertainty, long waits, and feeling completely out of control.
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Becoming an immigrant stripped away entitlement and replaced it with gratitude. Living as a guest teaches patience, humility, and respect for systems you didn’t build.
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January 27, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Becoming an immigrant stripped away entitlement and replaced it with gratitude. Living as a guest teaches patience, humility, and respect for systems you didn’t build.
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America feels like it’s standing at a crossroads, and many of us in healthcare feel that weight deeply.
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#theinterestingmd #healthcareworkers #physicianvoice #lifechoices #doctorcommunity #ICE #alexpretti
January 26, 2026 at 1:01 AM
America feels like it’s standing at a crossroads, and many of us in healthcare feel that weight deeply.
#theinterestingmd #healthcareworkers #physicianvoice #lifechoices #doctorcommunity #ICE #alexpretti
#theinterestingmd #healthcareworkers #physicianvoice #lifechoices #doctorcommunity #ICE #alexpretti
“There’s a regime putting a target on my back.” Living in constant distrust of vaccines, schools, hospitals, and even public safety is exhausting in ways that are hard to articulate.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
“There’s a regime putting a target on my back.” Living in constant distrust of vaccines, schools, hospitals, and even public safety is exhausting in ways that are hard to articulate.
Learn more here: youtu.be/KWvEHu0lGi8
Learn more here: youtu.be/KWvEHu0lGi8
“I felt like I was increasingly being perceived as the enemy.” That line stopped me in my tracks.
Dr. Amber Hull describes what it’s like to live in a constant fight-or-flight state while still trying to care deeply for patients.
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Dr. Amber Hull describes what it’s like to live in a constant fight-or-flight state while still trying to care deeply for patients.
Learn more here: youtu.be/KWvEHu0lGi8
January 20, 2026 at 2:37 PM
“I felt like I was increasingly being perceived as the enemy.” That line stopped me in my tracks.
Dr. Amber Hull describes what it’s like to live in a constant fight-or-flight state while still trying to care deeply for patients.
Learn more here: youtu.be/KWvEHu0lGi8
Dr. Amber Hull describes what it’s like to live in a constant fight-or-flight state while still trying to care deeply for patients.
Learn more here: youtu.be/KWvEHu0lGi8
This is one of the most important rules I always want physicians to understand before moving to Canada.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM
This is one of the most important rules I always want physicians to understand before moving to Canada.
Learn more here: youtu.be/HAzfMY4SazM
Tune in on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4MGZ3nL...
Learn more here: youtu.be/HAzfMY4SazM
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Sonya explains that social security taxes are lower in Canada, and healthcare expenses that routinely devastate families in the U.S. simply don’t exist here.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Sonya explains that social security taxes are lower in Canada, and healthcare expenses that routinely devastate families in the U.S. simply don’t exist here.
Learn more here: youtu.be/HAzfMY4SazM
Tune in on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4MGZ3nL...
Learn more here: youtu.be/HAzfMY4SazM
Tune in on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4MGZ3nL...
There is a lot of turmoil right now.
There are no easy answers about what to do. If you are a doctor or nurse looking for a change I may be able to help.
Share your thoughts, let's chat!
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There are no easy answers about what to do. If you are a doctor or nurse looking for a change I may be able to help.
Share your thoughts, let's chat!
#doctorpodcast #interestingmd #theinterestingMD #doctor #Minneapolis #Portland #ICE
January 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
There is a lot of turmoil right now.
There are no easy answers about what to do. If you are a doctor or nurse looking for a change I may be able to help.
Share your thoughts, let's chat!
#doctorpodcast #interestingmd #theinterestingMD #doctor #Minneapolis #Portland #ICE
There are no easy answers about what to do. If you are a doctor or nurse looking for a change I may be able to help.
Share your thoughts, let's chat!
#doctorpodcast #interestingmd #theinterestingMD #doctor #Minneapolis #Portland #ICE
Most people think the smartest move is to apply early, but Sarah Telfer says that’s not always true.
Licensing is faster now, and if you apply too soon, you may end up paying registration fees for months before you even arrive.
Licensing is faster now, and if you apply too soon, you may end up paying registration fees for months before you even arrive.
January 8, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Most people think the smartest move is to apply early, but Sarah Telfer says that’s not always true.
Licensing is faster now, and if you apply too soon, you may end up paying registration fees for months before you even arrive.
Licensing is faster now, and if you apply too soon, you may end up paying registration fees for months before you even arrive.
A lot of U.S. nurses assume getting licensed in British Columbia is complicated, but Sarah Telfer says the process is actually relatively straightforward.
You apply, share where you were educated, where you’re licensed, and your nursing work history over the last five years.
You apply, share where you were educated, where you’re licensed, and your nursing work history over the last five years.
January 6, 2026 at 11:02 AM
A lot of U.S. nurses assume getting licensed in British Columbia is complicated, but Sarah Telfer says the process is actually relatively straightforward.
You apply, share where you were educated, where you’re licensed, and your nursing work history over the last five years.
You apply, share where you were educated, where you’re licensed, and your nursing work history over the last five years.
Gary’s investing philosophy is simple: don’t rush just to feel productive.
He compares chasing hot stocks to yelling at your Uber driver to go faster through downtown traffic, sure, you might arrive sooner, or you might crash & never get there at all.
Wealth isn’t built through shortcuts or hype.
He compares chasing hot stocks to yelling at your Uber driver to go faster through downtown traffic, sure, you might arrive sooner, or you might crash & never get there at all.
Wealth isn’t built through shortcuts or hype.
January 2, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Gary’s investing philosophy is simple: don’t rush just to feel productive.
He compares chasing hot stocks to yelling at your Uber driver to go faster through downtown traffic, sure, you might arrive sooner, or you might crash & never get there at all.
Wealth isn’t built through shortcuts or hype.
He compares chasing hot stocks to yelling at your Uber driver to go faster through downtown traffic, sure, you might arrive sooner, or you might crash & never get there at all.
Wealth isn’t built through shortcuts or hype.
Gary says burnout doesn’t come from effort, it comes from feeling stuck.
When you’re running hard but not moving forward, it starts to drain your energy and your identity.
His first step is simple but powerful: define what real progress actually looks like for you.
When you’re running hard but not moving forward, it starts to drain your energy and your identity.
His first step is simple but powerful: define what real progress actually looks like for you.
December 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Gary says burnout doesn’t come from effort, it comes from feeling stuck.
When you’re running hard but not moving forward, it starts to drain your energy and your identity.
His first step is simple but powerful: define what real progress actually looks like for you.
When you’re running hard but not moving forward, it starts to drain your energy and your identity.
His first step is simple but powerful: define what real progress actually looks like for you.
Filling out your profile doesn’t equal permanent residency. One oversight can send the entire application back, no questions asked.
Attorney Ravi Jain says even obviously qualified physicians can be refused if they list fewer than half of the main duties for their role.
Attorney Ravi Jain says even obviously qualified physicians can be refused if they list fewer than half of the main duties for their role.
December 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Filling out your profile doesn’t equal permanent residency. One oversight can send the entire application back, no questions asked.
Attorney Ravi Jain says even obviously qualified physicians can be refused if they list fewer than half of the main duties for their role.
Attorney Ravi Jain says even obviously qualified physicians can be refused if they list fewer than half of the main duties for their role.
Attorney Ravi Jain says the surge in calls from U.S. physicians is unlike anything he’s seenm driven by concerns about reproductive freedoms, rising extremism, and fears for their families’ futures.
Immigration to Canada is tough in general, but physicians remain a priority.
Immigration to Canada is tough in general, but physicians remain a priority.
December 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Attorney Ravi Jain says the surge in calls from U.S. physicians is unlike anything he’s seenm driven by concerns about reproductive freedoms, rising extremism, and fears for their families’ futures.
Immigration to Canada is tough in general, but physicians remain a priority.
Immigration to Canada is tough in general, but physicians remain a priority.
Regulatory changes in British Columbia have opened the door for more U.S. doctors to practice without jumping through years of extra testing.
Family doctors, internists, ER physicians, and pediatricians now have a streamlined path into Island Health.
Family doctors, internists, ER physicians, and pediatricians now have a streamlined path into Island Health.
December 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Regulatory changes in British Columbia have opened the door for more U.S. doctors to practice without jumping through years of extra testing.
Family doctors, internists, ER physicians, and pediatricians now have a streamlined path into Island Health.
Family doctors, internists, ER physicians, and pediatricians now have a streamlined path into Island Health.
Competitive salaries with no income caps. A public system that removes financial conflict.
Communities with low crime and excellent schools. And a lifestyle built around true balance, not burnout.
Dr. Williams says physicians come for the practice, but stay for the life.
Communities with low crime and excellent schools. And a lifestyle built around true balance, not burnout.
Dr. Williams says physicians come for the practice, but stay for the life.
December 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Competitive salaries with no income caps. A public system that removes financial conflict.
Communities with low crime and excellent schools. And a lifestyle built around true balance, not burnout.
Dr. Williams says physicians come for the practice, but stay for the life.
Communities with low crime and excellent schools. And a lifestyle built around true balance, not burnout.
Dr. Williams says physicians come for the practice, but stay for the life.
Many U.S. physicians ask whether an 8–4 day is realistic, and David and Melanie say yes, because in Ontario, work and life are allowed to coexist.
Questions about safety, schools, and community aren’t trivial; they’re central to choosing where to build a life.
Questions about safety, schools, and community aren’t trivial; they’re central to choosing where to build a life.
December 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Many U.S. physicians ask whether an 8–4 day is realistic, and David and Melanie say yes, because in Ontario, work and life are allowed to coexist.
Questions about safety, schools, and community aren’t trivial; they’re central to choosing where to build a life.
Questions about safety, schools, and community aren’t trivial; they’re central to choosing where to build a life.
David Gravelle says it best: the goal isn’t just to bring doctors into a community, it’s to help them stay.
Retention is what builds stability, trust, and continuity for patients.
Retention is what builds stability, trust, and continuity for patients.
December 3, 2025 at 3:21 AM
David Gravelle says it best: the goal isn’t just to bring doctors into a community, it’s to help them stay.
Retention is what builds stability, trust, and continuity for patients.
Retention is what builds stability, trust, and continuity for patients.
When a complaint is filed, it’s your name, your words, and your record on the line.
Brooke Shekter says every physician should understand the process, not just rely on their lawyer.
Ask questions. Stay engaged.
The better you understand what’s happening, the stronger your defense will be.
Brooke Shekter says every physician should understand the process, not just rely on their lawyer.
Ask questions. Stay engaged.
The better you understand what’s happening, the stronger your defense will be.
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
When a complaint is filed, it’s your name, your words, and your record on the line.
Brooke Shekter says every physician should understand the process, not just rely on their lawyer.
Ask questions. Stay engaged.
The better you understand what’s happening, the stronger your defense will be.
Brooke Shekter says every physician should understand the process, not just rely on their lawyer.
Ask questions. Stay engaged.
The better you understand what’s happening, the stronger your defense will be.
When leadership becomes abusive or discriminatory, many physicians want to speak up, but doing it alone can feel impossible.
As Brooke Shekter explains, hospital administrations hold enormous power, and change often only happens when doctors stand together.
As Brooke Shekter explains, hospital administrations hold enormous power, and change often only happens when doctors stand together.
November 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
When leadership becomes abusive or discriminatory, many physicians want to speak up, but doing it alone can feel impossible.
As Brooke Shekter explains, hospital administrations hold enormous power, and change often only happens when doctors stand together.
As Brooke Shekter explains, hospital administrations hold enormous power, and change often only happens when doctors stand together.
Calling the October 10th cuts a “coding error” wasn’t just misleading, it erased the reality that key protections were intentionally eliminated.
Ethics offices, HR oversight, advisory committees… these aren’t optional.
They are foundational to scientific integrity. ated.
Ethics offices, HR oversight, advisory committees… these aren’t optional.
They are foundational to scientific integrity. ated.
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Calling the October 10th cuts a “coding error” wasn’t just misleading, it erased the reality that key protections were intentionally eliminated.
Ethics offices, HR oversight, advisory committees… these aren’t optional.
They are foundational to scientific integrity. ated.
Ethics offices, HR oversight, advisory committees… these aren’t optional.
They are foundational to scientific integrity. ated.
Dr. Deborah Houry warns that the CDC’s silence, and its budget cuts, won’t just weaken public health.
It will cost lives. With 80% of funding going to local health departments, every cut echoes across communities. “Scientific integrity isn’t political,” she says. “Silence isn’t helpful.”
It will cost lives. With 80% of funding going to local health departments, every cut echoes across communities. “Scientific integrity isn’t political,” she says. “Silence isn’t helpful.”
November 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Dr. Deborah Houry warns that the CDC’s silence, and its budget cuts, won’t just weaken public health.
It will cost lives. With 80% of funding going to local health departments, every cut echoes across communities. “Scientific integrity isn’t political,” she says. “Silence isn’t helpful.”
It will cost lives. With 80% of funding going to local health departments, every cut echoes across communities. “Scientific integrity isn’t political,” she says. “Silence isn’t helpful.”
Dr. Daskalakis warns that behind today’s vaccine debates lurks an old ideology, one that echoes survival of the fittest.
When public health becomes a test of strength, the weak and the poor pay the price.
His question isn’t political, it’s moral.
When public health becomes a test of strength, the weak and the poor pay the price.
His question isn’t political, it’s moral.
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Dr. Daskalakis warns that behind today’s vaccine debates lurks an old ideology, one that echoes survival of the fittest.
When public health becomes a test of strength, the weak and the poor pay the price.
His question isn’t political, it’s moral.
When public health becomes a test of strength, the weak and the poor pay the price.
His question isn’t political, it’s moral.