Rebekah Bernard, M.D.

A panel of physicians, practice leaders and health care experts unpacks what true independence looks like in 2025, and breaks down how practices can strengthen their footing for the years ahead.

Tired of watching patients crushed by opaque hospital billing, Keith Smith, M.D., built a free-market surgery center where transparency, affordability and physician autonomy come first.

Direct primary care can transform rural health care and empower physicians to provide personalized care.

“They need to just suck it up, buttercup.” That’s what an insurance executive told physicians who asked why the system was burning them out. For many physicians, that attitude is the last straw.

Rebekah Bernard, MD, looks at how experts are challenging the burdens of Maintenance of Certification, advocating for physician autonomy and alternative pathways.

While attention on physician wellness from a television show is welcome, these doctors have been working on the issue for years. Hear their story

Too many emergency departments in U.S. hospitals don’t offer 24/7 physician coverage.

The CDC requests public comment on the possibility of allowing NPPs to read chest x-rays of workers at risk for pneumoconiosis.

While systemic changes are undoubtedly needed for all physicians, there are steps that we can take as individuals to support our women colleagues.

We don’t talk much about women physicians who don’t have kids, either by choice or due to fertility issues.

An expert outlines some common experiences of physicians facing infertility and shares steps to optimize psychological health and support colleagues.

In addition to work support, women physicians need strong personal support.

Emergency physician Melissa Parsons, MD is on a mission to get physicians to say the F-word.

Because of our long educational path, physicians often start the process of building a family at a later age, which increases the risk of infertility.

How getting fired from my job was the best thing that ever happened to me.

While all members of the health care team deserve appreciation and respect, Doctors’ Day was created especially to recognize the work of physicians.

How will AI stack up against a fully trained human physician when faced with a “typical” patient?

Decline in education has some worried about the future of the profession

It seems like the U.S. government has officially given up on the idea of physician-led primary care.

While I don’t believe that AI is ready to replace physicians when it comes to the practice of medicine (now or possibly ever), I have been shocked at how far it has progressed in acting as a medical scribe.

Rebekah Bernard, MD, a family physician and owner of Gulf Coast Direct Primary Care, discusses how she opened her practice, and how you can open one of your own.

Hospitals and health care organizations don’t do enough to keep physicians. A new book discusses how to change that.

There are simple tools that can help us achieve the best employment contract.

What is the impact of nonphysician providers on physician education?

Physicians need support now more than ever, and there may be no one better positioned to provide that support than our psychiatrist colleagues.

Launching in 2020, the Physician Support Line is available to medical students, resident/ fellows, attending physicians, and retired physicians.

Be smart about your money to ensure a happy career and retirement.

Demonstrating to patients that you understand their feelings can reduce tension and restore trust

Let’s take stock on the real issue of why we don’t have enough physicians.

I asked other women physicians to share their financial mistakes and advice they would give their younger selves.