Dr. Derek Weyhrauch @derekweyhrauch_md - PART 2 - Dr. Gallagher's Podcast x Dose of Dental Podcast #155

Top 5 Topics:

- Marathon vs. Residency: Why a 100-Mile Ultra Marathon Was Easier Than On Call In Medical Training

- Exposing the Broken U.S. Healthcare System: Doctors Speak Out on Insurance Denials and Moral Injury

- How a Pediatric Cardiologist Balances Medicine, Family, and Racing Ironmans

- Dark Truth of Residency: Dark Thoughts, 36-Hour Shifts, and No Support

- Fixing Healthcare Starts Now: Radical Solutions from Doctors Who’ve Had Enough

Quotes & Wisdom:

❝ Commit to the process, not the outcome. ❞ – Dr. Weyhrauch (02:03)

❝ I told myself: I’m not trying to go viral. I’m trying to teach people how not to have a heart attack. ❞ – Dr. Weyhrauch (04:52)

❝ There were times in fellowship I fantasized about terminal illness—not to die, but just so it would end without quitting. ❞ – Dr. Weyhrauch (13:24)

❝ It took me three years of good attending life to feel mentally balanced again. ❞ – Dr. Weyhrauch (14:47)

❝ If a Navy SEAL says therapy saved his life, maybe I should listen. ❞ – Dr. Weyhrauch (18:55)

❝ My therapist told me I could fool even her into thinking I was fine. She was right. ❞ – Dr. Weyhrauch (19:28)

❝ Let’s fix healthcare, then retire. No other policy distractions. ❞ – Brendan & Dr. Weyhrauch (47:47)

❝ Leadville was easier than a call shift. ❞ – Dr. Weyhrauch (57:54)

❝ You’re basically posting your personality when you post on social media. ❞ – Dr. Weyhrauch (58:18)

❝ We need more clinician leaders in power, not administrators optimizing profit. ❞ – Dr. Weyhrauch (32:41)

❝ Let’s leave medicine better than we found it. ❞ – Dr. Weyhrauch (44:27)

Questions:

10:43 – “When was the switch where life became worth it again post-training?”

11:10 – “How did you get into your optimal day-to-day comfort zone?”

13:13 – “So how long were your call shifts in fellowship?”

14:47 – “Did your quality of life improve steadily or was there a tipping point?”

21:01 – “Do you want your kids to go into medicine?”

21:53 – “Why are we still using outdated residency models from cocaine-era creators?”

24:41 – “Which insurance provider denied that post-op heart ultrasound?”

30:24 – “Could an income-based insurance model help underserved areas?”

36:27 – “How do foreign medical graduates enter U.S. residencies?”

39:05 – “Is hiring foreign-trained doctors a workaround to pay them less?”

54:24 – “How many days off do you get yearly to plan races?”

58:43 – “What’s in your basement gym setup?”

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

- Dose of Dental Podcast #155

My watch in this episode = Filippo Loreti Perpetual Calendar Moonphase

- 6.2025

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