Ep #85 - Creative pursuits, using your knowledge to impact others, & finding fulfillment in medicine, with Dr. Michael Fralick

I'm delighted to welcome back my friend and colleague, Dr. Michael Fralick, MD, PhD.

Mike is a creative spirit and has a knack for finding opportunities to positively impact others through his knowledge & expertise.

He is a clinician scientist, runs the Fralick lab (which covers the intersection of AI & patient care), and last year published his first book & launched his internal medicine review course.

I hope you enjoy this conversation which covers creativity, productivity & time management, and how to use our knowledge to drive impact & find meaning in medicine.

Discussion Points:

- Mike's book --> One Pagers for the Wards (1:40)

- Finding time for creative pursuits & balancing competing demands (7:05)

- Mike's motivation for writing the book (11:15)

- Mike's time management & productivity strategies (15:30)

- Strategies for navigating emails (23:00)

- Things to know if writing a book (27:35)

- Lessons learned from Mike's course - updates in inpatient medicine (31:10)

- Goals for 2025 (39:36)

- The most important lesson Mike has learned (42:48)

- Closing thoughts (43:50)

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Michael Fralick:

• https://www.amazon.ca/One-Pagers-Wards-Michael-Figueroa-Fralick/dp/1068806605
• https://fralicklab.com/
• https://www.youtube.com/@Fralickmike
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-fralick-203716231/

Yatin:

• Email: beyondmdpodcast@gmail.com 
• LinkedIn: Yatin Chadha