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Quitting medicine is NOT the answer 

Emergency medicine physician Dr. Ripal Patel gives his advice on how to deal with pressures of being a doctor without quitting medicine.

How medical missions and locum tenens made me a better doctor

Dr. Rip Patel shares how his experiences working with fewer resources abroad and at home have helped him find better balance as a doctor.

Finding the path to healing from the COVID pandemic

Emergency medicine physician, Dr. Ripal Patel, reflects on the emotional toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how we can find the path to healing.

From the ER: An appeal to the unvaccinated

Dr. Ripal Patel shares his experiences treating COVID-19 cases in the emergency room and makes an appeal to the unvaccinated.

5 tips for success in locum tenens

Veteran locum Dr. Ripal Patel shares his insights into what it takes to be successful as a locum tenens physician.

Locum tenens horror stories (and how to avoid them)

Dr. Ripal Patel relates a few of his most terrifying locum tenens horror stores and gives his advice on how to avoid the same fate.

In the ER during the pandemic: A day I’ll never forget

Dr. Ripal Patel recounts a day in the emergency room during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how it affected him deeply and personally.

How I used locum tenens to stabilize my practice

Emergency medicine physician Dr. Ripal Patel shares how locum tenens allowed him to optimize his individual practice of medicine.

On the frontlines of COVID-19: From infected to vaccinated

Emergency medicine physician Dr. Rip Patel shares his thoughts on what it was like getting COVID-19 and why he is a supporter of the vaccine.

How COVID exposed the underbelly of our healthcare system (and what we can do about it)

Emergency medicine physician Dr. Rip Patel shares his thoughts on how COVID-19 has changed healthcare and what it means for physicians.

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