Dr. Glaucomflecken Is on a Mission to Restore Power to Physicians

Dec 19, 2024

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Dr. Will Flanary, better known by his online persona Dr. Glaucomflecken, is an ophthalmologist, comedian, and one of the most prominent social media voices in medicine today. His experience as both a patient and a physician has given him a unique lens on what’s broken in our healthcare system, and now he’s using his gift of humor to help advocate for powerful changes.

In this episode of How I Doctor, Dr. Graham Walker, co-founder of Offcall and an emergency physician in San Francisco, speaks with Will about his dual career as a content creator and a private practice physician, and about the key changes he’d like to see in our healthcare system to better support physicians and patients. Will believes that every single physician – no matter how big of a social media platform you might have – has an important role to play in order to help get there.

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https://www.offcall.com/learn/podcast/how-dr-glaucomflecken-aka-will-flanary-is-using-humor-to-advocate-for-healthcare-change

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In this episode, Graham and Will discuss:

08:11 Humor humanizes professionals through self-reflection.

11:44 Misinformation thrives through charismatic social media influencers.

13:15 Med students unprepared for complex healthcare system.

18:30 Redistribute healthcare power to physician owners.

25:22 Unionization grows due to unfair treatment concerns.

27:46 Physicians should pursue non-medical hobbies for balance.

30:07 Managing people is crucial for an employer.

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