The Doctor's Art
Henry Bair and Tyler Johnson
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The practice of medicine–filled with moments of joy, suffering, grace, sorrow, and hope–offers a window into the human condition. Though serving as guides and companions to patients’ illness experiences is profoundly meaningful work, the busy nature of modern medicine can blind its own practitioners to the reasons they entered it in the first place. Join resident physician Henry Bair and oncologist Tyler Johnson as they meet with doctors, patients, leaders, educators, and others in healthcare, to explore stories on finding and nourishing meaning in medicine. This podcast is for anyone striving for a deeper connection with their medical journey. Visit TheDoctorsArt.com for more information.
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Technology, Medicine, and the Erasure of Suffering | A Doctor’s Art Roundtable
Over the past 160 episodes, two themes that have appeared repeatedly feel as relevant and urgent as ever are 1) the pros and dehumanizing cons of technology and 2) approaching suffering in the human…
Reclaiming Narrative in Medicine | Suzanne Koven, MD, MFA
Most medical encounters are structured as transactions. The patient comes in with a specific complaint, the medical expert identifies a discrete problem, and a specific intervention is prescribed.But…
The Physician and His Doctor | Bryant Lin, MD & Heather Wakelee, MD
Dr. Bryant Lin is a primary care physician, educator, and researcher at Stanford University. In 2018, he founded CARE – the Center for Asian Health Research and Education. In 2023, CARE began a…
Joyspan and Aging | Kerry Burnight, MD
Many of us quietly accept the idea that our best self lives somewhere in the past — that youth is the ideal and aging is a slow erosion of who we really are. But what if getting older isn’t about…
Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There | Brewer Eberly, MD
Many of the world’s best physicians find it surprisingly difficult to answer the question: Why are you in medicine? In the long, arduous journey of medical training or within the…
The Three Dimensions of a Fulfilling Life | Shigehiro Oishi, PhD
We often confuse happiness with the absence of sadness, or a meaningful life with a productive one. The result might be a life that runs smoothly, but feels strangely flat — as if something essential…
A Humanist Approach to Chaplaincy | Greg Epstein
When a religious person is isolated from their community, whether due to hospitalization or military service, they can often rely on a chaplain for spiritual support. But where does a non-religious…
The Morals and Morale of Healthcare Providers | Farr Curlin, MD
Many medical trainees are driven to medicine by their moral or religious principles — only to find that they are expected to check their principles at the patient’s door. When this happens,…
The Mandate of Medicine | Jessica Zitter, MD
Medical trainees spend years mastering what to do when biology fails — countless protocols, procedures, and split-second decisions. By the end, they’re primed to fix what’s broken. But what if the…
The Power of Data Driven Narrative in Public Health | David Agus, MD
Editorial Note: This episode was recorded in December 2024, after the nomination of Robert F Kennedy Jr as Secretary of Health and Human Services had been announced but prior to his confirmation. …
Medicine at the Margins of Society | James O’Connell, MD
Imagine practicing medicine not within the sterile confines of a hospital, but in the unpredictable world of city streets and shelters, where every patient encounter challenges conventional notions…
A Collective Voice for All Physicians | Bruce Scott, MD
The relationship between physicians and the larger healthcare system is incredibly complex, raising difficult questions about patient care, advocacy, and the role of doctors in shaping public policy.…
Living a Full Life Amidst Illness | On Site at George Mark Children’s House
George Mark Children's House is a pediatric palliative care center in California that provides respite and hospice for children with serious illnesses and their families. In March 2025, we heard the…
To Create a Medical School | Sharmila Makhija, MD, MBA
If you were asked to build a medical school from scratch, how would you do it? It's not a chance most of us get — but that was exactly the task given to our guest on this episode, Sharmila Makhija,…
Artificial Intelligence and the Physician of Tomorrow | Michael Howell, MD, MPH
What happens to the practice of medicine when machines begin to reason, summarize and even empathize — at least in the linguistic sense — better than humans do? In this episode, we meet with Michael…
Human Experience in a Digital World | Christine Rosen
If you could be plugged into a machine that simulated the perfect experience — limitless joy, deep connection, a sense of purpose — yet you knew it wasn't real, would you choose to stay plugged…
Virtue and Good Medicine | John Rhee, MD, MPH
There is something uniquely haunting about many neurological diseases. These conditions often don't only affect the body — they reshape the very foundation of who we are, our memories, our…
A Rebirth of Passion and Compassion | Joseph Stern, MD
Neurosurgery is known as one of the most precise and demanding specialties in medicine. It requires absolute technical mastery in a surgical field where a millimeter’s difference can be the deciding…
Healing, Presence, and Comfort Amid Child Loss | Shekinah Eliassen
In medicine, we are trained to fight for life — to extend it, preserve it and restore it. But sometimes the goal shifts from curing to comforting. That, in brief, is the essence of palliative care.…
A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine | Damon Tweedy, MD
Medicine is often framed as a meritocracy, where intelligence, hard work, and dedication dictate success. Yet, institutions of medicine are shaped by histories of exclusion, bias, and systemic…
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