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Melody Covington, MD

About Melody Covington, MD

Melody Covington, MD, obtained her bachelor of science degree at Norfolk State University. She went on to obtain her doctorate of medicine from The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina in Greenville, North Carolina, before completing her medical residency training in internal medicine at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Covington sub-specializes in obesity medicine and medical weight loss. She is a member of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians, the National Medical Association, and the American College of Physicians. She has personal interests in anti-aging, nutrition, wellness, and preventative medicine.

Choosing Your Medical Specialty - Internal Medicine

By Melody Covington, MD - August 6, 2015

Why I Decided to Become an Internist In order to answer the question of why I pursued a career in internal medicine, I must first provide insight into why I chose to practice medicine altogether. I grew

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#ILookLikeaSurgeon Highlights Gender & Diversity Issues in Medicine

By Melody Covington, MD - September 16, 2015

The courageous social media movement #ILookLikeaSurgeon, led by a female surgery resident from my home state of North Carolina, is shedding light on stereotypes of male and female roles in medicine.

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#ILookLikeaSurgeon Highlights Gender & Diversity Issues in Medicine

Employed Physicians - The Choosers or the Chosen?

By Melody Covington, MD - July 12, 2016

Private practice is not yet extinct, but it has several challenges ahead if it plans to survive the ascension of the hospital system. As physicians look for employment, the bigger question looming in the background is are we truly choosing our practice environment, or is it choosing us?

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Employed Physicians - The Choosers or the Chosen?

Awakening - The Road to Solo Private Practice

By Melody Covington, MD - February 14, 2017

There is one word that sums up why I chose to become a solopreneur, and that word is freedom. Freedom is what I value more than anything, and it is what I correlate most with success. A solopreneur is

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Awakening - The Road to Solo Private Practice