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About Jack Isler, MD

Jack Isler, MD, practiced Critical Care Medicine and was an Anesthesiologist for 33 years. A large focus of his practice was on nutrition in the critically ill (Master's in Nutrition). Books: 21 Broken Bones, A Self-help Guide for the Chronic Pain Patient Marijuana: It's an Herb with an Asterisk Personal blog: “21brokenbones”---a blog on new pain relief therapies Dr. Isler is currently writing a book on brain death, op-ed articles, and guest blog posts.

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Where Does the Patient Fit in the Medical System?

By Jack Isler, MD - May 1, 2018

After I retired and moved to another town, I was still a physician, but no longer had easy access to the medical system. I had the full experience of what everyone else goes through: picking up the phone and attempting to make an appointment with a physician.

Where Does the Patient Fit in the Medical System?

What are My Options if I'm Tired of Medicine?

By Jack Isler, MD - June 25, 2018

There are many op-eds stating how you can leave medicine and make almost as much money doing other jobs. I don’t find this to be true at all. Yes, there could be a few jobs that meet the level of income from practicing medicine, but they are few and difficult to get. Be realistic about the loss in income when you leave medicine. Plan ahead for this change. If it were easy to leave medicine and retain the income, a significantly higher percentage would be leaving.

What are My Options if I'm Tired of Medicine

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