Dr Ronan Kavanagh On Embracing Creative Interests In Medicine

Dr Ronan Kavanagh is a practicing rheumatologist in Galway, Ireland and is the co-founder of the dotMED Conference which embraces all that is creative in medicine. In addition to his full time practice Dr Kavanagh is a regular medical blogger and has been one of the leading physicians on social media for many years. Dr Kavanagh is a medical columnist with The Medical Independent, is a consultant to several med tech startups and is also the chairman of the Macnas Theatre Company.  This discussion takes us through all the challenges that surface during a career in medicine and how embracing a more diverse range of interests can be the thing that adds balance to a busy life as a clinician.  If you enjoyed this episode please ‘Subscribe‘ on iTunes or Stitcher. Enjoy! Selected Show Notes: Dr Ronan Kavanagh The Musicians Clinic dotMED The Creative Medical Conference  The Medical Independent - Dr Ronan Kavanagh Column Macnas Theatre Company How Twitter Cured My Mid-Life Crisis by Ronan Kavanagh VidScrip Atul Gawande - Personal Best (On Having A Coach) The Bad Doctor: The Troubled Life and Times of Dr. Iwan James by Ian Williams A Fortunate Man by John Berger Twitter: @RonanTKavanagh