There’s a particular discomfort in being competent at one thing and incompetent at another. For years, I knew what I was doing. I could walk into a room and trust my training, my experience, my reflexes. That certainty shaped not just my work—it shaped how I moved through the world as a physician. Then everything shifted. Burnout doesn’t always announce itself as crisis. Sometimes it…
Deflection Bias in Practice: Between Constraint and Choice
In resource-limited environments, it’s easy to blame the system. But how often do we examine our own reasoning in the face of uncertainty?
The Questions We Keep Editing Out
Part II of this series goes deeper than credentials and finances. These are the three questions most physicians keep editing out of the conversation — about exhaustion, hidden costs, and whether the career we built was ever really ours.
Practical Digital Transformation in Resource-Limited Healthcare Settings
Welcome to today’s #HealthXPh discussion on making digital health work in real-world settings. I’m @bonedoc, an orthopedic surgeon who’s been practicing in the Philippines for over twenty years, focusing on workflow redesign and systems improvement. Today we’ll explore three critical questions facing clinician-innovators everywhere, plus dig into some cross-cutting challenges you’ve all been asking about. Our format: #HealthXPh chat is an hour long conversation of…
What Filipino Physicians Really Think About AI: Insights From Our Community Chat
Filipino physicians share candid insights on AI, skill gaps, trust issues, and the evolving doctor–patient relationship. Read key takeaways from our #healthxph community chat.