This week on Why Did I Become A Doctor?, in partnership with MedicalBrief, Dr Suhayl Essa talks medicine, comedy, burnout, men’s health and why he decided to walk away from a medical career for a life on the comedy stage. A medical doctor, stand-up comedian and co-founder of The Gentlemen’s Clinic, Essa shares the unlikely route that took him from emergency medicine and anaesthesia to the comedy stage, and eventually to a telehealth practice focused on men’s health. He also talks about why telehealth can make particular sense for men, where stigma and discomfort can mean that some of the things they most need to talk about are the things they are least likely to raise with their GP. It is an interesting follow-on to the recent conversation with Dr Mimi Mukwevho, who made the case for telehealth as primary care rather than a threat to it. Two doctors, two very different journeys, and two perspectives on how healthcare is changing. Get early access to Essa’s interview, and listen to Mukwevho here.
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