Family medicine is one of the most misunderstood specialties in medicine.

In this episode of Social Rounds, Tony Chin-Quee, Frances Mei Hardin, and Ryan Montoya tackle the biggest myths surrounding primary care—from physician salaries and burnout to diversity in medicine, side hustles, chronic disease management, and what family medicine is actually like in practice.

They also play a new game, "Scroll or Troll," debating the state of medical social media and whether doctors should be making day-in-the-life videos, get-ready-with-me reels, medical rap songs, and residency application content.

Plus, Tony shares a major life update as he prepares to leave the show temporarily for his move to Canada.

If you're a medical student, resident, physician, or simply curious about how medicine really works behind the scenes, this episode offers an honest—and often hilarious—look at one of healthcare's most essential specialties.

Topics include:

• Is family medicine really underpaid?
• Why primary care physicians burn out
• Diversity and representation in medicine
• The realities of chronic disease management
• Medical student stereotypes
• Physician influencers and social media
• Residency culture
• Tony's move to Canada

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Hosted by:

Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouat

Frances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimd

Ryan Montoya: @ryan_montoya_art

Produced by: The Hippocratic Collective