The Life of A Physician During the Pandemic with Dr. Sydney Deal - Part 1

Welcome back, healthy people! This is my first episode in my series on the SARS-CoV-2 a.k.a. Covid-19. Each episode will build upon the next episode and provide helpful and important information about the virus.

Our Guest for this episode is Dr. Sydney Deal. She graduated magna cum laude from Baylor University with a major in Biology and a minor in Chemistry. She earned her Doctor of Medicine from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and completed her family medicine residency at Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

In October 2019, she came on staff at Comanche County Medical Center and Doctors Medical Center as a board-certified family medicine physician providing care to patients of all ages in the clinic and hospital. Dr. Deal lives in Comanche with her husband and two young children. She is expecting her third child in June 2021.

[00:01 – 06:54] Opening Segment

• I talk briefly about the great values and healthy people information from this episode
• Origin and Key information you need to know about the CoronaVirus
  • Symptoms
  • Levels of infections
  • Average cases
  • Advice
• How to properly diagnose someone?

[06:55 – 18:25] Getting to know Dr. Sydney Deal and Comanche Texas

• I introduce and give a background of our guest for this episode
• I welcome Dr. Sydney Deal
• Dr. Deal talks to us about Comanche Texas
  • Facts about Comanche
  • The healthcare and medical landscape in Comanche County
  • Resources and
• Why Dr. Deal chose Family Medicine and to work in a rural community
• Challenges of Family Medicine

[18:26 – 33:10] Dealing with Covid-19 and Social Media

• The first case of COVID she encountered
• Preparing for the possibility of a Pandemic reaching them
• Dealing with panic and various behaviors caused by COVID-19
• Education as the key to helping solve the COVID crisis
• The Good and the Bad of Social Media

[33:11 – 43:45] The Life of A Physician During the Pandemic

• How the whole scenario of COVID has been different for Dr. Deal
• The first time they were hit hard by COVID
• Struggle of witnessing both patients and practitioners, go through the crisis
• Dr. Deal talks about the struggles of dealing with COVID from a rural setting

[43:46 – 46:52] Closing Segment

• Recap of key information throughout the interview
• Watch out for Part 2 of our interview with Dr. Deal!
• Final Words

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“I truly believe that medicine is the universal language. It’s something that, no matter what the situation, can connect you to somebody that might be different from you.” - Dr. Sydney Deal

“A lot of the evil in society stems from social media.” - Dr. Sydney Deal

“A lot of people don’t care about something unless they’re directly affected by it.” - Dr. Sydney Deal

 

Resources and Links Mentioned:

 

Cheng, Dr. Anthony, et al. “Outpatient Management of Covid-19: Rapid Evidence Review.” American Family Physician, vol. 102, no. 8, 15 Oct. 2020, pp. 478–485.

• Comanche County Medical Center
• Seroprevalence
• Facts About Coronavirus
• Cases in the US

 

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