Practicing Medicine on a Reservation and Pursuing Medical Innovation with Dr. John Dayton

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John Dayton is an Emergency Medicine Physician who has practiced in settings as diverse as the University of Utah Hospital and the Navajo Nation Reservation. In this episode John shares what it’s like to practice medicine on a reservation, how he built his company, Medforums, which is a Yelp for medical education, what he has learned as an angel investor, preventing physician burnout, and pursuing dreams. John discusses how multiple passions keeps him invigorated, refreshed and motivated, and why he believes it is a good model for others to follow to lead to more productive careers.
Links from this episode:

• John Dayton, MD LinkedIn
• Navajo Nation Government
• Indian Health Service
• MedForums

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1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Why emergency medicine (00:02:05)

3. Practice settings (00:06:10)

4. Practicing medicine on the Navajo Nations Reservation (00:10:36)

5. MedForums (00:20:43)

6. Angel investing (00:30:45)

7. Stanford Fellowship (00:40:32)

8. Key take-aways (00:49:24)