131. The Other Gilmer: Benjamin Gilmer, MD

<p><em>The CE experience for this Podcast is powered by CMEfy - click here to reflect and earn credits</em>: <a href= "https://earnc.me/FiVpVr" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://earnc.me/FiVpVr</a></p> <p>Dr. Benjamin Gilmer is a family physician and Associate Professor at the UNC School of Medicine/Mountain Area Health Education Center’s (MAHEC) Family Medicine Residency Program.  He attended Davidson College and studied medicine at the Sorbonne and East Carolina University. As the Medical Director for MAHEC's Rural Health Initiative and Rural Fellowship in Asheville, NC., he is passionate about advocating for global and rural health disparities. He has worked extensively in Central and South America and West Africa. Benjamin is committed to advancing medical education, interprofessional collaboration and inspiring students to pursue service in medicine.  His advocacy work currently focuses on bringing media attention to the social injustice of treating mental illness in our prison system. His recently released memoire, “The Other Dr. Gilmer” (Ballantine/PRH) highlights this injustice. His work has been featured in the NYT Book Review, The Washington Post, USA Today, CNN, and People Magazine. His <em>This American Life </em>Podcast, “Dr. Gilmer and Mr. Hyde,” has had more than 20 million listeners. A former neurobiologist turned rural family doctor, Dr. Gilmer has lectured across the country about medical ethics, rural health, bias in medicine, and the intersection of medicine and advocacy. He lives with his wife, Deirdre, and two children, Kai and Luya, in Asheville, North Carolina.</p> <p><img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/187244/GIHealth.png" alt="" width="212" height="180" /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Working on medical billing can be stressful for healthcare providers. It can distract you from your primary focus, which is your patients, and any billing errors you make can land you in hot water.</span></p> <p><span style="fon