A brief introduction: I am Ron Turker, a surgeon and author practicing in the Northwest (and globally) who believes—truly believes—we can fix U.S. healthcare.

As a current fellow of The Patient Revolution, a global healthcare advocacy group co-founded by Dr. Victor Montori at the Mayo Clinic, we are working to effect positive change in care management and delivery.

I’m writing because we’d like to hear your story! 

As physicians, many of us feel overwhelmed, burned out to our practice, and burned out to the term “burnout.” If Healthcare were our patient, many of us would agree she’s sick, critically so. It will take all of us working together to right the course.

To this end, we are adding our voices, doctors’ voices, to the national conversation.

This is a narrative project: Story in—Story out. Why story? Because Story has impact. Story matters!

Help us identify the everyday stressors that wear us down and the strategies and elements that buoy us up. For this project, put aside the “not possibles.” 


We’re looking for your most imaginative solutions, your most earnest “What ifs!” What does your ideal practice look like? Together with The Patient Revolution, we will shine a public spotlight on our ills and possible cures. We’ll make our voices heard.

Interested in adding your personal story? (written, audio-only, or video for possible use in our final production) I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to set up an interview.

What brought you into Medicine, what keeps you here, and what keeps you up at night? We want to hear your story! 

Thank you, sincerely,


Ron Turker, M.D.

ron@patientrevolution.org