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DMD #52 | Dr. Shannon Dowler – A Family Doctor’s Leap Into Leadership and Life

DMD #52 | Dr. Shannon Dowler – A Family Doctor’s Leap Into Leadership and Life

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 When Dr. Shannon Dowler says she dives into life “feet first,” she means it. A North Carolina native with deep Appalachian roots, Shannon has spent 25 years serving her community as a family physician, educator, and advocate.In this episode, she shares her unconventional path—from cleaning cages at a veterinary clinic as a teen to leading Medicaid reform for an entire state. She reflects on the realities of rural medicine, where power outages can last for weeks, neighbors show up with pickup trucks full of supplies, and family doctors become lifelines.Dr. Dowler also opens up about the myth of “work-life balance,” her love for animals (including her goats, who double as meditation partners), and how creativity—through rap videos, writing, and laughter—keeps her grounded.Most powerfully, she discusses the urgent challenges facing family medicine today: underfunded primary care, shrinking Medicaid coverage, and the need for advocacy that starts at the grassroots. Through her lens, being a family doctor isn’t just a job—it’s an act of service, resistance, and love.Highlights🏡 Roots in Rural North Carolina: Why Shannon traded city life for “Feet First Farm and Forge,” a mountain haven with more cows than people.⚕️ Family Medicine as a Calling: From wanting to be a vet to realizing her impact would be greater caring for people.🧘‍♀️ Finding Her Balance: How goat yoga, meditation, and creativity became her antidotes to burnout.💪 The Power of Advocacy: Her time as North Carolina’s Medicaid Chief Medical Officer during COVID-19 and what she learned about resilience in crisis.🩺 Reclaiming the Narrative: How family doctors can rewrite the story of primary care—through leadership, service, and community connection.Top 3 TakeawaysThere’s No Perfect Balance—Only Presence. True peace in medicine comes not from doing less, but from being fully present where you are.Primary Care is the Backbone. Family medicine keeps communities alive, especially in rural America—and it needs to be valued as such.Advocacy is Medicine. Speaking up for patients and colleagues isn’t politics—it’s healing work.Guest BioShannon Dowler, MD is a family physician, educator, and advocate whose career reflects the true spirit of service in medicine. A proud North Carolina native, she’s spent over 25 years caring for communities across the Appalachian mountains — from rural clinics to leadership at the state level.Dr. Dowler currently serves on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and previously led North Carolina’s Medicaid program as its Chief Medical Officer, guiding the state through historic healthcare reform and the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.Known for her humor, heart, and creativity, Shannon doesn’t just talk about physician wellness — she lives it. At her mountain home, affectionately named Feet First Farm and Forge, she practices goat yoga, writes, creates health-focused rap videos, and uses storytelling to reconnect physicians to their purpose.Through her leadership and advocacy, Dr. Dowler continues to champion access to care, physician resilience, and the vital role of family medicine in every community.🌐 Learn more about Dr. Dowler →About the Host:Dr. Peter Crane is a board-certified physician, educator, and storyteller with a heart for service and a calling to spotlight doctors who make a difference—in their communities, in medicine, and in the lives they touch.Through Doctors Making a Difference, he brings you into intimate conversations with physicians who have overcome challenges, redefined success, and found purpose in and beyond the clinic. His goal is simple: to help more doctors stay in medicine by showing them what's possible.About the Show:Doctors Making a Difference is more than a podcast—it’s a movement to highlight the good, the gritty, and the deeply human side of medicine.In every episode, Dr. Peter Crane interviews physicians whose stories defy the script. From burnout recovery to bold career pivots, health challenges to quiet leadership, this show honors the truth that healing begins with connection—and doctors, too, deserve to be whole.Visit: doctorsmakingadifference.comLMC Series Note:Living with Metastatic Cancer (LMC) explores the science, decisions, and day-to-day realities of life with advanced disease—through candid physician–patient conversations. The Doctors Making a Difference Podcast is for informational purposes only and does not substitute for medical, legal, or professional advice. Always consult appropriate experts regarding your unique circumstances. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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