In this episode of The Physician’s Mind Podcast, Curtis Wilkerson sits down with Dr. Buck Parker, MD, FACS — a board-certified trauma and acute care surgeon whose journey goes far beyond the operating room.
Dr. Parker trained in one of the most demanding surgical specialties, saved countless lives in trauma surgery, and later built multi-million-dollar businesses, mined Bitcoin before it was mainstream, and even survived 30 days on a deserted island with Bear Grylls. His story is raw, unconventional, and packed with lessons on resilience, financial freedom, and building a life on your own terms.
We dive into:
- The brutal reality of surgical training and how to survive it
- Breaking stigma as a Caribbean medical school graduate
- Building a seven-figure e-commerce business during residency
- Bitcoin mining, entrepreneurship, and financial freedom for physicians
- Life lessons from The Island with Bear Grylls
- How to think independently and build a career beyond medicine
- This is not just a story about medicine — it’s about what it really takes to succeed when the odds are stacked against you.
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