In Loving Memory:
Richard P. Holm, M.D. 
February 1, 1949 - March 22, 2020
Dr. Holm Tribute Video
Legacy of Service

Prairie Doc® Media provides honest, science-based information.

Prairie Doc® Media is a project of the Healing Words Foundation which endeavors to enhance health and diminish suffering by communicating useful information, based on honest science, provided in a respectful and compassionate manner. The Foundation engages a variety of media outlets to provide science-based medical information to the greater South Dakota region.

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​“Prairie Doc® Origins” 
​Here is Dr. Rick Holm discussing his initial attempts at providing medical information free to the public. Over time, his programs evolved into Prairie Doc® Radio, On Call with the Prairie Doc® and Prairie Doc® Perspectives. Video by Jay Fishback; interviewed by Jonathon Burns.

"The Danger of Fearing Death"
Here is Dr. Holm's latest Ted Talk, published on Youtube in November 2017.

​After a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, Dr. Rick Holm faces the significant possibility of his own impending death. An internal medicine medical doctor for 39 years with a special interest in care of the elderly, Dr. Holm brings a physician perspective to cancer diagnosis. In this emotional and authentic talk, Rick encourages a life fully-lived instead of fearing death.