Academic Medicine Podcast
279 episodes - English - Latest episode: 29 days ago - ★★★★ - 43 ratingsMeet medical students and residents, clinicians and educators, health care thought leaders and researchers in this podcast from the journal Academic Medicine. Episodes chronicle the stories of these individuals as they experience the science and the art of medicine. Guests delve deeper into the issues shaping medical schools and teaching hospitals today. Subscribe to this podcast and listen as the conversation continues.
The journal Academic Medicine serves as an international forum to advance knowledge about the principles, policy, and practice of research, education, and patient care in academic settings.
Please note that the opinions expressed in this podcast are the guests’ alone, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the AAMC or its members.
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Let Them Eat Cake
March 11, 2019 20:02 - 5 minutes - 10.9 MB"I firmly believe in the power of health education to improve health outcomes, and as I continue to work in culturally unfamiliar situations, I must meet patients where they are, understanding their beliefs and the realities of their environments, to ensure that my recommendations are truly culturally competent." Pre-med student John Rees recounts a presentation on healthy eating he gave to a community outside Oaxaca, Mexico. He describes how this community taught him about the importance of ...
The Beige Room
February 25, 2019 20:00 - 8 minutes - 15.4 MB"Yet, it felt to me like no amount of training would fully take away the difficulty of this conversation, the hollow feeling of negotiating the course of the final days of a human life. … As a future provider, I hope to have the courage to face these inevitable conflicts in values head-on, using the right dose of empathy to understand the perspective of the family when a loved one is dying." Medical student Arifeen Rahman remembers a family meeting that taught her about the importance of empa...
Resurrecting Compassion
February 11, 2019 20:00 - 5 minutes - 10.9 MB"I came into his room on a mission to complete one more routine task, and I left knowing that sometimes the most powerful medicine comes in the form of a tangible expression of humanity, the careful attention to the soul." Resident Cheralyn Hendrix remembers a patient who reminded her to choose compassion above all else because patients and their ailments are more than a list of tasks to be accomplished. Her essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the January 2019 i...
Transitions
January 28, 2019 21:00 - 5 minutes - 10.6 MB"But it’s always a bit jarring to step from my work world to my home world ... After 15 years, I’m still trying to handle that transition with grace and to be as present at home as my work demands me to be every day in the hospital." Katherine Chretien reflects on the transition she makes each day between being present for her patients in the hospital and being present for her family at home. Her essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the January 2019 issue of Acad...
Creating Family-Friendly Learning Environments: Parental Leave and Other Policies in GME
January 14, 2019 22:00 - 43 minutes - 82 MBJoining editor-in-chief David Sklar and senior staff editor Toni Gallo (@AcadMedJournal) to discuss their personal experiences with parental leave and other policies that can help create more family-friendly training environments for physicians are recent and current residents Ariel Sklar, Alli Webb, and Michael Maguire. Guests also discuss the graduate medical education learning environment and the implications of these issues for trainees and their institutions. Read more about this topic, ...
The Implications of Physicians' Late-Career Transitions and Retirement Decisions
December 17, 2018 18:34 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBHow do we think about the entirety of a physician’s career? Discussing the individual, institutional, and workforce implications of physicians’ late-career transitions and retirement decisions in this new episode are editor-in-chief David Sklar, senior staff editor Toni Gallo (@AcadMedJournal), and authors Karen Leslie, MD, MEd (@karenraven) and Joanna Cain, MD. Read more about this topic, including the articles discussed in this episode, at: https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/pages/de...
n = 1
December 11, 2018 12:00 - 5 minutes - 10.7 MB"I did not want to take for granted relationships with my loved ones—a girlfriend, a friend, a family member, a patient. For them I needed to create a new perspective, one where n = 1 and where the one in front of me matters most." Resident Adam Weiner reflects on balancing time spent on work and time spent with those he loves in this episode. His essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the December 2018 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine...
Snapback
November 26, 2018 12:00 - 5 minutes - 5.32 MB"He was hesitant, but truths spoken truthfully can make a world of difference between not-so-different strangers. And he liked that my subjects and verbs did not match, that my r’s rolled, and that my s’s turned into lisps. This part—this sound—was familiar to him." Physician Claudia Miranda reflects on an encounter with a patient who reminded her of her childhood, who reminded her of the connection between patients and doctors and the many ways they can be linked together. Her essay was publ...
Lorraine
November 15, 2018 12:00 - 6 minutes - 5.99 MB"I traced in my mind our timeline of visits every other month, as I got to know Lorraine and the rest of her family. We celebrated many triumphs and mourned countless setbacks together, relating to her health and to her kids." Physician Emily Gordon reflects on her memories of one patient, Lorraine, who taught her about the role family plays in healing and in health. Her essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the November 2018 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the e...
Et Tu?
October 29, 2018 17:01 - 7 minutes - 6.82 MB"I wondered to myself … knowing what I now did, would I be comfortable seeing this patient again? Could I rely on myself to give careful, considerate thought to his overall well-being? Would I be willing to be his doctor?" Medical student Walter Klyce describes coming to terms with caring for a patient who made racist comments during a clinical encounter. His essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the October 2018 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at acade...
Birds of Prey
October 15, 2018 16:58 - 5 minutes - 5.19 MB"We stood together, not as doctor and patient, but as lovers of the written word arrested by its enduring beauty." Internal medicine resident Dominic Decker describes connecting with a patient, not over her diagnosis or treatment but over their shared love of poetry. His essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the October 2018 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
The Impact of a Premedical Clinical Experience
July 25, 2018 13:00 - 5 minutes - 4.73 MB"I can now passionately answer the age-old question of what I want to be when I grow up. A doctor." Pre-med student Matt Orringer reflects on the experiences that connected the dots between his college science courses and real-life patient care, convincing him that medicine is the right career path for him. His essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the July 2018 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
Who's With Me?
July 23, 2018 13:16 - 5 minutes - 4.89 MB"Instead of dismissing Ms. S as another 'challenging patient,' we should have considered her concerns and inquired about her worries, discovered her fears..." First-year resident Trisha Paul reflects on a patient encounter that taught her about partnering with patients and their families to decide on mutual goals for healing. Her essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the July 2018 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
Using Step 1 to Screen Residency Applicants: "We have a serious problem. It’s in our hands to solve"
July 09, 2018 13:40 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBDiscussing the current practice of using USMLE Step 1 scores to screen residency applicants and the effects on medical students and the medical school curriculum are Academic Medicine editor-in-chief David Sklar and senior staff editor Toni Gallo (@AcadMedJournal) and four Academic Medicine authors who have written on this topic: Charles Prober, MD, Daniel London, MD, MS (@londonda), Pamela Schaff, MD (@pbs424), and Ron Ben-Ari, MD. They also discuss alternatives to this practice, including d...
In Search of Connection
June 25, 2018 13:01 - 5 minutes - 5.18 MB"Instead of perceiving my humanity as a reason why I may fall short of my patients’ needs and expectations, I now understand that it is also a way I can meet them." First-year resident Cindy Lee reflects on a personal experience that drove home the lessons she was learning about patient-centered care. Her essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the June 2018 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
No, Thank YOU
May 29, 2018 13:00 - 4 minutes - 4.13 MB"I am thankful for the opportunity to have grown so much in my medical knowledge ... But what stands out most are the times I truly connected with my patients." Medical student Victor Hsiao reflects on those patients who generously shared their lives with him. His essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the May 2018 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
The Inevitable Rendezvous With Mortality
May 15, 2018 13:05 - 4 minutes - 4.29 MBNardin Samuel reflects on her first code status discussion with a patient and why she stopped to grieve after his death. Her essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the May 2018 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
The Lessons We Learned From Each Other
April 24, 2018 13:30 - 4 minutes - 3.86 MBEducation scientist Dr. Aimee Gardner reflects on her partnership with a physician to conduct simulation research. Her poem was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the April 2018 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
Take-Home Lessons From Abroad
April 10, 2018 13:46 - 5 minutes - 5.22 MBCindy Medina reflects on her time in Manabí, Ecuador, as a medical student and the lessons she learned about caring for patients beyond treating their illnesses. Her essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the April 2018 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
Competency-Based, Time-Variable Education in the Health Professions
March 26, 2018 13:05 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBDiscussing competency-based, time-variable education in the health professions are Olle ten Cate, one of the guest editors of a recent supplement to Academic Medicine on this topic and Academic Medicine editor-in-chief David Sklar and senior staff editor Toni Gallo. They cover how the argument for time variability came about and what a time-variable education model looks like as well as the concepts of entrustment and assessment in such a system. The supplement was produced with support from ...
Still My Patient
March 12, 2018 13:41 - 7 minutes - 7.24 MBDr. Jonathan Kersun reflects on gratitude, being a good doctor, and learning from his patients in "Still My Patient." His essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the March 2018 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
Meeting the Needs of Our Most Vulnerable Populations
February 26, 2018 15:23 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBEditors-in-chief David Sklar, of Academic Medicine (@ AcadMedJournal), Virginia Brennan (@ VMBrennan), of the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, and David Vlahov, of the Journal of Urban Health, discuss caring for our most vulnerable populations and the role of health professions education and medical journals in meeting the needs of these underserved groups. This conversation complements Academic Medicine's current New Conversations feature on this topic. Read more about Ac...
Missing the Gorilla
February 15, 2018 14:04 - 6 minutes - 6.33 MBMedical student Nick Teodoro reflects on the tool kit chaplains use when caring for patients, and he considers what physicians can learn from them about listening. His essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the February 2018 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
Message in a Bottle
January 16, 2018 14:30 - 7 minutes - 6.87 MBDr. Raya Kheirbek recounts a patient encounter that reminded her that we all listen at different levels and that patients need their doctor to be present in the moment. Her essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the January 2018 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
Empathy Found Me
December 19, 2017 14:06 - 4 minutes - 4.22 MBMedical student Zech Franks remembers a serendipitous encounter with patient continuity at a clinic in Nogales, Arizona. That day, empathy found him. His essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the December 2017 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
A Discussion on Global Health Issues in Medical Education
November 20, 2017 13:47 - 33 minutes - 31 MBDiscussing global health issues in medical education, including the social context of learning, competencies across cultures, and learning in the developing world, are editor-in-chief David Sklar, authors Esther Helmich and Quentin Eichbaum, and medical student Naomi Boyd. This conversation complements the journal's New Conversations feature on global health education. Read more at academicmedicine.org.
How Emotions Are Like Asbestos
November 13, 2017 14:21 - 5 minutes - 5.13 MBMedical student Arya Shah remembers two seemingly similar patients, who in the end were more different than she first thought, and the lesson they taught her about the value of exploring her feelings instead of hiding them away. Her essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the November 2017 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
Finding Mary at Home: Learning Through House Calls
November 07, 2017 22:37 - 4 minutes - 4.52 MBMedical student Shefali Hegde remembers her first patient, who taught her about the reality of chronic illness, the value of holistic medicine, and why getting to know a patient beyond the clinic is important. Her essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the November 2017 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
What Did You Learn Today?
October 24, 2017 13:38 - 4 minutes - 4.37 MB“Tell me one thing you learned today,” Dr. Saundra Curry asks each day. What started as a way to remember the many anesthesiology residents who passed through her ORs turned into an opportunity for the author and her residents to reflect on their experiences that day and enhance their learning. Dr. Curry's essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the October 2017 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
I Am Sorry to Hear That
October 16, 2017 21:40 - 6 minutes - 6.07 MBMedical student Benjamin Reed remembers a young boy and his mother in the ER who taught him the difference between learning about empathy in the classroom and being able to express it authentically in practice. His essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the October 2017 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
The Spider
September 27, 2017 18:44 - 4 minutes - 4.41 MBDr. Julie Bruckner remembers a patient who taught her the dangers of making assumptions and the value of an extra moment and a deeper question when caring for patients. Her essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the September 2017 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
Encountering the Other: Providing Excellent Care Despite Differences Between Patients & Physicians
September 18, 2017 19:53 - 40 minutes - 37 MBDiscussing how to provide excellent patient care in spite of differences between patients and physicians are editor-in-chief David Sklar and authors Emily Whitgob, Raya Kheirbek, and Paul Gordon. This conversation complements articles in several recent issues of the journal. Read more at academicmedicineblog.org and academicmedicine.org.
Learning From Loss: What I Learned From the Death of My Grandfather
September 14, 2017 12:50 - 6 minutes - 5.76 MBMedical student Maulin Shah recounts the lessons he learned from his grandfather, even in his death. His essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the September 2017 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
The Need for Developing a Cultural Understanding With Underserved Minority Patients in Medicine
August 18, 2017 13:04 - 4 minutes - 3.81 MBMedical student Ajay Kailas recounts two experiences that taught him how open discussion with patients is key to building trusting relationships. His essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the August 2017 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
Stupid Consult
August 14, 2017 13:43 - 7 minutes - 6.43 MBIn "Stupid Consult," Jonathan Kersun remembers a patient who taught him about overcoming intolerance and strong emotions to connect with others. His essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the August 2017 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
Whispers
August 07, 2017 13:23 - 6 minutes - 5.67 MBIn "Whispers," Raya Kheirbek remembers a patient who taught her to recognize the subtleties and differences in a seemingly shared language and culture. Her essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the August 2017 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
Our First Simulator: A Fond Farewell
July 26, 2017 20:54 - 4 minutes - 4.21 MBRami Ahmed reads his essay, "Our First Simulator: A Fond Farewell," in which he reflects on the role his hospital's first full-body simulator played in the education of countless physicians, nurses, and medics. His essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the July 2017 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
From Reflex to Reflection: A Resident's Perspective on Learning in a Clinical Setting
July 11, 2017 13:59 - 4 minutes - 4.44 MBVeena Patel reads her essay, "From Reflex to Reflection: A Resident's Perspective on Learning in a Clinical Setting," in which she reflects on a patient encounter that motivated her to be a proponent of change and improvement at her hospital. Her essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the July 2017 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
Humbled
June 20, 2017 21:37 - 6 minutes - 5.54 MBJ.S. Desai reads his essay, "Humbled," in which he reflects on what his first patient, his big brother, has taught him about knowing and judging others in his care. His essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the June 2017 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
Nutella
June 07, 2017 15:14 - 4 minutes - 3.88 MBDr. Sarah Bernstein reads her essay, "Nutella," in which she reflects on a patient who taught her that being a doctor sometimes means sharing a spoonful of Nutella and bearing witness to a patient's journey rather than ordering tests and medications. Her essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the June 2017 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
How Medicine Can Be an Instrument of Social Change: A Discussion about Physician Advocacy
May 21, 2017 00:00 - 41 minutes - 37.5 MBDiscussing social medicine, physician advocacy, and structural competency are editor-in-chief Dr. David Sklar, Dr. Jack Geiger, and medical students Tehreem Rehman and Jennifer Tsai. This conversation complements articles in the March 2017 issue of the journal. Read more at journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/toc/2017/03000.
The Stranger in the Room
May 17, 2017 15:45 - 6 minutes - 5.51 MBDr. Nancy Angoff reads her essay, "The Stranger in the Room," in which she compares connecting with patients in the exam room before and after the advent of electronic health records. Her essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the May 2017 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
The Modern Iteration of the House Call
May 03, 2017 15:58 - 5 minutes - 5.47 MBBrian Kwan reads his essay, "The Modern Iteration of the House Call," in which he describes the value of making house calls to patients, caregivers, and physicians. His essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the May 2017 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
Case-Based Suffering
April 26, 2017 13:03 - 4 minutes - 4.51 MBDr. Louise Aronson reads her essay, "Case-Based Suffering," in which she argues for teaching medical students the pathos and pathophysiology of a patient's situation. Her essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the April 2017 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
Her Story of Present Illness
April 19, 2017 14:04 - 4 minutes - 3.85 MBMedical student Jessica Prescott reads her essay, “Her Story of Present Illness,” about encouraging women to be the protagonists in their own stories. Her essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the April 2017 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
Engaging "Youthful Critics": The Learner Voice in Medical Education Scholarship
April 10, 2017 13:09 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBDiscussing the importance of engaging medical students and residents in medical education scholarship are editor-in-chief David Sklar and medical students Jesse Burk-Rafel, Logan Jones, and Janice Farlow. This conversation complements trainee-authored letters to the editor and related articles in the April 2017 issue of the journal. Read more at journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/toc/2017/04000.
Learning Professionalism Under Stress
March 27, 2017 13:07 - 5 minutes - 5.33 MBMedical student Ben Chin-Yee reads his essay, “Learning Professionalism Under Stress,” published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the March 2017 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
Cold Feet
February 21, 2017 14:07 - 5 minutes - 4.96 MBMedical student Elena Grill reads her essay, “Cold Feet,” published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the February 2017 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
Caution: Storage Temperature May Alter Drugs Efficacy
February 13, 2017 15:25 - 5 minutes - 4.6 MBMedical student Geoffrey Huntley reads his essay, “Caution: Storage Temperature May Alter Drugs Efficacy,” published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the February 2017 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
A Discussion About Reflective Writing in Medicine
January 23, 2017 14:14 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBAuthor Sarah Bernstein, MD, MHA, and senior staff editor Toni Gallo discuss the power of reflective writing, in helping physicians to heal, connect with each other, and engage with patients and their families. This discussion complements Dr. Bernstein's essay, “The Night Your Child Died: An Open Letter from Your Doctor,” published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the November 2016 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.