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My First Cadaver

19 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 118 ratings

My First Cadaver: True stories told by real med students, residents and MDs with warmth, honesty, and low doses of schadenfreude. Hosted by Faith Aeryn, Chris Luggiero, and Maggie Norby-Adams. www.myfirstcadaver.com

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Episodes

My First Inspiration: Mike Natter and Fred Bertino

August 29, 2017 16:09 - 33 minutes - 61 MB

A continuation of our discussion about art and medicine featuring artist/doctor, Mike Natter and musician/doctor, Fred Bertino.

My First Jedi Master

July 24, 2017 13:45 - 25 minutes - 35 MB

Med School Tutors CEO, Robert Meekins, and doctors Michael Coords and Leila Javidi share from their own experiences in this robust discussion about the importance of finding the right mentor at the start of your medical journey.

My First Thousand Years

June 20, 2017 21:15 - 25 minutes - 34.8 MB

Maggie Norby-Adams interviews doctors in the MedTech industry about the origins of their passion and how technological advances may impact the future of medicine and our world.

My First Inspiration

May 31, 2017 23:54 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MB

“My First Inspiration” explores the relationship between arts and medicine, in particular doctors who are also artists and how their artistic practices influence their medical practices (and vice-versa).

My First Second Thoughts

May 11, 2017 15:59 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MB

My First Cadaver kicks off its second season with “My First Second Thoughts,” stories from those who questioned their medical paths and how they found their answers.

My First Cadaver Season 2 Sneak Peek

April 14, 2017 16:58 - 1 minute - 2.65 MB

Hey there! How ya doing? Yeah, we know it's been a while, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t thinking about you. And thinking about what you might be thinking about.  We were doing other things, too, like being alive, prepping med students for exams and coursework success, and other life-oriented activities. Even amidst the pursuit of a most elusive Pokemon, we were still thinking, “Hmmm. What sort of things are concerning our listeners these days?” So we had a bunch of meetings, did a lot of...

My First Goodbye

July 05, 2016 20:05 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MB

Too many doctors and medical students are dying by suicide and too few people are talking about it. In our season finale, we point to the many contradictions and deficits in medical education and ask ourselves how we can make a difference.

My First Monkey

April 25, 2016 22:41 - 30 minutes - 42.1 MB

What does it take to make it in the world of animal badges, nervous parents and superhero bandaids? The mind and heart of a Pediatrician.

My First Open Heart

March 03, 2016 02:53 - 20 minutes - 27.6 MB

In this episode, we hear from a cardiac patient and two doctors about how, through vulnerability, we can find our strength, our purpose, and our love.

My First & Only Constant

February 03, 2016 21:24 - 26 minutes - 37 MB

The podcast that was supposed to be about what doctors want to change in medicine, er... changed, reminding us that change is our only constant as we seek answers for intimacy and real human connection. 

Women in Medicine: My First 'She Doesn't Look Like My Doctor'

December 15, 2015 18:14 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MB

Our guest doctors help us deconstruct—if not solve—some of the more challenging quandaries regularly presented to women in medicine, questions to which no one seems to have the answers. Featuring Drs. Zina Semenovskaya, Patsy Bowman Aiken, Scott Bader, Haren Heller Dane and Emma Husain.

My First Darling Honey Sweetheart

December 15, 2015 18:14 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MB

Our guest doctors help us deconstruct—if not solve—some of the more challenging quandaries regularly presented to women in medicine, questions to which no one seems to have the answers. Featuring Drs. Zina Semenovskaya, Patsy Bowman Aiken, Scott Bader, Haren Heller Dane and Emma Husain.

My First Full Moon

October 30, 2015 16:23 - 16 minutes - 23 MB

Science kind of shakes its head at the whole “lunar effect” phenomenon, but ask an OB/GYN or emergency medicine doc and they will tell you that some of their craziest experiences occurred during full moons. So skeptics, consider yourselves on notice. 

My First Big Mistake

September 22, 2015 21:06 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MB

Like death and taxes — failure, embarrassment and regret come for us all. But for the duration of this episode we ask that you simply hang up your hangups and revel in the mistakes of others. Welcome to a virtual master class on grace, humility, and perseverance.

My First Inkling

August 25, 2015 18:12 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MB

In this episode, doctors share the personal pathways that led them to medicine, particular specialties, and the kinds of questions that gave them their answers. 

My First OMGNFW

August 03, 2015 17:53 - 17 minutes - 24.6 MB

There’s a lot of wild stuff that goes down in this episode. We'll work our way up the "OMGNFW!" scale from a palatable 1 to the barely digestible 10, and if you have a delicate constitution, don't worry: we'll warn you when things are about to get real.

My First Patient Death

July 10, 2015 17:26 - 22 minutes - 31.3 MB

Death ain’t for sissies, but neither is medicine. What does your response to patient loss say about you as a doctor? As a human being? This won't be on a Shelf exam. This test is for your gut. With Doctors Michael Coords, Christopher Carrubba, Daniel Maselli, and Sarah Coates.

My First Awkward Patient Encounter

July 08, 2015 14:08 - 17 minutes - 24.6 MB

Patients can be weird. Really weird. Here are some of the most uncomfortable situations in which med students and doctors can find themselves. With Christopher Showers and Doctors Michael Coords, Daniel Maselli, Sabina Bera and Christopher Carrubba.

My First Podcast

July 06, 2015 18:49 - 15 minutes - 21.8 MB

In our first podcast, host Faith Aeryn explores her own personal roadblock to pursuing medicine: cadavers. With doctors Daniel Maselli, Christopher Showers and Emma Husain.