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Oklahoma Rise 25 in 25: RHTP ForumOklahoma RHTP Talent Growth: Building Rural Residency Pipelines for Surgery, Psychiatry & ObstetricsThis episode takes a deep dive into the Rural Residency Programs Initiative — a strategic $54.98 million, five‑year investment led by the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) to establish six new rural residency programs in three high‑need specialties: surgery, psychiatry, and obstetrics & gynecology (OB‑GYN).
The conversation covers the evidence base driving the strategy (physicians who train in rural settings are roughly three times more likely to remain and practice there), the program’s precise objectives, and how funding will be allocated to overcome structural barriers such as ACGME accreditation costs, curriculum development, faculty/preceptor support, resident s...
2026-01-1143 min
LearnOn Podcast: Health Equity By Youth, For Everyone!Can Healthcare be Lost in Translation? (featuring Dr. Pilar Ortega)Language is central to healthcare, yet it’s often overlooked as a driver of equity, safety, and quality of care. In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Pilar Ortega, emergency medicine physician and Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the ACGME, to explore how rethinking language in medicine can transform patient outcomes. Join us to discuss why the term “language barrier” misses the real problem, how language-concordant care improves health outcomes, the promises and limitations of AI translation tools, and what systemic reforms are needed to better support multilingual clinicians and patients alike.Dr. Pilar Ortega is...
2025-12-2327 min
Nurse Chat DiariesFrom Resident to Killer: The Anthony Garcia StoryJoin host Daman for a comprehensive, clinically groundedexamination of Dr. Anthony Joseph Garcia, a former pathology resident whose professional failures and escalating psychological instability culminated infour brutal murders tied to his time at Creighton University. This episode breaks down Garcia’s developmental history, his troubled medical career, the forensic investigation, and the systemic gaps within medical training that allowed his decline to go unnoticed. A gripping true-crime story with lessons for healthcare professionals and students alike. #AnthonyGarcia #TrueCrimePodcast #CrimeStory #UnsolvedNoMore #TrueCrimeFans #CrimePodcast #MurderMystery #ColdCaseFiles #CrimeChronicles Court Records & Legal DocumentsState of Nebraska v. Garcia, No. CR1...
2025-12-0138 min
The Lebanese Physicians' PodcastRaising the Bar: LAU Internal Medicine’s ACGME-I Designation and Its Impact on ResidentsIn this episode, we explore a milestone achievement for the Lebanese American University (LAU) Internal Medicine Residency Program: earning the prestigious ACGME-International (ACGME-I) accreditation. We break down what ACGME-I is, why LAU pursued it, and what it means for residents, patients, and the future of graduate medical education in Lebanon and the region.
Our discussion covers the rigorous process of accreditation, the challenges faced, and the transformative impact on training, patient safety, and international opportunities for residents and faculty. We also explore how this recognition positions LAU as a leader in shaping regional standards for medical education.
2025-09-2824 min
Dean's Chat - All Things Podiatric MedicineEp. 258 - APMA Update! President Dr. Brooke Bisbee & CEO Meghan McClelland - Salary Survey/ACGMEDean's Chat host, Drs. Jeffrey Jensen and Johanna Richey, welcome APMA leadership, President Dr. Brooke Bisbee, and CEO Meghan McClelland, to the podcast! This weekend they are at the ASPE (American Society of Podiatric Executives Professionals) meeting in Boston! This discussion covers a lot of topics, addressing issues in our profession that are definately on the "front burner". Salary Survey! ACGME! Student Recruitment! Processes to achieve optimal results! Unification of the profession! Branding the profession - who are we? Tune in for this insightful, timely discussion of current important issues in our great...
2025-09-1949 min
Heartline: Changemaking in HealthcareAdvocacy That Works: How Dr. Scott Pasichow Is Reshaping Healthcare Policy Ever wonder why healthcare policy feels like a maze? Or how one doctor can spark systemic change? In this episode of Heartline: Changemaking in Healthcare, Dr. Andrea Austin talks with Dr. Scott Pasichow, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and a passionate advocate for equity and reform.Scott’s advocacy journey began with a personal realization: the inequities in family leave policies for residents. His push for fairer policies led to incremental changes at the ACGME and ABEM, ensuring better support for new parents. From testifying on EMS bills to...
2025-08-0533 min
The Medical MindWomen Psychiatrists Caucus Chats: Words of Wisdom with Dr. Carol BernsteinThis limited podcast series is brought to you by APA's Women Psychiatrists Caucus and hosted by Anjali Gupta, MD, President of APA's Women Psychiatrists Caucus. Dr. Gupta is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. She has led a number of wellness and equity initiatives at Georgetown and was selected to be a Gender+Justice Initiative Faculty Fellow for her research on The Experiences of Women in Medicine. She is active with APA's Committee on Women's Mental Health and is Chair of the AMWA Literary Committee. In this series, Dr. Gupta...
2025-07-3134 minThe Medical MindWomen Psychiatrists Caucus Chats: Words of Wisdom with Dr. Carol BernsteinThis limited podcast series is brought to you by APA's Women Psychiatrists Caucus and hosted by Anjali Gupta, MD, President of APA's Women Psychiatrists Caucus. Dr. Gupta is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. She has led a number of wellness and equity initiatives at Georgetown and was selected to be a Gender+Justice Initiative Faculty Fellow for her research on The Experiences of Women in Medicine. She is active with APA's Committee on Women's Mental Health and is Chair of the AMWA Literary Committee. In this series, Dr. Gupta...
2025-07-3134 min
Rx for Success PodcastLCM 62: Breaking the Burnout Cycle, with Dr. Stuart SlavinHost Dr. Dael Waxman welcomes Dr. Stuart Slavin, Vice President for Well-Being at the ACGME, for a deep dive into the systemic challenges and solutions surrounding physician well-being in medical training. Dr. Slavin recounts his transformative work at St. Louis University, where interventions like reduced class time and pass-fail grading slashed student depression rates by 80%—without sacrificing academic performance. The conversation exposes the harsh realities residents face: sleep deprivation, productivity pressures, and cultures that stigmatize vulnerability. Dr. Slavin details how the ACGME is pushing structural reforms, from embedding well-being in accreditation standards to providing programs with data-driven tools to di...
2025-07-1438 min
The Self-Driven ChildDr. Stuart Slavin: Simple Curricular Changes That Decreased Student Depression by 85% AND Raised Board ScoresIn this episode, I sit down with Dr. Stuart Slavin—pediatrician, medical educator, and a true superhero in the world of educational reform. Stuart’s groundbreaking work has shown that yes, we can dramatically improve student mental health without compromising academic performance—and he has the results to prove it.We get into why today's high schoolers are more stressed than med students, how maladaptive perfectionism is quietly damaging our youth, and what it really means to build resilience that lasts. Whether you're a parent, educator, or just someone who cares deeply about kids and learning, you don’t...
2025-06-0332 min
BackTable UrologyEp. 236 Choosing the Right Urology Fellowship Fit with Dr. Sevann Helo and Dr. Jay SimhanAre you a resident considering a urology fellowship? How do you choose the right subspecialty, and how can effective mentorship help you make the right decision? In collaboration with the Society of Women in Urology (SWIU), this episode of BackTable Urology features practical fellowship advice from Dr. Sevann Helo of Mayo Clinic, Dr. Jay Simhan of Temple University, and guest host Dr. Helen Bernie of Indiana University.
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The three leaders in academic urology cover essential topics such as choosing the right fellowship program, finding strong mentorship, and balancing...
2025-05-3055 min
Success Reimagined with Amna Shabbir MDEp 10. Dr. Stuart Slavin on Medical Training, Mental Health & Culture Change - Unmasking Perfectionism SeriesWhat if we’re grooming our future doctors for burnout before they even start training?In this powerful episode, Dr. Amna Shabbir sits down with Dr. Stuart Slavin, Vice President for Well-Being at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and a national leader in physician mental health, to explore how maladaptive perfectionism begins long before medical school—and how the culture of high achievement can deeply impact mental health.Together, they explore:✅ How maladaptive perfectionism develops early in life ✅ The difference between healthy standards and toxic self-criticism ✅ The emotional cost of “Sta...
2025-04-1438 min
EM Pulse Podcast™Rewriting Residency: What ACGME’s Proposal Means for EMBig news for emergency medicine residencies! The ACGME is proposing several major changes to EM program requirements. To comply with these new requirements, programs would need to be 4 years long. This is a hotly debated topic at the moment as most EM residencies in the U.S. currently are 3 year programs. So what are the proposed changes? How would they affect the curriculum and training for future EM physicians? To answer these questions, we sit down with UC Davis EM Program Director and medical education specialist, Dr. Aaron Danielson.
What do you think of these proposed changes? W...
2025-04-0337 min
EM Pulse Podcast™Rewriting Residency: What ACGME’s Proposal Means for EMBig news for emergency medicine residencies! The ACGME is proposing several major changes to EM program requirements. To comply with these new requirements, programs would need to be 4 years long. This is a hotly debated topic at the moment as most EM residencies in the U.S. currently are 3 year programs. So what are the proposed changes? How would they affect the curriculum and training for future EM physicians? To answer these questions, we sit down with UC Davis EM Program Director and medical education specialist, Dr. Aaron Danielson.
What do you think of these proposed changes? W...
2025-04-0337 min
MetaCastMetaCast #17 - Cracking the U.S. Radiology Market: A Guide for International Doctors with Dr. Javed SheikhLearn more about the Meta-Analysis Academy: https://is.gd/BM9Xdm.In the episode #17 of MetaCast, we welcome Dr. Javed Sheikh, a radiology fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Originally from Mumbai, India, Dr. Sheikh completed his medical training and radiology residency before embarking on the Alternative Pathway to practice in the U.S. His journey is a testament to perseverance, adaptability, and strategic career planning, as he successfully navigated fellowships and secured competitive training opportunities in one of the most prestigious medical institutions in the world.We dive deep into th...
2025-03-2245 min
One Click At a Time: Technology Empowered Family Medicine PodcastAlex Butler, MD: Fun is the KeyKelly and Lalita chat with Alex Butler, MD a pediatric chief resident at Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center, and the co-founder and Chief Product Officer of River Records, an AI-powered documentation and data summarization platform. Alex received a medical degree and a Masters in Clinical Informatics from Columbia University. In this episode, the three discuss the phenomenon of a "noteless EHR," the interface goals of River Records, the influence of Dr. Lawrence Weed on clinical documentation, and how Alex has applied his interest in technology to streamlining processes as Chief Resident. A great episode for early career ph...
2025-03-1845 min
ACEP Frontline - Emergency MedicineIs 4 Better Than 3 - The New ACGME EM Program RecommendationsThe new ACGME recommendations for EM program length as well as other adjustment to the EM specialty curriculum have caused quite the stir. We talk with the past-chair, chair, and incoming chair of the EM Review Committee about the changes, the thought process, and why it's important to the future of EM. We also hit them with some of the harder questions and assumptions from SoMe and let them tackle them head on.
2025-03-1755 min
The Patient PhysicianLive From ACGME: Bridging Wellness and Medical EducationThis episode of 'The Patient Physician' features brief interviews recorded from the 2025 ACGME conference exploring meaning in medicine. Participating attendees included program directors, administrators, doctors, educators, and their support staff, who discussed initiatives that promote community engagement and holistic healthcare, the integration of culinary medicine into training programs, and the impact of AI on medical practice. In their own voice, each emphasizes the importance of human connection in the medical field, the evolving role of wellness support, and the future of medicine amidst technological advancements. And they reflect on how these changes influence the development and education of future...
2025-03-1136 min
STFM PODCAST - Academic Medicine Leadership LessonsThe Life-Giving Act of Advocacy with Joseph Gravel, MDSTFM President Joseph Gravel, MD, illustrates how he has staved off burnout by building a career around the life-giving practices of advocacy, service, and gratitude. Dr Gravel gives us a sneak peek into the strategic plan which will guide STFM in the coming years, centered around topics such as artificial intelligence (AI). He also lets us know about his dislike of the “P-Word” (“provider”) and why the labels used for family medicine professionals are so important to maintaining that professionalism which gives agency and appropriate voice to those giving relationship-based care in an era of corporatized medicine.Hosted b...
2025-02-0437 min
Educational LandscapesLessons from Philip Shayne, MDPhilip Shayne, MD is the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and ACGME Designated Institutional Official at Emory University School of Medicine. In this episode, Philip talks about his journey from residency through private practice back into academic settings. He talks about recognizing early on that he wasn't as interested in research and instead pursued educational leadership roles, starting with Emergency Medicine program director, as an alternate path in academia. During his time at Emory, with support from his leaders, he has had multiple opportunities to lead locally and nationally which helped prepare him for his current leadership roles...
2024-12-1129 min
TarHeal Wellness: A Podcast for ResidentsEpisode 70: Dr. Yolanda Gomez Part 2: Putting Resident Wellbeing First Through LeadershipIn this two-part episode, Dr. Rui Ariyapala sits down with Dr. Yolanda Gomez, a Board-Certified Pediatrician with an impressive career in both clinical practice and medical education leadership. Dr. Gomez earned her medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in San Juan before launching her career as a general pediatrician in private practice. After taking a year off to focus on family, she returned to academia, serving as Director of the Primary Care Clinic at the UPR Pediatrics Department, where she supervised students and residents. Her leadership skills quickly propelled her to become the Pediatrics...
2024-10-3123 min
TarHeal Wellness: A Podcast for ResidentsEpisode 69: Dr. Yolanda Gomez Part 1: Standing Up for Yourself as a ResidentIn this two-part episode, Dr. Rui Ariyapala sits down with Dr. Yolanda Gomez, a Board-Certified Pediatrician with an impressive career in both clinical practice and medical education leadership. Dr. Gomez earned her medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in San Juan before launching her career as a general pediatrician in private practice. After taking a year off to focus on family, she returned to academia, serving as Director of the Primary Care Clinic at the UPR Pediatrics Department, where she supervised students and residents. Her leadership skills quickly propelled her to become the Pediatrics...
2024-10-2925 min
Discover LafayetteDr. Amanda Logue, Chief Medical Officer – Ochsner Lafayette General, Discusses new General Surgery Residency ProgramDr. Amanda Logue, Chief Medical Officer for Ochsner Lafayette General, joined Discover Lafayette to discuss Ochsner’s new General Surgery Residency Program.
Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the surgical residency program received nearly 600 applications for three coveted spots. The 5-year surgery program is expected to grow, training a new class of three residents per academic year, wth the inaugural class beginning July 1, 2024. Ochsner is also pursuing accreditation of Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Transitional Year Programs.
On April 16, 2024, Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center, the region’s only Level 2 Trauma Center, celebrated the...
2024-05-1047 minThe Patient PhysicianLeading from the Middle: Transformative Strategies for Resident PhysiciansThis podcast episode, recorded at the 2024 ACGME conference in Orlando, Florida, features Dr. Kathryn Hughes, a Pulmonology and Critical Care Fellow for the Naval Medical Center San Diego. The discussion revolves around Dr. Hughes's ACGME presentation on 'leading from the middle,' a concept focused on how resident physicians and fellows can effectively lead and initiate change within their organizations despite needing to be in top executive positions. Dr. Hughes shares her journey from an internal medicine resident to chief resident, highlighting the mentorship she received and how it shaped her confidence in making a difference from a mid-level...
2024-04-2347 minThe Patient PhysicianMeaning in Medicine Montage - Live from ACGMEIn this episode of The Patient Physician podcast, we share some of the voices of doctors and medical professionals we met at the recent ACGME annual educational conference in Orlando, FL. Those who weren't afraid to jump on the mic shared what they think to be the future of medicine, what "the patient physician" means to them, and how they're creating meaning in medicine.For three days, more than 4,400 attendees came together at the largest graduate medical education (GME) gathering in the world to create, innovate, and engage. The conference theme, Meaning in Medicine, underscores the need...
2024-03-2214 min
Scholarly: Conversations on Medical Education from the ATSImplementing Holistic Review Practices in a Pulmonary and Critical Care FellowshipDr. Rachel Quaney chats with Dr. Jacob Bailey, Dr. Daniel Crouch and Dr. Laura Crotty-Alexander about their article, "Implementing Holistic Review Practices in a Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship."Commentary: https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.34197/ats-scholar.2023-0132ED AAMC holistic review resources: https://www.aamc.org/services/member-capacity-building/holistic-review ACGME holistic recruitment toolkit: https://dl.acgme.org/learning-paths/acgme-equity-matters-holistic-review-toolkit
2024-02-1433 min
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery PodcastABOS and ACGME CollaborationDr. Lisa Taitsman of the ABOS and Dr. Mary Klingensmith of the ACGME discuss the collaboration on a new platform where orthopaedic surgery residents submit ABOS KSB requests and cases for the ACGME’s Case Log System.
2023-08-0922 min
Dr. G at the Heart of HealthcareEPISODE 12- Residency Edition: Interns, are you comfortable discussing life AND death?Show Notes
Special Guest- Dr. Michelle Ouellette, MD, a newly graduated 3rd year Chief Resident of Internal Medicine at the University of South Florida, is starting a Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship #HPM at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
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2023-06-2538 minEducational LandscapesLessons from Taiwana Daniels, MBA, MISTaiwana Daniels, MBA, MIS is the Senior Associate Director and ACGME Institutional Coordinator, Graduate Medical Education, Emory University School of Medicine. In this episode, Taiwana shares lessons learned through her 16 year journey in Graduate Medical Education, from Admin Assistant to Senior Associate Director. Her words of advice to others include "Just to believe in yourself and do not let your past determine your future; that you can achieve anything that you work hard towards. It's going to take work, but it's worth it in the end. And just know that you can do it, and I think most important...
2023-06-2143 min
MedicusEp105 | Asian American Diversity in Medicine with Dr. Nolan KagetsuIn this episode, we are excited to be speaking with Dr. Kagetsu about his stories and experiences with Asian-American diversity within Medicine. Dr. Kagetsu explores concepts such as cultural humility, the Asian monolith myth, and his own experiences growing up in a family with Japanese ancestors who lived through the years of internment.Dr. Nolan Kagetsu is a neuroradiologist based at Mount Sinai West in NYC. Dr. Kagetsu completed his Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology fellowship at NYU and has since been a diagnostic neuroradiologist for the Mount Sinai West Department of Radiology. Dr. Kagetsu has been influential...
2023-03-0943 min
No Pix After Dark Podcast215: Dr Sealey Founding Dean of the Proposed Maryland College of Osteopathic Medicine at Morgan State UniversityI sat down with Dr Sealey the Founding Dean of the Proposed Maryland College of Osteopathic Medicine at Morgan State. In this interview we spoke about his background, where he grew up and what made him get into the medical profession and become a Doctor. He walks us through his life and how ended up at Morgan State University. We discuss what he has in store for the the proposed Medical School.
Dr. John Sealey is a renowned innovator in clinical medical education and served as the leading fundraiser and founding DIO of Detroit’s Authority Health gr...
2023-02-0636 min
ASTRO JournalsRed Journal Podcast February 1, 2023: What Does Optimal Residency Education Look Like?Send us a textDr. Sue Yom, Editor in Chief, hosts Dr. Horatio "Tio" Thomas, who is completing radiation oncology residency at UCSF and is first author of an article describing an ACGME-led reform process in our January issue, "Milestones 2.0: Refining the Competency-Based Assessment of Radiation Oncology Medical Residents"; Dr. Neha Vapiwala, Professor and Vice Chair of Education in Radiation Oncology and Dean of Admissions at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, who first-authored an article this month related to accreditation changes at the ACGME, entitled "The ACGME’s Recent Changes to Radiation Oncology Training Program Standards: Ra...
2023-01-061h 06
ASTRO JournalsRed Journal Podcast February 1, 2023: What Does Optimal Residency Education Look Like?Dr. Sue Yom, Editor in Chief, hosts Dr. Horatio "Tio" Thomas, who is completing radiation oncology residency at UCSF and is first author of an article describing an ACGME-led reform process in our January issue, "Milestones 2.0: Refining the Competency-Based Assessment of Radiation Oncology Medical Residents"; Dr. Neha Vapiwala, Professor and Vice Chair of Education in Radiation Oncology and Dean of Admissions at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, who first-authored an article this month related to accreditation changes at the ACGME, entitled "The ACGME’s Recent Changes to Radiation Oncology Training Program Standards: Raising the Bar for Postgraduate Training Qu...
2023-01-061h 06STFM PODCAST - Academic Medicine Leadership LessonsStronger Together In a Single Accreditation System, with Harry Lausen, DO, MAIn this episode, Harry Lausen, DO, MA, brings us up to speed on the transition to a single accreditation system for osteopathic and allopathic medical education. Beginning with the historical background, he brings to light how important the single accreditation system is to family medicine education. Dr Lausen also dives into family medicine’s influence on this process, as well as the successes that have come from unification. Hosted by Saria Saccocio, MD.Copyright © Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, 2022Resources:The AOA/ACGME Single Accreditation System and Its Immediate and...
2022-12-1636 min
Podcast – The Race to Value Podcast™Ep 131 – Overcoming the Last Vestiges of Slavery: Patient Safety and the Elimination of Health Inequity, with Dr. Ronald Wyatt
In this episode, we are going to discuss the impact of diagnostic errors on health equity. For patients of color, the unequal medical care and quality of the diagnosis received isn’t due to just location, education, or income. It’s also at times due to healthcare professionals’ cognitive biases, along with decades of clinical studies that examined only white, male bodies, and a lack of understanding about the social determinants of biological illnesses.
The causes of poor quality diagnosis for people of color is multifactorial and is not just related to explicit or implicit racial...
2022-10-241h 15Health Equity – The Race to Value Podcast™Ep 131 – Overcoming the Last Vestiges of Slavery: Patient Safety and the Elimination of Health Inequity, with Dr. Ronald Wyatt
In this episode, we are going to discuss the impact of diagnostic errors on health equity. For patients of color, the unequal medical care and quality of the diagnosis received isn’t due to just location, education, or income. It’s also at times due to healthcare professionals’ cognitive biases, along with decades of clinical studies that examined only white, male bodies, and a lack of understanding about the social determinants of biological illnesses.
The causes of poor quality diagnosis for people of color is multifactorial and is not just related to explicit or implicit racial...
2022-10-241h 15The Race to Value PodcastEp 131 – Overcoming the Last Vestiges of Slavery: Patient Safety and the Elimination of Health Inequity, with Dr. Ronald Wyatt
In this episode, we are going to discuss the impact of diagnostic errors on health equity. For patients of color, the unequal medical care and quality of the diagnosis received isn’t due to just location, education, or income. It’s also at times due to healthcare professionals’ cognitive biases, along with decades of clinical studies that examined only white, male bodies, and a lack of understanding about the social determinants of biological illnesses.
The causes of poor quality diagnosis for people of color is multifactorial and is not just related to explicit or implicit racial...
2022-10-241h 15
AABIPEpisode 46: ACGME Accreditation- What Does It Mean - Hans LeeThis podcast was recorded by The American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology.
Episode 46: ACGME Accreditation- What Does It Mean with Dr. Hans Lee
2022-10-2017 min
ACGME AWARE Well-Being PodcastsReshaping Our Perception and Responding to Shame in Graduate Medical EducationIn this episode of the AWARE Podcast's Cognition and Well-Being series, Stuart Slavin, MD, MEd, ACGME's Senior Scholar for Well-Being, discusses the concept and experience of shame with Dr. Will Bynum, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the Duke School of Medicine. Dr. Bynum speaks to his own relationship with shame over the course of medical school and residency. He then explores the ways in which his experience allowed him—and those of us working in graduate medical education to rethink the standard approaches to working through shame at both the personal and institutional levels. Additionally, they discuss the ro...
2022-04-011h 04
The Accelerators PodcastThe One About JobsSend us a textThe Accelerators (Drs. Anna Laucis, Simul Parikh, and Matt Spraker) are joined by Drs. Jason Beckta, Emma Fields, Todd Scarborough, and Chirag Shah to discuss the #RadOnc job market.Join us on an epic journey through the past, present, and future of the job market. We cover the highly variable written record of the #RadOnc workforce, how patient volumes are changing with hypofractionation, and the what the market will look like in the future.We close the show with a round robin on advice for young radiation oncologists heading i...
2022-03-051h 48
Patients at RiskIs this the end of the full-spectrum Family Physician? Discussing proposed ACGME changes to Family Medicine residency trainingAs our listeners already know by now, to be licensed to practice medicine, physicians in most states must complete a minimum of three years of postgraduate medical education, called residency training. Each specialty offers its own residency program, but all must follow specific, standardized criteria created by the ACGME—the American College of Graduate Medical Education. If programs fail to meet these criteria, they will not be credentialed by the ACGME, and graduates will not be licensed to practice medicine. Recently, the ACGME announced revisions to residency training for Family Physicians, and I’m privileged to be joine...
2022-02-2835 min
ACGME AWARE Well-Being PodcastsNavigating Well-Being in Omicron’s WakeIn this discussion, ACGME Senior Scholar for Well-Being Stuart Slavin checks in on the mental health and emotional wellness of residents, faculty and others at institutions that sponsor training programs across the US. Well-Being scholars Mukta Panda (University of Tennessee-Chattanooga), Jonathan Ripp (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai), and Larissa Thomas (University of California—San Francisco) join him to examine the multiple impacts Omicron has left in its wake, including implications for reimagining graduate medical education for the future. The team explores some system and individual strategies the GME community can cultivate in response to these impacts, while acknowledging th...
2022-02-1155 min
ACGME AWARE Well-Being PodcastsTransitions to Practice and FellowshipThis month Dr. Stuart Slavin, ACGME Senior Scholar for Well-Being, joins pediatric hospitalist Dr. Anu Gorukanti and neurologist Dr. Jeffrey Dewey, who launched their careers as specialists during the pandemic, for this AWARE episode on the common challenges presented in the transition from residency to fellowship or practice. Together they explore what impact these challenges have on graduates, how the pandemic has amplified them, and share their personal stories and insights on how residents and fellows can prepare for these challenges.
2021-11-0641 min
Residents in a Room by American Society of AnesthesiologistsDr. Jed Wolpaw Live from ANESTHESIOLOGY 2021In this special episode, Dr. Jed Wolpaw, host of the ACCRAC podcast, interviews Dr. Aditee Ambardekar, Chair of the Review Committee at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), and Dr. Douglas Bacon, Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and historian of anesthesiology, live from ANESTHESIOLOGY 2021. Listen in to this wide-ranging conversation as Dr. Wolpaw and the live audience ask Drs. Ambardekar and Bacon about the role of an ACGME Chair, the work of ACGME’s Review Committee, work-life balance through residency, imposter syndrome and more. Recorded October 2021.
2021-10-111h 11Residents in a Room by American Society of AnesthesiologistsDr. Jed Wolpaw Live from ANESTHESIOLOGY 2021In this special episode, Dr. Jed Wolpaw, host of the ACCRAC podcast, interviews Dr. Aditee Ambardekar, Chair of the Review Committee at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), and Dr. Douglas Bacon, Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and historian of anesthesiology, live from ANESTHESIOLOGY 2021. Listen in to this wide-ranging conversation as Dr. Wolpaw and the live audience ask Drs. Ambardekar and Bacon about the role of an ACGME Chair, the work of ACGME’s Review Committee, work-life balance through residency, imposter syndrome and more. Recorded October 2021.
2021-10-111h 11
Central Line by American Society of Anesthesiologists - a podcast series for the anesthesia communityLive from ANESTHESIOLOGY 2021 with Dr. WolpawIn this special episode, Dr. Jed Wolpaw, host of the ACCRAC podcast, interviews Dr. Aditee Ambardekar, Chair of the Review Committee at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), and Dr. Douglas Bacon, Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and historian of anesthesiology, live from ANESTHESIOLOGY 2021. Listen in to this wide-ranging conversation as Dr. Wolpaw and the live audience ask Drs. Ambardekar and Bacon about the role of an ACGME Chair, World War II anesthesia’s impact on the specialty, maintaining emotional wellbeing, what history can teach us about anesthesia today, im...
2021-10-111h 10
The Health Design PodcastRon Wyatt, Vice President and Patient Safety Officer with MCIC VermonDr. Ronald Wyatt is Vice President and Patient Safety Officer with MCIC Vermont, a major medical malpractice company.
He was born in Selma Alabama and grew up in nearby Perry County (Heiberger) Alabama.
Prior to joining MCIC Vermont, Dr. Wyatt was formerly Chief Quality and Patient Safety Officer at Cook County Health in Chicago Illinois. He served as Chief of Patient Safety and Quality for the Hamad Medical Corporation, a fourteen-hospital system, in Doha Qatar.
Dr. Wyatt was the first Patient Safety Officer at the Joint Commission.
Dr. Wyatt is an internationally known patient safety and health equity subject matter...
2021-06-0727 min
ACMedical's FutureDocsEpisode 15: Understanding ACGME Core Competencies**LISTEN HERE, THEN WATCH HOW THIS EPISODE WAS MADE ON YOUTUBE.COM/ACMEDICALORG**
A FutureDocs familiarity and performance in ACGME Core Competencies can determine your fate before and after the Match. There are 6 competencies, all of which you must master to simultaneously utilize to meet hundreds of milestones to becoming a practicing US physician; they are: Practice-Based Learning and Improvement, Patient Care and Procedural Skills, Systems-Based Practice, Medical Knowledge, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, and Professionalism. For those looking to apply to U.S. medical residency, knowing how you will be evaluated based on these competencies enables you...
2021-04-2209 minACMedical's FutureDocsEpisode 5: How to Secure Personalized U.S. LORs QuicklyWhen it comes to the U.S. Residency Application whether it is for NRMP's Main Match or applying to the Supplemental Offer & Acceptance Program (SOAP) your Letters of Recommendation (LORs) matter. LORs are used as a supplemental document that helps Program Directors and Admission Committees to predict your ability to execute the 6 ACGME Core Competencies, and reach PGY1 milestones at the same rate as your co-residents. Securing 4 LORs of this personalized magnitude is expected and doable by US medical seniors, but much more challenging for international medical graduates and other independent applicants.
In today's episode ACMedical's Dr. P...
2021-02-1112 min
EEM Chair's PodcastEmergency Medicine Chair's Podcast #131 - ACGME Inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Award, a conversation with Melissa White, Sheryl Heron, Philip Shayne.Emergency Medicine Chair's Podcast #131 - ACGME Inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Award, a conversation with Melissa White, Sheryl Heron, Philip Shayne.
2021-02-0927 minCentral Line by American Society of Anesthesiologists - a podcast series for the anesthesia communityDiversifying the WorkforceListen in as Dr. Adam Striker interviews Dr. William McDade, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer for ACGME. This no-holds-barred conversation delves into the challenges of diversifying the workforce, and why the work is so essential. From what “diversity” means to ACGME to the role of standardized tests, the roots of health disparities, the role of structural racism, and how medical schools are evolving, this conversation is direct, lively and informative. Recorded October 2020.
2021-02-0153 min
The Virtual Physiatry Mentors31 | ACGME Pain Fellowships, ft. Dr. Amir AhmadianThe Virtual Physiatry Mentors, Dr. Sheena Bhuva and Dr. Benecia Williams host Dr. Amir Ahmadian who is currently completing an ACGME pain medicine fellowship. Topics of discussion include applying to fellowship, learning during a pandemic, looking for jobs, and more! Tune in to hear it all!
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2021-01-1247 min
ACGME AWARE Well-Being PodcastsBenefits and Barriers of Psychological First Aid in Residency TrainingDr. Stuart Slavin, ACGME Senior Scholar for Well-being, talks with a group of residents about how COVID-19 has impacted their well-being during training. They discuss how the practices of Psychological First Aid, an approach developed by a group of international non-profits to train people to help others experiencing trauma, has the potential to equip residents with strategies for managing the many challenges faced by their community members in crisis. Pediatric hospitalist Anu Gorukanti, a recent graduate of Santa Clara Valley Medical Center; Clare Brady, a second-year family medicine resident at Northwestern in Chicago, and Shivani Parikh, a third-year OB...
2021-01-1137 min
1N5 of Us: Changing the Mental Health LandscapeEp. 20 - Academic Impact on Mental HealthFor our twentieth episode, we connect with Dr. Stuart Slavin, MD, MEd, and discuss the work he is doing on the impact school structure and workload have on students’ mental health--primarily examining anxiety and depression rates. Dr. Slavin explores how they made big changes at Saint Louis University Medical School during his tenure resulting in lower rates of anxiety and depression while also INCREASING academic performance. Dr. Slavin also dives into student mindset, perfectionism, and resiliency. We hope you enjoy! Stuart Slavin MD, MEd is Senior Scholar for Well-being at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGM...
2021-01-0744 min
The Medicine Mentors PodcastMoving from a Fixed to a Growth Mindset with Dr. Eric WarmEric Warm, MD, holds the endowed Richard Vilter Chair of Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. He is the Vice-Chair for Graduate Medical Education, the Medical Director of the Resident Ambulatory Practice and the Internal Medicine Program Director. Dr. Warm served as the first chair of the ACGME Educational Innovations Project Council and was the principal architect of the University of Cincinnati’s comprehensive redesign of resident education in internal medicine. In recognition for the work that Dr. Warm and his team have done, he has received multiple awards including the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada In...
2020-12-0416 minResidents in a Room by American Society of AnesthesiologistsDiversifying the WorkforceIn this unique episode, we eavesdrop on a conversation between Dr. Adam Striker, host and editor of ASA’s Central Line, and Dr. William McDade, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer for ACGME, as they consider the challenges and benefits of diversifying the health care workforce. This lively discussion examines the role of standardized tests, what “diversity” means to ACGME, and how practicing anesthesiologists can help. Recorded October 2020.
2020-12-0150 minResidents in a Room by American Society of AnesthesiologistsDiversifying the WorkforceIn this unique episode, we eavesdrop on a conversation between Dr. Adam Striker, host and editor of ASA’s Central Line, and Dr. William McDade, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer for ACGME, as they consider the challenges and benefits of diversifying the health care workforce. This lively discussion examines the role of standardized tests, what “diversity” means to ACGME, and how practicing anesthesiologists can help. Recorded October 2020.
2020-12-0150 minThe Medicine Mentors PodcastHow to Get Comfortable with Feedback with Dr. Jill PattonJill Patton, DO, is the Chair of Internal Medicine and the Program Director of the Categorical Internal Medicine Residency Program at Advocate Health Lutheran General Hospital in Illinois. Dr. Patton completed her medical school from Michigan State University Osteopathic medical school and residency from Lutheran General Hospital, where she was also appointed as the chief resident. Having served in multiple leadership roles over the years, she has mentored trainees at all levels. She has been awarded as one of the 2017 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award honorees by the ACGME. This award is given by the ACGME to...
2020-11-1318 min
D.O. or Do Not: The Osteopathic Physician's Journey for Premed & Medical StudentsEpisode 19: Cindy Hoffman D.O. & Kyle Katona M.D. Program Directors (Dermatology & Internal Medicine)Send us a textToday on D.O. or Do Not, we venture slightly “off the path” to try and help medical students applying for residencies in the “new post-graduate education” system.To give some historical background, there previously were separate residency programs sponsored by the American Osteopathic Association (DO) and the American College of Graduate Medical Education (MD). Graduates of osteopathic medical school could apply for either. In 2018, the ACGME and AOA merged, allowing one residency pathway for MDs and DOs.According to the ACGME, the reasons for the merger were to:-pr...
2020-10-0638 min
D.O. or Do Not: The Osteopathic Physician's Journey for Premed & Medical StudentsEpisode 15: Karen J. Nichols D.O. Chair of the ACGME; DO Legend!Send us a text"It's not about giving back. It's about paying it forward." Dr. Nichols is a true trailblazer. She worked as a family practitioner and became the first female dean at the Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, where she served for 16 years. During this time, she was elected president of the American Osteopathic Association. When we interviewed female physicians on our podcast, many identified Dr. Nichols as their mentor and role model. In 2015, Dr. Nichols was selected for the Distinguished Service Certificate, the highest honor awarded by the AOA, for her l...
2020-09-1253 min
ACGME AWARE Well-Being PodcastsAWARE Series on Cognition and Well-Being: Psychological First Aid for CoordinatorsIn this episode, Stuart Slavin, MD, MEd, ACGME's Senior Scholar for Well-Being, discusses the role of Psychological First Aid (PFA) in providing support for individuals who have suffered some kind of trauma or other devastating event. We discuss the relevance of the approach to supporting to clinicians, patients and others managing the stressors of the pandemic, as well as the specific strategies used in PFA, which was collaboratively developed by a coalition of international military and non-governmental organizations as a response to victims of war, natural disasters and other traumatic events.
2020-09-0931 min
The Healthy DoctorThe Reflective PhysicianDr. David Larson retired as chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and now serves as a site visitor for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The ACGME recognizes the importance of attending to the well-being of residents and fellows, and has authored programmatic requirements to that end. On this episode, Dr. Larson shares his insights into the development of a reflective physician.
2020-09-0900 min
SAEM PodcastsChanges to the ACGME Common Program Req. & Their Potential Impact on EM Core Faculty Protected TimeChanges to the ACGME Common Program Req. & Their Potential Impact on EM Core Faculty Protected Time by SAEM
2020-07-2919 min
SAEM PodcastsAEM Education and Training 23: ACGME Changes to Common Program Requirements and Protected Faculty TimeThe Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), which regulates residency and fellowship training in the United States, recently revised the minimum standards for all training programs. These standards are codified and published as the Common Program Requirements. Recent specific revisions, particularly removing the requirement ensuring protected time for core faculty, are poised to have a substantial impact on emergency medicine training programs.
2020-07-2819 min
Noggin Notes PodcastPodcast Episode: Vulnerability set me free from Shame and GuiltToday we welcome Loice Swisher. She is a emergency medical physician and she is very active in the suicide prevention community. She comes to us with an amazing story. We got to warn you it is pretty heart wrenching. We do believe you will find it fascinating as the story itself guided her to make substantial changes in here world.
Websites-
If You are Thinking of Suicide Read this First
https://metanoia.org/suicide/
Doctors and Litigation- The L Word
Dr Gita Pensa's introductory episode talks about the 12 year experience as sole defendant in a multimillion dollar lawsuit
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2020-07-061h 36ACGME AWARE Well-Being PodcastsAWARE Well-Being Series in Cognition and Well-Being--Impact of Transition on Resident Well-Being during PandemicDr. Stuart Slavin, ACGME Senior Scholar for Well-Being, returns to discuss how the transition from medical school to residency and from residency/fellowship to practice--already a vulnerable time for physicians--has been impacted by COVID-19. Using William Bridges' tripartite model of transitions as a framework, Dr. Gravel Sullivan and Dr. Slavin explore the implications of the many changes brought about by the pandemic on well-being--particularly for physicians undergoing transitions. They discuss measures individuals and programs can take to mitigate the negative effects of the pandemic on the well-being of incoming and graduating residents.
2020-06-0335 minThe Virtual Physiatry Mentors04 | Interventional PM&R Fellowships ft. Dr. Thompson & Dr. ZhangThe Virtual Physiatry Mentors, Drs. Sheena Bhuva and Benecia Williams host Drs. Justin Thompson and Tristan Zhang! We discuss the different types of interventional PM&R fellowships (ACGME Sports Medicine, ACGME Pain Medicine, and Non-ACGME spine & sports).
NASS-accredited Non-ACGME spine & sports fellowships https://www.spine.org/Portals/0/Assets/Downloads/Education/ISMMFellowshipDirectory.pdf
PM&R Journal Point Counter-Point Spine Fellowships https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1016/j.pmrj.2013.07.004
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2020-05-3153 min
Licensed to Lead005 - Robyn Symon Interview: Physician Suicide & DO NO HARMRobyn Symon Interview: Physician Suicide & DO NO HARMRobyn Symon, a two-time Emmy award-winning filmmaker, joined me for the Licensed to Lead podcast on April 30, 2020.Robyn has written, directed, and produced films and television series—and she specializes in documentaries. We spoke about her acclaimed and riveting film that takes an unblinking look at the dark underbelly of medical training. Robyn is passionate about doing what she can to highlight and address the inhumanity of medical training—inhumanity which unfortunately can also be found in healthcare organizations. She’s currently on an international film tour with her do...
2020-05-051h 00
ACGME AWARE Well-Being PodcastsWell-Being in the Time of COVID-19With the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, physicians and other clinicians are suddenly having to process vast amounts of new information on how to manage patient care as well as safely protect themselves. In the midst of the pandemic, attending to their own mental health and well-being is vital--but wading through yet an additional set of resources may seem overwhelming. In this 30-minute podcast, we interview Stuart Slavin, MD, ACGME’s Senior Scholar for Well-being, who provides a synthesis and distillation of well-being strategies for residents and other clinicians specific to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Slavin has pul...
2020-04-0229 min
ACGME AWARE Well-Being PodcastsFactors Affecting Burnout and Depression Among Medical Students and Residents-Part 2In this second interview, Dr. Srijan Sen, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan School of Medicine, and Dr. Stuart Slavin, ACGME Senior Scholar for Well-Being, discuss the individual and situational factors that contribute to burnout and depression among medical students and residents. They discuss some of the strategies residents develop to cope with burnout--both the healthy and less healthy--and explore what programs and institutions can do to mitigate the effects of stress among residents. .
2020-02-0217 min
ACGME AWARE Well-Being PodcastsSystem-Level interventions for Combatting Negative MindsetsIn this third interview, Dr. Sydney Ey, Professor of Psychiatry at the Oregon Health and Science University Medical School and Dr. Stuart Slavin, ACGME Senior Scholar for Well-Being, discuss how faculty teaching in residency programs can support not only residents they work with, but each other. In a health care system and culture that often privileges efficiency and detachment over self-care and the expression of emotion, learning how to identify those in need of support –and providing effective support--can be difficult. Dr. Ey and Dr. Slavin discuss a range of strategies—some eminently practical, others ground-breakingly disruptive-for challenging some of t...
2019-11-2123 min
ACGME AWARE Well-Being PodcastsManaging Emotion and Perception: A Psychological ToolkitACGME Senior Scholar for Well-Being Dr. Stuart Slavin discusses what residency programs can do to help physicians cope with negative mindsets and impostor phenomenon. Dr. Slavin provides an overview of several concepts from cognitive psychology, such as explanatory style and emotional self-regulation, that programs can introduce to their local curriculum to help residents and faculty enhance their well-being.
2019-11-2125 min
ACGME AWARE Well-Being PodcastsMetacognitive Skills to Enhance Well-BeingACGME Senior Scholar for Well-Being Stuart Slavin, MD returns to share strategies for developing the metacognitive skills needed to help us address our individual negative mindsets and improve our well-being. Dr. Slavin argues that cultivating these skills can help residents challenge the entrenched “automatic thinking” that so readily develops as a defense to the stressors of the clinical learning environment.
2019-11-2120 min
ACGME AWARE Well-Being PodcastsA Framework for Approaching Resident Well-BeingACGME Senior Scholar for Well-Being, Dr. Stuart Slavin, describes his work educating medical residents and Program Directors across the country in cognitive approaches to well-being and introduces a framework for approaching well-being in GME programs. Topics include the common negative mindsets to which residents and others working in stressful clinical environments can become vulnerable. Dr. Slavin maintains that medical students transitioning into residency are particularly at risk for falling prey to these mindsets.
2019-11-2123 min
ACGME AWARE Well-Being PodcastsImpostor Phenomenon and its Impacts on Resident Well-BeingIn this interview, ACGME Senior Scholar for Well-Being, Stuart Slavin, MD, explores the experience of impostor phenomenon in clinical settings. Dr. Slavin focuses in particular on how medical students transitioning into residency experience impostor phenomenon and explores its multiple impacts on physicians training in the clinical learning environment.
2019-11-1520 min
ACGME AWARE Well-Being PodcastsImpostor Phenomenon in Clinical Learning EnvironmentsIn this second interview with Dr. Sydney Ey, Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Director of the Resident and Faculty Wellness Program at the Oregon Health and Science University Medical School, she is joined by Dr. Stuart Slavin, ACGME Senior Scholar for Well-Being. In this interview, Dr. Slavin and Dr. Ey explore how imposter phenomenon manifests itself among residents and faculty, how it relates to perfectionism and depression, and discuss the multiple impacts impostor phenomenon has on their well-being. They also discuss the roots of impostor phenomenon and why it seems endemic to the experience of residency, sharing some of...
2019-11-0829 min
Postcall PodcastSPECIAL: Physician suicide lectureA special lecture for suicide prevention day, week, and month from our sister podcast, the Psychcast. Click here for more episodes of the Psychcast. Show Notes By Jacqueline Posada, MD Introduction Suicide in general population increased by 30% since 1999. The suicide rate was 14 people in every 100,000 up from 10.5 people per 100,000 in 1999. 400 physicians die per year. However, there is not great data collection about profession-specific suicide Suicide is the leading cause of death in male residents and the 2nd leading cause of death in female residents This represents a serious loss of the me...
2019-09-1115 min
The Integrated Care PodcastEp. #18: Relational Context in Integrated CareThe CFHA crew discusses the importance of family, broadly defined, in the provision of high quality healthcare. Shownotes:
Genograms reference for show notes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2380035/
Ecomaps reference for show notes:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2218299/
https://uhfnyc.org/publications/publication/plan-and-provider-opportunities-move-toward-integrated-family-health/
ACGME1 and experts from STFM2 recommend family doctors gather familial, social, cultural & spiritual context information from their patients
1Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). (2014, July 1). ACGME program requirements for graduate medical education in family medicine.
2 Schirmer, J. M., Taylor, D., & Zylstra, R. (2008). New Set of Core Principles...
2019-07-041h 16
Specialty StoriesA Look Into General Surgery With A Program Director Session 96 Today, Dr. Brian Smith, a general surgery program director at UC Irvine, talks about his journey to becoming a surgeon and what he expects from applicants to be competitive in his program. Find out what you can do to be more competitive as an applicant and as a medical student. Please take a listen to all our other podcasts and get the resources you need. For medical students, we have the Board Rounds (with BoardVitals). For the premed students, come check out The Premed Years, OldPreMeds Podcast, and The MCAT Podcast.
2019-05-2343 min
PainExam PodcastGiving First!- An Interview with Baruch Kim, MD Dr. Baruch Kim obtained his undergraduate degree in Psychology at Stony Brook University with a simple desire to study the "human mind." At Stony Brook University, he participated in conducting a research study in human memory. He has extensive experiences in teaching his peers and students including a self-developed course in Rapid Reading, Optimization of Human Memory, Mid Mapping, as well as his online Chemistry Series and many others. Dr. Kim finished his medical school in New York, completed his internship in Michigan. He then moved back to New York to join his residency program at the Rusk Rehabilitation of NYU Lang...
2019-04-2320 min
CareercastExploring the Gender and Diversity Gap in Trauma SurgeryIn this Careercast, Dr. Salina Wydo interviews Dr. Paula Ferrada on exploring the gender and diversity gap in trauma surgery. Dr. Ferrada shares her personal experiences, as well as insights and practical advice on improving inclusivity in our community, and encourages individual surgeons to succeed by “[doing] what you want not to spite them, but in spite of them.”
For more information on the topic, please visit the joint AWS/EAST Careercast #45 on the Importance of Mentoring
Other additional reading:Abelson JS, Chartrand G, Moo T, et al. The climb to break the glass ceiling in surgery: trends in women progres...
2019-03-0835 minSpecialty Stories85: An Academic Cardiologist Shares His Specialty Session 85 Dr. Dave Winchester, a fellow Gator, joins me today to talk about why he chose academic Cardiology, how Cardiology is changing, and why he enjoys what he does! David has been out of training now for 8 years. He graduated from the University of Florida where he now works as an academic. Meanwhile, please do check out all of our other podcasts on MedEd Media Network so you get to have as many resources you need, as you journey along this path to one day becoming a physician! [01:15] Interest in Cardiology
2019-03-0630 min
Healthcare Communication: Effective Techniques for CliniciansTeaching by Observation: How to Improve Residents' SkillsEric Holmboe, MD, Senior Vice President of Milestones Development and Evaluation at ACGME, discusses how to improve residents' clinical skills through observation. Learn about the resources at ACGME to help faculty work with residents and teach by observation. Learn about the barriers for teaching by observation and what residents are saying about the methodology.
2018-10-2723 min
Empowering Women PhysiciansEpisode #1 - Introduction & Why This MattersIn this episode, we'll talk about a little bit about the context in which we current practice medicine, history, the Hippocratic Oath, and what you can do to start maintaining the utmost respect for your OWN human life and its quality. References discussed in this podcast Desai T, Ali S, Fang X, et al. Equal work for unequal pay: the gender reimbursement gap for healthcare providers in the United States. Postgraduate Medical Journal 2016;92:571-575. Jena AB, Olenski AR, Blumenthal DM. Sex Differences in Physician Salary in US Public Medical Schools. JAMA Intern Med...
2018-10-061h 07
The Paradocs Podcast with Eric LarsonAssume the Physician. Making Sure Residents Take Naps and Other Silly Rules by the ACGME with Author Dr. John Hunt.Would residents (doctors in training) forget to rest and nap if there was no bureaucrat making rules regulating it? Would people leave rotten food in refrigerators without ACGME accrediting body recommendations? Who exactly is in charge in the hospital teaching centers? Do the hospitals function to get people better and who new doctors how to do it or do they exist to enforce rules from far off bureaucracies at the expense of educating new doctors and treating their patients? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2018-07-0459 min
White Coat Coaching | The Orthopedic PodcastEP 14 Adrienne White Faines | AOA CEO on the single accreditation systemThis is a huge turning point for osteopathic medical training as post graduate training accreditation is being transitioned from the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). This process is incredibly important for our next generation of DO students and I sat down with Adrienne White-Faines to discuss what started the merger, where we are in the process, and what she anticipates the future GME system will look like. Some of the questions we'll answer include: Why was the single accreditation system developed? What happens to DO orthopedic residency spots once the merger is co...
2018-04-2900 minSpecialty StoriesHow Will The Single GME Accreditation System Affect You? Session 65 If you're an allopathic/MD Medical school, this may affect you a little bit, but not as much as this would affect DO students. In July of 2020, the AOA, AACOM, and ACGME will form a single GME Accreditation system. What this means for DO students is something that not a lot of schools are warning their students of. So if you're a premed entering osteopathic medical school or you're a 1st year or 2nd year osteopathic medical student, this is something you need to hear. By the way, be sure...
2018-03-0700 minSpecialty StoriesCommunity Based Interventional Gastroenterologist Session 34 Dr. Sushil Duddempudi is a community-based Gastroenterologist who specializes in interventional endoscopy. He has been in practice for ten years now and specifically as an interventional endoscopist for the last seven or eight years. He used to be in academic hybrid private practice. Check out what he thinks about the field and what you should be doing if you're interested in this field. Also check out all our other podcasts on MedEd Media Network. [01:45] An Interest in GI and Interventional Endoscopy Dr. Sushil Duddempudi knew early on that...
2017-08-0232 min
AMSA ad lib81. Residency work hour limits: How to deal with the increaseThe ACGME voted this year to change the rules on work hour restrictions, allowing interns to work up to 24 hour shifts with an additional four hours of transitions in care--an increase from the 16 hour shift restriction that was previously in place. How can you stay resilient going into your intern year with this change?
2017-07-2735 min
WIHI - A Podcast from the Institute for Healthcare ImprovementWIHI: From Here to CLER: Graduate Medical Education and the Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER)Date: September 24, 2014
Featuring:
Kevin B. Weiss, MD, MPH, Senior Vice President, Institutional Accreditation, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
Robin Wagner, RN, MHSA, Vice President, Clinical Learning Environment Review, ACGME
Maren Batalden, MD, Medical Director of Hospital Quality, Associate Director of Graduate Medical Education for Quality and Safety, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA)
James Moses, MD, MPH, Medical Director of Quality Improvement, Boston Medical Center; Academic Advisor, IHI Open School for Health Professions
Whether or not you are directly involved in graduate medical education (GME), its priorities have implications for all of health care.
2017-06-271h 02WIHI - A Podcast from the Institute for Healthcare ImprovementWIHI: Gaining Ground: Quality Improvement and US Medical ResidencyDate: October 25, 2012
Featuring:
Donald Goldmann, MD, Senior Vice President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
Kedar Mate, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell
Medical College; Clinical Lead for Research and Development, IHI
James Moses, MD, MPH, Pediatric Director of Quality and Safety, Boston Medical Center; Academic Advisor, IHI Open School for Health Professions
Residency training in the US has long had the reputation of a rite of passage — a period when grueling hours on busy hospital floors are spent converting four years of medical school, and some clinical exposure, into real-time accountability fo...
2017-06-2759 minWIHI - A Podcast from the Institute for Healthcare ImprovementWIHI: Alert to Change: New Models for Residency Work HoursDate: January 27, 2011
Featuring:
Christopher P. Landrigan, MD, MPH, Director, Sleep and Patient Safety Program, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
David B. Sweet, MD, FACP, Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, Summa Health System
James F. Whiting, MD, Surgical Director, Maine Transplant Program and Surgical Residency Program Director, Maine Medical Center
Don Goldmann, MD, Senior Vice President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Rules are rules, but efforts to limit the number of hours medical residents can work before getting rest and sleep have not gone down easily in the US. The latest set of regulations from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medica...
2017-06-2759 minSpecialty Stories24: What is Forensic Pathology? Dr. Melinek Shares Her Story Session 24 Today's guest is Dr. Judy Melinek, a New York Times bestselling author and a Forensic Pathologist based in California. She documented her journey through her fellowship training in her book, Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner. One important thing to note is that Pathology isn't actually a required rotation in medical school, one reason that it's not commonly under the radar of most medical students. Listen to our discussion about the field of Forensic Pathology and how you can explore if this is something you're interested i...
2017-05-2447 minSpecialty Stories19: Orthopedic Surgery Match Data Deep Dive Session 19 Today, I'm going to do a deep dive into some match data for Orthopedic Surgery, which is one of the more competitive specialties out there. Let's look at the data to see if this holds true and find out who you can set yourself up for success early on if this is something you’re interested in. In general, Orthopedic Surgery is a surgical specialty. It's a five-year residency with a lot of subspecialties after that. I had Dr. Muppavurapu to talk about being a hand surgeon back in Episode 05 and he tal...
2017-04-1925 min
Pamela Wible ReportsSleep-deprived docs disclose hospital horrorsToday the ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) made the reckless decision to increase work hours to 28-hour shifts for new doctors. Here are the catastrophic consequences of their decision.
2017-03-1010 min
Lean Blog Audio: Practical Lean Thinking, Psychological Safety, and Continuous ImprovementGood News: UCSF to Teach #Lean to ResidentsI was happy to see this announcement the other day:UCSF to Train Residents in Lean Management and Process Improvement
From the announcement:
“UC San Francisco will train medical residents and fellows in Lean management principles, as part of a broader institutional commitment to continuous quality improvement. The effort is being supported inpart with a grant from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) through its Pursuing Excellence in Clinical Learning Environments initiative. UCSF was one of eight medical training sites nationally to receive the competitive grant.”
2016-09-2702 minAMSA ad lib56. Resident safety, education and the value of timeAfter being awake 24 hours straight, where’s your head at? Will it be ready for life or death decisions? The ACGME—the accrediting body for residency training in the U.S.—first adopted duty hour restrictions in 2003. In 2011, the ACGME introduced a 16-hour shift limit for first-year residents. The ACGME also granted nearly 190 waivers to certain internal medicine and surgery programs that were participating in the iCOMPARE and FIRST trials, respectively. These trials were intended to examine the effect of longer shifts for residents. Dr. Kelly Thibert says the trials themselves were—and continue to be—unethical, and that current pressure o...
2016-09-1311 min