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Shadow Me Next!35 - Medicine Without Borders: What global healthcare perspectives reveal about American medicine | Dr. Gregory AdakaWhat happens when a physician practices medicine across three different continents? Dr. Gregory Adaka's remarkable journey from Nigeria to the UK to the United States reveals surprising truths about global healthcare that every medical professional should consider.Born in Manchester and raised in Nigeria, Dr. Adaka's path to emergency medicine began with an unexpected source of inspiration: the American TV show "ER." His story weaves through vastly different healthcare systems, highlighting both technological advancement and accessibility challenges that shape patient care worldwide.A powerful moment comes when Dr. Adaka shares his shock at encountering cost...2025-07-2830 min
Shadow Me Next!34 - From Heartbeats to Handshakes: A Physician's Journey Through 30 Years of Medicine | Dr. Kipp Van CampWhat happens when medicine loses its humanity? Dr. Kipp's powerful new book "Heartbeats and Handshakes" offers a rare and intimate look at what it truly means to be a physician - from the terrifying first code blue as a medical student to the wisdom gained through 30 years of clinical practice.Dr. Kipp takes us behind closed doors to reveal the profound challenge doctors face: maintaining genuine compassion while rapidly moving between patients in crisis. His journey from conventional medicine to questioning the system began when his father received an Alzheimer's diagnosis from a physician who typed notes...2025-07-2124 min
Shadow Me Next!33 - Why becoming a CAA might be your perfect career | Sally Hoang, CAAWhat began as a pre-med journey toward orthopedic surgery took an unexpected turn when Sally Hoang, CAA discovered the immediate impact and work-life balance offered by a career in anesthesia care.With remarkable candor, Sally Hoang walks us through her typical 16-hour shift—from arriving at 6:30 AM to set up medications and equipment, to meeting patients in pre-op, to the collaborative dance of putting patients to sleep alongside attending anesthesiologists. Her descriptions paint a vivid picture of a profession that combines technical precision with human connection during patients' most vulnerable moments.The conversation reveals surprising as...2025-07-1426 min
Shadow Me Next!32 - Beyond Traditional Psychiatry: Faith, Storytelling, and Human Connection | Dr. Michael BroukhimDr. Michael Broukhim shatters psychiatric norms with remarkable results, proudly owning his identity as the "anti-psychiatrist psychiatrist." Our conversation reveals why this integrative practitioner achieves what many consider impossible: helping patients recover completely from conditions typically labeled as chronic.The heart of Dr. Broukhim's revolutionary approach lies in his expansive understanding of faith not as religious doctrine, but as "a belief that there is value in connecting with other beings." This inclusive definition becomes a powerful prognostic factor for recovery. Patients recognizing the importance of connection with humans, animals, or plants demonstrate dramatically improved outcomes compared to...2025-07-0725 min
Shadow Me Next!31 - Laughter is the Best Medicine: How Humor Helps one ER Nurse | Brock Kemp, RNImagine walking into a hospital room, stethoscope in hand, only to have patients immediately assume you're the doctor simply because you're a man. For Brock Kemp, this scenario plays out regularly as a male nurse navigating a predominantly female profession. But these misconceptions are just the beginning of his fascinating journey through healthcare.From mowing lawns and fixing storage unit doors to managing life-and-death situations in the emergency department, Brock's path into nursing defies the traditional narrative. His candid revelations about transitioning through multiple specialties—from challenging med-surg overnight shifts to rehabilitation at Mayo Clinic to research nu...2025-06-3027 min
Shadow Me Next!30 - Saving Lives from Above: The Amazing World of Critical Care Flight Medicine | Sophie FullerFlying through the air in a helicopter that's "so much smaller than you think," Sophie Fuller works to save lives as a critical care flight paramedic. In this captivating conversation, she reveals the unexpected journey that led her to becoming a lifesaving flight medic who transports critically ill patients by air.Sophie's path wasn't always clear. Seeking something beyond the hospital walls to satisfy her "super ADHD" personality, she discovered emergency medicine through a friend who was a paramedic. This sparked a multi-year educational journey through EMT school, advanced training, and finally paramedic certification—all while working as...2025-06-2344 min
Shadow Me Next!29 - From Construction to the ER: One RN-turned-PA's Unconventional Path to Medicine | Ryan Foley, PA-C, RNWhat does it take to completely reinvent your career path at age 30? Ryan Foley knows exactly how daunting this journey can be. Starting as a construction worker with a vocational high school background, Ryan made the bold decision to pursue medicine, beginning with remedial college classes and reverse engineering his way to becoming a physician assistant.Ryan's approach was brilliantly methodical. Rather than rushing straight toward PA school, he first became a registered nurse—a decision that provided clinical experience, financial stability, and professional connections. "I had a goal in mind and engineered it backwards," he explains. Th...2025-06-1637 min
Shadow Me Next!28 - Surgical Technicians: The Hidden Heroes of Your Operation | Alyssa Ellis, CST/CSFAA sarcastic whisper describing the tools used in the operating room changed everything. Meet Alyssa Ellis, the Certified Surgical Technologist and First Assistant whose educational videos have captured the attention of surgeons, students, and curious patients alike. With her trademark straightforward delivery and deep expertise, Alyssa pulls back the curtain on what really happens when you're under anesthesia.Find Alyssa @beyondassisting on all social medial platforms and check out her website https://www.beyondassisting.com/ for more information! After 16 years spanning nearly every surgical specialty, Alyssa brings unparalleled perspective to what makes an operating room f...2025-06-0937 min
Shadow Me Next!27 - Prevention Starts With Understanding: Rethinking How We Teach Complex Medical Concepts | Dr. Josh Wageman, PhD, PA-C, DPTDr. Josh Wageman brings a rare blend of expertise to cardiovascular prevention. With credentials spanning physical therapy, biochemistry, and Yale PA training, he's transformed how we understand lipid science through brilliant, accessible metaphors that make complex medical concepts understandable to everyone.At the heart of our conversation is Josh's innovative framework that reimagines cardiovascular health as a "home security system" and cholesterol management as living in a "safe lipid neighborhood." Rather than overwhelming listeners with biochemical pathways, he translates these concepts into vivid metaphors - LDL particles become mailmen delivering packages, HDL serves as the police force...2025-06-0232 min
Shadow Me Next!26 - Bridging Science and Compassion: One Attending's Whiteboard Approach to Medical Education | Dr. Ali Zreik, MDDr. Ali Zreik arrives at patient rooms with an unusual tool—a rolling whiteboard. While most physicians carry stethoscopes and tablets, this internal medicine attending physician and associate program director brings something more transformative: a visual bridge between complex medical science and human understanding."Bring me the whiteboard," he tells residents when faced with a challenging patient case. What follows is nothing short of medical storytelling at its finest. Drawing hearts, explaining physiologies, and breaking down medical jargon into clear visuals, Dr. Zreik transforms the clinical encounter for everyone involved – the frustrated patient suddenly understands their condition, burn...2025-05-2635 min
Shadow Me Next!25 - What If We Actually Guided Students Instead of Drowning Them with the Fire Hose? | Jono Lippman, PA-CChallenging a broken system often requires walking an unconventional path. Jono Lippman's journey from communications major to wilderness guide to emergency medicine PA beautifully illustrates how diverse experiences can reshape our understanding of what healthcare education could and should be.What happens when someone who once actively avoided science classes finds themselves drawn to medicine through wilderness first responder training? For Jono, it sparked a transformative journey that would eventually lead him to create one of the most innovative medical education resources available to PA students today.Throughout our conversation, Jono shares raw insights about...2025-05-1931 min
Shadow Me Next!24 - Medicine, Military, and Mission: How One Patient-Turned-PA is Transforming Lives | Maj. M. Tiye Young, PA-CWhat does it take to transform obstacles into opportunities? Major M. Tiye Young knows firsthand. When deployment orders arrived just days before her PA school application deadline, she didn't abandon her medical dreams—she recalibrated. When a cervical cancer diagnosis threatened her future, she fought back with unwavering resolve. Now, as both a military leader and surgical PA, she's redefining what resilience looks like in healthcare.This conversation takes us behind the scenes of Major Young's extraordinary journey from Army service to acute care surgery and gynecologic oncology. She shares the raw reality of balancing night shifts in...2025-05-1247 min
Shadow Me Next!23 - Exam Room Nutrition: A PA's Journey to Compassionate Patient Education | Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDNWhen a terrified 10-year-old boy walked into Colleen Sloan's pediatric practice in tears, she discovered he'd been monitoring his weight obsessively after another provider warned he'd "need needles in his stomach" if he didn't lose weight. This moment exemplifies everything wrong with how healthcare approaches nutrition conversations—and sparked a mission to change it.As both a pediatric physician assistant and registered dietitian nutritionist, Colleen brings rare dual expertise to the critical intersection of medicine and nutrition. Her journey from clinical dietetics working with critically ill children to PA school while raising a child showcases her remarkable de...2025-05-0542 min
Shadow Me Next!22 - From Surgery to Sales: One PA's Journey with Jessica Dell'Aquila, PA-CJessica Dell'Aquila's career journey breaks the conventional mold of what we expect from healthcare professionals. Starting with a clear vision at just 18, she enrolled in Seton Hall's innovative six-year dual degree program, emerging with both her undergraduate biology degree and master's in physician assistant studies—a testament to her focused determination from the beginning.Her clinical career began at Penn Medicine, where a unique rotational position in general surgery exposed her to multiple specialties in rapid succession. When presenting the opportunity to join the transplant team permanently, Jessica found her clinical calling. Working with transplant patients offered pr...2025-04-2822 min
Shadow Me Next!21 - Being Light in Medicine's Darkest Hours: A Journey to Oncology | Dr. Anu OyetoranCheck our Dr. Oyetoran's youtube channel Journey to MD!What happens when a determined young girl from Nigeria declares she wants to be a doctor? Dr. Anu Oyetoran's extraordinary journey takes us across continents—from West Africa to Canada, the Caribbean, New York, and finally Florida—where she now serves as chief medical resident at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine.Beyond her impressive credentials lies a story of remarkable adaptability. Moving to Canada at age 12, Dr. Oyetoran recalls how her accent immediately set her apart, forcing her to develop self-confidence and resilience—qualit...2025-04-2127 min
Shadow Me Next!20 - Clinical Research Transforms Healthcare While Putting Patients First | Leigh Schirmer, DMSc, PA-CInterested in research? Check out the links below to get started! The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program): The Trusted Standard in Research, Ethics, Compliance, and Safety TrainingGood Clinical Practice (GCP) Online Training CoursesHuman Subjects Research Courses------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Step into the mysterious world of clinical research with Leigh Shermer, a Physician Assistant and Doctor of Medical Science who's breaking barriers in an area traditionally dominated by physicians. With over 18 years of healthcare experience across cardiology, critical care, and cardiothoracic surgery, Leigh now leads clinical trials that develop t...2025-04-1436 min
Shadow Me Next!19 - Ripple of Change: How One Doctor is Fighting to Save Healthcare | Dr. Todd Otten, MDLearn more about Dr. Otten or to support his documentary, please visit Medicine Forward. His book, Ripples of Change is available at a bookstore near you! Dr. Todd Otten pulls back the curtain on healthcare's darkest challenges while offering a vision of hope for its future. A board-certified family physician with over two decades of experience, Dr. Otten speaks candidly about his own battle with severe burnout that nearly ended his career and the devastating loss of four colleagues to suicide.What makes this conversation particularly powerful is Dr. Otten's refusal to simply cr...2025-04-0734 min
Shadow Me Next!18 - A Trailblazing Physician Assistant Changing Lives in Interventional Radiology | Carrie Hayes, PA-CWhat does it take to become a trailblazer in the world of interventional radiology? In today's episode, we explore this question with Keri Hayes, a remarkable interventional radiology Physician Assistant who has been instrumental in shaping her field. Growing up in a small North Carolina town where specialty care was sparse, Keri's determination to improve healthcare equality has driven her illustrious career. Hear about her pivotal role in advocating for a Certificate of Added Qualification in Interventional Radiology for PAs, setting a new standard for excellence in the profession. Keri's leadership roles in the Society of Interventional Radiology and...2025-03-3142 min
Shadow Me Next!17 - Escape the Clinic with a Physician Assistant, Businesswoman, Podcast Host, and Trailblazer for Life Beyond the Office | Katie Bean, PA-CSo much more at Escape the Clinic Masterclass with Katie Bean, PA-CAnd please listen to her podcast: Escape the Clinic What happens when the career you've worked so hard for starts taking more than it gives? Katie Bean, a physician assistant with years of experience in emergency medicine, found herself dreading her shifts, missing precious family moments, and wondering if this was all there was to her medical career. Her story challenges us to consider alternative paths within healthcare that honor both our passion for medicine and our need for fulfillment.This r...2025-03-2431 min
Shadow Me Next!16 - A Conversation About Resiliency in Medicine with a Pediatric Resident Physician | Beatrice Garrido, DOJoin us on a journey through the compelling story of Dr. Beatrice Garrido, a resident physician whose path to pediatrics and global health is as unique as it is inspiring. Listen in as Dr. Garrido shares how her early dreams of becoming a veterinarian led her to the intricate world of human medicine, fueled by a pivotal moment with her mother. Her choice to pursue a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree showcases a commitment to a holistic approach, which she passionately integrates into her practice. This episode promises to enlighten listeners about the profound impact of diverse healthcare roles...2025-03-1745 min