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Recipes for Residency13. Diagnostic Radiology with Dr. John Heymann, MDIn this episode, we feature Dr. Heymann who is the the program director the diagnostic radiology program at UTMB. Dr. Heymann is a UTMB alum who completed both medical school and residency in Galveston. He then went on to complete a fellowship in neuroradiology at Northwestern University in Chicago. Tune in to this episode to hear from Dr. Heymann as we get a behind the scenes looks on letters of recommendation, personal statements, and more. Also you want to catch this episode for one of the BEST discussions regarding STEP1 and the new PASS/FAIL system and...2022-01-171h 04Recipes for Residency12. Internal Medicine with Dr. Lindsay Sonstein, MDIn this episode we interview Dr. Lindsay Sonstein! Dr. Sonstein wears a lot of hats at UTMB, but her most relevant role to this podcast is that she is the program director for the internal medicine residency program!In this episode, we get an in depth look at what it is like to apply to the most popular speciality in all of medicine. Want to know about letters of recommendation? Gotcha. Research? No problem. Should you do an away rotation? Maybe...Maybe not. Tune in for a super helpful talk with super helpful physician!RESOURCES: 2021-12-2341 minRecipes for Residency11. Family Medicine with Dr. Philip Pippin, MDIn this episode, we speak with Dr. Philip Pippin who is the associate program director at UT Health Science Center at Tyler for the family medicine residency! Tune in if you want to hear some tips and tricks on applying to a family med program! We discuss research, LOR, and zoom interviews!RESOURCES:American Academy of Family Physicians (https://www.aafp.org/home.html)American Board of Family Medicine (https://www.theabfm.org/)EMAIL:Dr. Pippin: philip.pippin@uthct.eduMe: atmeffor@utmb.edu2021-11-2234 minRecipes for Residency10. Anesthesiology with Dr. Lisa Farmer, MDHey everyone! The episode on anesthesiology was highly requested, so we have an interview with Dr. Lisa Farmer! She is the program director for the anesthesiology residency program at UTMB, and she gives us the low-down on all things anesthesia.We have an in depth discussion about the new virtual interview format as well as a *new* standardized letter of recommendation that may be recommended when applying to anesthesia programs! Tune in to hear Dr. Farmer's opinion on STEP 1, STEP 2, and much more!RESOURCES:American Society of Anesthesiology (https://www.asahq.org/)2021-10-1845 minRecipes for Residency9. Infectious Disease with Dr. Philip Keiser, MDThis episode features Dr. Philip Keiser, MD. He attended medial school at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He went on to complete his internal medicine residency at Hopkins Bayview Hospital before returning to the University of Maryland for his infectious disease fellowship. Dr. Keiser now serves at Local Health Authority for Galveston County and a professor of infectious disease at UTMB. His main area of interest and research is HIV in which he has been responsible for the establishment of many HIV clinics throughout East Africa. This is the 3rd fellowship to be featured on t...2021-10-0130 minRecipes for Residency8. Gastroenterology with Dr. Karen Szauter, MDThis episode features Dr. Karen Szauter. She attended medical school at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Baltimore City Hospital as well as fellowships in gastroenterology and nutrition at MetroHealth Medical Center and St. Vincent Charity Hospital respectively. She currently serves as a professor and co-director of the internal medicine clerkship at UTMB.In this episode, we talk about one of the most competitive fellowships coming out of internal medicine and some things to keep in mind when applying to a GI program! Tune in f...2021-09-1848 minRecipes for Residency7. Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery with Dr. Abe DeAnda, MD, FACSThis episode features Dr. Abe DeAnda, MD, FACS. He attended medical school, residency, and fellowship training at Stanford University in California. He currently serves as a professor and chief of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at UTMB.In this episode, we get a look at the first fellowship to be featured on the show! Tune in to learn all the ways to become a cardiac surgeon as well as tips on how to do so!RESOURCES:American Board of Thoracic Surgery (https://www.abts.org/)CTSNet (https://www.ctsnet.org/)...2021-09-0848 minRecipes for Residency6. Interventional Radiology with Dr. Arsalan Saleem, MDThis episode features Dr. Arsalan Saleem, MD. He attended medical school in Pakistan and finished up at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. He completed two residencies at UTMB, one in a Diagnostic Radiology (DR) and another in Interventional Radiology (IR). He recently joined the faculty at UTMB and will be serving as a co-program director for the IR and DR residency programs.In this episode, we talk about the up-and-coming field of IR and the current pathways/tracks to become an interventionalist. Dr. Saleem sheds some light on speaking with IR programs, letters of recommendation, research, and much m...2021-07-311h 00Recipes for Residency5. Urology with Dr. Joseph Sonstein, MDThis episode features Dr. Joseph Sonstein, MD. He completed his medical school and residency training at UTMB in Galveston, Texas. He currently serves as the program director for urology and as an associate professor in urology at UTMB.In this episode, we get a program director's opinion on what it's like to apply to urology and things students should keep in mind. We discuss STEP1, personal statements, letters of recommendation, and more!RESOURCES:UroResidency (https://uroresidency.com/resources)Urology Match (https://www.urologymatch.com/) American Urological Association (https://www...2021-07-2352 minRecipes for Residency4. Pathology with Dr. Michael Laposata, MD, PhDThis episode features Dr. Michael Laposata, MD, PhD. He completed both his doctorate degrees at John Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, and his residency training at Washington University in St. Louis. He currently serves as the chair of pathology and the director of the MD-PhD program at UTMB.In this episode, we talk about the different sides of pathology and the thought process behind choosing a medical speciality and subspecialty within pathology. Dr. Laposata is passionate about medical student education and mentorship, so tune in for great advice on applying to pathology and residency altogether....2021-07-1631 minRecipes for Residency3. General Surgery with Dr. Courtney Townsend, MD, FACSThis episode features Dr. Courtney Townsend, MD, FACS. He did both his medical school and residency training at the University of Texas Medical Branch and a fellowship in surgical oncology at the University of California Los Angeles. Throughout his time in medicine, Dr. Townsend has served many roles including: President of the American College of Surgeons, President of the American Surgical Association, Director of the American Board of Surgery, and Chair of Surgery at UTMB - to name a few. He is the editor-in-chief for Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. In this episode, we talk about what it's li...2021-07-0928 minRecipes for Residency2. Psychiatry with Dr. Dawnelle Schatte, MDThis episode features Dr. Dawnelle Schatte, MD. She did both her medical school and residency training at Baylor College of Medicine and did a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Texas at Houston. She now serves as the assistant dean of clinical education and professor in psychiatry at the University of Texas Medical Branch. Her specific interests include child and adolescent psychiatry and medical student education. In this episode, we discuss the ins and outs of applying to psychiatry, what is important and what may not be so important, thoughts on Pass/Fail S...2021-07-0224 minRecipes for Residency1. Introduction with Austin MeffordWow this is crazy! In this introductory episode, you get to know a little bit about me and why I am starting this podcast!Hello! I'm Austin Mefford, a 3rd year medical student at the University of Texas Medical Branch interested in plastic surgery!In the future, this section will contain information about the guests we have on the show and the resources that were discussed. This will allow you guys to have easy access to the materials and save that much needed time where you could be *pretending* to study. I'm so excited to...2021-06-2607 min