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Academic Medicine Podcast

Jul 25, 2018

"I can now passionately answer the age-old question of what I want to be when I grow up. A doctor." Pre-med student Matt Orringer reflects on the experiences that connected the dots between his college science courses and real-life patient care, convincing him that medicine is the right career path for him. His essay...


Jul 23, 2018

"Instead of dismissing Ms. S as another 'challenging patient,' we should have considered her concerns and inquired about her worries, discovered her fears..." First-year resident Trisha Paul reflects on a patient encounter that taught her about partnering with patients and their families to decide on mutual goals for...


Jul 9, 2018

Discussing the current practice of using USMLE Step 1 scores to screen residency applicants and the effects on medical students and the medical school curriculum are Academic Medicine editor-in-chief David Sklar and senior staff editor Toni Gallo (@AcadMedJournal) and four Academic Medicine authors who have written on...