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Academic Medicine Podcast

Nov 25, 2019

"Ms. Scott paused. She looked around the hospital room, her eyes lingering on the cracked door leading out to the hallway. 'Well, my dear, I suppose I’m at the hospital. But wouldn’t you know—it’s begun to feel like a second home.'"

In this episode, first-year resident Neha Verma reminds readers that sometimes...


Nov 18, 2019

Discussing the current role of podcasts as educational tools in medical education, new research on the topic, and why podcasts are here to stay are guest host and assistant editor for trainee engagement Dr. Jesse Burk-Rafel (@jbrafel), podcasters Drs. Shreya Trivedi (@ShreyaTrivediMD) and Jess Mason (@JessMasonMD), and...


Nov 11, 2019

“I don’t always know what the right thing is to say to someone who just attempted suicide. But what I do know is that hospital rooms are boring and lonely and scary. I also know that sometimes we all just want to be seen. I wasn’t the nurse, and she wasn’t the patient. We were just two girls laughing...


Nov 4, 2019

“In this age of information overload, where people Google their symptoms, poll friends (and strangers) through social media, or even use an app long before they see a physician, it is more important than ever for us to build trust with our patients.”

Medical student Francie Hessel describes the importance...