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Sharp Scratch
Working Hard or Hardly Working
Do you have a healthy work-life balance? Find out what actually counts as work, and whether medicine means sacrificing your social life...
This week the team is joined by Sharp Scratch’s old friend Greta McLachlan, Higher General Surgical Trainee and Leadership Fellow at Cleveland Clinic London, to talk about their social lives, maintaining a work-life balance, and training less than full time.
VIN Foundation: Veterinary Pulse
Veterinary Pulse: Justice Birdsong
Join VIN Foundation Board Member Dr. Matt Holland as he talks with Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) student Justice Birdsong. She shares her advice for creating a network in the profession, how she encourages empathy among colleagues, and her personal journey to veterinary medicine. As a Co-Founder of the RUSVM National Association of Black Veterinarians chapter, and her role as Secretary for RUSVM SAVMA, she shares her dedication to making the profession a better place for underrepresented veterinary students.
The Short Coat Podcast
Did Match Day Implode?
Match Week is huge for senior medical students. It’s the week they find out if they will continue their training (yikes!), and where in the country they will go to complete it…and this year’s match was even more-than-usually anxiety-provoking due to COVID.
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D.O. or Do Not
D.O. or Do Not: Jason Haxton M.A., DO (h.c.) Director of the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine
Welcome to the first episode in our series highlighting physicians for Osteopathic Awareness Month. Today we interview Jason Haxton, who has been awarded an "honorary D.O." because of his role as the director of the museum of osteopathic medicine in Kirksville, MO. for the past 20 years. Today he will share with us some of the fascinating history of osteopathy.
D.O. or DO not
Tara Gaston D.O. Orthopedic Resident
Dr. Tara Gaston. Dr. Gaston is a 5th year orthopedic resident at Rowan University and Jefferson-Kennedy Hospital. Prior to receiving her DO degree at Rowan University, she obtained her Masters in physiology and biophysics and a bachelors at Gettysburg college. She is married to a previous guest we have had on this podcast, Dr. Ryan Moncman, a neurosurgery resident. In this episode, Dr. Gaston talks about what made her choose orthopedic surgery and her journey into the challenges to women in what is historically perceived as a male-dominated field. We hope you enjoy this episode and our others dedicated to women’s history month.
The Short Coat Podcast
Complimentary Medicine
It must have been a bad week for someone, because Dave thought it’d be great to have a compliment festival. Of course, compliments have a huge role in learning, though Dave wasn’t sure there were enough opportunities for getting compliments during the pre-clinical years. So he asked M1s AJ Chowdhury, Nicole Hines, and Rick Gardner, and M4 Marisa Evers to join him in complimenting each other just for fun.
Money Guy Show
How to Make Your Financial Dreams a Reality! (Setting Goals Like a Pro)
Life is a collection of big decisions and trade-offs that can have a significant impact on your life. Strong goals are what keep you on the path that will get you where you want to go. Goals function as our "why." They are a grounding force, helping us make big and small decisions. We've experienced this in our own lives. Now we're sharing our secrets with you! Accomplished goals are the secret to a fulfilled life. Let's teach you how to make your dreams a reality and set goals like a pro!