Internal Medicine and Beyond: Recent Episodes
Varun
Varun Aitharaju, a medical student at Northeast Ohio Medical University, learns about the breadth and variety of internal medicine and its subspecialties by speaking to accomplished and unique physicians in the field. Join Varun and learn about how you can delve into your interests and find your niche in internal medicine!
Dr. Joseph Zarconi MD is a recently retired nephrologist, a professor of internal medicine, and the clinical director for health humanities education at NEOMED. In this episode, Dr. Zarconi discusses his journey toward nephrology and medical education. He further discusses narrative and humanistic medicine, and provides advice on how students can implement these aspects in their future practice to become stronger clinicians and avoid burnout. Tune in for this inspiring and educational episode!
Dr. Ankur Kalra MD is an interventional cardiologist, entrepreneur, poet, and podcaster. In this episode, he discusses his journey in cardiology and the advice he has for students and residents interested in the field. He further discusses his non-clinical passions, including leading a non-profit organization and publishing a poetry book, and provides advice to future physicians on how to balance clinical medicine with other passions. Tune in for an extremely inspirational episode!
Dr. Arjun Chatterjee is a second-year resident at the Cleveland Clinic. As an international medical graduate, he describes his experience with the USMLE, the application process for residency, and his interest in helping other IMGs. Tune in for tips and tricks for all students! If you want to learn more about Dr. Chatterjee's timeline and journey, here is his channel!: https://bit.ly/3glwdCR
Dr. Eric Warm MD is the internal medicine program director at the University of Cincinnati. He has multiple accolades for his work in transforming resident education including holding the endowed Richard W. Vilter Chair of Medical Education. In this episode, he speaks about how he became interested in medical education, the significance of his chief year, and his involvement in education innovation. He also provides advice to students who are unsure of which specialty to pursue and how to navigate residency interviews. Tune in for this amazing episode!
Dr. Irene Chenowith MD is an internal medicine physician in practice for 39 years. She has witnessed medical education and practice evolve over the last several decades and reflects on her experience in this episode! She discusses the developments in medicine that are exciting to her including POCUS and clinical informatics and talks about the rewarding and stressful aspects of outpatient general medicine. Tune in for a great episode!
Dr. Richard Wardrop MD, Ph.D. is the internal medicine program director at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Prior to this, he was the program director of the Med-Peds program at UNC Chapel Hill. In this very informative episode, he discusses his decision to pursue Med-Peds, the reason he chose to pursue an MD and Ph.D., and the appeal of academic medicine. He talks about how students can find their "best-fit" program amidst virtual interviews and the importance of wellness in medicine. Tune in for an amazing episode!
Dr. Jahnavi Udaikumar is a second-year resident at NYU Langone. She discusses what she looked for during residency interviews and why she felt NYU was the best fit. She has some tips for incoming interns and talks about her interest in gastroenterology. Tune in to learn more about the residency experience at one of the busiest hospitals in the country!
Dr. Mehool Patel MD, MBA is a hematologist/oncologist, the department chair of internal medicine at NEOMED, and an associate chief medical officer within IBM's HOPE (Health Officers Pursuing Excellence & Evidence) team. He speaks about his interest in the field of hematology and oncology and how he was able to get involved in academics, teaching, and industry. He also provides advice to students on how to utilize an MBA and general advice to students for application season and interviews. Tune in for a very informative episode!
Dr. Subhash Edupuganti is a third-year internal medicine resident at the University of Michigan. He talks about how he started as a business major, but had a complete career switch and ended up falling in love with internal medicine and hematology/oncology. Tune in to learn about what to look for in internal medicine programs and the opportunities available at a large academic program like UofM.
Dr. Datla and Dr. Raghupathy have recently matched at prestigious programs for internal medicine residency! They talk about their involvement with advocacy and policy through the American Medical Association and American College of Physicians, their experience on the interview trail and the match process, and have advice for students trying to decide what program best fits their interests. Tune in to learn more!