indie docs: Recent Episodes
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Warning! Expect no well-crafted podcast!
There will be subpar hosting and production, odd and unintended sounds, and occasional awkwardness...about what you'd expect from the side-project of a surgeon-surgeon married couple working full-time and managing a two-kid-and-a-dog-and-cat-household all while trying to enact a dream of joining the global heath effort. Listen as they share their journey, the journey of others already in the field, and the resources and inspiration they find along the way.
Dr. Kee Park spent the first 10 years of his career working as a general neurosurgeon building wealth in order to retire early. At the end of that period, he realized he didn’t want to just ride off into the sunset on a yacht, but decided to pursue global neurosurgery. He spent 10 years working … Continue reading "Indie Docs Episode 5: Kee Park, from Private Practice to Global Neurosurgery"
In the second part of the Copeland podcast, I sat down with Alisa and the two older kids, Liam and Hayden, to talk about their experiences living and working in Kenya. If you want to know more about the Copelands, check out the family blog, A Copeland Story, to keep up with them. You can donate to … Continue reading "Indie Docs Episode 4, Part 2: Will and Alisa Copeland + 6, Tenwek Hospital, Bomet, Kenya"
Will Copeland graduated residency 3 years ahead of me. Over the course of residency, he and Alisa decided to move with their 5 kids (at the time) to Tenwick Hospital in Kenya. They had a 6th baby in-country. After two years there, they came back for 1 year to raise funds to go back. This … Continue reading "Indie Docs Episode 4, Part I: Will and Alisa Copeland + 6, Tenwek Hospital, Bomet, Kenya"
Here are our thoughts about Dr. D’s interview and how we plan to apply it to our lives moving forward. I tried a new condenser microphone with this one, so some new baby sounds included! Music from Free Music Archive: “Bouncy Gypsy Beats ” by John Bartmann
Dr. D (name shortened for privacy) is someone Joy and I met in residency; he and Joy were general surgery residents together. He and his wife decided to spend two years in Niger practicing general surgery almost right out of residency with their three boys. They recently returned to Texas for a few months for … Continue reading "Indie Docs Episode 2: An Interview with Dr. D, general surgery, Niger"
Meet Joy and Josh in the first episode of the Indie Docs Podcast. Here's a bit about our backgrounds and why we started Indie Docs and what we hope to accomplish.
Come hear what we are up to against over-the-top, energetic public domain music with a sweet bass track and a script written at 11pm after a full day at work! More episodes to follow! Music from Free Music Archive: Monplaisir, “Bass”