Ben's Week In Medical School: Recent Episodes
Benjamin Root
Would Socrates Have Actually Used the “Socratic Method” for Clinical Teaching?
(Paywall) Editorial about “Pimping” in Medical Education [JAMA]
American Heart Association: Racial Disparities in Hypertension Prevalence and Management: A Crisis Control?
I talked about the COPE Network, who provide harm reduction and recovery services for people with a history of using substances in Southwest Michigan. Here is their website if you want to check out the work they do:
COPE Network
Lothian Birth Cohort BBC Interview (Youtube)
Presentation on Lothian Birth Cohort Study (Youtube)
Episodes from The Peter Attia Drive:
- Episode #158 Brian Deer: A tale of scientific fraud-exposing Andrew Wakefield and the origin of the belief that vaccines cause autism
- Episode #155 - Chris Sonnenday, M.D.: The history, challenges, and gift of organ transplantation
Overview of Organ Donation (Geisinger Health System)
Overview of Whole Body Donation (Mayo Clinic - Minnesota)
Convocation of Thanks for Body Donors (Mayo Clinic)
NBC Nightly News Report on Monoclonal Antibodies
NYTimes story about Helen Obando’s Sickle Cell Disease Treatment
Food from Ancient Mesopotamia
Article link, by Cameron Quon and Ben Root:
Life as a First Year Medical Student During COVID-19
Apps I talked about in this episode:
- Otter.ai – Phone App for transcription of audio recordings
- Notion.so – Mobile/Web/Desktop note-taking with great collaboration features
- Howler Timer – good timer app for Mac computers... ArrArroooh!
Her Wrist Was Swollen and Excruciatingly Painful. Steroids Didn’t Help Much. By Lisa Sanders, M.D. New York Times, December 16, 2020.
Green Week Updates Had a week off after finishing my genetics block. Could have used a couple more days, but I got some things done and we had beautiful weather for a few outdoor activities.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation I sat in on the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR) Annual Assembly. We learned about what Phsyiatrists have been doing during COVID, and about some of the cool diagnostics and sub specialties of the field.
First physical exam Next week we begin practicing physical exams starting with the heart and lungs.