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Dr. Lalitha Trivikram is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician who graduated from Penn State College of Medicine and completed her post-graduate training at the University of Michigan and New York Hospital - Cornell. She has over 20 years of experience in outpatient, inpatient, and congregate care settings, including skilled nursing, acute rehabilitation, and correctional facilities. Currently, she serves as a medical director in the Philadelphia Department of Prisons, the jail for the City of Philadelphia, which has a daily census of around 4,500 citizens and a patient population numbering nearly 18,000 individuals annually. In the spring of 2020, she stepped into public health when asked to be the lead physician in the COVID-19 response at the PDP. Under her leadership, the mortality rate from Covid has been one-tenth that of other regional jurisdictions. She is a family friend, and I had the luxury of shadowing her as an undergrad. Lalitha is a stunningly good diagnostician and a fantastic person all around.
Aug 28th
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0:00 - Intro
1:21 - Statistics About Internal Medicine
2:49 - Why is Internal Medicine?
3:41 - Why Internal Medicine?
10:32 - What was IM Residency Like?
15:05 - Differences in the Residency years
17:07 - inpatient vs outpatient
20:16 - Working as the Medical Director in the Philadelphia Jail
23:54 - An Average Day as the Medical Director
26:25 - Difference diseases/injuries found in a jail setting
32:41 - If I Give You $100 Million, What Would You Do?
34:14 - Memorable Experiences at the prison
38:37 - Thoughts about working in a prison
39:57 - prison life during COVID-19
50:06 - Best Thing About Internal Medicine
51:01 - Worst Thing About Internal Medicine
52:12 - Burning out
54:01 -Choosing between the clinic and industry
55:55 - Common myth about IM doctors
57:57 - What makes the best IM student?
1:04:40 - Characteristics of an IM student
1:05:36 - Advice to students looking into a specialty
1:06:44 - Future of Internal Medicine
1:12:31 - Any Mistakes That You Made Throughout Your Career?
1:16:16 - Closing Message
1:17:35 - Outro
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Resources
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Welcome to the Zach Highley Show, where we discuss personal growth and medicine to figure out how to improve our lives. My name is Zach a Resident Physician in Boston. Throughout these episodes, I’ll interview top performers from around the world in business, life, and medicine in hopes of extracting the resources and techniques they use to get to the top.
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Here are 101 pieces of advice to myself for a better life.
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00:24 - #1. Create don’t consume
00:53 - #2. Ask for help
1:02 - #3. Surround yourself with people who excite you
1:22 - #4. Remove people from your life that drain you
1:25 - #5. Avoid lukewarm romantic relationships
1:36 - #6. Be in nature
1:49 - #7. Meditate
2:09 - #8. Have long dinners with your family
2:31 - #9. The squeaky wheel gets the oil
2:40 - #10. Take the blame and give the credit
2:46 - #11. Focus on a single task
2:58 - #12. Do a difficult task every day
3:04 - #13. Allocate 2-3 hours of uninterrupted time to personal projects
3:30 - #14. Purchase things that eliminate negatives
3:40 - #15. Put yourself in other people's shoes
4:16 - #16. Ask, "What is the incentive?"
4:45 - #17. Maintain important relationships
5:17 - #18. Think if your actions are emotional or logical
5:45 - #19. Everything can be learned
5:49 - #20. Everything can be forgotten
6:10 - #21. Everyone will die
6:14 - #22. Everyone is focused 99.99% on themselves
6:52 - #23. Everyone wants to feel important
7:16 - #24. Everyone wants to be happy
7:20 - #25. Every semi-pro wants to guide a beginner
7:45 - #26. Switch up your gym routine
8:00 - #27. Realize the difference between bad and good pains
8:29 - #28. Find the time you work best and utilize it!
9:00 - #29. If you wouldn’t replace it, throw it away
9:23 - #30. Do not be afraid to confront haters
9:52 - #31. Remember your roots
9:58 - #32. Go first!
10:09 - #33. Connect with everyone you meet
10:34 - #34. Lean in
10:57 - #35. Make your own rules and stick to them
11:34 - #36. Just start!
11:38 - #37. Apologize quickly and sincerely
11:51 - #38. Don’t let your core products expire
12:15 - #39. Stay publicly a-political
12:32 - #40. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results
13:05 - #41. Act like your hero
13:30 - #42. Don’t wallow in sadness
13:58 - #43. People undervalue execution and overvalue ideas
14:28 - #44. Be humble
14:38 - #45. Be real
15:19 - #46. Sharing happiness doesn't dilute it, it concentrates it
15:40 - #47. Side projects and hobbies will change your life
15:55 - #48. Never complain
16:01 - #49. Use the 80/20 rule
16:51 - #50-84
30:43 - #85. Stop listening to junk
31:03 - #86. If your backups fail, it is your fault
31:45 - #87. Put on a show, tell a story
32:48 - #88. Do one thing every day you don't want to do
33:05 - #89. Don't hire mercenaries; inspire soldiers
33:14 - #90. Your appearance matters
33:34 - #91. Always make deadlines
33:57 - #92. If you are not sleeping 6 1/2 hours, you are not sleeping
34:03 - #93. Keep your sleep optimal
34:22 - #94. Wake up and go to bed at the same time
34:27 - #95. Call customer service
34:29 - #96. Always exercise
34:34 - #97. No one likes a know-it-all
34:43 - #98. Stop complaining about your New York strip steak
34:54 - #99. The top 1% of the business runs off connections
35:01 - #100. Get 1% better every day
35:17 - #101. Everything passes
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Resources
Wait But Why - https://waitbutwhy.com/
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Welcome to the Zach Highley Show, where we discuss personal growth and medicine to figure out how to improve our lives. My name is Zach a Resident Physician in Boston. Throughout these episodes, I’ll interview top performers from around the world in business, life, and medicine in hopes of extracting the resources and techniques they use to get to the top.
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Jason Han was Born and raised in South Korea until age 10. Came here with his family and attended Columbia University and Perelman School of Medicine, where he was the student body president. I'm currently a cardiac surgery resident at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the vice president of the TSRA, which is our national governing body. I'm broadly interested in communication, education, and leadership, especially concerning our patients and staff. I've written a column for the Philadelphia Inquirer for seven years and have written essays for the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of American College of Cardiology, and more.
July 31st
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0:00 - Intro
0:41 - Statistics About Cardiothoracic Surgery
9:03 - Managing Things Other Than Medicine
16:10 - Choosing Medicine
19:23 - What Is Cardiothoracic Surgery?
29:37 - CT Residency
33:21 - Working Hours
34:44 - Tips/Tricks to Maximize Competitiveness
40:14 - Getting Feedback From Attendings
41:24 - Symptoms of Burnout and Maintaining Happiness
46:45 - Family
47:25 - Being an Immigrant in America
52:49 - Best Thing About Cardiothoracic Surgery
54:42 - Worst Thing About Cardiothoracic Surgery
56:25 - If I Give You $100 Million, What Would You Do?
58:28 - Projects to Educate People About Surgery
1:08:19 - General Advice for People Picking Careers in Medicine
1:11:51 - Any Advice for Your Younger Self?
1:13:11 - Advice for Med Students Looking Into CT
1:17:00 - Things to Look For While Choosing a Program
1:24:42 - Characteristics of a Student for Cardiothoracic Surgery
1:28:54 - Future Career Plans
1:32:49 - Super Important Question!!!
1:35:36 - Closing Message
1:37:47 - Outro
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Resources
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Welcome to the Zach Highley Show, where we discuss personal growth and medicine to figure out how to improve our lives. My name is Zach a Resident Physician in Boston. Throughout these episodes, I’ll interview top performers from around the world in business, life, and medicine in hopes of extracting the resources and techniques they use to get to the top.
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Dr. Harkness is a Pediatrician at Nemours in Paoli. Originally from Philadelphia, and has been a hospital pediatrician in the past. He went to medical school at University of Pittsburgh and trained in Pediatric at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He has been with my his practice for the last 31 years treating pediatric patients in the outpatient setting. Dr. Harkness was actually my pediatrician as well, and, amazingly, I had the opportunity to work under him in a 3rd year rotation last year. I’ve had experiences with many Pediatrician’s in the past and he is easily one of the best. Dr. Harkness has an amazing way of making the children and parents feel comfortable, while, of course, being an amazingly skilled diagnostician. Welcome Dr. Harkness.
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0:00 - Intro
0:57 - Statistics About Pediatrics
3:33 - Pediatricians and Stickers
5:16 - What Is Pediatrics?
6:01 - Why Pediatrics?
9:52 - What Was Pediatrics Residency Like?
16:02 - Practicing After Residency
21:26 - Being Happy as an Outpatient Pediatrician
28:51 - Average Day of a Pediatrician
29:35 - How Did COVID Change Your Practice?
32:57 - If I Give You $100 Million, What Would You Do?
36:50 - Best Thing About Being a Pediatrician
38:14 - Worst Thing About Being a Pediatrician
41:15 - Things You Wish You Knew Before Coming Into Pediatrics
44:50 - Sneaky Tips and Tricks With Kids
51:26 - Characteristics of a Student for Pediatrics
54:13 - General Advice for People Picking Careers in Medicine
58:31 - Any Mistakes That You Made Throughout Your Career/Life?
58:59 - Common Mistakes
59:53 - Positive Qualities & Characteristics
1:03:04 - Advice for Students Looking Into Pediatrics
1:04:24 - Very Important Question!
1:06:39 - Closing Message
1:09:30 - Outro
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Resources
Co-parenting Through Separation and Divorce: Putting Your Children First by David L. Hill and Jann Blackstone - https://a.co/d/5skU6ZV
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Welcome to the Zach Highley Show, where we discuss personal growth and medicine to figure out how to improve our lives. My name is Zach and I’m a medical student, and soon to be physician, in Philadelphia. Throughout these episodes I’ll interview top performers from around the world in business, life, and medicine in hopes of extracting the resources and techniques they use to get to the top.
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Halle grew up in Minneapolis, MN and went to undergrad at St. Olaf College, a small liberal arts school about an hour south of the Twin Cities. She went to Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI and ultimately matched out in Philadelphia at TJUH for my urology residency. She graduated summa cum laude from St. Olaf and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. In medical school she was in AOA. She studied abroad twice in undergrad and recently went on a pediatric urology medical mission trip to Amman, Jordan.
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0:00 - Intro
0:42 - Statistics About Urology
3:23 - Residency Trip to Amman, Jordan
7:58 - Why Urology?
15:10 - What Was Urology Residency Like?
21:53 - If I Give You $100 Million, What Would You Do?
23:28 - Best Things About Urology
26:29 - Worst Things About Urology
28:56 - Good and Bad Consults
30:30 - Things You Wish You Knew Before Coming Into Urology
31:19 - Common Myths About Urology
31:57 - Memorable Patient Encounters
34:36 - Advice for Students Looking Into Urology
37:28 - Maximizing Competitiveness Going Into Urology
40:32 - Were You Ever Burned Out?
42:53 - Advice to People to Have a Successful/Long-Term Career
46:11 - What Advice Would You Give Your 18-Year-Old Self?
46:53 - Common Mistakes Made by Attendings
48:38 - Positive Qualities & Characteristics Seen in Attendings
49:40 - Favorite Book Recommendation
51:23 - Closing Message
53:59 - Outro
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Resources
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee - https://amzn.eu/d/5llEmiM
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Welcome to the Zach Highley Show, where we discuss personal growth and medicine to figure out how to improve our lives. My name is Zach and I’m a medical student, and soon to be physician, in Philadelphia. Throughout these episodes I’ll interview top performers from around the world in business, life, and medicine in hopes of extracting the resources and techniques they use to get to the top.
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Today I have the privilege of sitting down with my Dad, Ivan Gergel, again. My dad was born and raised in London where he went to medical school and became a psychiatrist. He then joined the pharmaceutical company GSK in developing new antidepressant drugs, famously some of the SSRIs we all are of course aware of today. This job took him to the US where he started our family with my Mom. Dad was responsible for the running of hundreds of clinical trials, directed R&D for various pharmaceutical companies, and personally led the development and approval of 14 new therapies such as Lexapro, Paxil, and Namenda that have had fantastic impacts on patient’s lives. He currently is working in healthcare investing with new startup drug and device companies. Today, we will be discussing alternative careers in medicine, specifically because my Dad only practiced medicine for two years before switching over to Industry.
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0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Going Into Medicine
5:37 - Specializing in Psychiatry
8:58 - Why Leave Medicine?
13:36 - Disliked Aspects of Clinical Medicine
15:55 - Transitioning From Medicine and Second Thoughts
23:54 - First Job in the Industry
29:52 - Why Go Into Pharma?
31:18 - Career Rundown in Pharma
34:08 - Key Factors in Changing Careers
35:52 - Leadership Lessons Learned by Leading 900 People
42:51 - Advice for People to Navigate the Corporate World
48:54 - Top 3 Important Decisions in Your Life?
51:27 - Considering Other Careers
53:56 - Why Change Into VC Now?
58:35 - Advice to a High School Student
1:00:52 - Common Bad Advice High School Students Receive
1:04:16 - Are MBA’s and Ph.D’s Any Useful?
1:07:57 - Characteristics of Someone Who Would Do Well in Corporations
1:11:26 - What Do You Look For in a Person While Hiring Them?
1:14:08 - Any New Life-Changing Habits in the Last 5 Years?
1:16:15 - Closing Message
1:18:00 - Outro
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View the Show Notes Page for This Episode for transcript and more information: zhighley.com/podcast
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Business Inquiries: zachhighley@nebula.tv
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Welcome to the Zach Highley Show, where we discuss personal growth and medicine to figure out how to improve our lives. My name is Zach and I’m a medical student, and soon to be physician, in Philadelphia. Throughout these episodes I’ll interview top performers from around the world in business, life, and medicine in hopes of extracting the resources and techniques they use to get to the top.
The best way to help the show is share episodes on any platform. If you think a friend or family member will like a certain episode, send it to them!
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