In this episode of CMO, I discuss how my last night float as a trainee went. There were three specific moments that really made me feel like the culmination of my training has prepared me for the transition to becoming an attending. Listen along as I dive into these moments and shed some light on my final thoughts of night float life.

The results are in and I am officially a Board Certified Anesthesiologist! In this episode, I breakdown what the exam day is like with a friend who traveled down with me, Dr. Jessica Miranda. Listen along as she shares her experience on the test day as well as her background coming from anesthesia training in Brazil.

In this episode, I discuss some major takeaways from a lecture I attended earlier this week on Healthcare Policy in the US. We’ve inched closer to providing access to healthcare for most Americans in this country, but there are still some shortcomings that we will have to overcome to truly say everyone receives equal access. Listen along as I share with you some of the observations that stuck with me from this talk.

In this episode, I break down some take aways from my past two weeks on my TEE Elective (Transesophageal Echocardiography). Listen along to hear my 4 pieces of advice on how to survive a rotation you’re not looking forward to.

In this episode, Dr. Imbriale takes us through what women can expect during their second trimester of pregnancy. According to her, this is the “coasting” phase of pregnancy, when you can truly enjoy all the joys of pregnancy. Listen along as she also talks to use about her own second trimester experiences.

In this episode, I give you a small taste of what it takes to prepare for the Anesthesia Oral Boards examination. More specifically, how to come up with a broad differential for treating hypoxemia and hypotension in the OR. This framework has saved me both practically in the OR and when I comes to discussing cases in oral board like scenarios.

In this episode, I talk with clinical social worker, Ruth Mandel, about her role in death and dying in the ICU. We discuss her road to medical social work and end the conversation with some important tips to health care providers for how we can improve the D&D process in the hospital.

In this episode, I delve into the topic of race in medicine - specifically from the perspective of patients and medical trainees. Listen along as I run through two stories that I believe highlight how race plays a subtle but significant roll in the medical world.

In this episode, we revisit death and dying in the intensive care unit from the perspective of a bedside and resource nurse. Alyssa goes through her inspiration to become a nurse, how it led her to the neuro ICU, and the value that nurses bring to patients and families as they encounter the end of life in the hospital.

In this episode, I walk you through the physiological concept that is the Dunning-Kruger Effect. Ever since I learn about this concept, I’ve seen it play out over and over again in medicine. Listen along as I apply it to my own career.