We get to Talk to Ashley B who was thrust into front line ICU nursing during the pandemic, shortly after returning from an extended maternity leave. Her rise to medtwitter fame and of course a shoutout to our mutual love Taylor Nichols.

This week we talk to Senka, a general surgeon in Poland who has wandered the world providing medical care. Starting in January 2020 she took her first stable, paying job and then the pandemic hit. This is her story.

Happy friday folks! Today we chat with Daniel Colon, a critical care fellow who breaks down his opinions on the widely discussed JAMA pod from last week, where he has been affected by the racial inequalities within medicine and how he feels we can move forward. He offers a unique perspective, identifying both with the black and latino experience and having viewed the decimation of both racial groups while working in the ICU during the pandemic.

In this episode we get to chat with the great ED doc, Dr. Josh Mugele. He is one of the few American docs to have seen and cared for an Ebola patient, he then ran towards the fire of the COVID 19 pandemic in NYC to help put out the flames. We talk his experiences as a disaster medicine trained doc and the progress of trying to create an new Residency program for emergency medicine overcoming the roadblocks that 2020 has thrown his way.

Today we welcome Melissa Reed who has exited a lucrative career in insurance sales to start all over and go back to nursing school to help fight the pandemic. We discuss her motives, her inspirations on MedTwitter and how she mitigates the stress and depression that has gone along with her decision in light of the ongoing pandemic.

Can you imagine trying to get pregnant off and on for 11 years without any luck? I'm sure many can relate, however Jessica, an emergency medicine physician with Lupus, had been trying for years with IVF with no luck. When the pandemic arrived and her IVF procedures were deemed elective, at the age of 34 and no end to the pandemic in sight, she thought her dreams of being a mother might be over. This is the tale of Jessica and the little pregnancy that could.

Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Burnt Podcast! I won't sugar coat it. 2020 sucked. In our efforts to help us understand and process the events of 2020 we have compiled as many interesting stories and voices that need to be heard from the shit storm that was 2020. Today's episode, Lady Glaucomflecken recounts the night she woke up and found her husband, Dr. Glaucomflecken dead in their bed. Excerpts from her 911 phone call are proceeded and followed by a dial tone, in case it is too emotional or graphic for the listeners.