A number of people suffer from kidney failure. They struggle with flushing out the toxins that the body generates through the course of living. Rick Hayashi, MD is the expert at helping these people. As a Nephrologist, Rick specializes in taking care of patients with all spectrums of kidney disease. He joins host Richard Marn, MD, to help us understand the scope of the profession while also guiding us into his own journey and experiences in this career. Seeing how there is a downward trend in the interest towards nephrology Rick breaks down the misconceptions people have about nephrologists and shares the rewarding parts of being one. Not many dream of going to a medical school to become a nephrologist. Yet, when you look deeper, it is undeniably responsible for saving millions of lives. Join Rick and Richard in this episode to gain a clearer understanding of this “unsexy” job and see more than what meets the eye.

Home births are increasingly becoming more and more popular, most especially now with the pandemic. Before diving deep into this birthing option, what is there that you need to know? Richard Marn, MD, brings someone who can guide us through it all. He has on the show Certified Nurse Midwife, Kimm Sun. In this episode, they are going to talk about home birth midwifery, how midwifery brings a much more holistic approach to the birthing process of a child while still maintaining a high degree and level of safety. Kimm then breaks down the difference between an OBGYN and a midwife, the benefits of doing a home birth, as well as some challenges midwives have to go through. She also shares what aspiring midwives have to look forward to as they prepare to take on this profession.

In the operating room, we need specialists who can work with the surgeon to help keep us safe during the procedures. Dentist Anesthesiologists do that with dental procedures. In this episode, Richard Marn, MD, sits down with Dentist Anesthesiologist Thomas Lenhart, DMD, to discuss how he is working to help keep patients safe. He also helps us understand what being a Dentist Anesthesiologist is like, what they do, and how to become one. Plus, Dr. Lenhart then shares some of the advantages and benefits of dentistry, how he maintains his work-life balance, and more.

With terms like vaccine trials and research currently being floated and discussed in the media right now, it makes you wonder how does the research get done? Dr. Richard Marn’s guest for today’s episode is Onome Eka, a Clinical Research Coordinator for the Epilepsy Program of the Department of Neurology at Mount Sinai Health System. Onome discusses how they’re doing research studies to understand seizures and the brain at Mount Sinai. She also explains the importance of their role in making sure the studies' information and the coordination of such research are done in the right and proper way, especially as it applies to clinical research and healthcare.

Not many people may know, but an anesthesiologist is not the only one that can provide anesthesia for patients. There are different degrees and professions that can do the procedure. In this episode, Dr. Richard Marn talks with Heather Angus, a nurse anesthetist working in NYC. Heather shares what her career is all about and illustrates a typical day in the life of a nurse anesthetist. They also dive into what it’s really like to work in her profession and discuss how she got into health care. 

There is more to dermatology than just Botox and face lifts. In fact, if you’re getting onboard for the right reasons, it can be an extremely fun and fulfilling career choice. In this episode Dr. Richard Marn talks with Dr. Kevin Dawson, a dermatologist in Honolulu, Hawaii. A general dermatologist whose practice involves mostly medical cases, Dr. Kevin is not your stereotypical image of a cosmetic dermatologist (although he does do some of that on the side). In this conversation, he dispels many of the myths around his profession and explains what keeps dermatologists like him on a daily basis. You will learn what it is really like to work in dermatology and why it can be a rewarding, albeit highly-competitive space that you might want to consider.

We live at a crazy time, and almost everything we do is approached with more caution than ever. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic going on, many students interested in going towards the health and wellness profession and career route are now facing a number of difficulties deciding. Dr. Richard Marn is here to help. He invites a panel of four pre-health college advisors from across the country to give advice on one question sent by a pre-health student at Washington University: “What can undergraduates do to learn more about health professions and enhance their application to make them stronger candidates?” Find out about their answers in this episode. 

If you’re like most people, you would have heard of an ER physician, but you probably don’t have the slightest idea of what a tactical physician is. As it turns out, one of Dr. Richard Marn’s old friends and ex-roommates does both of these specialties. The super-smart Dr. Jeremy Ackerman has a lot of things that he is doing in his career and his life, but this episode focuses on two areas: his being an academic ER physician and being a tactical physician. Briefly defined, a tactical physician is someone whose job involves planning for assisting and analysis of the use of force in a tactical way. Learn how this specialty is helping police officers, soldiers keep in good shape to do the jobs that they are trained to do. Plus, learn about what an emergency physician’s job entails on a day-to-day basis, particularly one who is more on the academic side. 

A lot of new opportunities can come to healthcare professionals wherever they are in their career paths. After more than a decade of pediatric practice, Dr. Omaima Maaliki found her opportunity for a new career as a school physician and medical director of the American School of Dubai. It was an interesting career change, especially with the added challenge of managing that new position during the COVID-19 pandemic. Joining Dr. Richard Marn on the show, she talks about how fulfilled she is in a career that helps almost 2,000 students safe and healthy during the worst health crisis in our lifetimes. We also hear of how Dr. Omaima’s dogged disregard of a family friend’s “advice” has helped her create meaningful impact on many students’ lives many years later. 

Here's a link to the American School of Dubai: www.asdubai.org

Did you know that there are ten specialties within dentistry that you can get board certification in, including ones that can do surgery? The specialization that is probably most affiliated with surgery is that of an oral & maxillofacial surgeon, or simply oral surgeon. Practitioners of this unique specialty handle cases that are beyond the services offered by general dentistry. In this episode, Dr. Richard Marn is joined by one of these oral surgeons to describe to us what that career looks like and how someone can get into it. Dr. Sherrill Fay is a board-certified oral surgeon who runs a successful independent practice in New York City. 

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