MedFamily

By Eric Acker

Hosts Eric and Karen discuss the happenings and provide insight on the life of a medical student’s transition into residency to become a doctor while balancing life with a wife and 6 kids.

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The podcast currently has 154 episodes available.

MedFamily episodes:

May 12, 2025 We're Back, CV Stuff, Coop Stuff, Just Minor Updates
We're back after a little break. In this episode, we try to catch you up on the goings-on and the new changes. We talk about how we're going to join a Coop, and Eric is going to CO for an away rotation for fellowship. Also, an update on all the items Eric is doing to improve his CV, including research, and 2 new podcasts: IM basics and Rebel Crit. Please stay tuned for updates on these.
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20min
January 20, 2025 ICU Nights and Fellowship Prep
ICU Nights and Fellowship Prep Long time hiatus, but we’re back on ICU nights. Updates from the prior weeks but the family is good and we’re grinding through the night rotation. Also, looking ahead we have the eye towards fellowship so we’re doing research and trying to set up an away rotation.
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29min
November 11, 2024 Catch Up: Admits and Pulm Rotations
Catch Up: Admits and Pulm Rotations Multiple weeks since our last update. Halloween, election, admissions and pulmonology rotations have occurred. Additionally, we talk about the stress of being a 2nd year resident. We hope to bring these episodes more frequently.
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34min
October 09, 2024 Stepdown to Admissions
Stepdown to Admissions Two weeks of Stepdown are over and now we are back on admissions. Karen joins this week and we discuss being a senior on stepdown, the end of life conversations, and research projects Eric has been working on.
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49min
September 18, 2024 CGMs, Endocrine, and Testosterone
CGMs, Endocrine, and Testosterone Karen is back this week and we discuss the home life, clinical week, and Endocrinology. Lots covered in the topic and possibly some TMI regarding cycle tracking and Eric’s preoccupation with cool graphs.
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54min
September 10, 2024 Mini Upate: GI Bleeds and BiPAP
Mini Update: GI Bleed and BiPAP Mini Update. Night shift is a wrap and we are now in the clinic. For this update we review GI bleed management and BiPAPs. Hopefully, making them less scary.
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28min
September 01, 2024 Mini Update: Night Shift
Mini Update: Night Shift Quick night-time update. We’re on nights and 3 weeks in. Being a “senior” now entails Step down coverage and helping the interns. We cover procedures, ICU consult, and then just a tangent on program drama, sorry. Hopefully we can keep these updates coming
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27min
August 08, 2024 Mini Update: Pericarditis and Afib
Mini Update: Pericarditis and Afib New mini-update experiment, trying something new with semi-weekly updates. This week is on pericarditis and afib. If you guessed Eric’s on a cardiology rotation you would be correct. I’ll try to be more organized next time. Sorry for the mistakes.
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33min
June 21, 2024 ICU Month
ICU Month After 4 weeks of ICU days with 1 day off per week and some minor illnesses, we are back. We talk about the differences between a Step-down rotation and an ICU rotation and some of the unique aspects of the ICU that make it better and sometimes harder.
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1h 6min
May 20, 2024 Care Completion vs Continuity ICU Up Next
Care Completion vs Continuity ICU Up Next The last few weeks included Infectious disease, clinic week, care clinic, and getting a new doomsday vehicle. It’s been busy and we talked about all the past events and upcoming rotations in the ICU. Thank you for sticking with us through PGY-1, looking forward to what PGY-2 will […]
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41min

FAQs about MedFamily:

How many episodes does MedFamily have?

The podcast currently has 154 episodes available.