Harry Sutherland speaks with three medical educators about their involvement in national organizations- Drs. Jaffar Khan, Erica Schuyler, and Jeff Dewey. They review the ways one can become involved and why they value their involvement in national organizations including the ACGME, ABPN, AAN, ANA, AALN, and more!

Kathryn Moore discusses going into neurology as a second career with neurologists Dr. Jodi Hawes and Dr. Shruti Agashe, former physical therapist and biomedical engineer, respectively. They discuss the reasons for switching, what was easy and what was hard about making the switch, and the things they learned along the way.

Galina Gheihman discusses global health with Dr. Katie Holroyd, who performs global health research in Thailand and the Dominican Republic, and Dr. Michael Rubenstein, who has a longitudinal clinical global health practice in Tanzania. They discuss how they divide their time and manage funding and institutional expectations, the importance of mindset and humility when approaching global health work, and why they chose to do what they do.

Further resources:

1. Viewpoint article mentioned by Dr. Holroyd: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38165668/
2. Neurology Resident and Fellow Section Without Borders blogs by Dr. Holroyd sharing tips for trainees interested in global neurology:https://www.neurology.org/media/blog-post/five-questions-about-global-neurology-youve-always-had-but-were-afraid-to-ask-part-1-of-2; https://www.neurology.org/media/blog-post/five-questions-about-global-neurology-youve-always-had-but-were-afraid-to-ask-part-2-of-2
3. Dr. Michael Rubenstein’s Blog: www.michaelintanzania.com

Michael Kentris discusses with Dr. Lyell Jones, Editor of Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology, what is important to learn and how to stay up to date throughout your career in a world where medicine is evolving more rapidly than ever before. They discuss a variety of tools including high-yield summaries, conference attendance, discussing cases with colleagues, podcasts, AI chatbots, and more. 

Harry Sutherland discussed tele-EEG work with epileptologists Drs. Audrey Nath, Andrea Lowden, and Josh Gallardo. They discuss the advantages of this work, how they got into it and what they like about it, the nitty gritty of contracts, pay, malpractice, and more!

Sagari Betté discusses finding your first job with Dr. Anant Wadhwa, neurologist in Boise, Idaho, and Dr. Abhimanyu Mahajan, neurologist at University of Cincinnati. They talk about where to find out about jobs, the role of networking, and what went into their ultimate decisions.

Sara Schaefer discusses medical expert work with Dr. Amy Fogelman, founder of High Rock Experts and High Rock Academy (medical expert consulting firm and educational platform), and Dr. Jill Cramer, neurologist and medical expert in Virginia. 

In this episode, Thu Vu speaks to Dr. Pritha Ghosh, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at George Washington University, and Dr. Joseph Safdieh, Associate Dean of Curricular Affairs at Weill Cornell Medical College, about their jobs in the Dean's office. They discuss types of deans, what led them down this career path, and what they enjoy about their work.

Sara Schaefer discusses with Dr. Cassandra Curtis how it works when you are asked to be a fact witness in a medical legal case, including the difference between a fact witness and an expert witness, what you may be asked to do, what you should not do, and how best to communicate with the attorneys involved.

In Part I of this episode bundle on standardized testing, we discussed building an examination, and in Part II we discuss item writing with Drs. Ray Price, Chair of the American Academy of Neurology Resident-in-Training-Examination (RITE) Committee and Jeremy Moeller, former Chair of the American Epilepsy Society Assessments and Examinations Committee, which produces the epilepsy Fellow-in-Training-Examination (EpiFITE).