Reading Room Talk

Impression: Radiology Technologist and PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) Administrator Stuart Bryant talks to Saad and Travis about growing up in Richmond, joining the Air Force, stationing in Europe, returning to the DMV and working in many health care and industry settings before transitioning to an IT (Information Technology) role in the Mid-Atlantic States Kaiser Permanente system.

Impression: Rhodes Scholar and author of Twice As Hard, The Stories of Black Women Who Fought Through to Become Physicians, From the Civil War to the 21st Century Jasmine Brown joins Saad and Travis to discuss growing up in central New Jersey, attending Washington University in St. Louis in the wake of the Michael Brown murder, earning the prestigious Rhodes scholarship, studying/writing at Oxford University and her current status as a University of Pennsylvania medical student. https://www.jasminebrownauthor.com

Impression: Pediatric Radiologist and current Regional Medical Director for Diagnostic Radiology at the Mid-Atlantic Permanante Medical Group Dr. Shashi Ranganath talks to Saad and Travis about growing up in an Indian family in rural Northern California and heading to Yale University before using failure as a life learning tool to volunteer in India and graduate from St George’s School of Medicine in the Caribbean then making history by matching into the Brigham and Women’s Department of Radiology Residency Program.

Impression: Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States General Radiology Modality Manager extraordinaire Delena Benjamin talks to Saad and Travis about growing up in a military family, settling in the DC area, Radiology technology school and being the best she can be in a plethora of positions and health care settings throughout her career.

Impression: Saad and Travis break down the NBA’s Giannis Antetokounmpo’s legendary 2023 post game/season press conference and its application on the medical journey in regards to mindset, framing, locus of control, imposter phenomenon, survivor’s remorse and satisficing.

Impression: Neuroradiologist Dr. Osama Elbuluk takes Saad and Travis on his journey from Akron to a life-altering decision to attend UCLA for medical school where he also completed residency before choosing Cornell for fellowship (during a pandemic) and eventually settling in San Diego…West Siiiiide!

Impression: Orthopaedic surgeon and hand specialist Dr. Terrill Julien takes Saad and Travis on his worldwide journey from the Philadelphia area to Davidson University as a soccer student athlete before heading to Japan for an epic transfer stint and then returning to George Washington University for medical school, Harvard for residency and UCSD for fellowship.

Impression: Recently matched Drs. Thomas Obisesan and Kayla Davis sit down with the Howard University School of Medicine Radiology Interest Group, Saad and Travis to discuss their recent successful matches into Radiology Residency at the SUNY downstate Diagnostic and University of Maryland Interventional programs, respectively, and give their advice for those applying in the upcoming cycles.

Impression: Internist, author and BUCKEYE Dr. Paa-Kofi Obeng reflects on his unrelenting journey through Ohio University into medicine and his outlets including writing the Sci-Fi adventures Sovereign and Vigil. www.pbobeng.com

Impression: Gastroenterologist and minority cancer screening advocate Dr. Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa describes her journey from New York to Tufts University, Ghana, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine and University of Illinois Chicago before landing at Harvard (not Columbia) where she helped found the Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists. www.blackingastro.org