Reconciling Medicine

The Doctors Paro discuss their thoughts on incorporating fitness events into your life as a way to build a fit life.

Episode Takeaways:
- Picking the right time is important.
- Make the decision and shell out the cash.
- Train insane or remain the same.
- The fitness is important, but not everything.
- Race day is accumulation of the work you put in.
- Cross one finish line and set up another one.

An update from Episode 23 about our most recent fundraiser!

The Doctors Paro talk all about their nonprofit, Doctor Vegetable!! 

Episode Takeaways:
- Your life will shape your career, which then shapes your life, endlessly.
- You shouldn’t complain if you aren’t contributing.
- Small, simple ideas can be very powerful catalysts. 
- Good ideas can snowball quickly.
- Defining your mission is a challenging but important exercise.
- Gratefully accept the contributions of others, and then pay it forward.

Renee and John share their miscarriage story. You’ll want to stick around and hear the song at the end….

Episode Takeaways:
- Miscarriage is common.
- This is our story.
- The strong one needs support too.
- There is a way to be there that helps.
- Wounds heal but the scar stays.
- Rainbows come and they are beautiful.

Dr. John discusses his thoughts about breast cancer. As a board certified plastic surgeon, this topic is very near and dear to his heart. 

Episode Takeaways:
- Breast cancer totally sucks.
- It’s super important to know your oncologic options.
- It’s also super important to know your reconstructive options.
- Every patient, and therefore every treatment approach, is different.
- The field is constantly evolving (and improving).
- Breast reconstruction can be incredibly rewarding.

The Doctors Paro discuss their path to residency matching with the couples match!

Episode Takeaways:
- If you decide to couples match, you are essentially engaged.
- Recognize your weaknesses, work to strengthen them.
- You must discuss your priorities as a couple.
- If you love a place - tell them so.
- It is possible to have fun during this process.
- If life will be miserable, don’t rank it.

Dr. John answers questions!

Episode Takeaways:
- Help! I might want to be a plastic surgeon!
- That Nip Tuck Life.
- Dad-ing in Medicine.
- John gets creative.
- Thoughts on the girl I kinda like.
- Rapid fire round. 

Dr. John, with the help of Dr. Renee, dives into the world of plastic surgery and why he chose it as his career.

Episode Takeaways:

- Becoming a plastic surgeon.
- Why I love Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
- Wait, a plastic surgeon does THAT?
- You can craft your ideal practice mix.
- If something doesn’t feel right, fix it.
- Renee explains non-cardiac anatomy.

Dr. Renee, with the help of Dr. John, dives in more to the world of Pediatric Cardiology and why she chose it.

Episodes Takeaways:
- Have an idea what you like, but don’t pigeon hole yourself.
- Pay attention to the signs and get exposure.
- The breadth of Pediatric Cardiology.
- Narrowing the focus.
- A day in the life of a general outpatient private pediatric cardiologist.
- John’s pop quiz on bread and butter pediatric cardiology.

The Doctors Paro dive into the importance of working as a team and outsourcing whatever can be outsourced to make life work… better.

Episode Takeaways:
- It takes two to make a family, and two to make it work.
- Sometimes you need to expand the team.
- Stop keeping score.
- Outsourcing can add financial cost. Not outsourcing can add emotional cost.
- Drop the mom guilt.
- As life adapts, so does your roster.