Review of Systems

In this episode we discuss the challenges and rewards of parenting during medical training with special guests Dr. Yaa Asare, Dr. Kira Grush, & Dr. Kyle McDaniel.

Yaa Asare is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician

Kira Grush, MD, MA (she/her/hers) is a Chief Medical Resident at the University of Colorado Internal Medicine Residency Program. She is originally from Boulder, Colorado and remains a “forever Coloradan,” having received her undergraduate degree in Biology from Colorado College and her Masters in Curriculum and Instruction and MD from the University of Colorado. She comes to medicine after a career in K-12 education where she served as a middle school English teacher and, later, Dean of Students in the Cole neighborhood of Denver. She plans to pursue fellowship in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine with the long-term goal of developing curriculum around critical care and health equity. Outside of work, Kira spends her time with her husband, Kyle, who is a hospitalist at the University of Colorado Hospital, and their 16-month-old son, Nolan, who has quickly become their whole world. Together, they enjoy playing board games, traveling, watching the Rockies (lose), and spending time outside.

Kyle McDaniel, MD, is a hospitalist and instructor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical campus, where he earned his MD and did internal medicine residency.

Credits:

Hosts of Review of Systems: Lizzie Esselman and Julia Bast

Producers: Bejan Saeedi & Hannah Carr

Graphics and music: Whitney Gould

Created by Julia Bast, Lizzie Esselman, and Bejan Saeedi

twitter/x: @ros_pod

Instagram: @reviewofsystems_pod

Website: www.rospodcast.com

Dr. Katie Berlacher, MD MS is the Associate Chief of Education and Director of the Women's Heart Program for the Heart and Vascular Institute at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, as well as the Program Director of Cardiovascular Fellowship and Chair of Medicine at the UPMC Magee Womens Hospital.  She is the current Chair of ACC's Annual Scientific Sessions, member of the Health Equity Task Force, past chair of ACC's Lifelong Learning Oversight Committee and past president of the Pennsylvania ACC Chapter.  She leads numerous faculty development efforts and regularly publishes and speaks about adult learning and medical education, as well as women's cardiology, cardio-obstetrics and health equity.   Dr. Berlacher is a graduate of Duke University and The Ohio State University College of Medicine.  She completed her Residency, Chief Residency, and Fellowship at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.  She also holds a Masters Degree in Medical Education from the University of Pittsburgh.   

Dr. Jenna Skowronski, MD is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellow at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and is obtaining her Masters of Science in Medical Education from the University of Pittsburgh.  She plans to pursue a career that allows her to combine her passion for Advanced Heart Failure, Women's Cardiology, and medical education.  She serves as a committee member on ACC's Heart Failure and Transplant Council as well as on the program committee for Heart Failure for ACC's Scientific Sessions.  She is also a committee member on AHA's CLCD for Women's Health and Acute Cardiac Care and General Cardiology Committees. Dr. Skowronski is a graduate of Princeton University and Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University.  She completed her Residency, Chief Residency and Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where she also served as Chief Fellow.  

Overview of Androgogy:

Bloom’s Taxonomy: ⁠https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/blooms-taxonomy/⁠ 

The Learning Edge: ⁠https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/centers/humanrights/pdf/IGR.Brave%20Spaces%20Handout.pdf⁠

Recommended read: 

Stokes N, Berlacher K. The Science of Learning and Art of Education in Cardiology Fellowship. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2022 Jun 3;18(3):4-13. doi: 10.14797/mdcvj.1088. PMID: 35734155; PMCID: PMC9165667.

Hosts of Review of Systems: Lizzie Esselman and Julia Bast

Producers: Bejan Saeedi & Hannah Carr

Graphics and music: Whitney Gould

Created by Julia Bast, Lizzie Esselman, and Bejan Saeedi

twitter/x: @ros_pod

Instagram: @reviewofsystems_pod

Website: www.rospodcast.com

In this episode we discuss the struggles of medical training in the post-Roe era w/ rural family medicine physician and clinical educator Dr. Julie Lyons. Dr. Lyons earned her BA from Brown, her MD from Oregon Health & Science University, and trained in Family Medicine in Boise, Idaho. Since 2009, she has worked at St. Luke's Wood River Family Medicine in Hailey, Idaho, and also serves as a clinical preceptor for the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Credits:

Hosts of Review of Systems: Lizzie Esselman and Julia Bast

Producers: Bejan Saeedi & Hannah Carr

Graphics and music: Whitney Gould

Created by Julia Bast, Lizzie Esselman, and Bejan Saeedi

twitter/x: @ros_pod

Instagram: @reviewofsystems_pod

Website: www.rospodcast.com

Dr. Elisseou received her B.A. and M.D. at Brown University and completed residency and chief residency at Yale School of Medicine. She is a practicing physician in the VA healthcare system, an instructor at Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine, and an internationally recognized expert in ⁠trauma-informed care⁠ (TIC), a strategic framework for supporting survivors of physical, sexual, psychological, and structural trauma. Dr. Elisseou creates evidence-based platforms to train professionals in trauma-informed practices.

Check out her website: https://www.sadie-elisseou.com/about

Credits:

Hosts of Review of Systems: Lizzie Esselman and Julia Bast

Producers: Bejan Saeedi & Hannah Carr

Graphics and music: Whitney Gould

Created by Julia Bast, Lizzie Esselman, and Bejan Saeedi

twitter/x: @ros_pod

Instagram: @reviewofsystems_pod

Website: www.rospodcast.com

Our guest on this episode is Dr. Geoff Connors, MD. Dr. Connors is the Associate Dean for GME and Designated Institutional Official at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He was previously the Program Director for the University of Colorado Internal Medicine Residency Program and Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Medicine where he helped bring about several systematic changes to the structure of the residency to improve resident wellbeing.

Dr. Geoffrey Connors is an Associate Professor of Medicine

Dr. Connors received his medical degree from Tulane

Our thanks to Dr. Connors for all he does for us and for the institution of medicine as a whole.

Hosts of Review of Systems: Lizzie Esselman and Julia Bast

Producers: Bejan Saeedi & Hannah Carr

Graphics and music: Whitney Gould

Created by Julia Bast, Lizzie Esselman, and Bejan Saeedi

twitter/x: @ros_pod

Instagram: @reviewofsystems_pod

Website: www.rospodcast.com

This episode is dedicated to Dr. William West, an incredible human being and physician who died by suicide this spring. We hope that this conversation, and conversations like it, can help change the rhetoric around medical training.

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Jess Zhu, a PGY3 internal medicine resident, and our producer Bejan Saeedi to discuss the recent "Not Otherwise Specified" podcast episode entitled "Tough Love." This is a departure from our normal format but we thought it was important to add the perspective of current medical trainees to this conversation.

We would love to hear your thoughts on this topic - reach out to us on intagram or X or through our website.

Thanks to our very special guest Dr. Jess Zhu

Hosts of Review of Systems: Lizzie Esselman and Julia Bast

Producers: Bejan Saeedi & Hannah Carr

Graphics and music: Whitney Gould

Created by Julia Bast, Lizzie Esselman, and Bejan Saeedi

twitter/x: @ros_pod

Instagram: @reviewofsystems_pod

Website: www.rospodcast.com

In this 3 part series we will be talking to fourth-year medical students as they go through the match process. There has been a lot of attention on ERAS and the Match and instead of directly reviewing those institutions, we wanted to get a sense of what the on-the-ground experience of current medical students is as they go through the process of applying, interviewing, and matching to residency. 

Hosts of Review of Systems: Lizzie Esselman and Julia Bast

Hosts of Discharge Summaries: Elizabeth Konon and Nikolai Harroun

Producers: Bejan Saeedi & Hannah Carr

Graphics and music: Whitney Gould

Created by Julia Bast, Lizzie Esselman, and Bejan Saeedi

twitter/x: @ros_pod

Instagram: @reviewofsystems_pod

Website: www.rospodcast.com

In this 3 part series we will be talking to fourth-year medical students as they go through the match process. There has been a lot of attention on ERAS and the Match and instead of directly reviewing those institutions, we wanted to get a sense of what the on-the-ground experience of current medical students is as they go through the process of applying, interviewing, and matching to residency. 

Hosts of Review of Systems: Lizzie Esselman and Julia Bast

Hosts of Discharge Summaries: Elizabeth Konon and Nikolai Harroun

Producers: Bejan Saeedi & Hannah Carr

Graphics and music: Whitney Gould

Created by Julia Bast, Lizzie Esselman, and Bejan Saeedi

twitter/x: @ros_pod

Instagram: @reviewofsystems_pod

Website: www.rospodcast.com

In this 3 part series we will be talking to fourth-year medical students as they go through the match process. There has been a lot of attention on ERAS and the Match and instead of directly reviewing those institutions, we wanted to get a sense of what the on-the-ground experience of current medical students is as they go through the process of applying, interviewing, and matching to residency. 

Hosts of Review of Systems: Lizzie Esselman and Julia Bast

Hosts of Discharge Summaries: Elizabeth Konon and Nikolai Harroun

Producers: Bejan Saeedi & Hannah Carr

Graphics and music: Whitney Gould

Created by Julia Bast, Lizzie Esselman, and Bejan Saeedi

twitter/x: @ros_pod

Instagram: @reviewofsystems_pod

Website: www.rospodcast.com

Today we introduce a new series in which co-hosts Elizabeth Konon & Nikolai Harroun interview trainees at pivotal transitions in their training.

Today's guest is Dr. Andrew Pham - a PGY3 in Internal Medicine at the University of Colorado. Andrew Pham is a native Coloradoan and a son to Vietnamese refugee immigrants. He has completed all of his training in state with undergraduate degrees from the University of Denver and medical school at the University of Colorado. Dr. Pham was recently selected to become a Chief medical resident starting July 2024. In this episode, we discuss his views on the role of the chief medical resident and what he hopes to bring to that position.

Credits:

Hosts of Discharge Summaries: Elizabeth Konon and Nikolai Harroun

Hosts of Review of Systems: Lizzie Esselman and Julia Bast

Producers: Bejan Saeedi & Hannah Carr

Graphics and music: Whitney Gould

Created by Julia Bast, Lizzie Esselman, and Bejan Saeedi

twitter/x: @ros_pod

Instagram: @reviewofsystems_pod

Website: www.rospodcast.com