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Hello and welcome to part one of our new “Relationships in Medicine” series. This series will explore how romantic relationships can work during medical school, the challenges that these relationships often face, and helpful tools and strategies for navigating these challenges. We will host in-depth discussions and explore the personal stories of unique couples with partners who are in medical training.

In this episode, we host returning guest star Ellie Sidler (UCCOM class 2022) and discuss key challenges that all medical school relationships face, including dealing with absence, competitive stress, and the "postponement trap". We also give advice on contending with these challenges, making time for your relationships, and how you and your partner can prosper even while under the fire of stress.

Show notes:

Book: Love in the Time of Medical School

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Today on the UnsCripted podcast, Rachel and Alex sit down with Dr. Amy Mechley to discuss how to talk to patients about lifestyle medicine and how to discuss help promotion with patients. Dr. Mechley is Family & Integrative Medicine physician who has practiced in Cincinnati for 20 years. She received training in Mind Body Medicine at Harvard Medical School and additional certification in Cardiac Wellness at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is the first physician in the Cincinnati area to be board-certified in Lifestyle Medicine and has been annually awarded local “Best Doctor” since 2010. 

This episode covers several important topics, such as talking to patients about their obesity, connecting with patients with techniques like reflective listening, and positively motivating patients to make tailored lifestyle changes. Dr. Mechley also dispels a few common myths and misconceptions about diet and nutrition that even health providers sometimes miss. We hope you find this episode to be a well-balanced “treat”.  

 Resources:

1.  American College of Lifestyle Medicine
2. Integrated Family Care 

Reach out to Dr. Mechley at [email protected]. 

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Burnout. Ever heard of it? Well, according to the 2021 Medscape National Physician Burnout & Suicide Report, 42% of physicians reported that they are burned out. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Michael Holliday, UC Family Medicine Physician, Medical Director of University Health Services & Assistant Professor at UCCOM, to shine a light on burnout. What is it? What causes it? What can we do about it? Dr. Holliday shares his own personal experience with burnout, and we chat about how burnout can affect medical professionals and trainees of all stages. 

Resources:

1. Physician Well Being Index
2. Dr. Holliday on “Bite Sized Learning: From Burnout to Joy”
3. Dr. Holliday on “System Based Wellness Initiatives”
4. AAFP Physician Burnout Resources
5. American College of Physicians Burnout Resources
6. Ohio Academy of Family Physicians: Personal Resources
7. Ohio Academy of Family Physicians: Professional Resources

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In this episode of the UnsCripted Podcast, Alex and Rachel sit down with Claudia Mort (UC College of Medicine Class of 2023) to discuss the benefits and proper utilization of medical interpreters in the clinical environment.  In addition to pursuing her medical degree, Claudia is also a trained medical interpreter and completed her training in this field in 2019 through "Bridging the Gap", and has served as a medical interpreter at three different clinics. 

We talk about when and why you should use a medical interpreter, the scope of practice of medical interpreters, and the "Dos and Don'ts" that providers should follow when there is a language barrier between them and their patient. 

Show Notes:
https://www.chasingmedicine.org/the-team

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This episode of the UnsCripted Podcast is to help future/current medical students and their partners and families understand the timeline of events, expectations, and terminology commonly used throughout each year of medical training.  We are joined by special guest star Ellie Sidler (UCCOM Class of 2022), who provides her personal experiences and insights into the nuances of medical school. It's an episode jam-packed with course descriptions at the UC College of Medicine, scheduling advice/pitfalls, and vacation tips that are sure to be useful to medical students in all years of training.
 
Show Notes:
Medical School Acronym List
UC Academic Calendar

For UC Medical School Timeline Spread Sheet: MedOneStop -> Career -> Timeline -> UCCOM Student Planning & Timeline

Time stamps:

• M1 - 2:36
• M1 vacations/breaks – 5:15
• M1 recap – 18:07
• M2 – 23:00
• M2 – Step 1 schedule – 27:00
• M2 recap – 28:50
• M3 - 30:55
• M3 Clerkship scheduling and logistics – 32:30
• M3 vacations/breaks – 35:40
• M4  – 45:00
• M4 Scheduling – 41:26
• M4 Interview Season – 49:28
• M4 Match Process – 51:38
• Beyond M4 – 54:37
• General overview M1 through M4 – 58:58

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Dr. Andrew Beck (MD, MPH) is a Board Certified Pediatrician at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center. Dr. Beck has studied anthropology at Yale University, earned a MPH at Harvard University, attended medical school at the University of Pittsburgh, and received residency and fellowship training at CCHMC. He currently serves as a primary care pediatrician and hospitalist, and he leads CCHMC's community health initiative.

In this episode of the Unscripted Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Beck to discuss how health care professionals in training can help identify and address the underlying socioeconomic factors that influence patients' health perceptions and experiences.  We tackle difficult and important topics, such as screening patients for deficits in social well being, addressing these needs in nonjudgemental ways, and recognizing our own implicit biases that blind us to the struggles that people face in daily life. As sensitive as this topic is, we hope you find this episode equally encouraging and inspiring!

Show Notes:
Andrew Beck - Portfolio

Siren - Improving research on social and medical care integration

All Children Thrive

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Welcome to the first episode in our new series Clinical Communication Pearls! A series where we will sit down with experts to provide students with realistic and practical advice on how to best approach various clinical encounters. 

On today's episode we sit down with Colton Boney, a M1 at the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Founder and Former Director of Good Samaritan Clinic’s Hepatitis C treatment program and HIV testing program in Santa Rose County, Florida, to discuss topics such as how to suggest STD testing to our patients, telling a patient they have HIV or AIDs, dispelling common myths surrounding HIV and how we as physicians can limit health disparities. 

We hope you enjoy this episode!

Resources mentioned in this episode:
1. AIDS Education and Training Center Website
2. Sister Love

Connect with Colton: 
Instagram - @ColtonBoney
Email - [email protected]

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It's hard to believe, but the UnsCripted Podcast has already reached its third season! Listen in to hear about life updates from your co-hosts and the projects we have brewing in this newest season...

(P.S. Check out our episode cover picture to see our newest podcaster's sound-proof set-up!)

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"Final Farewell". Tune in for the last episode of Season 2 as we travel back, along the incredible non-traditional path of an OG UnsCripted Medicine crew member, Dr. Kevin Milligan! In this episode Kevin reflects on his time at UCCOM, provides tips and words of encouragement for surviving and thriving in medical school, and talks about advice he would’ve given his younger self through all the steps in his journey. If you have followed the podcast from the start or are new to UnsCripted, grab a box of tissues and a pen and paper, you might just need both by the end of the episode!

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Before Zach leaves us all for bold, new horizons, he's got a few more things to say.  In this heartfelt installment of the UnsCripted podcast, Zach shares about his journey through medical school, his triple life as a doctor/father/podcaster, and advice he would've given himself during his M1-M4 years. It's an uplifting episode filled with humor and insight that will surely help all who listen!

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