WisMed OnCall

Presented by WisMed Assure and the Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation

There are many factors to consider when deciding whether to buy or rent a home, especially during residency. Additional expenses such as closing costs, maintenance and repairs and the potential for declining home values may make home ownership much more costly than anticipated. Additionally, residents won’t know where they’ll be practicing once becoming an attending.

Third-year medical student Rufus Sweeney and former Wisconsin Medical Society COO Peter Welch discuss the financial implications of buying versus renting a home as well as why emotions might sway someone to make decisions against financial advice.

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Guest: Rufus Sweeney, third year medical student at UW School of Medicine and Public Health

After scrimping for years of medical school and residency, it’s completely understandable to want to enjoy your hard-earned salary once you become an attending. But, how you manage your money will determine how big your payback will be for all those years of hard work.

In this second podcast in the series, third-year medical student Rufus Sweeney and former Wisconsin Medical Society COO Peter Welch explore how living like a resident can help you become financially independent in 10 to 12 years.

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Guest: Rufus Sweeney, third year medical student at UW School of Medicine and Public Health

After being talked into buying an insurance product that did not fit his financial needs and goals, third-year medical student Rufus Sweeney decided to do something about it. Funded by a grant from the Wisconsin Medial Society Foundation, he developed a financial wellness course that is being offered to students at the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also recorded a series of podcasts about each course module.

In this first podcast in the series, Rufus and former Wisconsin Medical Society COO Peter Welch discuss why the course is important and how to identify and achieve your most important financial goals.

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Guest: Robert Foulks, retired Wisconsin Medical Society Chief Financial Officer

Bob and Peter discuss the basics of business accounting—Balance sheets and income statements. Learn more about how these tools work and why they’re critical to managing your business finances and planning for the future.

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Guest: Robert Foulks, retired Wisconsin Medical Society Chief Financial Officer

Bob and Peter discuss budgets. Learn more about how creating a budget can help organize your finances—to alleviate stress and pave the way for a sound financial future.

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Guest: Robert Foulks, retired Wisconsin Medical Society Chief Financial Officer

Bob and Peter discuss the pros and cons of buying versus leasing a car. Learn how each method works, which one may be more suitable for you depending on your individual situation and how to protect yourself when entering into a lease agreement or purchasing your automobile outright.

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Guest: Tom Shorter, JD, FACHE, the Public Vice President of the Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation Board

Host John Rather, JD, and Tom Shorter, JD, FACHE, discuss what physician employment contracts are, how they are prepared, what you can expect to see and what to look out for when seeking your first job as a physician.

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Guest: Darren Martin, former student services coordinator for the Office of Student Financial Aid at UW-Madison

Host John Rather, JD, and Darren Martin discuss student loan basics, what kinds of student loans there are and the best strategies to manage them.

In this episode of WisMed OnCall, Society past president Molli Rolli, MD, speaks with Joshua Mezrich, MD, about his book When Death Becomes Life: Notes from a Transplant Surgeon, how it came to be written, and why he is passionate about his career as a transplant surgeon.

As emerging health care technology continues to impact physicians and patient care, it is vital that physicians are involved in the process. One of the Society’s many efforts to ensure that physicians are part of the conversation include an immersive networking event—the OnRamp Healthcare Conference—taking place this summer on June 19 at Lambeau Field. In this episode of WisMed OnCall, host Peter Welch and Tim Bartholow, MD, VP and CMO of NeuGen, discuss why NeuGen is supporting the OnRamp Healthcare Conference and his thoughts on how to best innovate health care technology to empower both physicians and patients.Additional Show Notes: