The Young & Not So Stupid pod crew is very excited to bring you part 1 of diversity in STEM and medicine. Frances starts us off with a description of what diversity is, and why it is important to have a diverse workplace. Virginia shares diversity issues encountered in medical school, while Frances discusses diversity issues found in academia. 

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We are doing something a little different for today’s episode while Virginia is studying for her Step 2 exam! Frances highlights the amazing life of a scientist you should know: Dr. Marie M. Daly. Dr. Daly was an influential scientist, pushing through racial and gender bias to study chemistry. She was the first female African American to earn a PhD in chemistry in the United States. Dr. Daly continued her career, teaching biochemistry and researching subjects such as cellular components and heart disease. Throughout her career, Dr. Daly championed people of color to pursue higher education. 

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The Young & Not So Stupid gals are here with advice on difficult subject: death. Virginia discusses coping strategies for medical students/professionals facing patient death and ways the medical community could improve support systems for students. Frances talks about how forensic professionals tackle disturbing cases and unhealthy coping mechanisms to watch out for. Virginia and Frances end the episode with personal stories. Virginia considers her first experiences with death in medical school, both with her cadaver dissection and first patient death. Frances explains her forensic research in decomposition, and how she realized her studies were considered taboo among her peers. 

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This week’s journal club centers on gaming technology turned STEM - virtual reality (VR). Virginia focuses on “Immersive and interactive virtual reality to improve learning and retention of neuroanatomy in medical students: a randomized controlled study” (Ekstrand et al. 2018). She discusses how VR could potentially help medical students move through their neurophobia, or the fear that learning neurology is an insummerontable task. Frances talks about “A Virtual Tour of the Cell: Impact of Virtual Reality on Student Learning and Engagement in the STEM Classroom” (Bennett and Saunders 2019). She discusses how VR could change the way students learn complicated subjects, like cell biology, and bring excitement in the classroom. 

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Virginia and Frances are excited to discuss a health fad found all over social media: cleanses and detoxes. The Young & Not So Stupid gals break down the science and medicine behind these diets. Frances discusses popular cleanses and detoxes, as well as the current status of science on these fad diets. Virginia talks about how cleanses and detoxes can affect your body, how the medical community views these diets, and gives some health tips to make changes in your own life.  

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The Young & Not So Stupid gals are back at it again with more science and medicine fueled advice, discussing work-life balance. Frances relays about current research on work-life balance, and some specifics about graduate students. Virginia discusses work-life balance for medical students and residents. Virginia and Frances offer advice through their own personal stories about finding balance in their busy lives. 

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8 | Journal Club: Artificial Sweetener

For this week’s journal club, Virginia and Frances cover artificial sweeteners. Virginia discusses “Association Between Soft Drink Consumption and Mortality in 10 European Countries” (Mullee et al. 2019). She talks about the connection between artificial sweeteners and risk of death, especially circulatory diseases. Frances talks about “Artificial sweeteners induce glucose intolerance by altering the gut microbiota” (Suez et al. 2014). She relays an important study about how artificial sweetener consumption is mediated by your microbiome. 

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Virginia and Frances discuss the fascinating topic - CRISPR. While you may have heard about the amazing gene editing capabilities of CRISPR, Frances takes us through the basics of CRISPR and the fascinating story of its discovery. Virginia talks about cool applications of CRISPR in science and medicine, and introduces ethical considerations of this incredible technology.

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The Young & Not So Stupid gals discuss a difficult topic that almost everyone has experienced: dealing with criticism. Frances talks about the good and bad aspects of criticism, and some helpful internet advice for graduate students. Virginia relays how medical students learn with feedback, and how we can be better at delivering critiques. Virginia and Frances offer advice through their own personal stories about moving through criticism. 

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5 | Journal Club: Caffeine

For this week’s journal club, Virginia and Frances get to discuss a topic near and dear to their hearts: caffeine. Virginia discusses “Impact of Caffeine Ingestion on the Driving Performance of Anesthesiology Residents After 6 Consecutive Overnight Work Shifts” (Kleiman et al. 2020). She relays how tired medical residents may find benefit in caffeine consumption before driving home after a long shift. Frances talks about “The dynamic relationship between daily caffeine intake and sleep duration in middle-aged and older adults” (Hu et al. 2020). She details how your sleep is probably affecting how much caffeine you drink.  

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