This Medicine Life
This is a podcast for physicians in academic medicine who are just trying to make it work! We're interviewing medicine faculty and discussing life, career, and everything in between.
Episodes
In this episode I follow up with Dr. Katarina Egressy, a Ukrainian-American pulmonary-critical care physician at UVA. In Episode 1 we discussed her upcoming trip to Ukraine to provide medical and humanitarian aid. She's now back and I sat down with her to discuss the trip, her reflections on returning to her homeland, and the role healthcare providers play in relieving suffering--both here and abroad.
Topics
- Dr...
In this episode I sit down with Brian Uthlaut, the Program Director for the UVA Internal Medicine Residency. We cover tips on how to work well with residents, the challenges of medical education, and even touch on some fun facts (pandemic chickens!).
Topics:
- How to give good resident feedback (4:00)
- Establishing good team dynamics with resident teams (7:00)
- DEI in the UVA IM Residency Program (10:00)
What do feral cats, rolls of cash, elevator escapes, and a mouth abscess have in common? Listen to this tale of my recent trip to Egypt. It started well but it was a rough landing! We'll talk travel tips (including managing food allergies), lessons learned, why I lost a tooth in the process, and a reminder of why our profession is so special.
Topics:
- Background on the trip (1:40)
- Managing food allergies w...
I'm going through my first promotion cycle and...wow. We need to talk about this.
In this episode I discuss promotion and tenure with Alan Dalkin, Vice Chair for Promotion and Tenure in the UVA Department of Medicine. We talk about what the P&T process entails (and why), key lessons from his experience ushering DOM candidates through P&T, and future directions we should move towards to make P&T more inclu...
In this episode I play my remarks to the UVA Graduating Class of 2022. I share a bit of my life story and how I've learned to use ICU physiology as an approach to conceptualizing and solving problems in my life and career.
The core concept is that Flow is akin to making progress.
- Flow depends on two variables: Pressure and Resistance.
- Mathematically, Flow is equal to Pressure / Resistance.
- Meanin...
In this episode, I have a conversation with Dr. Katarina Egressy, a pulmonary-critical care physician at UVA who is also a Ukrainian-American. We discuss her upbringing in Ukraine and the former Soviet Bloc, her faith and spirituality, her perspective on the Russian invasion, and her upcoming plans to travel to Ukraine to provide medical aid and supplies.
Topics
- Dr. Egressy's upbringing in Ukraine (02:34)
- ...
The revenue cycle and contract integration has been a hot topic of discussion within the University Physicians Group (UPG), the School of Medicine, and the Health System. What is it, and why does it matter? Join me as I discuss everything you need to know with Dr. Mitch Rosner, Chair of the UVA Department of Medicine.
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