Why is it hard to get clear advice about applying to residency? Listener Baffled J. Whoseadaddy (not his real name) asked us why his med school kids complain that the residency application process is confusing and “a black hole.” This week, hosts Dave Etler, Chase Larsson, Zach Grissom, and Madeline Ungs unpack why no one can seem to agree on what residency ... Show More
May 11
Medical Students Judge Reddit’s Messiest Dilemmas (AITA)
Dave and his M1 co-hosts Lily Schmidt, Melia Patrick, Jonah Albrecht, and Anna Royer, take a field trip to Reddit's AITA sub— because self-reflection is not usually how people figure out if they're the problem. Four posts, four verdicts, and get genuinely sidetracked in the best ... Show More
44m 6s
May 7
Their Last Free Summer: How Four M1s Are Spending It
Four medical students— Lily Schmidt, Melia Patrick, Jonah Albrecht, and Anna Royer— talk through how they landed on their "last free summer ever" plans: research fellowships, a genetics scholars program, global health immersion in Ecuador, Colorado fourteeners, and the lingering ... Show More
44m 24s
Aug 2025
Ep. 236 Career Transitions: Coaching and Mentorship in Academic Medicine with Dr. Stacey Ishman
Is the advice you’re getting from your mentor really what you need, or is the real breakthrough hidden in your own answers? In this episode of the BackTable ENT podcast, Dr. Gopi Shah welcomes Dr. Stacey Ishman, a chief medical officer, pediatric ENT, real estate investor, syndic ... Show More
43m 27s
Feb 2025
BITESIZE | 3 Simple Science-Backed Ways to Boost Your Happiness | Professor Laurie Santos #523
We all want to be happy, but what truly brings us happiness is often not what we think.
Today’s clip is from episode 151 of the podcast with Laurie Santos, Professor of Psychology at Yale University. Laurie’s ‘Science of Wellbeing’ course has developed into a global phenomenon, ... Show More
19m 38s
Feb 2025
432 SelfWork: Doctors and Depression: A Conversation with Dr. Pam Buchanan
Today the focus is on doctors and depression, with Dr. Pamela Buchanan as my guest, in a second episode in the "Careers That Kill" series, discussing medical providers, the pandemic, and depression. She's a board-certified physician, speaker and thought leader dedicated to transf ... Show More
34m 15s
May 2024
Ep 37: Talking with patients about sad, bad and difficult things
This is Episode 37 of PsychCrunch, the podcast of the British Psychological Society's Research Digest, sponsored by Routledge Psychology. [Content warning: This episode centres around cancer. As such, it makes references to medical events and themes that some listeners may find d ... Show More
42m 8s