The Undifferentiated Medical Student

Go to audibletrial.com/TUMS for a free 30-day trial membership and free audiobook! Help Ian interview all 120+ specialties by referring him more physicians; or, if you're a physician, volunteer! Show notes! Dr. Eugene Ceppa Dr. Ceppa is the Associate Program Director for both the General Surgery Residency program and the Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery Fellowship at Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Ceppa completed his undergraduate degree in 1999 and his medical degree in 2003 both at Johns Hopkins; completed his general surgery residency in 2010 at Duke University, a 7 year span that included a 2-year research fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco; completed a minimally invasive surgery fellowship in 2011, also at Duke; and then completed a hepato-pancreato-biliary (aka HPB) surgery fellowship in 2012, at Indiana University, where he remains today as faculty. Dr. Ceppa is dedicated to the mentorship of medical students in career choices in surgery and research having been the recipient of the Appleseed Medical Student Teaching Award while at Duke and then the General Surgery Medical Student teaching Award while at Indiana. All the while, Dr. Ceppa has been voted Top Doctors by the Indianapolis Monthly and authored 60 peer-reviewed publications, 21 book chapters, and taken part in 70 posters, presentations, and surgical video tutorials. Please enjoy with Dr. Eugene Ceppa!

Dr. Ryan Gray, former USAF flight surgeon and chief of aerospace medicine who now runs MedicalSchoolHQ and multiple podcasts. He talks about what aerospace medicine actually involves. He shares pilot trust issues and the stakes of grounding. He describes flight surgeon training, flying duties, civilian AME roles, NASA overlap, and why the specialty is uniquely rewarding.

Go to audibletrial.com/TUMS for a free 30-day trial membership and free audiobook! Help Ian interview all 120+ specialties by referring him physicians! Shownotes! Dr. Nicole Maronian Dr. Maronian is the Program Director of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, as well as the Director of the Voice and Swallowing Center at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. Dr. Maronian completed her undergraduate degree at Allegheny College in 1987; her medical degree at the University of Rochester in 1991, where she also completed an otolaryngology residency in 1998; and then completed a fellowship in Laryngology and Voice Disorders at the University of Washington in 1999, eventually joining the faculty at University Hospitals in 2006. Dr. Maronian's research interests include neurolaryngology, tracheal disease, and dysphagia. She has published nearly 40 papers in peer-reviewed journals about laryngology and voice disorders and is a reviewer for the journal Laryngoscope. Also a frequent presenter and speaker on laryngeal disease at local, regional and national meetings, Dr. Maronian has been voted Top Doctors in Cleveland by Cleveland Magazine, as well as voted Best Doctors in America by Best Doctors, Inc. Please enjoy with Dr. Nicole Maronian!

Help Ian interview all 120+ specialties by referring him to more physicians! Show notes! Dr. Zacharias, DO, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in the Division of Cardiology and Section of Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation. He is also currently the Medical Director of the Mechanical Circulatory Support program. Dr. Zacharias completed his undergraduate degree at John Carroll University in 2003; completed his medical degree at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007; completed an Internal Medicine residency, followed by a Cardiology fellowship both at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center by 2014 where he also served as a Chief Resident and as a Chief Cardiology Fellow. He then completed a fellowship in Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in 2015 before returning to Ohio to join the faculty at Cleveland Medical Center where he remains today. Dr. Zacharias' clinical interests include invasive hemodynamics, temporary and durable mechanical circulatory support, and cardiac transplantation. He sees himself as a clinician educator and mentors local students interested in pursuing a career in medicine. At the completion of medical school he was a finalist for the Dean's Award and at the completion of his Chief Resident year he was the recipient of the University of Massachusetts Department of Medicine Recognition Award for extraordinary contributions to medical education. Please enjoy with Dr. Michael Zacharias!

Go to audibletrial.com/TUMS for a free 30-day trial membership and free audiobook! Help Ian interview all 120 specialties listed on the CIM website! Show notes! Dr. Elizabeth Higgins Dr. Higgins is a Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellow at Johns Hopkins, as well as an Associate Professor of both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Albany Medical College. Dr. Higgins completed her undergraduate degree at Siena College in 1985; her medical degree at SUNY Health Science Center – Syracuse in 1989; and then completed a combined Med/Peds residency at Albany Medical College in 1993, after which she practiced as an attending physician for 23 years before deciding to enroll in a Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship, which she will complete in June of 2017. Before applying for her fellowship, Dr. Higgins has held several titles, including that of Med/Peds Residency Program Director at Albany Medical College (a position she held for 10 years until 2007), as well as Associate Dean of Student Affairs, a position she at the Medical College until starting her fellowship. For her work in medical education, she is a 3 time recipient of the Golden Apple Award (most recently in 2009) bestowed by the American Medical Student Association to highlight a professor deserving of notoriety due to their improvements or advancements in medical education. In line with her commitment to medical education, Dr. Higgins is also on the Advisory Committee of the AAMC's Careers in Medicine program, whose website is the basis for most of the interviews featured on the Undifferentiated Medical Student podcast. Please enjoy with Dr. Elizabeth Higgins!

Help Ian interview all 120+ specialties listed on the CIM website! Show notes! Dr. Briskin is a Pediatric Sports Medicine physician at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, as well as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics within the Division of Sports Medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Briskin completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Rochester in 1994; completed her medical degree at the University of Rochester School of Medicine in 1999; completed a residency in pediatrics in 2002 and Chief Resident year in 2003 both at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital. She then completed a two year Sports Medicine Fellowship at Akron Children's Hospital before returning to Rainbow Babies and Children's to join the faculty in 2005. In 2007, she founded the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship at Rainbow. It serves to train both allopathic and osteopathic physicians in the field of Primary Care Sports Medicine, and Dr. Briskin oversees the fellows' educational activities, including community sports coverage. Dr. Briskin is also heavily involved in the Cleveland community. She serves as Head Medical Team Physician at Case Western Reserve University, as well as two other schools, and serves as a medical consultant and concussion consultant for yet two more. Additionally, Dr. Briskin is also the medical co-director of the Ohio Youth Soccer Association North, as well as the team physician of their Olympic Development Program. Finally, Dr. Briskin is the Co-Director of University Hospitals Sports Concussion Center, where she has helped to develop a program to train primary care physicians in the community as well as University Hospitals staff in concussion diagnosis and management, a field which she is one of her primary research interests. Please enjoy with Dr. Susannah Briskin!

Go to audibletrial.com/TUMS for a free 30-day trial membership and free audiobook! Show notes! Dr. Richard Josephson Dr. Josephson is the Medical Director of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, as well as a Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Josephson received his undergraduate degree from The University of Rochester in 1977; his medial degree from the New York University School of Medicine (where he was also a part of the Medical Scientist Training Program, receiving a master's of science in Pharmacology); completed his residency in Internal Medicine in 1985 and a fellowship in Cardiology 1988 both at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, where he was also a research fellow in the Laboratory of Cardiovascular Sciences at the National Institute on Aging. After his formal training, Dr. Josephson began his career in Akron, Ohio in private practice cardiology and grew what was initially a 4-physician group into a practice encompassing over 30 cardiologists. Over the next two decades, he worked at various Akron City Hospitals, where he assumed roles as varied as Director of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Director of Non-Invasive Cardiology, and Director of Cardiology Research and Education. He joined the faculty at Case Western and University Hospitals in 2007 where he remains today. Dr. Josephson is heavily involved in cardiovascular research and has been supported by NIH funding for over 30 years. Lastly, Dr. Josephson has received numerous awards, most notable among them having been voted Best Doctors in America every year since 2004. Please enjoy with Dr. Richard Josephson!

Show notes! Dr. Wiznitzer is a pediatric neurologist in the Neurologic Institute at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital. He is also a Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Wiznitzer completed both his undergraduate degree and medical degree at Northwestern University by 1977; completed his residency in pediatrics in 1980 and then a fellowship in developmental disorders in 1981 both at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio; and then completed a fellowship in pediatric neurology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in 1984. Lastly, he completed postdoctoral training as a National Institutes of Health National Research fellow in higher cortical functions at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1986, after which he joined the faculty at Rainbow Babies and Children's . Dr. Wixnitzer's research interests include autism and pediatric stroke. He has served as Principal Investigator, co-investigator and a consultant on many research studies in these areas funded by the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. Dr. Wiznitzer has also authored or coauthored 11 book chapters and nearly 70 scientific papers. He is a reviewer for many journals including Neurology and the Journal of Child Neurology, as well as serves on several editorial boards. Of note, Dr. Wiznitzer served as the Director of the Rainbow Autism Center for 18 years at Rainbow Babies and Children's and has spoken publically about autism and vaccine safety in many forums including in an interview on CNN's Larry King Live. Please enjoy with Dr. Max Wiznitzer!

Go to audibletrial.com/TUMS for a free 30-day trial membership and free audiobook! Check out the show notes page for Dr. Anthony Post! Dr. Anthony Post Dr. Post is the Medical Director for Liver Transplantation at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, as well as an Associate Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Post received his undergraduate degree from Oberlin College in 1979; received a master's and his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medical in 1982 and 1986, respectively; completed his Internal Medicine Residency at University Hospitals of Cleveland in 1989 and a fellowship in Gastroenterology at the Cleveland Clinic in 1991, after which he joined the faculty at University Hospitals where he has remained ever since. His initial specialty was intestinal motility but his interests soon turned to Liver Disease and its management, eventually becoming the Medical Director for Liver Transplantation in 1998. Of note, Dr. Post is one of the developers of a portion of the first year medical school curriculum at Case entitled Food to Fuel, devoted to GI anatomy, biochemistry, nutrition and gastroenterology. Dr. Post has also been voted Best Doctors in Cleveland by Cleveland Magazine for the last 10 years in a row. Please enjoy with Dr. Anthony Post!

Dr. Steve Brown, a family medicine program director and educator with rural Indian Health Service experience. He discusses what family medicine truly means, the five C's of primary care, generalism versus specialty care, varied practice settings and routines, training and fellowships, burnout and designing a sustainable practice, payment challenges, and tools for staying current.