MedFamily

by Eric Acker

Season 1

ICU Month

ICU Month After 4 weeks of ICU days with 1 day off per week and some minor illnesses, we are back. We talk about the differences between a Step-down rotation and an ICU rotation and some of the unique aspects of the ICU that make it better and sometimes harder.

Care Completion vs Continuity ICU Up Next

Care Completion vs Continuity ICU Up Next The last few weeks included Infectious disease, clinic week, care clinic, and getting a new doomsday vehicle. It’s been busy and we talked about all the past events and upcoming rotations in the ICU. Thank you for sticking with us through PGY-1, looking forward to what PGY-2 will […]

Nights, Vacation, and Van

Nights, Vacation, and Van Sorry for the delay in getting back on this podcast. We completed 2 weeks of nights, did a vacation where the sleep cycle slowly reverted to normal and 2 weeks of floors. We had a minor accident and the van is gone. Lastly, we briefly go over a study on AF […]

Match Week, Busy Hearts, Mint Trial

Match Week, Busy Hearts, Mint Trial Congrats to all MS4s who matched this week. We are truly happy for you and hope you enjoy the period before residency starts… I wish I could say residency was a breeze. We also recap a busy week on cardiology service, and lastly have a conversation regarding the new […]

Clinic Culture Reversal

Clinic Culture Reversal When everyone hates one thing it is hard to not join in but you forget the personal mental space charged by doing it. Changing how we think about the things we don’t like makes us dread doing them when we have to do them anyway. We also go into a couple of […]

Customer Service and Comfort Care

Customer Service and Comfort Care Back again after 2 weeks on floors. 1 week on acute and another one on stepdown. We discussed some of the things we learned. I.e. ramblings on comfort care, medical students, and cutting down on to-dos during floor weeks.

New Baby, New Study Plan

New Baby, New Study Plan We’re back from your hiatus with a brand-new baby. All are healthy and doing well. We discuss on this episode the birth, and the time off. Additionally, Eric is back at the clinic and starting a few new ideas to try to further his medical education during residency.

Pulm Consults and Fellowship App Advice

Pulm Consults and Fellowship App Advice Another week on pulmonology and consulting in the hospital for the service. Thoracentesis, cancers, and bronchoscopy. Additionally, Eric had a brief conversation with a 3rd year resident who matched into a Cardiology fellowship and will relay some of the advice given.

Consult Life with Pulm

Consult Life with Pulm After weeks of floors and 1 week of clinic we are back on a consult service and life isn’t so bad. Karen is due in 1-2 weeks and we’re getting ready for the new arrival. Quick update this week, hope you all are good.

The Burnout

The Burnout 6 months into this residency, it feels like I’ve hit a wall. The good news is, everyone else feels this way too. We talk about what led up to this moment and what we are doing about it. Just keep swimming.

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