All Episodes
Generations #1 - Hobbies for Sanity
Introducing the new version of this podcast, this week we discuss hobbies that keep us sane.
The Middle of Medicine #17 - Nobel Prize in Physics
The speed of light. It's one of those things that we just sort of take for granted. It's as fast as things get. But what if it wasn't? What if something could go faste...
The Middle of Medicine #16 - Life Changes
This week is all about change. We discuss some upcoming changes to the podcast schedule, and more importantly changes to the direction and future of the pod. These cha...
The Middle of Medicine #15 - Red Flags
It's been a couple of months and it's time for us to get back into the swing of things. This week Aubrey and I catch up on life, and then talk about some of the red fl...
The Middle of Medicine #14 - Pizza Won’t Fix It
This week we discuss a few science and medicine related thoughts from the past few weeks. We geek out about the first images from the JWST, discuss a first for Aubrey,...
The Middle of Medicine Interlude - Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Medicine can overwhelm. It isn't really something we can let go. It doesn't stop when you walk out of the hospital or the clinic. So this week we introduce Interludes....
The Middle of Medicine #13 - Limits in Medicine
Medicine continues to make huge leaps forward. We can treat and cure things these days that would have been deadly not that many years ago. With that advancement comes...
The Middle of Medicine #12 - Teaching Medicine
Education is a lifelong pursuit. In medicine, there are some very particular ways in which we learn and are taught. The fiction of medicine in TV and movies often real...
The Middle of Medicine #11 - Self-Care
Middle of Medicine #11 We've been talking about burnout. We talked about how all the currently offered solutions are pretty bad, because they rely on the individual a...
The Middle of Medicine #10 - Burnout Solutions
Two weeks ago, we discussed many of the causes of healthcare worker burnout. This week we discuss some of the solutions offered, and weigh in on their chances of succe...
The Middle of Medicine #9 - Burnout in Healthcare
We all experience burnout. But burnout in healthcare is something that is only getting worse and worse. Aubrey wrote a paper about it and we felt it was so important t...
The Middle of Medicine #8 - Tribalism in Medicine
Tribes seem to be part of humanity. We seek them, we make them, we cling to them. But what happens when tribalism gets in the way of doing good? We discuss our experie...
The Middle of Medicine #7 - Medical Talk smorgasbord
This week we have a quick rundown of some of the more unusual and interesting things we have seen in medicine.
The Middle of Medicine #6.5 - Brief Update
No episode last week because... life. So here is an update, and one is coming next week.
The Middle Of Medicine #6 - Medicine in Media
A discussion (and some ranting) about how medicine is portrayed in the media.
The Middle of Medicine #5 - Success Stories
A brief discussion on burnout, and then we talk about how much we love seeing people get better.
The Middle of Medicine #4 - COVID-19
The pandemic has been hard for everyone. We take a look at how it has impacted us, both personally and professionally.
The Middle of Medicine #3 - Difficult conversations
Difficult conversations are a part of life, and medicine in particular. We discuss some of those conversations and our experience and strategies to deal with them.