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Thriving in Scrubs: Normal People At some point in their education, doctors start talking about “normal people” with a mixture of envy and curiosity. Why do doctors feel this distance from others, and from the parts of their own selves outside of their profession? We talk to Nicole, Sarah and Emma, three OBGYN residents at different stages of training about how they recognize, love and forgive the normal parts of themselves. Spoiler alert: it’s all about the friends who keep us from feeling alone.

Contributor: Adam SapersteinOctober 30, 2019Topics: Empathy&Sympathy / Personal Context / Provider-Patient RelationshipKeywords: patient / provider / them / us

How long have I got left? A young neurosurgeon describes his struggle with living and dying, in the framework of incurable cancer.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoDecember 5, 2018Topics: Death&Dying / Empathy&Sympathy / Personal Context / PerspectiveKeywords: death / dying / living / personal context / perspective

Strong backs, soft fronts, wild hearts You can listen or read the transcript of the podcast -- discussion of belonging, race, the shields we put up that interfere with our conversation and how to overcome.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoMarch 12, 2018Topics: Bias / Communication / Illness & Disability / Impaired Physician / Mindfulness / Personal Context / Perspective / Provider-Patient Relationship / Racism / sexismKeywords: belonging / gender / Guilt / perspective / racism / sexism / shame

Do men get better medical treatment? A recent study showed the women receive less CPR than men, but they also are consistently treated less commonly for pain and several other conditions. Why?

Contributor: Francesca CiminoFebruary 19, 2018Topics: Bias / Communication / Personal Context / sexismKeywords: health care disparities / sexism

the inconvenience of being a woman veteran

Contributor: Francesca CiminoJanuary 28, 2018Topics: Bias / Personal Context / Perspective / sexism

How Doctors Die a look at how - and why - doctors often choose differently from their patients when making decisions about their own deaths.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoNovember 20, 2017Topics: Death&Dying / Loss / Personal Context / PerspectiveKeywords: death / dying

Confronting War's Invisible Injuries

Contributor: Francesca CiminoNovember 5, 2017Topics: Illness & Disability / Personal Context / Perspective

Try a Checklist (NPR's Hidden Brain Series) A look inside the operating room with Atul Gawande — and reflection about a 1930s plane crash that inspired his obsession with checklists — as the podcast explores the subtle biases that cause very smart and very skilled people to become their own worst enemies.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoOctober 31, 2017Topics: Burnout / Distraction/Mindfulness / Guilt & Shame / Mistakes / Personal Context / Perspective / Provider-Patient Relationship / ResilienceKeywords: mistakes / perspective

How Measurement Fails Doctors and Teachers An op-ed looking at how we measure and reward doctors and teachers, and how that doesn't really get us the outcomes we want from those professionals.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoOctober 31, 2017Topics: Communication / Distraction/Mindfulness / Mistakes / Personal Context / Perspective / Provider-Patient Relationship / Reaction / Transition from Resident to AttendingKeywords: failure / measurement / mistakes

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