Jason Zhou, a medical student from the University of Toronto, and Dr. David Hsu, a family physician from Toronto, talk about life, medicine, medical school, and beyond. Disclaimer: The views expressed in the podcast are solely of the authors and do not represent any organizations they may a part of. Topics are meant to be reflective and entertaining and not to be regarded as professional or medical advice.
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After a long break, Jason (AKA Dr. Zhou) and Dr. Hsu return to Whats Up Docs to talk about Jason's life as a newly minted family medicine resident. Music: I Dunno by Grapes http://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626. Flying High by FREDJI https://soundcloud.com/fredjimusic --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatsupdocs…
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Dr. Vincent Chan - The Life of the Cardiac Surgeon Part 2
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In the second part of our conversation with Dr. Vincent Chan, we discuss hierarchy in medical training. Jason shares his thoughts about being at the bottom of the totem pole and the group try to understand why the medical system is set up the way it is, for better and for worse. Music: I Dunno by Grapes http://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626. Flyin…
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Dr. Vincent Chan - The Life of the Cardiac Surgeon Part 1
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In the first of a two part conversation, Jason and Dr. Hsu sit down with Dr. Vincent Chan, cardiac surgeon from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Ottawa. They talk about Dr. Chan's career, from how he got interested in cardiac surgery to the present day, exploring the …
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As clerkship resumes after a Covid induced hiatus, Jason talks about leaning towards family medicine as he heads into his last year of medical school. Then Jason and Dr. Hsu ponder the future of family medicine. Music: I Dunno by Grapes http://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626. Flying High by FREDJI https://soundcloud.com/fredjimusic --- Send in a vo…
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In this month's episode, Jason and Dr. Hsu catch up on what they've been doing as the Coronavirus rolls on and Jason's clerkship enters its third month of hiatus. Jason talks about finding clarity of purpose during this period, developing some neat productivity hacks to improve his life, and reveals... drumroll please, what specialty he is leaning …
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Clerkship Journals - How Coronavirus Changes Everything
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In this month's episode, Jason and Dr. Hsu discuss the new reality they face now that the Coronavirus has flipped everything upside down. Jason delves into identity loss as clerkship has been suspended for at least the next three months and what he plans to do in the meantime. Further, he explores the feeling of watching the world of medicine from …
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Clerkship Journals - Pediatrics and Talking About a Career In Family Medicine
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In this month's episode*, Jason and Dr. Hsu start by reviewing Jason's recent pediatrics rotation. Jason talks about what its like to interact with children, change his first diaper, and talk to some parents who are the same age as him. In the second part of the episode, they break down a recent document from the College of Family Physicians of Can…
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Clerkship Journals - OBGYN & The Value of Expertise
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On this month's episode, Dr. Hsu and Jason meet to discuss Jason's time on the Obstetrics and Gynecology rotation and his first time seeing a delivery! Dr Hsu takes us back to his obstetrics rotation 14 years ago, where once again, he is placed in a small town. Then they explore the concept of well-rounded versus expert in the modern physician. Wit…
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In his second month of clinical clerkship, Jason wraps up his Psychiatry block and recounts an emotional goodbye to patients on the last day. As Jason moves on to a suburban Family Medicine clinic, Dr. Hsu adds insightful perspectives on being a Family Doctor for the past decade. Dr. Hsu also recounts his isolating clerkship rotation in Family Medi…
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Dr. Hsu and Jason discuss the opening weeks of Jason's clerkship, his psychiatry rotation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatsupdocs/message
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Dr. Hsu and Jason return after a month of holiday to discuss Jason's medical school journey as he prepares to embark on year 3 of medical school, the much anticipated clinical clerkship. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatsupdocs/message
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In this episode, a continuation of Episode 1's discussion about failure and anxiety, Jason and Dr. Hsu talk about the struggle to fit in after arriving in medical school, and how their friends and classmates helped them find their way. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatsupdocs/message…
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Emulating Success: Finding a Mentor in Medicine?
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On this week's episode, Jason and Dr. Hsu discuss the role of mentors and mentorship in medical training. From day one, medical students are told they need to find good mentors, someone they can learn from and connect with as they go through their training, but finding one that they can connect with is not as straightforward as it seems. --- Send i…
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Failure and Anxiety in Medicine: Does It Ever End?
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Working in medicine brings forth a great deal of anxiety and failure. This anxiety starts right away as soon as medical school begins and the failure isn't far behind. Today Jason and Dr. Hsu discuss their own experiences with feeling anxious and scared in medicine, and their own experiences with failure, starting with the beginning of medical scho…
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