Don't F*** with the Pancreas

Drs. Fairchild and Buttress discuss a fun weekend and MedRock, the battle of the physician bands in Chattanooga where Dr. Fairchild (aka Levin Dirk - yes he has an album out of Nashville out) played! 

It's Spring! so the pollen is out and Dr. Fairchild is feeling the effects lately combined with work! Listen here where he and Dr. Buttress talk about doing residency and what it's like to get sick (or live on DayQuil)! Thankfully we have UT Chatt

Drs. Fairchild and Buttress are thirst on this Thursday. How do you like your coffee?

Drs. Fairchild and Buttress discuss the dreaded Step 1 which is now pass/fail so maybe not as dreaded as it used to be. Not sure what Step 1 is? Take a listen and enjoy this discussion meant for pre med and med students!

Drs. Fairchild and Buttress have a special guest! Dr. Dresden Soderstrom comes on scene to discuss the realities of getting pregnant and having a baby during surgery residency! Interested in starting a family during residency? Scared of some of the hurdles you might have to overcome as a mom and resident surgeon? Listen in!

Drs. Fairchild and Buttress talk about the Oh Sh**  Sunday. You may have not have heard of this, but you have most definitely experienced it at least once in your life.. listen as they discuss the OSS in the surgery world...

Drs. Fairchild and Buttress are post call in this episode and talk about some surgery dailies.

Drs. Fairchild and Buttress host PGY 5 Surgery resident Dr. Kevin Friedrich in this episode where they discuss the reality of parenting (especially as a dad) during surgery residency. 

Drs. Fairchild and Buttress discuss all of the things they hate about surgery residency in this fun and quick episode... almost as quick as the dreaded vas cath Tune in and listen! share with us the things you hate about residency (or med school) at dfwthepancreas@gmail.com

Drs. Fairchild and Buttress discuss the 5 things they wish they would have known as an undergrad pre med student. This podcast is for the pre-med students out there considering Med school! Share it with your friends considering this life!

Drs. Fairchild and Buttress did a surprise episode with some video content (which can be found on youtube and Instagram) for Match week!

In this episode, Drs. Fairchild and Buttress host Drs. Soderstrom and Holder where they dive into women in surgery and what that looks like in 2023. This was an exciting episode to film and finally feature our first guests on the podcast. Give it a listen and be sure to share!

Drs. Fairchild and Buttress discuss the emotional tolls of residency and how day to day work can really affect residents emotionally, not just physically. Tune in where they discuss, unfiltered, the realities of being a surgery resident and learning to deal with patients, families, colleagues, and just residency in general- something we all handle differently. 

Drs. Fairchild and Buttress just finished the ABSITE for 2023, what is that you ask?  Listen to this episode for a little context into this annual exam for surgery residents

Drs. Fairchild and Buttress discuss a fun topic here looking at surgery attire: scrub cap or bouffant? Look good, feel good. Back in 2014, AORN flipped operating rooms upside down overnight when they published bouffants should be worn instead of skull caps.  So, the American College of Surgeons released a study to examine this, called "Hats Off" which actually found no differences betwee...

Drs. Fairchild and Buttress talk about how to use comparison in a way that best benefits you as a surgeon in 2023. But be careful, comparison can quickly be the death of joy..

Drs. Fairchild and Buttress talk about *beep beep beep beep* carrying the pager, and some of funnier pages that have come through

Drs. Fairchild and Buttress discuss the road all physicians face when choosing a career in medicine... surgery or medicine. 

Drs. Fairchild and Buttress discuss the reality of living on loans. You mean I only have  60$ left for the year? It's September!!

Drs. Fairchild and Buttress touch on the shocking reality of July 1st: the first day of residency.  Wait- we're doctors now?

It is that time of year, the MATCH is approaching and Dr. Fairchild and Dr. Buttress attack this mythical beast. Don't know what the MATCH is? Give this episode a listen! We would love to hear from you about your MATCH experience! Thanks for listening!

Current PGY 2 residents Dr. Fairchild and Dr. Buttress talk about their current rotations at UT Chattanooga and what has life been like on call please Email all feedback and questions/concerns to: dfwthepancreas@gmail.com

What's life like on pediatric and colorectal surgery right now, doc? email us    dfwthepancreas@gmail.com

The pilot episode of the podcast titled, "Eat when you can, sleep when you can, and don't fuck with the Pancreas" Built by residents, for residents.