Girl Doc Survival Guide

Dr. Kevin Pho, MD is a board-certified, internal medicine physician who has been practicing medicine in Nashua, New Hampshire for 20 years. He started KevinMD in 2004, and it has grown into the leading platform for physicians and other healthcare workers to share their stories. Dr. Pho shares about his journey and the importance of the growth mindset in KevinMD, which has over 3 million monthly pa...

How shame characterizes the fixed mindset and how warmth and curiosity characterize the growth mindset - this is an important conversation for everyone in medicine who has been affected by the hidden curriculum of perfectionism and other "-isms". Dr. Marie Angele Theard was educated at the University of Illinois, where she also completed residency. She went on to fellowship at Washington...

What is a "growth mindset"? What is the opposite, the so-called "fixed mindset"? How does this relate to racism and other "-isms"? Dr. Marie Angele Theard is an anesthesiologist with over 20 years of experience in the field of neuroanesthesiology. She was educated at the University of Illinois, where she also completed her residency. And then she went on to complete a...

***Please excuse my voice - I recorded this towards the end of a several weeks-long illness!*** Dr. HongYu (Henry) Yang has experienced many different cultures (Chinese vs US, academic vs private practice, research vs medical) and gives his advice on the importance of emotional intelligence in navigating different situations. Dr. HongYu (Henry) Yang, MD PhD is an experienced pathologist and dermat...

In dermatopathology, we love our diagnostic names! Is it a "nevus with architectural disorder" or "atypical nevus" or "dysplastic nevus" or "Clark nevus"...? Similarly, in emotions research, there are distinct definitions for affect, feeling, emotion, and mood. Dr. David Caruso helps explain the gut feeling in relation to these definitions and to emotional i...

***Please excuse my voice - I recorded this towards the end of a several weeks-long illness!*** What is the difference between late medieval and early Renaissance Italian painting? Dr. Philip LeBoit knows! (find out how!) (I still don't know the actual answer....) Dr. Philip LeBoit is Professor of Pathology and Dermatology as well as Division Chief of the Dermatopathology Service at the Unive...

***Please excuse my voice - I recorded this towards the end of a several weeks-long illness!*** Find out how we can all use dry erase boards at work to avoid "group think"! Additionally, Dr. Dirk Elston speaks to his approach to a slide and the importance of imagination - not being boxed in and enjoying the journey. Dr. Dirk Elston, MD is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Derma...

***Please excuse my voice - I recorded this towards the end of a several weeks-long illness!*** I wasn't entirely sure what I was setting out to do with this podcast, but ultimately I've been learning, connecting, and feeling more present. I hope that anyone listening in has gotten at least something out of tuning in. Reflecting on the different episodes and where to go now that I am off...

Have you ever been a patient? Do you remember any feelings of embarrassment or vulnerability? If you are a doctor, does it make sense to you that patients may feel shame? I started recently thinking about shame in medicine; this episode serves as an introduction to the topic. Professor Luna Dolezal , PhD, is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Medical Humanities at the University of Exeter. Her...

We don't always get to hear the stories of the people that are around us, either in person or in social media. Dr. Pembe Oltulu has overcome many hardships, highlighting the barriers that may be in place for different individuals around the world. There is an instapath bio on Dr. Oltulu; link her e. Dr. Pembe Oltulu, MD grew up in rural Turkey and is very active on social media. She lives in...

Hear why Christine wants to be reincarnated as a kid in Dr. Chen’s household, tips on how to teach emotional intelligence “up” any given hierarachy, and the importance of connecting with patients. Dr. Steven T. Chen, MD MPH MHPED is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School, one of several Associate Program Directors, Harvard Dermatology Program, and Co-Director of the Compre...

What is sex vs. gender? How visible are these? How does bias related to sex or gender play a role in medicine? I highly recommend listening in to Dr. McGregor, as everyone can make a difference. Dr. Alyson J. McGregor is a women’s health pioneer who is an expert in sex and gender differences in acute medical care. She was a Professor of Emergency Medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Bro...

“Medical gaslighting” of women and other groups has been described in popular media. As a physician, I never want to think that I am gaslighting, or purposefully dismissing, patients and their concerns. From a sociological perspective, medical decision-making has built-in bias or schemas or mental representations, and there are entire systems around this that need to be addressed for more equitabl...

What is a gut feeling? Should we trust it? There actually is a neuroanatomic basis for the so-called gut feeling – gut feelings exist and making decisions based on gut feelings is generally advantageous. Learn how gut feelings differ from emotions and how the state of the body influences the brain. Dr. Antoine Bechara, PhD is a Professor Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Southern Ca...

Popular media suggests that emotional intelligence (EQ) is more important than IQ, and this conversation with Dr. Amy Paller gives insight into why this might be true. Dr. Paller says she uses emotional intelligence every day in all her interactions as a leader, mentor, researcher, and doctor. Listen for some practical tips, insights, and encouragement. Amy Paller, MD is Chair of the Department of...

What are 3 golden rules of clinical care? And what really drives Dr. John McGrath, who has received numerous awards, including the exclusive and prestigious Fothergill Gold medal by the London Medical Society? The answers might surprise you. This conversation also touches on the ethos of medicine. Dr. John McGrath is Head of Department, St John’s Institute of Dermatology. He is Professor of Molecu...

About 50% of doctors have burnout, and burnout is increasing among dermatologists. Pathologists have been reported to have the least amount of burnout. In this episode, Dr. Michi Shinohara shares how you can recognize burnout, some steps to take to combat it, and the importance of letting go. Dr. Michi Shinohara is Associate Professor, Associate Chief of Dermatology, and Director of Dermatopatholo...

In this episode, I have an epiphany about shame as related to feeling emotions, courtesy of Dr. Katie Jobbins! I have never connected shame with mothering or doctoring, and I need to think about it more. See what you think! Dr. Katie Jobbins, DO, MS, FACP is an Associate Program Director in the Internal Medicine Department at UMMS-Baystate in Springfield, MA, a primary care internist at High Stree...

Dr. Xiaoyin "Sara" Jiang covers the importance of communication, deliberate practice in correlating cytopathology and histopathology findings, the metacognitive aspects of instant pattern recognition vs. teaching the diagnostic process, and humility. Dr. Xiaoyin "Sara" Jiang, MD, is Associate Professor of Pathology at Duke University, Chief of Head and Neck Service, and Directo...

Can you name simple strategies to help others know you are listening? This episode covers such strategies, including meta-talk, where your feet are pointing, and recording yourself to build awareness. Dr. Mary Dahm, MA PhD, has extensive translational experience with translational research in healthcare communication. Dr. Dahm is driven by her commitment to conducting innovative, translational res...

Back with a bit more on JDM bias. If you are not sure what JDM stands for, listen in (and consider listening to episode 5)! We cover the difference between racial bias and JDM bias; examples of the latter including anchoring and adjustment, fundamental attribution error, and ascertainment bias. Dr. Pat Croskerry, MD PhD, is a professor in emergency medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova...

This episode covers making a diagnosis (a type of decision) and optimizing that with emotional intelligence (episodes 1 and 2 for more), metacognition (episode 5 for more), deliberate practice (what mechanism can create an explosion of learning?; also see episode 7 for more), and working around inattentional blindness (Christopher Chabris’ illusion of attention, see episodes 6 and 8 for more). We...

How well do you think your mind works? We all have fluency of thoughts, but how much should you trust a confident person? Whether you are confident in your own mind or not, everyday illusions can be examined with the lens of metacognition. Tune in to hear from Christopher Chabris, PhD, co-author of The Invisible Gorilla (link: http://www.theinvisiblegorilla.com/ ). Dr. Chabris is also a chess mast...

We have all experienced failure or “hitting a wall” when we challenge ourselves. What should you do if you still want to improve? Deliberate practice provides an answer. Also, for anyone who tuned in to episode 7 and is interested in the "long haul" of fighting JDM bias, deliberate practice can help! Dr. Jong Sung Yoon, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Sou...

How good are you at paying attention? Test yourself with this experiment (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo ), one of the most famous psychology experiments. Christopher Chabris, PhD is one of the originators of this experiment; he is currently Professor and Co-director of the Behavior and Decision Sciences Program at Geisinger Health System. His book with Daniel Simons, The Invisi...