Careercasts
Practical Points for Advancing Your Professional Career.
Welcome to the EAST Careercasts. The Careercasts are a series of audio interviews with leaders in the field designed to provide you with practical information regarding career development, leadership and career challenges.
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Global Surgery and the EAST Global Surgery Ad Hoc Taskforce- an EAST Traumacast and Careercast Mashup - #71- 01/24/2024
Join Drs. Prerna Ladha, Hassan Mashbari and Lauren Dudas and learn about Global Surgery from Drs. Mike Mallah, Chris Dodgion, Katie Iverson and the EAST Global Surgery Ad Hoc Task Force. What does Global Surgery even mean? How can you get involved, who is out there practicing internationally or can you practice Global Surgery domestically?
Supplemental Material:
♦https://www.mcw.edu/departments/surgery/education/global-surgical-programs
♦https://medicine.musc.edu/departments/surgery/global-surgery-program
♦https://www.panamtrauma.org/
♦Incision (International Student Surgical Network) - https://incisionetwork.org/
♦GSSA (Global Surgery Student Alliance) - https://www.globalsurgerystudents.org/
♦American College of Surgeons Resident and Associate Society Global Surgery Workgroup (https://www.facs.org/for-medical-professionals/membership-community/resident-and-associate-society/leadership/) form to self nominate
♦AAGS (Association of Academic Global Surgery) - https://www.academicglobalsurgery.org/ - opportunities for faculty, resident and student involvement in committees.- Listen Download
- Hear from the 2023 EAST Oriens Award Recipients - #70
- 07/19/2023
- The EAST Oriens Award is a resident and fellow essay competition celebrating the passions that drive us to choose a career in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. In this podcast, Dr. Hassan Mashbari talks with the 2023 Oriens Award Recipients, Dr. Julia R. Coleman (Fellow recipient) and Dr. Colin Whitmore (Resident recipient), as they share their essays and discuss what has led them to a career in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.
Supplemental Material
EAST Oriens Award information and past award recipients and essays. - Listen Download
- #WWCCBD - A Conversation with the 2023 EAST Oriens Keynote - Dr. Clay Cothren Burlew - #69
- 06/15/2023
- At the 36th EAST Annual Scientific Assembly (January 17-21, 2023) Dr. Clay Cothren Burlew, MD, FACS gave an inspiring Oriens Keynote address- #WWCCBD. Dr. Cothren Burlew shared important experiences that shaped her and the lessons she learned along the way. It left the audience in awe and wanting more. In an interview by Dr. Charlie Harris and Dr. Prerna Ladha, Dr. Burlew talks more about her journey, shares pearls of wisdom, and what it is to leave a legacy.
Click here for more information on the EAST Oriens Award and Keynote Addresses. - Listen Download
- Sham Peer Review - #68
- 04/06/2023
The Peer Review Committee at your hospital or institution is continually monitoring the performance of all its physicians as part of its quality and safety initiative. This episode focuses on what to know about the peer review process if you happen to get the attention of the peer review committee: how to use the experience to improve yourself, and how to protect yourself and your career from sham peer review.
Dr. Charlie Harris interviews Dr. Andrew Bernard, Chief of the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. For more on the topic of sham peer review, please see the 2016 EAST town hall moderated by Drs. Bernard and Matt Martin here- Listen Download
- Peer Support for the Second Victim- It's Time to Take Care of Each Other - #67
- 01/28/2023
What happens when you have a devastating outcome that leaves you with feels of self-doubt, guilt and sadness? When the patients have complications, the surgeon suffers too. Dr. Prerna Ladha and Dr. Hassan Mashbari interview Dr. Haytham Kaafarani, Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and the Chief Patient Safety Officer of the Joint Commission as he discusses the second victim phenomenon and his novel 5-step peer support program.
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- EAST Past President Series - Dr. Elliott Haut - The EAST Journey - #66
- 01/27/2023
In this episode from the EAST Past Presidents series, Dr. Charlie Harris talks to Dr. Elliott Haut, President of EAST in 2019. Dr. Haut provides his take on how to be successful in EAST, EAST’s role in trauma practice management guidelines, and how to become involved in the editorial process.
Supplemental Materials
Dr. Haut's Presidential Address - Link to PDF and Video
President's Message - EAST News Issue 02 2019- Listen Download
- EAST Past President Series - Dr. Bruce Crookes - Finding Opportunity within Unexpected Changes - #65
- 08/22/2022
The EAST Past President Careercast Series - Dr. Bruce Crookes, EAST President in 2017. Dr. Crookes shares his thoughts on career development, finding opportunity within unexpected changes, and evolving your skill set over time.
For more on Dr. Crookes’ current role in Surgical Quality, check out his Presidential Address.- Listen Download
- How Do You Know When It's Time to Make A Move? - #64
- 08/08/2022
How do you know when it's time to make a move? What factors do you have to consider when looking for the next opportunity? This episode focuses on finding new career challenges, and the personal challenges that might come along with it. Are you running away from something you don't like or running towards something new?
Dr. Stephanie Streit interviews Dr. Martin Zielinski, the Chief of the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine.
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- Saying No to Opportunities: Sabotage or Strategy - #63
- 01/19/2022
As we develop our careers we are presented with various opportunities : administrative, clinical, research and teaching. Some opportunities align with our goals and availability, while others do not. We are faced with the ultimate question: Do you say yes or no? How does one balance the risk of losing out with the risk of over-committing?
Tune in to hear Dr. Prerna Ladha interview Dr. Bellal Joseph and Dr. Jeffrey Claridge as they argue opposing sides of this common dilemma.- Listen Download
- Acute Care Surgery: Adding Innovative Skills After Training - #62
- 10/04/2021
- Dr. Laszlo Kiraly interviews Dr. Arvin Gee and Dr. Vijay Jayaraman about their career pathways as they incorporated robotics and MIS techniques into their acute care surgery practice. They discuss opportunities, barriers, and the future of MIS in trauma and acute care surgery practices, while giving advice to the next generation of trauma surgeons.
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- Impostor Syndrome-Out with the Doubt! - Careercast #61
- 09/10/2021
- In this EAST Careercast, Dr. Prerna Ladha talks with Dr. Ariel Santos, Dr. Anastasia Kunac, and Dr. Keneeshia Williams who share their experiences with self-doubt and discuss strategies to overcome Impostor Syndrome and promote a culture of belonging.
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- What’s in a Fellowship? What to Consider when Pursuing a Fellowship - Careercast #60
- 08/09/2021
This Careercast focuses on current considerations when considering a career in Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency General Surgery (EGS). Dr. Fariha Sheikh interviews Dr. Deisher and Dr. Zhang who have both been in practice for under two years and relatively fresh out of the fellowship realm. Drs. Deisher and Zhang offer guidance on choosing between different type of fellowships and offer advice on choosing a fellowship based on an individual's needs, whether that entails a one or two year fellowship, or a fellowship that is focused on a particular area whether it be trauma, critical care or EGS. They also navigate the pros and cons of interviewing for fellowship in the era of COVID-19 and how to optimize the interview season. Lastly, their experiences as new faculty and how that ties into the fellowships that they attended are discussed for further insight into the transition to becoming a junior attending.
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- Medical Podcasting and Social Media for Medical Education - Careercast #58
- 06/30/2021
In this EAST Careercast, Dr. Zaffer Qasim reviews the growing field of medical podcasting and the use of social media for medical education. Dr. Qasim interviews Dr. Dennis Kim, Associate Professor of Trauma Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and creator of the Trauma ICU Rounds podcast and Dr. Scott Weingart, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Chief of the Division of Emergency Critical Care, Stony Brook University Hospital, and creator of the EMCrit podcast. They discuss the reasons behind creating medical podcasts, some of the challenges and opportunities involved, and the way this form of medical education can fit into an academic career for the Trauma and Critical Care specialist.
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- Role of Simulation in Medical Education - Careercast #57
- 06/07/2021
- In this EAST Careercast, Dr. Jacinta Robenstine interviews Dr. Caroline Park, Assistant Professor of Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Associate Program director for Surgical Critical Care fellowship, Dr. Alexander Colonna, Associate Professor of Surgery at University of Utah, Program Director for Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery fellowship, and Dr. Zaffer Qasim, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Surgical Critical Care at University of Pennsylvania. They discuss the role of simulation in medical education, covering the history of simulation, current practices, and future directions in medical simulation, and how to incorporate medical simulation into a surgical career.
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- Evolving Field of Physician Wellness - Careercast #56
- 05/07/2021
In this EAST Careercast, Dr. Charlie Harris interviews Dr. Jennifer Hartwell, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Indiana University, Associate Dean of Wellness and Chief Wellness Officer, and Dr. Chrissy Guidry, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Tulane University and chair of the medical school’s wellness committee. Drs. Hartwell and Guidry discuss the evolving field of Physician Wellness, resources available to surgeons to help them care for their own health and wellness, and how surgeons can advocate for wellness.
Resources/References
American College of Surgeons-Surgeon Well-Being - referenced by Dr. Guidry- Listen Download
Advanced Practice Providers - Career Pathways and Development - #54- 06/26/2020
Dr. Laszlo Kiraly virtually interviews Scott Sherry PA-C FCCM, Lead Trauma/Emergency General Surgery Advanced Practice Provider at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR. Career pathways and development for Advanced Practice Providers are discussed with a focus on professional development and achieving academic rank as an Advanced Practice Provider in trauma and acute care surgery.
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- Evolving Role of Emergency Medicine-Surgical Critical Specialists - #51
- 05/10/2019
In this EAST Careercast, Dr. Zaffer Qasim explores the evolving role of Emergency Medicine-Surgical Critical Care Specialists. Dr. Qasim interviews Dr. Tiffany Osborn, the first full female Professor of Surgery and EM at Barnes Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri and Dr. Zac Ginsberg, Medical Director of the SICU and Emergency Physician at Kettering Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. Both discuss their respective paths from fellowship to job search and career advancement. Drs. Osborn and Ginsberg provide important points as to why EM-SCC physicians form a unique and important part of the health system.
In the podcast, Dr. Osborn references the following resources related to career and mentoring:
Mentorship: Through the Looking Glass Into Our Future by Tiffany Medlin Osborn, MD
Ann Emerg Med August 1999;34:285-289.- Listen Download
- Exploring the Gender and Diversity Gap in Trauma Surgery - #48
- 03/08/2019
In this Careercast, Dr. Salina Wydo interviews Dr. Paula Ferrada on exploring the gender and diversity gap in trauma surgery. Dr. Ferrada shares her personal experiences, as well as insights and practical advice on improving inclusivity in our community, and encourages individual surgeons to succeed by “[doing] what you want not to spite them, but in spite of them.”
For more information on the topic, please visit the joint AWS/EAST Careercast #45 on the Importance of Mentoring
Other additional reading:
Abelson JS, Chartrand G, Moo T, et al. The climb to break the glass ceiling in surgery: trends in women progressing from medical school to surgical training and academic leadership from 1994 to 2015. Am J Surg. 2016;212:566-572.
Valsangkar N, Fecher AM, Rozycki G, et al. Understanding the barriers to hiring and promoting women in surgical subspecialties. JACS. 2016;223(2):387-398.
Cochran A, Hauschild T, Elder W, et al. Perceived gender-based barriers to careers in academic surgery. Am J Surg. 2013;206:263-268.
Sexton KW, Hocking KM, Wise et al. Women in academic surgery: the pipeline is busted. Journal of Surgical Education. 2012;69(1):84-90.
Yu PT, Parsa PV, Hassanien O, et al. Minorities struggle to advance in academic medicine: a 12-y review of diversity at the highest levels of America’s teaching institutions. Journal of Surgical Research. 2013;182:212-218- Listen Download
- Early Career Advancement - #47
- 12/14/2018
In this EAST Careercast, Dr. Ruby Skinner interviews Dr. Jamie Coleman of the Ernest E. Moore Shock Trauma Center, on critical aspects pertaining to early career advancement. Dr. Coleman discusses the first academic job change and how mentorship, networking and developing unique research, clinical and outreach activities impact career advancement.
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- Developing Your Interest in Palliative Care - Careercast #46
- 10/10/2018
In this Careercast, Dr. Salina Wydo interviews Dr. Anne Mosenthal on developing skills/expanding on an interest in palliative care in the surgical ICU. Dr. Mosenthal gives insight on options for training in palliative care, applying the palliative care skill set to clinical care, as well as shares her expertise on how to impact the culture of the surgical ICU. We also discuss additional resources for practitioners to expand their skill set.
For residents and fellows:
- American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Training: Developing Your Interest in Palliative Care
- Surgical Palliative Care: A Resident’s Guide
For faculty:
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- EAST/AWS Joint Careercast - The Importance of Mentoring - #45
- 07/31/2018
The Association for Women Surgeons (AWS) and Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) have teamed up in this podcast to discuss the importance of the EAST Mentoring Program and to discuss the importance of women mentoring other women in surgery. We are joined by Dr. Marie Crandall and Dr. Cassandra White, whose mentoring relationship began in the EAST program in 2017.
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- The Rural Trauma Surgeon - #43
- 07/09/2018
Rural trauma surgeons face challenges unique to their practice setting while also enjoying opportunities typically not found in an academic urban center. Today Rob Behm discusses a career as a rural trauma surgeon with Dr. Thomas Cogbill who enjoyed a very successful clinical and academic career in a rural setting. We hope this will be a helpful Careercast for anyone considering a career as a rural trauma surgeon.
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- The Ins, Outs and Importance of Late Career Mentoring - Careercast #42
- 06/07/2018
In this EAST Careercast sponsored by the EAST Mentoring Committee, Dr. Douglas Schuerer discusses senior mentoring with Glen Tinkoff MD, FACS, FCCM. Dr. Tinkoff is the Division and System Chief of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery at University Hospitals in Cleveland. He has been a leader at EAST for some time and many know of his tireless efforts for injury prevention. This Careercast covers a wide range of topics centered around mentoring at the later portion of your career. The discussion inclues the challenges and opportunities of mentoring physicians at a much earlier point of their career, mentoring and being mentored through significant upper level position changes and how to recognize (or help others recognize) when a career should be safely winding down. Also, ways to best allow others in your institution to have internal promotion opportunities are discussed. Although the topic was senior mentoring, this discussion will help providers at all phases of their career as they seek out mentors and mentees in their own environment.
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- Why I Want a Career in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery - An Interview with the 2018 EAST Oriens Award Recipients - Careercast #40
- 04/23/2018
The EAST Oriens Award is a resident and fellow essay competition celebrating the passions that drive us to choose a career in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. In this podcast, Dr. Rob Behm talks with the 2018 Oriens Award winners, Dr. Lourdes Swentek (Fellow winner) and Dr. Christopher Foran (Resident winner), as they share their winning essays and discuss what has led them to a career in Trauma.
Click here for more information on the EAST Oriens Award and to read Dr. Swentek's and Dr. Foran's essays.
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- Understanding and Negotiating the Contract - Careercast #39
- 12/27/2017
In this EAST Careercast/Webinar, Dr. Alison Wilson from West Virginia University discusses work contracts for surgeons. Residents and fellows get little (if any) instruction on how to understand and negotiate contracts, and this Careercast/Webinar, hosted by Dr. Stefan Leichtle from Virginia Commonwealth University, explains terms such as “restrictive covenant”, “claims-based insurance”, or “productivity targets”.
Click here to view the Webinar (complete with slides) recorded on 12/20/2017.
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- Incorporating an Elective Surgical Niche into an Acute Care Surgeon's Practice - Podcast #38
- 11/27/2017
Acute care surgeons are well rounded physicians who develop specific interests regarding different pathologies and operations which can lead them into an elective surgical niche. Dr. Rob Behm talks with Dr. Jose Diaz from the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center about elective surgical niches and their role in an acute care surgeon’s practice. Dr. Diaz describes the niches he has created for himself and how a young surgeon can develop their own elective surgical niche.
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- Advanced Practitioners Training Programs - Careercast #33
- 06/06/2017
Crossover episode! Just like the time the Fonz was on Mork and Mindy, this episode brings the moderators of EAST's Traumacast, Dr. Dave Morris and Careercasts, Dr. Brad Dennis (we'll let you decide who is Mork and who is the Fonz) together. The topic is the training programs available for Adavanced Practitioners: the types of programs available, how the terms "residency" and "fellowship" are used, and what to look for in a reputable program. Guests Jon Messing and Aaron Pugh both run successful Advanced Practitioners training fellowships and are actively involved in developing these programs nationally. Both provide interesting insights into this aspect of trauma provider education.
Websites referenced:
Association of Post Graduate APRN Programs
Association of Physician Assistant Programs
American Nurses Credentialing Center
National Nurse Practitioner Residency & Fellowship Training Consortium
EAST Fellowship Listings/Advanced Practitioners- Listen Download
- Why I Want a Career in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery - An Interview with the 2017 EAST Oriens Award Recipients - Careercast #32
- 06/05/2017
The EAST Oriens Award is a resident and fellow essay competition celebrating the passions that drive us to choose a career in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. In this podcast, Dr. Brad Dennis talks with the 2017 Oriens Award winners, Dr. Danielle Pigneri (Fellow winner) and Dr. Ashley Hink (Resident winner), as they share their winning essays and discuss what has led them to a career in Trauma.
Click here for more information on the EAST Oriens Award and to read Dr. Pigneri's and Dr. Hink's essays.
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- How (and why) to Become a Surgical Critical Care-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician - Careercast #30
- 05/08/2017
In this Careercast, Dr. Stefan Leichtle talks with Dr. Jay Menaker from the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center about how emergency medicine physicians can become board-certified in surgical critical care, and why they should consider pursuing this unique career.
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- The Ins and Outs of Applying for a Surgical Critical Care Fellowship - Podcast #29
- 04/25/2017
In this Careercast, Dr. Stefan Leichtle talks with Dr. Bill Chiu from the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center about everything applicants for a Surgical Critical Care Fellowship need to know. Highlights include an explanation of SAFAS, the SCC and ACS Fellowship Application Service, a discussion of what's important in a CV and personal statement, and how to be a competitive fellowship applicant.
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- International Applicants to US Acute Care Surgery Fellowships - Careercast #27
- 03/28/2017
In this EAST Careercast, an open discourse between Dr. Juan Carlos Puyana and Dr. Gregory Peck, highlights some of the details and challenges to providing International Fellows education and training opportunities in US Acute Care Surgery Fellowships. Given the deficit of Acute Care Surgery education and training globally and the consequential perpetuation of Global Emergent and Essential Surgical burden, the goal of this EAST Careercast is to serve as an introduction for International Fellow applicants and US Program Directors to continue a difficult but necessary discourse. Establishing mechanisms for International Fellows to participate in US education and training fellowships is timely.
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- Surgical Critical Care or Acute Care Surgery Fellowship? - Careercast #26
- 12/20/2016
Surgical Critical Care or Acute Care Surgery Fellowship?
Interest in Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Fellowships have been steadily growing. Dr. Ron Tesoriero talks with Dr. Sam Tisherman, the President of the Surgical Critical Care Program Directors Society, about what prospective fellows should look for in a fellowship program and how to decide whether a one or two year fellowship is the right choice for you.
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- Incorporating Advanced Care Practitioners into Trauma Practice - Careercast #25
- 10/27/2016
Due to resident work hours restrictions and physician staffing shortages, Advanced Care Practitioners have become increasingly common in trauma care over the last decade. Dr. Brad Dennis talks with Dr. Britt Christmas and Marialice Gulledge, ACNP, both from Carolinas Medical Center, about incorporating ACPs into current trauma care models.
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- Faculty Tracks - Careercast #24
- 08/08/2016
Clinical, education, and research "faculty tracks" relate to the Governing of Appointments, Promotions, and Professional Activities within Universities. In this Podcast, Dr. Gregory Peck invites Dr. PJ Schenarts, Vice Chair of Academic Affairs at University of Nebraska, to help understand "faculty tracks" and their importance for fellows embarking on careers in acute care surgery.
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