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 MaterialEAST Oriens Award information and past award recipients and essays.