Caitlin discusses her career in the ICU for several years and how she ended up shifting gears to focus on mental health. She is now focused on ketamine administration for depression and other mental health concerns.

#60: Erica Vining the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Nov 4th, 2022 40m 30s

Erica started off as a Nurse in the ER, then a Family Nurse Practitioner in psychiatry and eventually went back to school to specialize in psychiatry. She shares how she chose that route and her thoughts on the profession in general.

#59: Serena Smith the Certified Recovery Support Specialist

Jun 18th, 2022 52m 52s

Serena tells us about her experience with 15 years of addiction and how she's turned her life around to help others that are dealing with the same thing. She is in training to become a CRSS.

The Decision Making Process

Jun 7th, 2022 12m

In this solo episode, I share the most important things to do and consider when thinking about your future medical career.

Dennis Gade the Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Jun 1st, 2022 35m 5s

Dennis has more than a decade of experience as a counselor, providing therapy to a variety of people. He spent many years helping teenage boys deal with drug addiction and now works providing talk therapy to adults with mental health issues.

Dr. Haake the ER Physician

May 25th, 2022 35m 56s

Dr. Haake has over a decade of experience as an emergency medicine physician and also works as an EMS director. He shares what he enjoys about it and things you could do to know for yourself if it would be a good fit. He's an amazing spokespers

Dr. Dan Krueger the Dentist

May 11th, 2022 55m 31s

Dr. Krueger has about 20 years of experience in dentistry and has incredible advice for students looking into Dentistry. He also discussed how to make your private practice successful whether you're in dentistry or anything else!

Gabby the Surgical First Assist

May 4th, 2022 19m 27s

A First Assist is an extra partner for the surgeon who is qualified to assist in surgery. Gabby spends her whole job in the operating room and loves it. This is a great option for those who love the OR and want to be involved in surgery, but do

Dacon Scott the Float PA

Apr 27th, 2022 1h 2m

Dacon worked in 4 different areas of the hopsital during his first year as a PA which is extremely rare. He also had the benefit of working in a rural area at a critical access hospital, which presented him with all sorts of unique difficulties

Clay Shelton the General Surgery PA (Part 2)

Apr 21st, 2022 41m 8s

Clay was first on the Show in Episode 3 as a brand new grad in surgery, and now he's back to tell us what he's learned. We focus on what the job like on a day to day basis and also what kind of things to consider when looking and interviewing f

#51: Dr. Lauren Warner the Licensed Acupuncturist

Apr 13th, 2022 1h

Dr. Warner has about a decade of experience as an acupuncturist. She actually got her first exposure to it while she was in school to become a chiropractor. She fell in love with it and almost exclusively does acupuncture now even though she's

How to choose a medical specialty

Apr 6th, 2022 9m 56s

This is a solo episode on all the considerations that I've noticed people make when trying to figure out what medical career they're going to pursue. This should help you narrow things down if you have an idea of what you want your life to look

Karen the Cardiothoracic Surgery PA

Mar 30th, 2022 1h 7m

Karen has 15 years of experience in Cardiothoracic Surgery and loves her career. Although her newfound passion is helping people achieve a more fulfilling life with better work/life balance. Find her on scalpelandheart.com or on instagram @kcal

James the Sports Massage Therapist

Mar 23rd, 2022 53m 9s

James owns his own business called DMV Sports Massage and also treats athletes at the University of Maryland. Massage therapy is unique for a vareity of reasons and could be a great career choice!

Abe the Urgent Care PA

Mar 16th, 2022 55m 2s

Abe has experience in both family practice and urgent care. We discuss the pros and cons of both specialties. We also talk about ways to make the most of your time as a student and in clinicals.

How do PA's specialize?

Mar 9th, 2022 22m 43s

Since physician assistants work in most specialties, the question often gets asked, how do you go about specializiing? Let me correct some misconceptions and clarify some options including residencies and certificates of added qualification.

#45: Dr. Hitchings the Internal Medicine Resident

Mar 1st, 2022 1h 3m

Dr Hitchings educates us all about what Internal medicine is and how it can allow a decent amount of versatility for your career. He also shares great tips and ideas for how students can make their medical educations the most successful they c

#44: Dr. Vicki Chan the Ophthalmologist

Feb 23rd, 2022 54m 20s

Dr. Chan has been working as an ophthalmologist for about 10 years. She explains why she chose this route and why someone else may enjoy the profession. She's also outspoken about working part time and how your job doesn't have to define you.

Brian Wallace the Surgical PA

Feb 15th, 2022 56m 58s

Brian is a surgical PA with 15 years of exprience. He's considered a Multi-Specialty surgical PA which means that he assists multiple types of surgeons with their cases. He also runs a popular medical podcast called "Physician Assistant Exam Re

#42: Dr. Lex the Dermatology Resident

Feb 8th, 2022 33m 19s

Dr Lex talks about why she chose dermatology. She gives a breakdown of the parts of her different rotations that she enjoyed and didn't enjoy. She also discusses her interest in burnout and her goal of helping students and medical providers pre

#41: Kaleigh the Registered Dietician and Personal Trainer

Jan 25th, 2022 39m 41s

Health and fitness are common interests with a lot of people. Kaleigh educates us on how she has made this interest into a career and tells us why she decided to work for herself as opposed to a company or hospital. She also talks about how she

Steph the Physical Therapist

Jan 17th, 2022 48m 23s

Steph has been working as a physical therapist in New York City for the past couple years. She works in the hospital setting helping people get strong enough to be discharged. She discusses the benefits and the difficulties of the profession as

Matt the Neuroradiologist

Jan 3rd, 2022 1h 2m

Matt has just began practicing as a Neuroradiologist and we discuss why radiology may or may not be for you. He also breaks down some of the other subspecialties in radiology. He feels like it's a great profession for those that love analytics,

Brent the Psychiatrist

Jun 9th, 2021 1h 14m

Dr. Brent and I discuss all things psychiatry. Psychiatry has a promising future as mental health continues to be increasingly recognized as a critical part of health. Brent tells us why psychiatry is one of the most rewarding specialties out t