Alert and Oriented
by Alert and Oriented
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#59 - Doctor's Playbook - Lee Jones, MD: Following a Compass of…
#59 - Doctor's Playbook - Lee Jones, MD: Following a Compass of…
About this podcast
We are a medical student-led podcast aiming to promote the development of clinical reasoning skills in early learners by providing a field to practice swinging for the fences. Although we all strike out here or there along the way, it is our true hope to improve diagnosis in medicine through repetition.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 60 episodes
- #59 - Doctor's Playbook - Lee Jones, MD: Following a Compass of Curiosity · 57 min · Episode 59Join us for an insightful conversation with Dr. Lee Jones, who is a clinician, medical educator, mentor, and leader. Dr. Jones completed his bachelor of arts in psychology at…
- #58 – Early Clinical Learners Series: Cracking the Joint Pain Differential · 34 min · Episode 58Welcome to the fourth episode of our Early Clinical Learners Series, a series dedicated to fostering clinical reasoning skills and strategies in early clinical trainees. This…
- #57 – Leading by Influence: Dr. Bruce Henschen, MD, MPH on Coaching, Culture, and Care in Medicine · 47 min · Episode 57In this episode of The Doctor’s Playbook, we sit down with Dr. Bruce Henschen, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine and Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency at…
- #56 - Inside the Hospital Ethics Pager with Rev. Clayton Thomason: A Special Episode on Ethics, Spirituality & Medicine · 41 min · Episode 56This special episode of The Doctor’s Playbook steps outside the usual clinical lens to explore the ethical, spiritual, and human dimensions of medicine. My guest is The Reverend…
- #55 - Doctor's Playbook: Sonali Khurana, MD on Teaching, Humanism, & Medicine · 50 minIn this episode of The Doctor’s Playbook, we sit down with Dr. Sonali Khurana—academic hospitalist, educator, and core faculty at Rush University Medical Center. With a career…
- #54 – Early Clinical Learners Series: Esophageal Disorders and GI Pearls · 51 min · Episode 54Welcome to our third episode of the Early Clinical Learners Series - a series dedicated towards fostering clinical reasoning skills and strategies in early clinical learners…
- #53 - Doctor's Playbook - Christine Tsai, MD: When Past Wounds Become Future Gifts · 1 h 29 min · Episode 53Join us for an insightful conversation with Dr. Christine Tsai, a doctor, educator, and mentor whose career exemplifies excellence in medicine. Dr. Tsai is an associate professor…
- #52 – Early Clinical Learners Series: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis and Pulmonary Care Pearls · 47 min · Episode 52Welcome to our second episode of the Early Clinical Learners Series - a series dedicated towards fostering clinical reasoning skills and strategies in early clinical learners! In…
- #51 - Doctor's Playbook - Navigating Medicine with Tim Rowe, MD: Teaching, Mentorship, and Critical Care Insights · 51 min · Episode 51Join us for an insightful conversation with Dr. Tim Rowe, a leader in pulmonary and critical care medicine. In this episode, Dr. Rowe shares his journey through medicine, his…
- #50 - Doctor's Playbook - Benjamin Singer, MD: Medical Jeopardy Champion Turned Master Physician-Scientist · 44 min · Episode 50In this episode of The Doctor’s Playbook, we sit down with Dr. Ben Singer—pulmonary critical care physician, scientist, and two-time Medical Jeopardy national champion. A leader…
- #49 - Doctor’s Playbook - 12 Years, 3 IM Residencies, 3 Countries: Naim Battikh, MD's Journey of Clinical Mastery · 48 min · Episode 49Dr. Naim Batik’s journey through medicine is nothing short of extraordinary—12 years of Internal Medicine training across three countries, multiple visa rejections, and an…
- #48 – Early Clinical Learners Series: Cracking the Case – HFrEF & Clinical Reasoning · 47 min · Episode 48Welcome to our first episode of the Early Clinical Learners Series - a series dedicated towards fostering clinical reasoning skills and strategies in early clinical learners! In…
- #47 - Doctor's Playbook - Frameworks, Favorite Failures, and Future Trends: Daniel Boctor, MD on Clinical Reasoning · 37 min · Episode 47What does it take to master clinical reasoning in an ever-evolving medical landscape? Dr. Daniel Boctor, MD dives into the complexities of decision-making in medicine, why asking…
- #46 - Doctor's Playbook - Reflections on 40 Years of Practice with Dr. Richard Abrams · 45 min · Episode 46In this inspiring episode of The Doctor's Playbook, host Andrew Mohama sits down with Dr. Richard Abrams, a distinguished internist, educator, and Associate Dean of Learning…
- #45 - Ova the Top · 38 min · Episode 45In this episode, hosts Kevin Grudzinski & Caroline Wang present a clinical case of volume overload to medical students Andrew Mohama (Rush M3) & Samantha Shih (Rush M3). Listen…
- #44 - Doctor's Playbook - Dr. Kevin Grudzinski · 35 min · Episode 44In this special first episode of The Doctor’s Playbook, we turn the spotlight on our very own host, Kevin Grudzinski, the mind behind Alert and Oriented. Join us as we delve into…
- #43 - Yellow There! · 46 min · Episode 43We’re back where Alert & Oriented began to kick off Season 4! In this episode, hosts Kevin Grudzinski and Koushik Kondapi present a clinical case of jaundice to medical students…
- #42 - Tummy Trouble · 39 min · Episode 42Nathan Kudlapur and Koushik Kondapi lead medical students Ateh Fonteh & Sam Reyes through a case of acute abdominal pain. Hosts: Koushik Kondapi & Nathan Kudlapur Discussants…
- #41 - Liver Let Die · 30 min · Episode 41Nathan Kudlapur and Koushik Kondapi lead medical students Nami Kadambi & Michael Saporito through a case of markedly elevated liver tests. Hosts: Koushik Kondapi & Nathan…
- #40 - Rashional thoughts · 29 min · Episode 40Nathan Kudlapur and Koushik Kondapi lead medical students Janet Song & Julia Carter through a case of a post-solid organ transplant patient with a rash. Hosts: Koushik Kondapi &…







