WMed Specialty Spotlight
by Dr. Biren Shah
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Highlight: Choosing Orthopedic Surgery
Highlight: Choosing Orthopedic Surgery
About this podcast
The Specialty Spotlight Podcast explores the many specialties of medical practice, interviewing physicians about the realities of their specialty, the arc of their career paths, and their advice for medical students who narrowing down their choice of specialty and making long-term plans for a medical career.
Hosted by Dr. Biren Shah, MD, the assistant dean for Career Development and professor in the Department of Radiology at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine.
Episodes
- Highlight: Choosing Orthopedic Surgery · 3 min · Season 1In this clip from the WMed Specialty Spotlight, Karen Bovid, MD, discusses the factors that led her to decide that orthopedic surgery was the right specialty for her.
- Episode 13: Emergency Medicine with Kathryn Redinger, MD · 1 h 13 min · Season 1Dr. Kathryn Redinger, MD is an Associate Professor and currently serves as the Assistant Dean for Clinical Applications at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School…
- Highlight: The Flexibility of Family Medicine · 2 min · Season 1Episode Notes In this clip from the WMed Specialty Spotlight, Kristi VanDerKolk, MD, discusses how the practice of family medicine can vary widely depending on the individual…
- Episode 12: Anesthesiology with Tristan M. Wilson, MD · 58 min · Season 1Tristan Wilson, MD, is a board-certified anesthesiologist with Kalamazoo Anesthesiology in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He is also the Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at…
- Highlight: Applying into Family Medicine · 3 min · Season 1In this clip from the WMed Specialty Spotlight, Kristi VanDerKolk, MD, discusses the general requirements and recommendations for applying into the Family Medicine specialty…
- Highlight: The Best and Worst Parts of Family Medicine · 2 min · Season 1In this clip from the WMed Specialty Spotlight, Kristi VanDerKolk, MD, discusses some of the best parts and biggest struggles that come with being a specialist in Family…
- Episode 11: Obstetrics and Gynecology with Kevin A. Ault, MD · 60 min · Season 1Episode 11: Obstetrics and Gynecology with Kevin A. Ault, MDKevin A. Ault, MD, is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist. He is a professor in the Division of Obstetrics and…
- Highlight: There's No "Normal Day" in Family Medicine · 4 min · Season 1In this clip from the WMed Specialty Spotlight, Kristi VanDerKolk, MD, discusses the variety of patients that Family Medicine specialists see every day, and how she avoids…
- Highlight: Med-Peds Job Responsibilities · 3 min · Season 1Episode Notes In this clip from the WMed Specialty Spotlight, Theo Gomes, DO, discusses the flexibility of opportunities for Med-Peds physicians, both in day-to-day practice and…
- Highlight: Med-Peds Combined Residency · 3 min · Season 1In this clip from episode 1 of the WMed Specialty Spotlight, Theo Gomes, DO discusses the combined residency for the Med-Peds specialty and how the rigorous cross-training grants…
