The New Resident Experience with Residency Director Abdullah Chahin MD (Ep. 4.12 Rebroadcast)

03/10/22 • 23 min

Rounds to Residency (from MedEd University)

Chase DiMarco talks to Dr. Abdullah Chahin who is board certified in both infectious diseases and critical care medicine. He is also an assistant professor and the program director for internal medicine at Brown University’s School of Medicine. He also holds a teaching position at Tufts University School of Medicine. Chase and Dr. Chahin discuss the current state of medical

education, its challenges, and the changes that can be made it to improve it.

[02:28] Biggest Challenge Facing Today’s Residents
[05:42] Managing Residents’ Expectations
[07:35] Residency Application & Medical Knowledge
[14:32] How can International Medical Graduates Stand Out?
[20:00] Dr. Chahin’s Advice to Medical Students and Residents

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education, its challenges, and the changes that can be made it to improve it.

[02:28] Biggest Challenge Facing Today’s Residents
[05:42] Managing Residents’ Expectations
[07:35] Residency Application & Medical Knowledge
[14:32] How can International Medical Graduates Stand Out?
[20:00] Dr. Chahin’s Advice to Medical Students and Residents

Full show notes

Follow Chase here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chasedimarco/

Visit our Website - MedEd University

Email us at - [email protected]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MedEdUniversity/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MedEduniversity

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mededuniversity

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mededuniversity

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/mededuniversity

YouTube: http://youtube.com/mededuniversity

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Chase DiMarco talks to Dr. Alen Juginovic, a medical doctor and postdoc at Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurobiology. He is also the author of "Introduction to Sleep Medicine," which focuses on the physiology and pathophysiology of sleep, sleep disorders, and the circadian rhythm. They talk about sleep medicine, communicating science to the general public, and keeping up with scientific literature.

[01:09] Challenges Facing Residents in Sleep Medicine
[06:02] Introduction to Sleep Medicine
[07:14] The Hot Science Balloon Project
[09:35] Communicating Science to the General Public
[13:10] Why Experts Should Explain Their Science to the Layperson
[14:30] The Role of the Science Experts in Developing Public Policy
[15:55] How to Keep up with New Scientific Literature
[19:10] Why Facts Don't Change Our Minds
[23:40] Fake Science and the Knowledge Crisis
[26:08] Strategies and Tools for Communicating Science to the General Public
[28:21] Tips for Pursuing a Career Medicine

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