The Zach Highley Show
Zach Highley
Zach Highley is a medical student in Philadelphia, YouTube creator, and top percentile academic performer. In this show, Zach interviews top performers from around the world in business, life, and medicine. He analyzes what resources and techniques they used to get to the top. New episodes every other Monday at 5 am.
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#9: An Interview with a Neurosurgery Resident
The Zach Highley Show
03/27/23 • 65 min
Dr. Ellina Hattar was born in Amman, Jordan and grew up in the Middle East, as well as Odessa, Ukraine and Montreal, Canada. Her family immigrated to Ramsey, New Jersey when she was 13 years of age. She attended Johns Hopkins University where she earned a dual degree in Neuroscience and Public Health. She returned to New Jersey after college to attend NJMS at Rutgers University for medical school. Ellina enjoys the variety of surgical cases she is exposed to and continues to keep an open mind regarding future sub-specialization. During her spare time, she enjoys running with her husband, Jose (a family medicine resident at Jefferson), having movie nights with their chihuahua, Matilda, and spending time with her close-knit family in New Jersey.
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0:00 - Intro
0:51 - Statistics About Neurosurgery
4:40 - What Is Neurosurgery?
8:30 - Neurosurgery Residency
18:47 - How Much Do Neurosurgeons Work?
23:08 - Average Day/Week of a Neurosurgeon
31:38 - If I Give You $100 Million, What Would You Do?
35:17 - Why Neurosurgery?
43:30 - Helping Factors to Get Through Med School and NSGY
46:58 - Choosing Neurosurgery
49:20 - Differences Between Neurosurgeons and Family Medicine
50:36 - Best Things About Being a Neurosurgeon
51:16 - Worst Things About Being a Neurosurgeon
53:12 - How to Maintain Mental Wellness?
54:31 - Advice for Students Looking Into NSGY
57:29 - Characteristics of a Student for Neurosurgery
57:40 - Tips and Tricks for NSGY
1:00:18 - Future of Neurosurgery
1:02:52 - Closing Message
1:04:27 - Super Important Question!
1:05:26 - Outro
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Resources:
Residency Information: https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-residencies-eras/applying-residencies-eras
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View the Show Notes Page for This Episode for transcript and more information: zhighley.com/podcast
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Connect With Zach
Main YouTube: @ZachHighley
Newsletter: https://zhighley.com/newsletter/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zachhighley/?hl=en
Website: https://zhighley.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/zachhighley
Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-highley-gergel-44763766/
Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-zach-highley-show/id1666374777
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Welcome to the Zach Highley Show, where we discuss personal growth and medicine to figure out how to improve our lives. My name is Zach and I’m a medical student, and soon to be physician, in Philadelphia. Throughout these episodes I’ll interview top performers from around the world in business, life, and medicine in hopes of extracting the resources and techniques they use to get to the top.
The best way to help the show is share episodes on any platform. If you think a friend or family member will like a certain episode, send it to them!
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#28 Pathologist Interview - Leaving Surgery for Pathology, Lifestyle, and Career Growth
The Zach Highley Show
12/18/23 • 77 min
Dr. Goldberg is from Wilmington, Delaware. She went to UPenn where she majored in the Biological Basis of Behavior, graduated Magna Cum Laude, was judged to have the best honor's thesis in her major and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She went to Albert Einstein College of Medicine for her MD degree and was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha. She was a surgery resident here at Jefferson for many years, but changed careers to pathology. She is currently a cytopathologist and gynecologic surgical pathologist. She is also the doting mother to amazing twins and loving wife to her historian husband. Her research focuses on graduate medical education and laboratory quality and safety. In her "spare" time, she loves to ski, row, and watch her kids do karate and play baseball.
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0:00 - Intro
1:01 - Statistics About Pathology
4:02 - What Is Pathology?
11:24 - Changing to Pathology From Surgery
29:51 - What Was Residency Like?
32:58 - Specializing After Pathology Residency
38:38 - What Is It Like Being an Attending?
39:43 - An Average Day/Week of a Pathologist
45:28 - If I Give You $100 Million, What Would You Do?
47:21 - Best Thing About Being a Pathologist
49:37 - Worst Thing About Being a Pathologist
55:41 - Myths About Pathologists
57:10 - Characteristics of a Student for Pathology
58:43 - Advice to People Looking Into Pathology
1:01:40 - Maximizing Competitiveness Going Into Pathology
1:07:42 - Future of Pathology
1:14:30 - Advice to People Entering a Career in Medicine
1:18:12 - Book Recommendations
1:22:23 - What Advice Would You Give Your 18-Year-Old Self?
1:25:06 - Positive Qualities & Characteristics
1:28:06 - Finding a Good Program
1:30:19 - Closing Messages
1:32:28 - Outro
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Resources
And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts: https://a.co/d/02Hdxqp
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View the Show Notes Page for This Episode for transcript and more information: zhighley.com/podcast
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Connect With Zach
Main YouTube: @ZachHighley
Newsletter: https://zhighley.com/newsletter/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zachhighley/?hl=en
Website: https://zhighley.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/zachhighley
Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-highley-gergel-44763766/
Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-zach-highley-show/id1666374777
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Welcome to the Zach Highley Show, where we discuss personal growth and medicine to figure out how to improve our lives. My name is Zach a Resident Physician in Boston. Throughout these episodes I’ll interview top performers from around the world in business, life, and medicine in hopes of extracting the resources and techniques they use to get to the top.
The best way to help the show is share episodes on any platform. If you think a friend or family member will like a certain episode, send it to them!
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#26 Internal Medicine Resident Interview - Lifestyle, Extracurriculars, and Finding Your Voice
The Zach Highley Show
11/20/23 • 63 min
Gillian is from the larger Philadelphia area and initially studied Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Scranton and worked in social services as a Case Manager after college. She then transitioned to Vaccine Development NIH-funded research as a clinical coordinator at the University of Vermont while taking pre-med classes. She attended medical school at Penn State College of Medicine, where she also earned her Masters in Education and was recognized with the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine award and the Gold Humanism Honor Society. During medical school, she also held multiple statewide and national positions such as Chair for the Committee on Bioethics & Humanities for the American Medical Association-Medical Student Section, Board of Trustee for the Pennsylvania Medical Society, State Director on the Pennsylvania Political Action Committee Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania Medical Society. She was served as an Editorial Fellow with the AMA Journal of Ethics in 2019. She matched at TJUH in Internal Medicine where she was recognized with multiple teaching awards including Hobart Amory Hare Resident Teaching Award, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and teaching award, and the Darilyn Moyer, MD, FACP Professionalism Award for Trainees in Southeastern PA. She is interested in a career in academic hospital medicine and medical education crafting curriculum that incorporates health system science and humanism topics in medicine.
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0:00 - Intro
1:29 - Statistics About Internal Medicine
3:55 - What Is Internal Medicine?
7:25 - Why Internal Medicine?
15:18 - What Was IM Residency Like?
17:23 - Plans for Designing a Curriculum
19:22 - Shooting Incident at the Hospital
23:02 - Best Thing About Being an IM Doctor
26:09 - Worst Thing About Being an IM Doctor
27:14 - Work Intensity and an Average Day as a Resident
34:14 - The Best Year of Residency
35:19 - An Average Outpatient Day/Week
38:32 - If I Give You $100 Million, What Would You Do?
43:56 - Things You Wish You Knew Before Coming Into IM
45:33 - Characteristics of a Student Best for IM
50:00 - Advice for People Looking Into Internal Medicine
51:22 - Maximizing Competitiveness Going Into IM Residency
54:03 - Things Learned From Residency
56:53 - Common Mistakes
1:00:49 - Positive Qualities & Characteristics You Admire
1:03:05 - Closing Message
1:04:14 - Outro
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Resources
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View the Show Notes Page for This Episode for a transcript and more information: zhighley.com/podcast
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Connect With Zach
Main YouTube: @ZachHighley
Newsletter: https://zhighley.com/newsletter/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zachhighley/?hl=en
Website: https://zhighley.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/zachhighley
Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-highley-gergel-44763766/
Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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Listen for Free
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/23TvJdEBAJuW5WY1QHEc6A?si=cf65ae0abbaf46a4
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-zach-highley-show/id1666374777
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Welcome to the Zach Highley Show, where we discuss personal growth and medicine to figure out how to improve our lives. My name is Zach a Resident Physician in Boston. Throughout these episodes, I’ll interview top performers from around the world in business, life, and medicine in hopes of extracting the resources and techniques they use to get to the top.
The best way to help the show is to share episodes on any platform. If you think a friend or family member will like a certain episode, send it to them!
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#31 Endocrinologist Interview - Diabetes Breakthroughs, Lifestyle, and True Passion
The Zach Highley Show
01/29/24 • 112 min
SERGE A. JABBOUR, MD, FACP, FACE is a Professor of Medicine and the Director of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases at Jefferson. He is also the Director of the Jefferson Diabetes Center. Dr Jabbour completed his training in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.Dr Jabbour has been recognized with many honors and he is holder of many teaching awards. Dr Jabbour was named Top Doc in Philadelphia area every year since 2011 by Philadelphia Magazine and one of the best endocrinologists in the nation by Castle Connolly every year since 2012. Dr Jabbour is a member of numerous professional organizations, including The Endocrine Society, American Diabetes Association and American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.
Dr Jabbour has published many articles and chapters on diabetes, metabolic syndrome, various endocrine topics; he serves on the Editorial Board of many journals and he just finished in September 2021 his 5-year tenure as the Chair of the Endocrine Board Review Committee for The Endocrine Society.
Dr Jabbour’s main research interest is in the field of diabetes. He is involved in many clinical research trials related to new diabetes drugs. He also gives many lectures all over the world on different endocrine topics, mainly diabetes, either in the setting of grand rounds, symposia or other CME presentations. I am truly honored to have such an inspiring and world-class endocrinologist with me today. Welcome Dr. Jabbour, let’s see how many people we can convince to do endocrinology.
Jefferson Endocrinology:
https://www.jeffersonhealth.org/clinical-specialties/endocrinology-diabetes-metabolic-diseases?gclid=CjwKCAjwiOCgBhAgEiwAjv5whBW4FTPRCa_lVxnQI577rjIie4qMEkxca7tNsBwTxndwYCamtYfiMBoCknsQAvD_BwE
Jefferson Diabetes Center:
https://www.jeffersonhealth.org/clinical-specialties/diabetes-center
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0:00 - Intro
1:49 - Statistics About Endocrinology
3:10 - What Is Endocrinology?
5:22 - Journey Into Medicine and Endocrinology
13:07 - Keeping the Team Happy
15:42 - An Average Day/Week of an Endocrinologist
19:40 - Advice for People Looking Into Leveling up Ranks
22:50 - If I Give You $100 Million, What Would You Do?
25:25 - Best Thing About Being an Endocrinologist
27:35 - Making a Rare Diagnosis
32:16 - Passion for Studying Diabetes
34:21 - Things We Should Know About Type 2 & 1 Diabetes
53:06 - What Do You Think About Ozempic and Glp-1?
59:44 - Dietary Tips
1:06:21 - Hemoglobin a1c Levels
1:20:10 - SGLT2 Inhibitors
1:16:48 - Future of Endocrinology
1:19:34 - Changes Over the Years
1:20:17 - Myths About Diabetes
1:24:29 - High Number of Diabetic Patients in the U.S.
1:30:39 - Advice to People Looking Into Endocrinology
1:32:36 - Maximizing Competitiveness Going Into Endocrinology
1:39:00 - What Makes the Best-Med Students/Residents/Fellows?
1:42:28 - Advice to People Entering a Career in Medicine
1:45:17 - What Advice Would You Give Your 18-Year-Old Self?
1:48:20 - Adapting to the U.S.
1:49:43 - Closing Message
1:51:57 - Outro
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Resources
Who Moved My Cheese? by Dr Spencer Johnson: https://amzn.eu/d/dZHrYY8
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View the Show Notes Page for This Episode for transcript and more information: zhighley.com/podcast
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Connect With Zach
Main YouTube: @ZachHighley
Newsletter: https://zhighley.com/newsletter/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zachhighley/?hl=en
Website: https://zhighley.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/zachhighley
Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-highley-gergel-44763766/
Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-zach-highley-show/id1666374777
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Welcome to the Zach Highley Show, where we discuss personal growth and medicine to figure out how to improve our lives. My name is Zach a Resident Physician in Boston. Throughout these episodes I’ll interview top performers from around the world in business, life, and medicine in hopes of extracting the resources and techniques they use to get to the top.
The best way to help the show is share episodes on any platform. If you think a friend or family member will like a certain episode, send it to them!
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#29 - 42 Life-Changing Thoughts from My Twenty's
The Zach Highley Show
01/01/24 • 32 min
Here are 42 things I learned from my 20s (that I wish I learned earlier).
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0:19 - Schedule Everything
0:57 - Call Customer Service
1:35 - Your Parents Are People Too
2:06 - Friends and Family Are Important
2:31 - Aim for People to Respect You, Not to Like You
3:28 - Free Time Is Great
3:55 - Write Emails Like a Human
4:33 - Meditate
5:07 - Journaling
5:32 - Cold Exposure
6:14 - Heat Exposure
6:46 - You Can Do Anything
7:31 - Anger Solves Nothing
8:12 - Listening Is a Learned Skill
8:55 - Writing Is Important
9:53 - Automate and Delegate
11:01 - Reading Is a Superpower
11:48 - Take All the Blame and Give the Credit
12:28 - Try Doing One Thing at a Time
13:27 - The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Oil
14:06 - Everyone Is Shy; Be the Outgoing Person
14:46 - Have a Positive Attitude
15:18 - Your 20’s Matter
16:23 - Saving Won’t Make You Rich
19:37 - It Is Just a Matter of Time
19:57 - Find Advisors and Mentors
21:12 - Win with the Minimum Necessary Target
22:33 - Little Habits Matter More
23:05 - The World Isn’t So Scary
24:16 - Avoid Underemployment
25:23 - Say “No” Most of the Time
25:51 - Say “I Do Not Know”
27:30 - No One Cares and No One Knows
27:44 - Do the Adult Things
28:00 - Don’t Complain
29:00 - Wake Up and Go to Bed at the Same Time
29:04 - You Are the Average of the 5 People You Are With
29:13 - Read More
29:23 - Just Start!
29:43 - Most Things Aren’t Personal
31:18 - Cultivate a Healthy Mind and Body
31:58 - This Too Shall Pass!
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Resources
The Defining Decade by Meg Jay: https://amzn.eu/d/1mO3gWe
Hell Yeah Or No by Derek Sivers: https://a.co/d/czgdFFn
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View the Show Notes Page for This Episode for a transcript and more information: zhighley.com/podcast
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Connect With Zach
Main YouTube: @ZachHighley
Newsletter: https://zhighley.com/newsletter/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zachhighley/?hl=en
Website: https://zhighley.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/zachhighley
Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-highley-gergel-44763766/
Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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Listen for Free
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/23TvJdEBAJuW5WY1QHEc6A?si=cf65ae0abbaf46a4
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-zach-highley-show/id1666374777
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Welcome to the Zach Highley Show, where we discuss personal growth and medicine to figure out how to improve our lives. My name is Zach a Resident Physician in Boston. Throughout these episodes, I’ll interview top performers from around the world in business, life, and medicine in hopes of extracting the resources and techniques they use to get to the top.
The best way to help the show is to share episodes on any platform. If you think a friend or family member will like a certain episode, send it to them!
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#27 Sleep and Family Medicine Doctor Interview - Lifestyle, Expanding Your Career, and Sleep Hacks
The Zach Highley Show
12/04/23 • 72 min
Dr. Rohin Saroya is a family medicine doctor currently practicing family medicine and sleep medicine. He completed his residency at Drexel University and Moved to Jefferson and completed a one-year fellowship in sleep medicine. He is Board certified in both and practicing 80/20% in family medicine and sleep medicine, respectively. He still lives in Philly but is working in central Delaware at Bayhealth. Dr. Saroya is regularly elected as a top teacher, in fact, when searching for an attending doctor to speak to in regards to family medicine, Dr. Saroya was the name that came up 90% of the time. Welcome Dr. Saroya.
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0:00 - Intro
0:48 - Statistics About Family Medicine
6:16 - What Is Family Medicine?
10:18 - Journey Into Family Medicine
16:16 - What Was Residency Like?
22:07 - Getting Into Sleep Medicine
23:58 - What Is Sleep Medicine?
25:35 - What Was Sleep Medicine Fellowship Like?
27:32 - Melatonin in Kids
29:09 - Common Mistakes Made in Sleep Hygiene
31:04 - Treating People Struggling With Sleep
33:04 - Sleep Trackers and Devices to Improve Sleep
36:46 - An Average Day of a Family Medicine Doctor
40:12 - Tips for Practicing Medicine in the U.S. From Other Countries
42:42 - What Is It Like Being an Attending?
44:39 - If I Give You $100 Million, What Would You Do?
45:40 - Best Thing About Family Medicine
46:49 - Worst Thing About Family Medicine
47:48 - Dealing With Burnout and Keeping a Good Lifestyle
50:03 - Things You Wish You Knew Before Going Into Family Medicine
51:20 - Myths About Family Medicine
53:05 - What Makes the Best-Med Students/Residents?
57:40 - Future of Your Career
1:02:16 - Advice to People Looking Into Family Medicine
1:04:13 - Maximizing Competitiveness Going Into Residency
1:06:34 - Advice to People Entering Medicine
1:08:21 - Common Mistakes
1:09:08 - Positive Qualities & Characteristics You Admire
1:10:28 - Closing Message for People Looking Into Family Medicine
1:11:31 - Closing Message
1:12:04 - Outro
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Resources
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View the Show Notes Page for This Episode for a transcript and more information: zhighley.com/podcast
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Connect With Zach
Main YouTube: @ZachHighley
Newsletter: https://zhighley.com/newsletter/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zachhighley/?hl=en
Website: https://zhighley.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/zachhighley
Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-highley-gergel-44763766/
Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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Listen for Free
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/23TvJdEBAJuW5WY1QHEc6A?si=cf65ae0abbaf46a4
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-zach-highley-show/id1666374777
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Welcome to the Zach Highley Show, where we discuss personal growth and medicine to figure out how to improve our lives. My name is Zach a Resident Physician in Boston. Throughout these episodes, I’ll interview top performers from around the world in business, life, and medicine in hopes of extracting the resources and techniques they use to get to the top.
The best way to help the show is to share episodes on any platform. If you think a friend or family member will like a certain episode, send it to them!
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#2: I Interview My Grandpa about WWII, London Bombings, and The Meaning of Life
The Zach Highley Show
02/03/23 • 178 min
An important episode for me, my grandpa passed shortly after this recording. We talk about his role in WWII, The London Bombings, and life lessons.
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0:00 - Intro
4:35 - What Was It Like When WW2 Started?
7:21 - Fear Around the War
13:47 - Bombing Encounters
14:44 - Being Evacuated!
23:03 - Joining the Home Guard
27:46 - The Big Problem of Americans
29:08 - People Going Into Service and Accepting the War
31:06 - Getting Promoted/Experiences in the Home Guard
34:53 - Joining the Airforce
40:38 - Working as an Accountant, Train Rides, and Friends
46:52 - Getting Called Into the Airforce After D-Day
49:33 - Flying Bombers Coming Over
54:43 - Getting Tested and Being a Bomb Aimer
56:37 - Training to Be a Navigator
58:25 - Physical Training
1:01:34 - Jobs at the Airforce
1:39:31 - Finding a Permanent Position in the Air Force
1:41:56 - Funny Stories With Best Friend
1:49:31 - When Did You Hear About the Holocaust and Hitler?
1:53:59 - Televisions
1:56:47 - Inventions That Changed the World
1:57:47 - Love Story
2:14:44 - Favorite Vacation Destinations
2:21:35 - Shocking Experiences After the War
2:22:25 - What 1 Thing Would You Change About Society Now?
2:27:31 - Regrets
2:28:47 - Greatest Lessons Learned From Your Children
2:30:39 - Greatest Lessons Learned From Your Parents
2:32:22 - Advice to Build a Good Family
2:35:05 - What Does Being Jewish Mean to You?
2:37:08 - Greatest Contributors to Having a Good Life
2:38:45 - Proudest Moment in Life
2:40:56 - Mistakes That People Make in Life
2:42:51 - What Do You Think About Harry Potter?
2:49:46 - Favorite Music
2:50:11 - Favorite Food as a Kid
2:51:41 - Closing Message
2:52:02 - Winston Churchill During the War and the Royal Family
2:55:58 - Comparison Between Coivd-19 and WW2
2:58:13 - Outro
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View the Show Notes Page for This Episode for transcript and more information: zhighley.com/podcast
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Connect With Zach
Main YouTube: @ZachHighley
Newsletter: https://zhighley.com/newsletter/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zachhighley/?hl=en
Website: https://zhighley.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/zachhighley
Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-highley-gergel-44763766/
Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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Listen for Free
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/23TvJdEBAJuW5WY1QHEc6A?si=cf65ae0abbaf46a4
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-zach-highley-show/id1666374777
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Welcome to the Zach Highley Show, where we discuss personal growth and medicine to figure out how to improve our lives. My name is Zach and I’m a medical student, and soon to be physician, in Philadelphia. Throughout these episodes I’ll interview top performers from around the world in business, life, and medicine in hopes of extracting the resources and techniques they use to get to the top.
The best way to help the show is share episodes on any platform. If you think a friend or family member will like a certain episode, send it to them!
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#25 Colorectal Surgeon Interview - Lifestyle, Difficult Cases, and Career Progression
The Zach Highley Show
11/06/23 • 51 min
Dr. Isenberg is a professor of surgery at SKMC and the vice chair of surgical education here at Jefferson as well. He is specialized in colorectal surgery. He went to medical school at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, trained in surgery at Lenox hill hospital, and completed is colorectal surgery fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University. He is the editor-in-chief for ACS case reviews in surgery, the immediate past president of the TJUH medical staff, the immediate past chair of Colorectal RC of ACGME and the past VP of ASCRS. He is a widely loved teacher and leader here at Jefferson. I personally had an amazing experience working as a medical student in his team here at Jefferson and because of how amazing an experience I had, I came very close to picking surgery as opposed to internal medicine. He has won multiple teaching awards, including Dean’s career educator award in 2020.
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0:00 - Intro
1:07 - Statistics About Colorectal Surgery
1:39 - What Is Colorectal Surgery?
2:32 - Why Colorectal Surgery?
5:53 - Choosing Surgery During Med School
7:29 - What Was General Surgery Residency Like?
8:26 - Going Into Colorectal Surgery
9:49 - What Is It Like Being an Attending?
12:08 - An Average Week of a Colorectal Surgeon
13:42 - Being In Academia
15:20 - If I Give You $100 Million, What Would You Do?
18:25 - Making Curricular Changes in Skmc
21:47 - Best Thing About Colorectal Surgery
23:47 - Worst Thing About Colorectal Surgery
24:45 - What Makes the Best-Med Students/Residents/Fellows?
27:12 - Advice to Students Doubting About Surgery
28:39 - Maximizing Competitiveness Going Into Surgery
30:00 - Changes in Colorectal Surgery Over the Years
32:17 - Future of Colorectal Surgery
33:19 - Dealing With Burnout and Keeping a Good Lifestyle
38:25 - Clinic vs Operating Room
39:26 - Advice to New Attendings
39:47 - Advice to People Entering a Career in Medicine
42:02 - Any Mistakes That You Made Throughout Your Career/Life?
44:27 - Book Recommendations
48:55 - What Advice Would You Give Your 18-Year-Old Self?
49:34 - Closing Message
54:39 - Very Important Question!
55:00 - Outro
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Resources
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield: https://a.co/d/biHgWmw
The Book of Joy by Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, and Douglas Abrams: https://a.co/d/eSZdL0i
When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold S. Kushner: https://a.co/d/em0VH6I
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View the Show Notes Page for This Episode for a transcript and more information: zhighley.com/podcast
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Welcome to the Zach Highley Show, where we discuss personal growth and medicine to figure out how to improve our lives. My name is Zach a Resident Physician in Boston. Throughout these episodes, I’ll interview top performers from around the world in business, life, and medicine in hopes of extracting the resources and techniques they use to get to the top.
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#24 Dermatology Resident Interview - Lifestyle, Competition, and Lifestyle (again)
The Zach Highley Show
10/23/23 • 80 min
Alex Valiga is the current chief resident physician in the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology here at Thomas Jefferson University. He grew up outside of Philadelphia in North Wales, Pennsylvania and attended nearby Drexel University where he earned a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering. It was during this time that Dr. Valiga developed his passion for cutaneous oncology by spending several years conducting basic science research at the world-renowned Wistar Institute. Given his achievements in academics and research, Dr. Valiga was elected to national honors societies for engineering (Tau Beta Pi) and biomedical engineering (Alpha Eta Mu Beta). After completing his undergraduate studies, Dr. Valiga then continued on to Drexel University College of Medicine. During this time he was honored to be elected co-president of his medical school class for four consecutive years and received the Joel Roslyn Award, an honor reserved for a single member of the graduating class in recognition of outstanding leadership while demonstrating a notable level of commitment and service to his fellow classmates. After graduation, Dr. Valiga then completed an internship in internal medicine at Lankenau Medical Center and is now halfway through his final year of dermatology residency at Thomas Jefferson where he is also serving as Chief Resident. With his academic interests in cutaneous oncology, Dr. Valiga will continue his training with a fellowship in micrographic surgery and dermatologic oncology after which he hopes to continue his career in academic medicine.
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0:00 - Intro
1:18 - Statistics About Dermatology
4:14 - What Is Dermatology?
6:36 - Journey Into Dermatology
12:56 - 1st and 2nd Years of Dermatology Residency
17:55 - Monkeypox Case
22:49 - 3rd Year and Overall Residency Experience
32:11 - An Average Week of a Dermatology Resident
36:28 - Types of Fellowships
37:36 - What Fellowship Did You Pick and Why?
42:18 - Future of Your Career
43:56 - Dealing With Burnout and Keeping a Good Lifestyle
50:52 - Maximizing Competitiveness Going Into Derm Residency
59:25 - Best Thing About Being a Dermatologist
1:00:20 - Worst Thing About Being a Dermatologist
1:03:24 - If I Give You $100 Million, What Would You Do?
1:08:22 - Future of Dermatology
1:10:09 - Advice to People Entering Medicine
1:12:10 - Book Recommendations
1:15:32 - What Advice Would You Give Your 18-Year-Old Self?
1:18:53 - Closing Message for People Looking Into Dermatology
1:20:03 - What Makes the Best Dermatology Resident?
1:21:17 - Closing Message
1:24:41 - Outro
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Resources
I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi: https://a.co/d/1jQA8D8
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell: https://a.co/d/hOnFtG8
Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl: https://a.co/d/dHP8ebQ
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Welcome to the Zach Highley Show, where we discuss personal growth and medicine to figure out how to improve our lives. My name is Zach a Resident Physician in Boston. Throughout these episodes, I’ll interview top performers from around the world in business, life, and medicine in hopes of extracting the resources and techniques they use to get to the top.
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#30 Hematologist/Oncologist Interview - End of Life, Breaking Bad News, and Lifestyle
The Zach Highley Show
01/15/24 • 83 min
Amy Mackenzie, MD, grew up in Los Angeles but fled the scene in 1994 after college in rural New York to live and work in Japan for 3 years. She decided to pursue medicine at that time and headed back to the states to finish up pre-med work while working for the Japanese Consulate in Los Angeles. She then moved to Philadelphia in 2000 to work and apply to med school, ultimately enrolling at MCP-Hahnemann (now Drexel). After a year as part-time faculty at the med school, she went on to 3 years of IM residency at Temple and subsequently worked as a hospitalist at Fox Chase for a year between residency and fellowship. She completed heme/onc fellowship at Jefferson in 2013 and then became the first oncologist to do a geriatrics fellowship at Jefferson. She has 4 board certifications: internal medicine, hematology, oncology and geriatrics. She is an associate professor and a fellow of the American College of Physicians, actively participates in an older adults task force with ASCO (Amercian Society of Clinical Oncology) and sits on the board of the newly formed American Academy of Geriatric Oncology. Welcome to the show!
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0:00 - Intro
1:17 - Statistics About Oncology
2:24 - What Is Hematology Oncology?
7:06 - Journey Into Heme-Oncol.
12:39 - Entering Med School Older Than Most People
19:16 - What Was Heme-Oncol. Fellowship Like?
26:29 - Getting Into Geriatrics
30:07 - What Is It Like Being an Attending?
37:33 - Dealing With Very Sick People
41:23 - Delivering Bad and Good News
50:24 - Lessons Learned From Treating Very Ill Patients
55:32 - An Average Day/Week of a Hematologist Oncologist
1:06:20 - If I Give You $100 Million, What Would You Do?
1:09:09 - Worst Thing About Being a Hematologist Oncologist
1:11:50 - Best Thing About Being a Hematologist Oncologist
1:13:27 - Advice to People Looking Into Hematology Oncology
1:16:36 - Maximizing Competitiveness Going Into Fellowship
1:19:09 - Advice to People Entering a Career in Medicine
1:25:22 - Super Important Question!!!
1:27:24 - Closing Message
1:30:22 - Outro
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Resources
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Welcome to the Zach Highley Show, where we discuss personal growth and medicine to figure out how to improve our lives. My name is Zach a Resident Physician in Boston. Throughout these episodes I’ll interview top performers from around the world in business, life, and medicine in hopes of extracting the resources and techniques they use to get to the top.
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How many episodes does The Zach Highley Show have?
The Zach Highley Show currently has 32 episodes available.
What topics does The Zach Highley Show cover?
The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Personal Growth, Medicine, Podcasts, Self-Improvement and Education.
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The average episode length on The Zach Highley Show is 70 minutes.
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When was the first episode of The Zach Highley Show?
The first episode of The Zach Highley Show was released on Jan 18, 2023.
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