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Is the Match Broken? A Deep Dive into Medical Education with Dr. Bryan Carmody

I've been watching the Sheriff of Sodium break down medical education data on social media for years, so I'm thrilled to finally have Dr. Bryan Carmody on the show to help me understand what's actually happening to the system that turns medical students into doctors. We start wit ...  Show more

Knock Knock Eye: Mark Cuban's Case for Medicare for All and Total Financial Transparency

A few things on the agenda today. First, RFK Jr. and the MAHA crew want medical schools to dedicate around 40 hours, roughly 20% of preclinical training, to nutrition education. I have some thoughts. We already have dietitians, med school is already a fire hydrant, and the Krebs ...  Show more

Everything You're Getting Wrong About Sleep with Sleep Doctor Chris

This week we sit down with Dr. Chris Allen, board-certified sleep medicine physician, board-certified pediatric neurologist, and a man who has been on CPAP therapy for 22 years. We cover how a sleep study actually works, the real misconceptions around sleep apnea, why CPAP isn't ...  Show more

Knock Knock Eye: Is Medical Recertification a Money Grab?

I just watched The Backrooms and now I can't stop thinking about hospital liminal spaces. The basement. The pathology lab. The OR at 2 AM when you're going in for an open globe. We start there. Then a great Spotify question pulls me into ophthalmology boards, what the written tes ...  Show more

Understanding Mitochondrial Disease with Dr. Heather Gatcombe

Dr. Heather Gatcombe, a clinical radiation oncologist at Emory, who immediately humbles me by explaining that her job involves a lot more than drawing circles on a screen, it involves medical physics boards, cancer biology exams, and oral evaluations with the world's leading subs ...  Show more