A Medical Interview Podcast
I talk with medical students and doctors about how they got there and what the work is actually like.
Your host
Dhruv Manojanand
From the Host
I started Aesculapian Society to ask the questions I had to people in various stages of the journey I want to embark on. I hope these conversations help both me as well as anyone else that might come across this site.
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Photo: Aesculapian SocietyDr. Perel Baral
·Cardiothoracic Surgeon, St. Clair Medical Group Cardiac Surgery
I talk with Dr. Perel Baral about how she chose heart surgery, what happens during a coronary bypass, how she uses AI, and how she handles an unpredictable schedule while raising a family.
Dr. Donald Whiting
·System Chair, AHN Neuroscience Institute, Department of Neurosurgery
I talk with Dr. Donald Whiting about how he found neurosurgery, how deep brain stimulation works, what happens inside an operating room, and how he thinks AI may change medicine.
Photo: Rohan KandalaRohan
·First-Year Medical Student
I talk with Rohan, a first-year medical student at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Jefferson, about classes and exams, the path through residency, burnout, money, and making time for life outside school.
From the Blog
I had questions about a future in medicine, so I decided to ask people who were already on that path.
If you study or work in medicine and would be willing to talk about your experience, I'd like to hear from you.
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