Category: Humanism & Physicianhood

Radio Rounds Goes Courtside

…with Dr. Brian Cole, the Head Team Physician of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls and the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball. Dr. Cole is also a Professor of Orthopedics at Rush University Medical Center and offeres some great insights into the world of sports medicine. He talks about a number of topics — from his interest in arthroscopic reconstruction to the steroids era in baseball. He also discusses the intricacies and pressures of treating professional athletes.

Special thanks to the Boonshoft School of Medicine’s Dr. Gary Onady, who provides the jazz music that you can hear in our introduction. In this episode, you can hear Dr. Onady’s smooth sounds on the trumpet for the Eddie Brookshire Quintet.

 

People in Glass Hospitals Shouldn’t Throw Stones

This episode of Radio Rounds aired on Sunday March 11. Check out streaming audio of this episode on WYSO.org and the free podcast download on our iTunes page! Also (coming soon): FULL RECAP!

Featured Guest: Dr. John  Schumann, the founder and author of the popular blog GlassHospital.com, which aims to “demystify” medicine and provide transparency on the workings of medical practice and the complexities of hospital care. Dr. Schumann is a general internist and medical educator — previously at the University of Chicago and now at the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine, where he functions as the Associate Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program.

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Gesundheit! Featuring Patch Adams

 

This episode — the Season Six Finale — aired on Sunday December 18, 2011. You can listen to this episode in its entirety on WYSO.org or download the free podcast on our iTunes page!

Compassionate healing is available to all people in all professions.  Radio Rounds aims to showcase this quality in the field of medicine, and in this Season 6 finale, our guest’s enthusiasm for this concept is contagious.

Featured Guest: Physician and social activist Patch Adams, founder of the world-renowned Gesundheit! Institute. In this episode, Patch energetically discusses his outlook on medicine, life, and the human community, and he shares his feelings about the 1998 film “Patch Adams” starring Robin Williams.

Patch Adams shares with hosts Avash Kalra and John Corker the darker paths of his life that led to his unabashed “love revolution” and his desire to enter the field of medicine.  He learned to communicate and connect with people through unorthodox means and shares with us how those experiences taught him to make intimate, personal connections with everyone — most of all, patients all over the world.

To learn more about Patch Adams and his Gesundheit! Institute, visit www.patchadams.org.

Remember, as always, the free-to-download podcast of this episode (and all past episodes) can be found on our iTunes page! And you can listen to this episode in its entirety on WYSO.org!

Dr. Edlow’s Deadly Dinner Party

 

Dr. Edlow investigates patient histories on a regular basis to diagnose disease in his specialty of Emergency Medicine.  With an overwhelming number of “mysteries” that he must solve as a physician, he shares with our crew the interesting approach that he takes to solve these mysteries.

Dr. Edlow also enlightens us regarding the lesson of “the blind man and the elephant” and discusses with Avash Kalra the changes that are occurring in medical education and the profession as a whole concerning reliance on technology.  His fascination with the detective side of medicine has helped him avoid taking the easiest route in diagnosing his patients and has also shaped his reliance on patient histories.  “Stay curious,” he reminds us.

Remember, as always, the free-to-download podcast of this episode (and all past episodes) can be found on our iTunes page! And you can listen to this episode in its entirety on WYSO.org!