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Podcasts

Between Cases

A curated list spanning general surgery, subspecialties, critical care, and the human side of medicine, plus a few talks that moved me — for listening in and between cases.

Talks That Moved Me

Presidential addresses from the Association for Academic Surgery that I keep coming back to.

The Rookie Advantage — Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH (2016; audio on Behind the Knife)

On the strengths surgeons bring early in their careers, and why an organization built around them has what he calls the rookie advantage.

Sticky Floors and Glass Ceilings — Caprice C. Greenberg, MD, MPH (2017; the published address)

On the barriers that hold women back in academic surgery, from the first rung to the top.

Removing the Mask — Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH (2023; video)

She spoke openly about her depression, anxiety, and substance use disorder, and about her life before medicine as a professional tennis player.

General Surgery & Surgical Education

Foundations, ABSITE prep, and expert-driven surgical teaching.

Behind the Knife

High-yield surgical education, ABSITE prep, and expert interviews.

Surgery 101

Short, focused episodes on core surgical topics; great for early learners.

Trauma & Critical Care

Case-based, evidence-driven conversations from the ICU and trauma bay.

SMACC (archive — conference ended 2019)

Clinical excellence paired with humanism in critical care.

Emergency Medicine

Evidence-based emergency medicine for clinical decision-making at the front door.

Core EM

Short, focused episodes covering core emergency medicine for residents and learners.

EM Cases

Free, evidence-based emergency medicine education with high production value.

EMCrit

Advanced resuscitation at the intersection of emergency medicine and critical care.

REBEL EM

Succinct, evidence-based reviews of high-yield emergency medicine topics.

General Medicine

Internal medicine and broad clinical updates beyond the OR.

The Human Side of Surgery & Medicine

Voice, meaning, and the lived experience of medicine.

Beyond Clinical Walls — with Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell

A family medicine physician and health advocate who almost died after her own symptoms were dismissed — and turned that experience into Clinicians Who Care, a crowdsourced list of doctors known for listening to and believing their patients. Her podcast explores what it means to be heard in medicine, and what happens when we aren’t.

Bedside Rounds (archive — last episode 2023)

The history and meaning behind clinical practice.

Muted in Medicine

Honest conversations about identity, voice, and belonging within medicine.

The Nocturnists

Frontline storytelling that captures the lived experience of medicine.

Surgical Palliative Care

Communication, goals of care, and the integration of palliative principles into surgery. For training pathways and organizations, see Surgery & Palliative Care.

Subspecialty & Niche Surgical Content

Focused content for specific surgical fields and historical perspective.

Moral Injury & Physician Well-being

What happens when the system asks more of clinicians than they can give without betraying what they came to medicine to do.

Moral Matters — Wendy Dean & Simon Talbot (8 seasons, concluded 2024)

No longer producing new episodes, but the archive is full of gems. Eight seasons exploring moral injury in medicine — what drives it, what it costs clinicians and patients, and who’s fighting back. A natural companion to their book If I Betray These Words.

Leadership, Culture & Systems in Medicine

Careers, systems, and what sustains a surgical life over the long arc.

A note on this list: This isn’t exhaustive — just a starting point. If there are podcasts that have shaped how you think, learn, or care for patients, I’d genuinely love to hear them via the connect form.

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