What's Up Docs Jason Zhou & David Hsu

After a long break, Jason (AKA Dr. Zhou) and Dr. Hsu return to Whats Up Docs to talk about Jason's life as a newly minted family medicine resident.

Music: I Dunno by Grapes http://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626. Flying High by FREDJI https://soundcloud.com/fredjimusic


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In the second part of our conversation with Dr. Vincent Chan, we discuss hierarchy in medical training. Jason shares his thoughts about being at the bottom of the totem pole and the group try to understand why the medical system is set up the way it is, for better and for worse.

Music: I Dunno by Grapes http://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626. Flying High by FREDJI https://soundcloud.com/fredjimusic


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In the first of a two part conversation, Jason and Dr. Hsu sit down with Dr. Vincent Chan, cardiac surgeon from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Ottawa. They talk about Dr. Chan's career, from how he got interested in cardiac surgery to the present day, exploring the long hours and sleepless nights of a surgeon's life.

Music: I Dunno by Grapes http://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626. Flying High by FREDJI https://soundcloud.com/fredjimusic


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As clerkship resumes after a Covid induced hiatus,  Jason talks about leaning towards family medicine as he heads into his last year of medical school. Then Jason and Dr. Hsu ponder the future of family medicine.

Music: I Dunno by Grapes http://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626. Flying High by FREDJI https://soundcloud.com/fredjimusic


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In this month's episode, Jason and Dr. Hsu catch up on what they've been doing as the Coronavirus rolls on and Jason's clerkship enters its third month of hiatus. Jason talks about finding clarity of purpose during this period, developing some neat productivity hacks to improve his life, and reveals... drumroll please, what specialty he is leaning towards applying for! Then, they share some stories about dealing with the backlash being directed towards Chinese Canadians as a result of the COVID pandemic.

Music: I Dunno by Grapes http://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626. Flying High by FREDJI https://soundcloud.com/fredjimusic


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In this month's episode, Jason and Dr. Hsu discuss the new reality they face now that the Coronavirus has flipped everything upside down. Jason delves into identity loss as clerkship has been suspended for at least the next three months and what he plans to do in the meantime. Further, he explores the feeling of watching the world of medicine from the sidelines as everyone else goes off to battle.  Then Dr. Hsu tells about being a family doctor whose office has transitioned to telephone and virtual medicine during this crisis, and working at home with 2 young children running around. More broadly, they open the conversation to discuss how medical professionals might deal with fear. How does society judge those who are hesitant or afraid to "step up"? Finally, they discuss the balance between a physician's responsibility towards their profession versus their obligations to their family and loved ones - what happens when these roles conflict? 



Episode Transition Music Credit: Flying High by FREDJI


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