Behind the M.D. Adesola O Oje
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- Health & Fitness
Sharing stories about our experience in medicine: being a woman, minority and immigrant and all the growing pains that comes with it
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Transitioning to the US (From Nigeria)
Have you ever spoken to someone and felt like you had been friends forever? That was my feeling when I initially met Dr. Ola Alabi at the wedding of a mutual friend.
We discussed our transition to the US and our approach to medical school applications and finances (which 100% affects the decision to pursue medical education).
We also discuss our experience with racism as trainees by highlighting an experience shared by Dr. Robert Ray.
https://rrayjr.blog/2023/06/15/racism-in-medical-education-an-unfortunate-ending-to-my-time-at-lehigh-valley-health-network/ -
Transitioning to Fellowship
I had the honor of chatting with Dr. Kimberly Okafor, a Medicine-Pediatrics Infectious Disease Fellow also at Vanderbilt. We discuss our 1st year of fellowship (the positives and not so positives)
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Transitioning to Attending-hood (Primary Care Edition)
Hello Everyone!
We have been gone for a while! This is primarily because we all took on new roles after graduating from residency. Adesola is now a Gastroenterology fellow and has been adjusting to that. Katrina and Shobana are both attendings in New Orleans and New York City, respectively.
In this episode, we have a wonderful guest, Dr. Janice Clarke, a primary care physician in Georgia. We address her transition from residency to her role caring for patients as the supervisor, without supervision, which i still think is scary and amazing!
Here are some of our show notes:
“Career transitions in medicine are often challenging and may provoke anxiety” - Jefferey Shen in AHA.
"2018 AAMC data shows that 53% of the African American Physician population is female. To be honest, that data also shows that 5% of doctors that year, roughly 45, 534, identify as black. In comparison, there were 516,304 white physicians that year"
"As of 2019-2020, Georgia has a population of 10,830,008 with a total of 24,914 active physicians (9.3% are 35 years and under, 11.5% identify as black, 36% are women). Population wise: 5.48M white residents, 3.28 M black and 524k Hispanic residents" -
The Exit Interview
Residency is over! On this episode of the podcast, I sit with my Internal Medicine Program Director, Dr. John McPherson to discuss my progress over the past 3 years.
In all honesty, with fellowship starting in a few days, it might take a while to release new podcast episodes. But, as soon as I am well adjusted and able to, episodes will be released! -
Silence is Loud
How can we be effective allies? Listen as Dr. Ramasamy (Shobana) and I discuss our unique and shared experiences of "Silence" in the workplace.
Our Resources:
Allyship definition: https://theantioppressionnetwork.com/allyship/
UCSF study:https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/Fulltext/2021/11001/No_One_Size_Fits_All__A_Qualitative_Study_of.15.aspx?casa_token=h_KxuF5B5VkAAAAA:jh7duIu72mfM08ZdUCocg0r7Q9hNr5K9sxYo6NrMmjEl_wC2-omDbl-UbGT1ghzaOWSxxvMpNBJAZD9cq6bJfpY
Aboriginal Activist Quote:https://lillanetwork.wordpress.com/about/
Definitions of microaggressions: https://library.cod.edu/antiracism/microaggressions#:~:text=Microaggressions%20take%20three%20forms%3A%20microassaults,and%20the%20use%20of%20epithets)
Be a Better Ally: https://hbr.org/2020/11/be-a-better-ally -
Highlighting Excellence Series: Drs. Woreta and Sopeyin
Hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend!
On this episode of Behind The MD, we discuss with 2 amazing women in the field of Ophthalmology: Dr. Fasika Woreta - Director - Ophthalmology Residency Program and Dr. Anu (Eniola) Sopeyin about their journey to the field of Ophthalmology.
References:
1. Current and Future Status of Diversity in Ophthalmologist Workforce: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology/fullarticle/2532380
2. Improving Racial Diversity in the Ophthalmology Workforce: A Call to Action for Leaders in Ophthalmology: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7578664/
3. Diversity in Ophthalmology and Beyond: https://millennialeye.com/articles/mar-apr-21/diversity-in-ophthalmology-and-beyond/
DISCLAIMER: The views shared in this episode are 100% mine and that of my co-hosts. They do not represent the views of my employer. Our comments should not be used for medical advice.