Behind the M.D‪.‬ Adesola O Oje

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/

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)

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"

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! 

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

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.