Auscultation

Auscultation Podcast
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Add a bit of joy and perspective to your practice of healthcare with this humanities-inspired podcast that focuses the lens of art and literature to find fresh views on wellness and illness. Christopher Schifeling, a geriatric and palliative care physician and poet, shares immersive readings and viewings of artwork with a dose of humor. Enriching for any and everyone in healthcare: physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers, pharmacists, first responders, patients, etcetera.

  1. 6d ago

    E65 A Cup of Chai by Grace Ro

    Send us Fan Mail Description:  An immersive reading of A Cup of Chai by Grace Ro with reflection on food, artificial nutrition, voice, and proxy decision makers.  Website: https://anauscultation.wordpress.com Work: Poem: https://ars-medica.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/2705/546  References: Ro, G. (2026). A Cup of Chai. Ars Medica, 20(1), 2 pp. Retrieved from https://ars-medica.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/2705 Doximity profile: https://www.doximity.com/profiles/41f2b871-6817-4978-be66-72fe5825ccb4/view Linkedin profile: www.linkedin.com/in/gracer128

  2. Aug 4

    E64 Morning Tea by Michael L. Wynn

    Send us Fan Mail Description:  An immersive reading of Morning Tea by Michael L. Wynn with reflection on atrial fibrillation, strokes, space and time. Website: https://anauscultation.wordpress.com Work:  https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000214487  References: Wynn ML. Morning Tea. Neurology. 2025 Dec 23;105(12):e214487. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000214487. Epub 2025 Nov 20. PMID: 41264895.

  3. Jul 7

    E63 Echo by Wendy Wisner

    Send us Fan Mail Description:  An immersive reading of Echo by Wendy Wisner with reflection on hearts, love, and architecture.  Website: https://anauscultation.wordpress.com References: Wisner W. Echo. JAMA. 2026;335(17):1538. doi:10.1001/jama.2026.1502  Website: https://www.wendywisner.com/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/New-Life-Poems-Wendy-Wisner/dp/1960329553

  4. Jun 2

    E62 Bargaining by Jacob M. Appel

    Send us Fan Mail Description:  An immersive reading of Bargaining by Jacob M. Appel with reflection on deals, education, intellectual pursuits and pragmatic activities. Website: https://anauscultation.wordpress.com Work: https://www.alphaomegaalpha.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/pp15_APPLE_PHAROS_WINT26.pdf    Appel, Jacob M. Bargaining. The Pharos. Winter 2026.

  5. May 5

    E61 The Republic of Rumor by David A. Lee

    Send us Fan Mail Description:  An immersive reading of The Republic of Rumor by David A. Lee with reflection on trust, the carnivalesque, social media, digital platforms, and misinformation.   Website: https://anauscultation.wordpress.com Work: Poem: https://www.alphaomegaalpha.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/pp50_51_LEE_PHAROS_WINT26.pdf  Lee, David A. The Republic of Rumor. The Pharos. Winter 2026. References:  Tandar C, Lin J, Stanford F. Combating medical misinformation and rebuilding trust in the USA. The Lancet Digital Health, 2024; 6, e773-e774 Alsan M, Cutler DM. Prescription for Division—Healing the Growing Gap in Physician Trust. JAMA Health Forum. 2025;6(12):e256765. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.6765 Saad  L . Americans' ratings of US professions stay historically low. Published January 13, 2025. Accessed April 12, 2026. https://news.gallup.com/poll/655106/americans-ratings-professions-stay-historically-low.aspx Robert J. Blendon, John M. Benson; Trust in Medicine, the Health System & Public Health. Daedalus 2022; 151 (4): 67–82.

  6. Apr 7

    E60 Sommelier by Suraj Bala

    Send us Fan Mail Description:  An immersive reading of Sommelier by by Suraj Bala with reflection on reflection, death, resurrection, candles and em dashes.  Work: Poem: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/article-abstract/2839156 Bala S. Sommelier. JAMA Oncol. 2025;11(11):1399. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2025.2896 References:  Meditation for the Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. Rees K, Takeda A, Court R, et al. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2024;2:CD013358. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD013358.pub2. Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-Being: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Goyal M, Singh S, Sibinga EM, et al. JAMA Internal Medicine. 2014;174(3):357-68. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.13018. Inner Engineering Practices and Advanced 4-Day Isha Yoga Retreat Are Associated With Cannabimimetic Effects With Increased Endocannabinoids and Short-Term and Sustained Improvement in Mental Health: A Prospective Observational Study of Meditators. Sadhasivam S, Alankar S, Maturi R, et al. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : eCAM. 2020;2020:8438272. doi:10.1155/2020/8438272. Systematic Review for the Medical Applications of Meditation in Randomized Controlled Trials. Kim DY, Hong SH, Jang SH, et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022;19(3):1244. doi:10.3390/ijerph19031244.

  7. Mar 3

    E39 Offerings From My Patients and Their Families by Hanna M. Saltzman

    Send us Fan Mail Description:  An immersive reading of Offerings From My Patients and Their Families by Hanna M. Saltzman with reflection on offerings, gifts, complaints, and boundary crossings. Website: https://anauscultation.wordpress.com Work: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2839104  References: Saltzman HM. Offerings From My Patients and Their Families. JAMA. 2025;334(15):1399. doi:10.1001/jama.2025.12143 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2839104  Hanna Saltzman: www.hannasaltzman.com  Hyde, Lewis. The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property. 25th anniversary ed., Vintage Books, 2007. Campo R. Making Lists in Medicine and Poetry. JAMA. 2025;334(15):1399. doi:10.1001/jama.2025.12103 https://www.etymonline.com/word/offering

  8. Feb 3

    E58 If We Must Die by Claude McKay

    Send us Fan Mail Description:  An immersive reading of If We Must Die by Claude McKay with reflection on military metaphors in healthcare and being a fighter. Website: https://anauscultation.wordpress.com Work: If We Must Die by Claude McKay If we must die, let it not be like hogs Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot, While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs, Making their mock at our accursèd lot. If we must die, O let us nobly die, So that our precious blood may not be shed In vain; then even the monsters we defy Shall be constrained to honor us though dead! O kinsmen! we must meet the common foe! Though far outnumbered let us show us brave, And for their thousand blows deal one death-blow! What though before us lies the open grave? Like men we’ll face the murderous, cowardly pack, Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back! References: Metaphor, Oxford English Dictionary, https://www.oed.com/dictionary/metaphor_n?tl=true  Metaphor, Poetry Foundation, https://www.poetryfoundation.org/education/glossary/metaphor  Aristotle. The Poetics, trans Ingram Bywater. Chapter 21, 1457b1-30  Kim S, Mills H, Brender T, McGowan S, Widera E, Chapman AC, Harrison KL, Lee S, Smith AK, Bamman D, Gologorskaya O, Cobert J. "My Mom Is a Fighter": A Qualitative Analysis of the Use of Combat Metaphors in ICU Clinician Notes. Chest. 2024 Nov;166(5):1162-1172.  Tate T. Your Father's a Fighter; Your Daughter's a Vegetable: A Critical Analysis of the Use of Metaphor in Clinical Practice. Hastings Cent Rep. 2020 Sep;50(5):20-29. Thibodeau PH, Hendricks RK, Boroditsky L. How Linguistic Metaphor Scaffolds Reasoning. Trends Cogn Sci. 2017 Nov;21(11):852-863.

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Add a bit of joy and perspective to your practice of healthcare with this humanities-inspired podcast that focuses the lens of art and literature to find fresh views on wellness and illness. Christopher Schifeling, a geriatric and palliative care physician and poet, shares immersive readings and viewings of artwork with a dose of humor. Enriching for any and everyone in healthcare: physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers, pharmacists, first responders, patients, etcetera.

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  • Creator
    Auscultation Podcast
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    66
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Auscultation
  • Show Website
    Auscultation