Cut & Tell

Hippocratic Collective
  • 5.0 (7)
  • MEDICINE

Cut & Tell is a real-time account of becoming a surgeon—at the exact moment the training wheels come off. Hosted by plastic surgery chief resident Elizabeth Malphrus, this show follows the transition from residency to “year one”: the first, most disorienting, and most defining stretch of a surgical career. It’s where the identity you’ve spent a decade building is suddenly tested—clinically, professionally, and personally. This is not a retrospective. It’s happening now. Through solo episodes, unfiltered conversations, and stories from inside the operating room and beyond, Cut & Tell explores what it actually takes to become a surgeon: the structure of training, the emotional cost, the invisible curriculum, and the tension between perfection and reality in a high-stakes field. It also asks harder questions—about trust in medicine, the role of physicians in a changing cultural landscape, and what it means to step into authority when you’re not sure you’re ready.

Episodes

  1. 3D AGO

    Residents Are Being Exploited (And Everyone Knows It) | Cut & Tell with Dr. Liz Malphrus

    Cut & Tell is where medicine gets honest. In this episode, Dr. Liz Malphrus gets real about the hidden economics of residency training, and why so many residents feel trapped, undervalued, and burned out before they ever become attendings. With just weeks left before finishing plastic surgery residency, Liz reflects on what she wishes someone had told her on day one: know your worth. She shares: Why residency is a job—not “just training”How the system keeps residents financially powerlessThe reality of working 80-hour weeks for low payWhy residents can’t simply “leave” like other professionalsThe emotional and financial cost of medical trainingHow healthcare depends on resident laborWhy anger about the system may actually be justifiedWhat needs to change for the next generation of physicians From pandemic ICU shifts to the culture of silence in medicine, this is an unfiltered conversation about labor, identity, sacrifice, and the true cost of becoming a doctor. If you’ve ever wondered why residents are burning out, or lived through it yourself, this episode will hit hard. 🎧 New episodes of Cut & Tell every Thursday.

    19 min

  2. APR 23

    Cut & Tell with Dr. Liz Malphrus | The Truth About Residency (That No One Says Out Loud)

    Cut & Tell is where medicine gets honest. In this first episode, Dr. Liz Malphrus, a plastic surgery chief resident, opens up about what residency is actually like, beyond the polished narratives. From the hidden curriculum of training to the emotional weight of becoming a surgeon, this is a candid look at the parts of medicine that are usually left unsaid. She shares: Why residency culture is built on silenceThe paradox of learning on real patientsHow competition and comparison evolve over timeWhy the first year in practice may be the hardestThe problem with traditional “advice”And what it means to document this transition in real time This episode sets the tone for the show: unfiltered conversations about training, identity, and the reality of becoming a physician. If you’ve ever wondered what residency is really like—or lived it yourself—this is the conversation you’ve been waiting for. 🎧 New episodes of Cut & Tell every Thursday.

    14 min
  • 2 Episodes

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
7 Ratings

About

Cut & Tell is a real-time account of becoming a surgeon—at the exact moment the training wheels come off. Hosted by plastic surgery chief resident Elizabeth Malphrus, this show follows the transition from residency to “year one”: the first, most disorienting, and most defining stretch of a surgical career. It’s where the identity you’ve spent a decade building is suddenly tested—clinically, professionally, and personally. This is not a retrospective. It’s happening now. Through solo episodes, unfiltered conversations, and stories from inside the operating room and beyond, Cut & Tell explores what it actually takes to become a surgeon: the structure of training, the emotional cost, the invisible curriculum, and the tension between perfection and reality in a high-stakes field. It also asks harder questions—about trust in medicine, the role of physicians in a changing cultural landscape, and what it means to step into authority when you’re not sure you’re ready.

Information

  • Creator
    Hippocratic Collective
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Hippocratic Collective
  • Show Website
    Cut & Tell

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