A Resident's Journey

Einstein Healthcare Network

Follow a recently graduated doctor through the harrowing early months of her internal medicine residency at Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia.

Episodes

  1. 11/30/2021

    Bonus Episode 3: Life Behind a Mask and Shield

    The COVID-19 virus created extraordinary challenges for the internal medicine residents at Einstein Healthcare Network. In this episode, Ann shares the experience from those difficult days and the lessons learned.

  2. 09/21/2021

    Bonus Episode 2: Battling the Pandemic

    In this extra episode, Glenn Eiger, MD, details how the residency program adapted when COVID-19 hit and what the residents and educators learned while facing a global pandemic.

  3. 09/21/2020

    Bonus Episode 1: Hitting the Wall

    In this bonus episode, we explore how residents can cope with the inevitable feelings of burnout.

    Bonus Episode 1: Hitting the Wall

  4. 09/18/2019

    Episode 8: The Final Phone Call

    In the last full episode in the series, Ann looks back on her initial months as a resident and offers advice for those coming behind her.

    Episode 8: The Final Phone Call

  5. 07/18/2019

    Episode 7: Life and Death Moments

    A cardiac care unit rotation has Ann participating in emergency codes and tough conversations with the families of patients.

    Episode 7: Life and Death Moments

  6. 06/20/2019

    Episode 6: Life on the Night Shift

    Ann adjusts to the different rhythms of the overnight shift at Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, and acknowledges that she is occasionally starting to enjoy herself.

    Episode 6: Life on the Night Shift

  7. 03/11/2019

    Episode 5: Return to the Community Clinic

    Ann faces her second rotation in Einstein Healthcare Network's outpatient clinic, and the realization of how much she still has to learn.

    Episode 5: Return to the Community Clinic

  8. 02/06/2019

    Episode 4: Treating the Sickest Patients

    The death of a patient provides Ann with some perspective during her first go round in the Medical Intensive Care Unit.

    Episode 4: Treating the Sickest Patients

  9. 01/24/2019

    Episode 3: Introduction to the Clinic

    Ann faces the stresses and joys of treating patients in Einstein's neighborhood primary care center.

    Episode 3: Introduction to the Clinic

  10. 12/20/2018

    Episode 2: First Week on the Job

    Ann Vachaparambil talks about her first stressful week as a doctor, loss of sleep and delivering difficult news to patients.

    Episode 2: First Week on the Job

  11. 12/20/2018

    Episode 1: Trying on the Long White Coat

    First year resident Ann Vachaparambil, MD, meets her fellow interns at orientation, where they share fears and aspirations.

    Episode 1: Trying on the Long White Coat
  • 11 Episodes

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About

Follow a recently graduated doctor through the harrowing early months of her internal medicine residency at Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia.

Information

  • Creator
    Einstein Healthcare Network
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2021
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    A Resident's Journey