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Anesthesiology - Headliner: Dr. Steven Bradley Jul 08, 2024

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Join Ben and Sam as they interview anesthesiologist/musician Dr. Steven Bradley to see what insights he has on the parallels between the medical specialty of anesthesiology and various musical genres!
Mentions in the episode:
-Dr. Steven Bradley
-@StevenBradleyMD
-The Black Doctors Podcast
-The Sinking of Sedasys
-“The Weight of the Pager on My Hip”: Lightening the Load of Empathy on Critical Care Physicians by Understanding its Limitations, A Qualitative Study
-The Creative Act: A Way of Being Hardcover by Rick Rubin
-Robert Glasper: “Jazz is the mother of hip-hop”

Anesthesiology - Opening Act Jul 01, 2024

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Join Ben, Sam, and Paul as they explore the parallels between the medical specialty of anesthesiology and various musical genres!
Mentions in the episode:
-Modular synthesizer
-Wendy Carlos
-Keith Emerson plays Bach backwards on his Hammond!
-Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Buchla Music Easel
-Moog synthesizer
-John Cage: 4'33'' / Petrenko · Berliner Philharmoniker
-Mitch Hedberg
-The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army (Live at Bonnaroo 2007)
-Metallica: ...And Justice for All (original vs remastered)
-L.S. Dunes vs Thursday
-Tajbakhsh A, Salimi S, Daftarian N, Abtahi D. Effect of Music During General Anesthesia on Anesthetic Consumption During Vitrectomy Surgery. Adv Biomed Res. 2023;12:59. Published 2023 Mar 21. doi:10.4103/abr.abr_444_22
-J. S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos
-Deliberate practice
-Designing a Hospital for Innovation
-Google’s ’20% rule’ shows exactly how much time you should spend learning new skills—and why it works
-When David Crosby Heard John Coltrane Play Saxophone in a Bathroom
-Thelonious Monk Quartet - 'Round Midnight

Emergency Medicine - Headliner: Dr. Christopher Hahn Jun 24, 2024

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Join Ben and Sam as they interview ER physician/musician Dr. Christopher Hahn to see what insights he has on the parallels between the medical specialty of emergency medicine and various musical genres!
Mentions in the episode:
-Dr. Christopher Hahn, The EMC
-2Pac - All Eyez On Me
-Outkast - ATLiens
-JAY-Z - Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
-JAY-Z - Renegade
-What We Can Learn From Bruce Springsteen’s Great Left Turn
-The Tully Show (Talk of Ages) featuring Mark McGrath
-Big L freestyle
-Liu, S., Chow, H., Xu, Y. et al. Neural Correlates of Lyrical Improvisation: An fMRI Study of Freestyle Rap. Sci Rep 2, 834 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep00834
-Husain A, Repanshek Z, Singh M, et al. Consensus Guidelines for Digital Scholarship in Academic Promotion. West J Emerg Med. 2020;21(4):883-891. Published 2020 Jul 8. doi:10.5811/westjem.2020.4.46441

Emergency Medicine - Opening Act Jun 17, 2024

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Join Ben, Sam, and Paul as they explore the parallels between the medical specialty of emergency medicine and various musical genres!
Mentions in the episode:
-The Ventures - Wipe Out
-The Ventures - Walk Don't Run
-The Ventures - Pipeline
-Dick Dale - Miserlou
-Black Country, New Road - Track X
-Lil Wayne Talks Tha Carter V and Memorizing His Own Song Lyrics for Performances
-8 Mile | Eminem's Final Rap Battles
-Supernatural: 6 minute Freestyle
-Playing wrong Notes in Jazz - Herbie Hancock on Miles Davis, a fantastic Story about mistakes

Radiology - Headliner: Dr. Dana Ataya Jun 10, 2024

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Join Ben and Sam as they interview radiologist/musician Dr. Dana Ataya to see what insights she has on the parallels between the medical specialty of radiology and various musical genres!
Mentions in the episode:
-Dr. Dana Ataya (@DanaAtayaMD)
-The ReMissions
-Tampa Bay Rays National Anthem
-A reason for being
-Stevens K. Patients' perceptions of music during surgery. J Adv Nurs. 1990;15(9):1045-1051. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.1990.tb01985.x
-"...applicants with humanities majors had an acceptance rate into medical school of 46.16%, a higher rate than any other category of applicant..."
-Elevator music NOT elevator music.

Radiology - Opening Act Jun 03, 2024

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Join Ben, Sam, and Paul as they explore the parallels between the medical specialty of radiology and various musical genres!
Mentions in the episode:
-Herbie Hancock: Watermelon Man
-Daft Punk: Doin' it Right ft. Panda Bear
-Vocoder
-Stanley Joel Reiser: Medicine and the Reign of Technology
-Positivism vs. Post-positivism (and Constructivism)
-Don Delillo: White Noise
-Can artificial intelligence pass the Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists examination? Multi-reader diagnostic accuracy study
-Steve Reich: It's Gonna Rain
-Alvin Lucier: I Am Sitting in a Room
-Steve Reich: Different Trains
-Petit Biscuit: Sunset Lover

Psychiatry - Headliner: Dr. Kari Groff May 27, 2024

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Join Ben and Sam as they interview psychiatrist/musician Dr. Kari Groff to see what insights she has on the parallels between the medical specialty of psychiatry and various musical genres!
Mentions in the episode:
-Dr. Kari Groff
-The Bright Siders
-Punch Brothers
-Herbie Hancock
-Jason Isbell - Flagship
-Birth, death, and resurrection of the physical examination: clinical and academic perspectives on bedside diagnosis

Psychiatry - Opening Act May 20, 2024

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Join Ben, Sam, and Paul as they explore the parallels between the medical specialty of psychiatry and various musical genres!
Mentions in the episode:
-Animal Collective - My Girls
-Ravi Shankar - Morning Raga
-Phish, Grateful Dead
-Shoutout to the smarter Dr. Vipler... Erin, Palliative Care doc extraordinaire.
-Why does it always catch me completely off guard when a patient asks how I’m doing
-Batzorig Vaanchig- Mongolian Throat Singing
-John Coltrane - Interstellar Space (free jazz)
-Andreas Vollenweider - White Winds (new age)
-Sound Tribe Sector 9 - Live at Red Rocks 2023 (Ben's pick)

Pediatrics - Headliner: Dr. Lisa Wong May 13, 2024

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Join Ben and Sam as they interview pediatrician/musician Dr. Lisa Wong to see what insights she has on the parallels between the medical specialty of pediatrics and various musical genres!
Mentions in the episode:
-Dr. Lisa Wong
-Scales to Scalpels
-Dr. Wong's talk in Sante Fe
-El Sistema USA
-Music lessons: what musicians can teach doctors (and other health professionals)
-Centre for Performance Science
-Longwood Symphony Orchestra
-National Virtual Medical Orchestra
-Eureka Ensemble: Boston Hope Music
-Dr. Ronald Hirschberg
-Goldberg Variations by Johann Sebastian Bach

Pediatrics - Opening Act May 06, 2024

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Join Ben, Sam, and Paul as they explore the parallels between the medical specialty of pediatrics and various musical genres!
Mentions in the episode:
-H.M.S. Pinafore: When I was a Lad
-Big Data: Private Eyes
-Alex Melton
-Live a Version
-John Mayer: Kid A & Free Fallin'
-Dishwalla: It's Going to Take Some Time
-Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Melody Gardot & Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
-The Penguins: Earth Angel
-Joe Thomas, MD
-Our Last Night
-Postmodern Jukebox

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