Reconciling Medicine

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Episode 23 - Doctor Vegetable Jan 24, 2024

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The Doctors Paro talk all about their nonprofit, Doctor Vegetable!!
Episode Takeaways:
- Your life will shape your career, which then shapes your life, endlessly.
- You shouldn’t complain if you aren’t contributing.
- Small, simple ideas can be very powerful catalysts.
- Good ideas can snowball quickly.
- Defining your mission is a challenging but important exercise.
- Gratefully accept the contributions of others, and then pay it forward.

Episode 22 - The Miscarriage Club Jan 24, 2024

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Renee and John share their miscarriage story. You’ll want to stick around and hear the song at the end….
Episode Takeaways:
- Miscarriage is common.
- This is our story.
- The strong one needs support too.
- There is a way to be there that helps.
- Wounds heal but the scar stays.
- Rainbows come and they are beautiful.

Episode 21 - Breast Cancer Sucks. Jan 24, 2024

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Dr. John discusses his thoughts about breast cancer. As a board certified plastic surgeon, this topic is very near and dear to his heart.
Episode Takeaways:
- Breast cancer totally sucks.
- It’s super important to know your oncologic options.
- It’s also super important to know your reconstructive options.
- Every patient, and therefore every treatment approach, is different.
- The field is constantly evolving (and improving).
- Breast reconstruction can be incredibly rewarding.

Episode 20 - Couples Matching Jan 24, 2024

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The Doctors Paro discuss their path to residency matching with the couples match!
Episode Takeaways:
- If you decide to couples match, you are essentially engaged.
- Recognize your weaknesses, work to strengthen them.
- You must discuss your priorities as a couple.
- If you love a place - tell them so.
- It is possible to have fun during this process.
- If life will be miserable, don’t rank it.

Episode 19 - John Q&A Jan 24, 2024

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Dr. John answers questions!
Episode Takeaways:
- Help! I might want to be a plastic surgeon!
- That Nip Tuck Life.
- Dad-ing in Medicine.
- John gets creative.
- Thoughts on the girl I kinda like.
- Rapid fire round.

Episode 18 - Why Plastic Surgery Jan 24, 2024

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Dr. John, with the help of Dr. Renee, dives into the world of plastic surgery and why he chose it as his career.
Episode Takeaways:
- Becoming a plastic surgeon.
- Why I love Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
- Wait, a plastic surgeon does THAT?
- You can craft your ideal practice mix.
- If something doesn’t feel right, fix it.
- Renee explains non-cardiac anatomy.

Episode 17 - Why Pediatric Cardiology Jan 24, 2024

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Dr. Renee, with the help of Dr. John, dives in more to the world of Pediatric Cardiology and why she chose it.
Episodes Takeaways:
- Have an idea what you like, but don’t pigeon hole yourself.
- Pay attention to the signs and get exposure.
- The breadth of Pediatric Cardiology.
- Narrowing the focus.
- A day in the life of a general outpatient private pediatric cardiologist.
- John’s pop quiz on bread and butter pediatric cardiology.

Episode 16 - Teamwork (and Outsourcing) Makes the Dream Work Jan 24, 2024

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The Doctors Paro dive into the importance of working as a team and outsourcing whatever can be outsourced to make life work… better.
Episode Takeaways:
- It takes two to make a family, and two to make it work.
- Sometimes you need to expand the team.
- Stop keeping score.
- Outsourcing can add financial cost. Not outsourcing can add emotional cost.
- Drop the mom guilt.
- As life adapts, so does your roster.

Episode 15 - Renee Q&A Jan 24, 2024

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Dr. Renee answers questions in her solo episode.

Eouside 13- Food Is Fuel Jan 24, 2024

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The Doctors Paro dive into their thoughts on food and nutrition.
Episode Takeaways:
- Identify your emotional attachment to food.
- Eat more plants. More plants.
- Tracking, even for a short period, will help you.
- Macronutrients control what you see. Micronutrients control what you can’t see.
- If you are struggling to lose weight, you are not in a calorie deficit.
- You also gotta live (a little).

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