We started off the day with a call from Dr. Tehrani. He began by talking about what it was a hospitalist does, how it is a fairly new profession, and the nuances of the role. He then asked all of us to try to explain our 10-year plans and talked about all of the different pieces of the medical field. Next, we were on a call with Dr. Hassell who is a radiologist. He explained the different types of scans X-rays, MRI, and CT scans talking about the benefits in different situations. At noon we had a call with Dr. Adkins. We discussed all things Endocrinology focusing heavily on issues surrounding sex changes. We talked about the controversy surrounding transgender athletes and the legislation that applies. She talked about how most of the “problems” mentioned by legislators don’t have substance. Next we met with Dr. White a thoracic surgeon. He talked about cardiac and non-cardiac thoracic surgery covering the history of the field talking about the types of scans which linked back to what we were taught by Dr. Hassell earlier in the day. Dr. White explained how he started out with an interest in cardiology which made a nice segue into our next physician Dr. Wu. Dr. Wu talked about the stability of the medical field, however he talked about how necessary it was to constantly learn on the job. He talked about how the job is constantly evolving, and all of the sub specialties of cardiology. He described a heart using the analogy of a house with 4 rooms, needing plumbing (oxygen) and electricity (pulse). Dr. Wu showed us diagrams from his patients showing us blockages which he makes visible by ink. He talked through his path, 13 years after college!
