Physicians as Humans E01 - An Addiction that Almost Killed Me

On behalf of the Physicians as Humans project, I’m thrilled to present the first episode of the series: “Addiction in a medical student.” If you are unfamiliar with the project, please read this post to learn about the podcast series' origins.

In this first episode I speak with a Canadian medical student about his personal battle with drug addiction during medical school. He candidly describes his experience and the powerful impact it has had on his future as a physician.

This is an ongoing project, so if you or anyone you know have a story about managing personal struggles while in medicine, please contact velmurug@ualberta.ca.

Thanks for listening!

Niresha, Physicians as Humans Project

Music for Physicians as Humans Episode 01

ambient by strange day https://soundcloud.com/strange-day Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music provided by Music for Creators https://youtu.be/_CxScpf_Dds

untitled by NICKV. https://soundcloud.com/nickvmusik Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music provided by Music for Creators https://youtu.be/c9y0bwX2kSQ

Fireflies by Muciojad https://soundcloud.com/muciojad Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music provided by Music for Creators https://youtu.be/nlFVU2SSBHA

I Am A Man That Will Fight For Your Honour by Chris Zabriskie Indie Disco by Ben Fawkes https://soundcloud.com/benfawkes Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music provided by Music for Creators https://youtu.be/9yN_wLfNA9g

Your Heart Beats Like Mine by Crimson Mourn https://soundcloud.com/crimson-mourn Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music provided by Music for Creators https://youtu.be/45BYLXYmLEI All songs have been modified for the project