

The Clinical Excellence Podcast
Adam Cifu, MD
The Clinical Excellent Podcast, sponsored by the Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence is a biweekly podcast hosted by Drs. Adam Cifu and Matthew Sorrentino. The podcast has three formats: discussions between doctors and patients, discussions with authors of research pertinent to improving clinical care and the doctor-patient relationship and discussions with physicians about challenges in the doctor-patient relationship or in the life of a physician.
Episodes
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May 23, 2023 • 25min
Trauma Surgery
Dr. Selwyn Rogers, the founding director of the University of Chicago Medicine Trauma Center, talks about trauma care and the importance of a team of skilled collaborators.

May 9, 2023 • 16min
Non-traditional Paths Into Medicine
A hospitalist and clinical researcher discusses her wandering path into medicine.

Apr 25, 2023 • 24min
Education and the Doctor-Patient Relationship
Dr. Bree Andrews is the Chief Wellness and Vitality Officer at the University of Chicago. She discusses how early education and training of undergraduate students can help students gain key skills and experience needed to become a physician. She will also discuss her new role as Chief Wellness and Vitality Officer charged with assessing the state of wellness and implementation of programs that will improve ease of practice, resilience and collegiality for physicians.

Apr 11, 2023 • 26min
Turning a Difficult Clinical Experience into Something Positive
A patient recounts a difficult and painful experience and discusses how she turned it into something positive for herself and for medicine.

Mar 28, 2023 • 27min
Discontinuing Cancer Treatment
An oncologist discusses the conversation that takes place around discontinuing cancer treatment.

Mar 14, 2023 • 24min
Direct Primary Care
Dr. Alex Lickerman from ImagineMD talks about the direct primary care model and what it can mean for the doctor-patient relationship.

Feb 28, 2023 • 24min
Physician Advocacy
Physician advocacy: what's necessary, how to do it, what are the pitfalls?

Feb 14, 2023 • 21min
Discussing, Accepting and Learning from Our Medical Errors
Living with and learning from medical errors.

Jan 31, 2023 • 28min
Complexity in Medicine and Medical Education
Simple? Complicated? Complex? Complexity in Medicine and Medical Education.

Jan 17, 2023 • 15min
Long COVID and the Doctor-Patient Relationship
Dr. Karnik, who works in the University of Chicago's Post-COVID Recovery Clinic, talks about taking care of patients with persistent symptoms after COVID infections and reflects on the doctor-patient relationship in this setting.