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The chilly weather kicks off our November series on networking! On this episode, Deejay and Beth chat with Dr. Lisa Whitty-Bradley, plastic surgeon and owner of Chicks with MDs, about the nuances of networking and building our support groups. From challenging the fears of putting yourself out there to the skillset of establishing and maintaining your network, Dr. Whitty-Bradley’s wisdom was such a joy to have. Dr. Whitty-Bradley’s personal statement course: https://lwbmd.com/courses/personal-statement-power-course/Discount code: podcast20 at checkout

On this week’s episode, we have a discussion about the world of medical education with Michael Braun and Jeff Amundson from the podcast “Medical Education Matters.” Michael and Jeff pull back the curtain on challenges, discussions, and changes that go into shaping the modern-day and ever evolving curriculum students interact with. Listen to Michael and Jeff's podcast: https://med-ed-matters.captivate.fm/ 

On this week's episode, WBYIT sits in on the Gold Humanism Honor Society's Night of Storytelling, an evening celebrating the stories of those within the medical community. Join us as we share in these moments of tragedy and joy, as we bear witness to the lives of those who have touched us the most.

On this week's episode, we continue our conversation on the integration of artificial intelligence in medicine with our guest, Internal Medicine physician, Dr. Peter Kleinschmidt. Is it all just a tech-fad, or is AI the new face of medicine? In this episode, Dr. Kleinshmidt answers all of our burning questions, and shares the truth about what’s in store for the future of medicine and technology.

We’re back! Kicking off our first episode of the season, we approach the ever-hot topic of artificial intelligence with UW’s very own Sophia Doerr. From the very basics of how machines are trained to the future and potential pitfalls of AI, Sophia opens the year by taking us back to school. 

In this episode we continue our exploration of transitions. Recent UWSMPH graduate Megan Murphy-Belcaster joins us to share her views on transitioning from medical school to residency. She reflects on her medical school experience, from her initial reasons for pursuing medicine, to some of the challenges and rewards of medical school, to applying for/getting accepted into a OB-GYN residency. 

Spring is a time of growth and transition, and that is true for health professions students too! From incoming M1s deciding on a medical school to graduating M4s preparing to start residency, there are lots of exciting transitions to explore. Members of the WBYIT team were able to meet many incoming medical students at UWMPH’s Second Look weekend and hear their thoughts and questions about starting medical school. In this episode, we spend time exploring the questions posed by some of our soon-to-be classmates! 

As the university‘s annual body donor ceremony approaches, we are continuing our exploration of education with body donors in the world of anatomy. In this episode, medical students Jinan Sous, Sami Stroebel, and Zoey Shultz share their reflections on working with body donors and chat with us about what it is like to have such a  unique educational opportunity to see the human body as many never get to do. 

Every April, the University of Wisconsin - Madison holds a ceremony to honor our first patients as health professional students. These patients, who choose to donate their body to the betterment of medical education upon their death, allow many students to learn the vast intricacies of human anatomy. This month we’re looking more at this event. This episode has us chatting with one of UW’s beloved anatomy professors, Dr. Meghan Cotter, about her role as an anatomist, our first experiences in anatomy lab, and some of her reflections working with the body donor program and ceremony. 

As we close out March, we continue to explore the theme of mentorship. We are joined again by guest host Deejay, a first year medical student and member of the Building Equitable Access to Mentorship (BEAM) mentorship program at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. In this episode, we chat with Dr. Patricia Téllez-Girón, an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and a mentor in the BEAM program. We also had the pleasure of chatting with fourth year medical student Juan Aguirre in the same conversation. Juan is a a member of the inaugural graduating BEAM cohort and one of two mentees within Dr. Téllez-Girón’s mentoring pod. Join us as they discuss the highlights of their experiences as a continuous mentor/mentee pair and the impact of the BEAM program.