Send us Fan Mail We talk with Tyler Jorgensen and Katie Masters about River Therapy, a new film that follows emergency clinicians stepping outside the hospital to face burnout, grief, and the grind of a broken system. We trade real-world ways to reset an overworked nervous system and build resilience through community and time in nature. • The origin of River Therapy and why the ER community needs it • Burnout in emergency medicine as isolation grief and chronic stress • Fil...
Jul 2
10 min
Send us Fan Mail We talk with Navy-trained emergency physician and author Andrea Austin about what war zone medicine taught her and why so many clinicians feel broken after years of high-stakes care. We name what sits underneath “burnout” and lay out practical ways to protect the people who are the safety net on everyone’s worst day. The Book The PITT • Andrea’s path from 9-11 to military emergency medicine • How the Health Professions Scholarship Program creates a long service commitment • W...
May 19
28 min
Send us Fan Mail What happens when a trusted EM education brand hands the day-to-day to a leader who grew up on County shifts, built startups, and still believes teaching should feel human? We open up about a big leadership change, why credibility beats polish, and how we’re rebuilding medical education to match the realities of modern emergency medicine. First, we trace Mizuho’s path from Santa Barbara to County, through early EM:RAP projects and entrepreneurial swings, to a CEO role focuse...
Jan 7
30 min
Send us Fan Mail We examine how clinician-built AI can safely support emergency care, where consumer tools fall short, and why planning, context, and evaluation matter more than model hype. We also share a patient-facing approach to unify records and recordings for safer, clearer answers. • differences between consumer and medical‑grade AI, HIPAA and BAAs • model regressions, sycophancy, and hallucinations • context engineering and planned prompting for safety • ambient clinical decision sup...
Oct 2, 2025
43 min
Send us Fan Mail Dr. Rob Rodriguez, MD Professor of Medicine Associate Dean of Clinical & Population Health Research University of California Riverside School of Medicine The MMWR Article Discusses his groundbreaking study examining vaccination screening in emergency departments across America. The research reveals a critical public health opportunity as 86% of ED patients aren't up-to-date on their vaccinations, yet nearly half would accept them if offered during their visit. • Va...
Aug 18, 2025
15 min
Send us Fan Mail Mel give some updates and his book selection for this summer! Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green Invictus.Reviews landing Page is live. Support the show
Aug 4, 2025
4 min
Send us Fan Mail This is a reproduction of the Caring Greatly Podcast. The 100th episode and the interviewer Liz Boehm. Dr. Mel Herbert, emergency physician, educator and medical consultant for the hit TV drama "The Pit," shares how the show portrays the realities of emergency medicine and healthcare's biggest challenges. The conversation reveals how healthcare professionals are pushing for system-wide change, especially in addressing clinician mental health needs. • Emergency departments se...
Jul 21, 2025
29 min
Send us Fan Mail Dr Gillian Schmitz former ACEP president and current vice chair of education at Naval Medical Center San Diego, examines emergency medicine's financial crisis and its consequences. She identifies the fundamental contradiction in how America treats emergency care as a universal right while funding it as a privilege, creating an unsustainable system where nearly 70% of ED patients don't cover their care costs. • Former ACEP president with extensive experience in civilian and m...
Jun 23, 2025
19 min
Send us Fan Mail The ACEP and RAND Study Interview with David Schriger, Peter Viccellio, and Al Sacchetti, MD's Four decades of emergency medicine experience reveals how the specialty continues to normalize dysfunction while failing to articulate what emergency care should look like. Veterans explore solutions to the systemic problems that have kept emergency departments "at the breaking point" for over 30 years. • Emergency physician compensation ranks around 16th among medical specialties—...
Jun 2, 2025
38 min
Send us Fan Mail The Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation works to eliminate barriers to mental health access and improve work environments for healthcare workers, following the tragic suicide of Dr. Lorna Breen during the first COVID wave. A interview with CEO Stephanie Simmons Links: ALL IN for Mental Health: https://drlornabreen.org/allinformentalhealth/ Specifically the ALL IN for Mental Health resource page: https://drlornabreen.org/allinformentalhealth/six-actions/accessible-affordable-men...
May 5, 2025
22 min
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