Path Of A Doctor

I am a physician (M.D.) practicing a mix of hospitalist medicine and urgent care.I learned a lot in my journey to becoming a physician and about more than just medicine. Follow along as I reflect and teach what I wish I knew, which for the most part, is the stuff you don’t learn in school.

Path Of A Doctor is a education podcast hosted by POD, with 53 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Path Of A Doctor

  Doctor Explains: Dealing With Bad Outcomes

  Aug 18, 202617 min

  Every physician deals with bad outcomes. A patient codes, deteriorates, suffers a complication from a treatment you started, ends up in the ICU, or dies. It happens in every specialty and in every practice setting, and almost nobody is formally taught how to handle it. In this episode I break down the actual framework: stabilizing what can still be stabilized, asking for help without letting ego get in the way, telling the patient and family the truth directly and without jargon, doing a real post-mortem on the case, and documenting it properly. I also get into the part that damages careers quietly, which is what you do with the outcome afterward. There is a difference between taking accurate ownership and endlessly guilting yourself for things you had no control over, and there is a difference between learning a lesson and letting one bad case rewrite how you practice for the next decade. This is for medical students, residents, and practicing physicians who want a rational approach to the worst days of the job. 0:00 Why Every Physician Deals With This 0:59 A Bad Outcome Is Not Always Bad Care 3:42 The Patient In Front Of You Comes First 4:27 Asking For Help And Setting Ego Aside 6:47 Telling The Patient And Family The Truth 8:50 Asking Why It Happened And Documenting It 14:46 Applying The Lesson Without Overcorrecting Follow Along: Website/Newsletter: https://www.pathofadoctor.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/VaYcoo7epNk Community - https://www.skool.com/path-of-a-doctor-community-2383/about?ref=5155176e9b914782b3983a512f24b00a Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pathofadoctor Twitter/X - https://twitter.com/pathofadoctor Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@pathofadoctor LinkedIn- www.linkedin.com/in/path-of-a-doctor-725238191 Personal Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thezeja.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / thezeja ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / thezeja ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / thezeja ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/3xJGTFWMNcMxzQsN4Be0Aj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ️ YouTube-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfIedEQ6vWfjkcvYLeTXSaw LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ze-ja-672028285/ Community: https://www.skool.com/the-second-pursuit-6189 About Me I am a physician (M.D.) practicing a mix of hospitalist medicine, and urgent care. I learned a lot in my journey to becoming a physician and about more than just medicine. Follow along as I reflect and teach what I wish I knew, which for the most part, is the stuff you don’t learn in school. Get In Touch:Happy to chat, reach out via above options.

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  Path Of A Doctor

  Doctor Explains: How To Give Bad News

  Aug 11, 202621 min

  Nobody sits you down in medical school or residency and teaches you how to tell a patient that the scan came back with metastatic disease, or how to tell a family that their mother is at the end of her life. You are expected to learn one of the hardest conversations in medicine by watching someone else do it and hoping it sinks in. This episode is the framework I wish somebody had given me as a resident, built from the hospitalist and walk-in side of the job. We go through the whole conversation start to finish. How to prepare before you walk in, how to control the setting, how to summarize the hospital course, the exact words I use to deliver the news, why the silence afterward matters more than anything you say next, how to lead the plan while handing control back to the patient, and how to carry the emotional weight of it without letting it follow you into the next room. If you are a premed, med student, resident, or newly independent attending, this is the part of the job that clinical knowledge alone will not cover. 0:00 The Patient I Couldn't Talk To 1:27 Why You Can't Make Bad News Painless 3:02 What Patients Actually Hear 5:16 How To Prepare Before The Conversation 8:09 Delivering The News, Word For Word 14:25 Next Steps And Giving Back Control 19:59 How To Carry It Afterward Follow Along: Website/Newsletter: https://www.pathofadoctor.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/VaYcoo7epNk Community - https://www.skool.com/path-of-a-doctor-community-2383/about?ref=5155176e9b914782b3983a512f24b00a Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pathofadoctor Twitter/X - https://twitter.com/pathofadoctor Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@pathofadoctor LinkedIn- www.linkedin.com/in/path-of-a-doctor-725238191 Personal Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thezeja.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / thezeja ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / thezeja ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / thezeja ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/3xJGTFWMNcMxzQsN4Be0Aj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ️ YouTube-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfIedEQ6vWfjkcvYLeTXSaw LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ze-ja-672028285/ Community: https://www.skool.com/the-second-pursuit-6189 About Me I am a physician (M.D.) practicing a mix of hospitalist medicine, and urgent care. I learned a lot in my journey to becoming a physician and about more than just medicine. Follow along as I reflect and teach what I wish I knew, which for the most part, is the stuff you don’t learn in school. Get In Touch:Happy to chat, reach out via above options.

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  Doctor’s Advice: MD vs DO vs International Medical School

  Aug 4, 202616 min

  MD versus DO versus Caribbean and international medical schools. Not match rates, not statistics, not the comparison charts you can find anywhere. This episode is about the part nobody says out loud: whether the stigma is real, why it exists, and what you should actually do about it. I got into an MD program locally on my first try, and I still think the selection system is deeply flawed and driven as much by gamesmanship and luck as by anything that predicts a good physician. If you are a premed who did not get in on the first try, a DO or international student carrying that quiet insecurity, or a resident tired of explaining your path to people who are asking in bad faith, this one is for you. We get into why prestige works as a sorting shortcut for program directors, why medicine attracts comparison culture, the two physicians who permanently changed how I think about this, and why what happens at three in the morning has nothing to do with the paper on your wall. 0:00 The MD vs DO Debate 0:26 Why the System Itself Is Flawed 1:16 Yes, the Stigma Is Real 4:19 Prestige Is the Product 4:59 Stop Caring and Outwork It 7:08 The Job at 3 AM 10:42 Stop Explaining Yourself and Be Undeniable Follow Along: Website/Newsletter: https://www.pathofadoctor.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/VaYcoo7epNk Community - https://www.skool.com/path-of-a-doctor-community-2383/about?ref=5155176e9b914782b3983a512f24b00a Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pathofadoctor Twitter/X - https://twitter.com/pathofadoctor Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@pathofadoctor LinkedIn- www.linkedin.com/in/path-of-a-doctor-725238191 Personal Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thezeja.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / thezeja ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / thezeja ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / thezeja ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/3xJGTFWMNcMxzQsN4Be0Aj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ️ YouTube-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfIedEQ6vWfjkcvYLeTXSaw LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ze-ja-672028285/ Community: https://www.skool.com/the-second-pursuit-6189 About Me I am a physician (M.D.) practicing a mix of hospitalist medicine, and urgent care. I learned a lot in my journey to becoming a physician and about more than just medicine. Follow along as I reflect and teach what I wish I knew, which for the most part, is the stuff you don’t learn in school. Get In Touch:Happy to chat, reach out via above options.

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  Path Of A Doctor

  AI Is Coming For Doctors: What To Do About It

  Jul 28, 202618 min

  Everyone said radiology would be the first specialty replaced by AI. Years later there are more radiologists than ever. So what is actually happening, and what should physicians do about it right now? In this episode I break down why the older generation of doctors is fighting AI the same way they fought EMRs, why that resistance costs you, and what parts of the job are genuinely at risk. We break your day down into the nine tasks that actually make up being a physician, look at which ones AI can already do well, and talk through what survives: judgment, presence, and the ability to translate medicine into language patients understand. There's also the part nobody says out loud, which is that medicine in the Western world is a business, and AI capable physicians are going to get hired over ones who refuse to learn. This is for premeds, med students, residents and practicing physicians who want a practical answer instead of fear. 0:00 Radiology Was Supposed To Be Replaced 1:21 What I Actually Know About AI In Medicine 3:02 Your Job Broken Down Into Nine Tasks 7:54 Why Clinics Will Hire AI Capable Doctors 9:47 Judgment Is What Separates You 12:00 Do Not Outsource Your Thinking 13:49 People Skills And Taking Ownership Follow Along: Website/Newsletter: https://www.pathofadoctor.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/VaYcoo7epNk Community - https://www.skool.com/path-of-a-doctor-community-2383/about?ref=5155176e9b914782b3983a512f24b00a Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pathofadoctor Twitter/X - https://twitter.com/pathofadoctor Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@pathofadoctor LinkedIn- www.linkedin.com/in/path-of-a-doctor-725238191 Personal Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thezeja.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / thezeja ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / thezeja ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / thezeja ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/3xJGTFWMNcMxzQsN4Be0Aj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ️ YouTube-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfIedEQ6vWfjkcvYLeTXSaw LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ze-ja-672028285/ Community: https://www.skool.com/the-second-pursuit-6189 About Me I am a physician (M.D.) practicing a mix of hospitalist medicine, and urgent care. I learned a lot in my journey to becoming a physician and about more than just medicine. Follow along as I reflect and teach what I wish I knew, which for the most part, is the stuff you don’t learn in school. Get In Touch:Happy to chat, reach out via above options.

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  Why High-Income Doctors Still Live Paycheck to Paycheck

  Jul 21, 202614 min

  That first attending paycheck changes everything, and not always for the better. In this episode I break down lifestyle inflation: how a sudden jump in income quietly turns into a stack of obligations that hand your hard-earned freedom right back, this time to credit cards and debt instead of a residency program. I get into why physicians are uniquely at risk, how the golden handcuffs form, and why high income doesn't mean high disposable income. This one is for new attendings, residents about to graduate, and any physician who wants to build a great life on their income without ending up trapped by it. I cover the ego trap, the purchases that actually commit you, the real cost of waiting to invest, and a set of practical filters you can use before your next big purchase. 0:00 The First Attending Paycheck 1:14 How Lifestyle Inflation Actually Happens 2:13 Why Doctors Are at Higher Risk 3:25 The Ego Trap and Spending to Impress 5:32 The Purchases That Trap You 6:42 The Cost of Waiting to Invest 7:54 Don't Make Being a Doctor Your Identity 10:33 Practical Ways to Stay Free Follow Along: Website/Newsletter: https://www.pathofadoctor.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/VaYcoo7epNk Community - https://www.skool.com/path-of-a-doctor-community-2383/about?ref=5155176e9b914782b3983a512f24b00a Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pathofadoctor Twitter/X - https://twitter.com/pathofadoctor Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@pathofadoctor LinkedIn- www.linkedin.com/in/path-of-a-doctor-725238191 Personal Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thezeja.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / thezeja ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / thezeja ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / thezeja ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/3xJGTFWMNcMxzQsN4Be0Aj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ️ YouTube-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfIedEQ6vWfjkcvYLeTXSaw LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ze-ja-672028285/ Community: https://www.skool.com/the-second-pursuit-6189 About Me I am a physician (M.D.) practicing a mix of hospitalist medicine, and urgent care. I learned a lot in my journey to becoming a physician and about more than just medicine. Follow along as I reflect and teach what I wish I knew, which for the most part, is the stuff you don’t learn in school. Get In Touch:Happy to chat, reach out via above options.

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