
Highlight: Choosing Orthopedic Surgery
In this clip from the WMed Specialty Spotlight, Karen Bovid, MD, discusses the factors that led her to decide that orthopedic surgery was the right specialty for her.


Hosted by Dr. Biren Shah · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 21 episodes
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The Specialty Spotlight Podcast explores the many specialties of medical practice, interviewing physicians about the realities of their specialty, the arc of their career paths, and their advice for medical students who narrowing down their choice of specialty and making long-term plans for a medical career.Hosted by Dr. Biren Shah, MD, the assistant dean for Career Development and professor in the Department of Radiology at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine.
Dr. Biren Shah hosts WMed Specialty Spotlight, a health show with 21 episodes published.

In this clip from the WMed Specialty Spotlight, Karen Bovid, MD, discusses the factors that led her to decide that orthopedic surgery was the right specialty for her.

Dr. Kathryn Redinger, MD is an Associate Professor and currently serves as the Assistant Dean for Clinical Applications at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She hol

Episode Notes In this clip from the WMed Specialty Spotlight, Kristi VanDerKolk, MD, discusses how the practice of family medicine can vary widely depending on the individual doctor and community needs. Kristi VanDerKolk

Tristan Wilson, MD, is a board-certified anesthesiologist with Kalamazoo Anesthesiology in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He is also the Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. S

In this clip from the WMed Specialty Spotlight, Kristi VanDerKolk, MD, discusses the general requirements and recommendations for applying into the Family Medicine specialty. Kristi VanDerKolk, MD is a family physician a

In this clip from the WMed Specialty Spotlight, Kristi VanDerKolk, MD, discusses some of the best parts and biggest struggles that come with being a specialist in Family Medicine. Kristi VanDerKolk, MD is a family physic

Episode 11: Obstetrics and Gynecology with Kevin A. Ault, MDKevin A. Ault, MD, is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist. He is a professor in the Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Western Michigan University

In this clip from the WMed Specialty Spotlight, Kristi VanDerKolk, MD, discusses the variety of patients that Family Medicine specialists see every day, and how she avoids feeling stretched too thin. Kristi VanDerKolk, M

Episode Notes In this clip from the WMed Specialty Spotlight, Theo Gomes, DO, discusses the flexibility of opportunities for Med-Peds physicians, both in day-to-day practice and long-term career paths. Dr. Theo Gomes is

In this clip from episode 1 of the WMed Specialty Spotlight, Theo Gomes, DO discusses the combined residency for the Med-Peds specialty and how the rigorous cross-training grants additional insights for care across the a

In this clip from the WMed Specialty Spotlight, Jesse Chou, MD, discusses the importance of research and away rotations for matching into a residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Jesse Chou, MD, is a fourth-yea

Jesse Chou, MD, is a fourth-year resident physician in the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery residency program at the University of Virginia and a clinical instructor in the Department of Surgical Sciences at WMed. He r

Dr. Rebecca McConnell is a board-certified physical medicine and rehabilitation physician with Bronson Healthcare in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She is also a board-certified physician with the American Board of Electrodiagnost

Dr. Heather Chen-Yost is a fellow in the thoracic pathology fellowship program and clinical instructor in the Department of Pathology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Chen-Yost earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Int

Simon Brown, MD, is a board-certified radiation oncologist who joined West Michigan Cancer Center in July 2022. Dr. Brown came to Kalamazoo from Springfield, IL, where he served for three years as a radiation oncologist

Dr. Joanne Baker is the residency program director of the Internal Medicine program at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed). She is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine a

Dr. Saad Shebrain is the residency program director of the general surgery residency program and professor in the Department of Surgery at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. After completi

Madhavi Latha Nagalla, MD, is the residency program director of the Psychiatry residency program and associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at WMed. After earning her medical degree from Guntur Medical Colle

Karen Bovid, MD, is the residency program director of the Orthopaedic Surgery residency program at WMed. She is an associate professor in the departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. Dr.

Kristi VanDerKolk, MD is a family physician and program director for the Family Medicine-Kalamazoo residency program at WMed. She earned her medical degree at Wayne State University and completed her family medicine resi
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