How Medical Residency Changes Your Personality Forever. #450

Author: Dr. Nii Darko
Published: Tue 04 Mar 2025
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We break down a shocking incident where a gunman held ICU staff hostage at UPMC Memorial hospital, killing a police officer and injuring five other people. Then, we dive into the GOP’s potential cuts to student loan forgiveness for 4.8 million healthcare professionals and what it could mean. Lastly, we get real about the mental toll of residency, the intense stress, and how it reshaped our personalities. We share our personal stories of what we went through during residency from the intense pressures, the emotional tolls, etc.

This Week We Discuss:

0:00 Intro

02:57 Deadly UPMC memorial hospital shooting

16:01 GOP considering cutting student loan forgiveness for 4.8 million healthcare workers

29:36 The Tom Brady Story and having a plan B

32:57 Cancelation of Joy Reid's MSNBC Show

34:46 Residency & the stress that comes with it

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