Careercasts
Practical Points for Advancing Your Professional Career.
Welcome to the EAST Careercasts. The Careercasts are a series of audio interviews with leaders in the field designed to provide you with practical information regarding career development, leadership and career challenges.
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Acute Care Surgery: Adding Innovative Skills After Training - #62- 10/04/2021
- Dr. Laszlo Kiraly interviews Dr. Arvin Gee and Dr. Vijay Jayaraman about their career pathways as they incorporated robotics and MIS techniques into their acute care surgery practice. They discuss opportunities, barriers, and the future of MIS in trauma and acute care surgery practices, while giving advice to the next generation of trauma surgeons.
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The Burn Surgeon - #52- 06/17/2019
In this EAST Careercast sponsored by the EAST’ Burn Surgery Ad Hoc Task Force, Dr. Callie Thompson interviews Dr. Amalia Cochran on her career and experiences as a Burn Surgeon. Dr. Cochran gives insight on avenues to a career in burn surgery, tips for medical students and residents interested in the field, and discusses the importance of mentorship in early career development. Drs. Cochran and Thompson also discuss how burn and trauma surgeons can collaborate and what the future of burn surgery might look like.
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- Building and Strengthening Relationships with Prehospital Providers - An Interview with Dr. Jeffrey Salomone - Careercast #21
- 09/01/2015
Interviewed by Dr. David Skarupa, Dr. Jeffrey Salomone discusses "Building and Strengthening Relationships with Prehospital Providers."
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- "I'm Leaving the Military, Now What?" Negotiating the Contract and Starting the Job - Dr. Daniel Bonville - Careercast #20
- 08/24/2015
Interviewed by Dr. Joseph DuBose, Dr. Daniel Bonville discusses "I'm Leaving the Military, Now What?" Negotiating the Contract and Starting the Job
This Careercast is one of a four part series dedicated to our members in uniform and co-sponsored by the EAST Military Section and Mentoring Section.
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- Finding a Job after a Military Career - An Interview with Dr. James Dunne - Careercast #19
- 08/21/2015
Interviewed by Dr. Joseph DuBose, Dr. James Dunne discusses "I'm Leaving the Military, Now What? Choosing and Getting the Job."
This Careercast is one of a four part series dedicated to our members in uniform and co-sponsored by the EAST Military Section and Mentoring Section.
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- A Military Surgical Career - Dr. Kirby Gross - Careercast #18
- 08/13/2015
Interviewed by Dr. Stephanie Montgomery, Dr. Kirby Gross discusses a career in the military.
This Careercast is one of a four part series dedicated to our members in uniform and co-sponsored by the EAST Military Section and Mentoring Section.- Listen Download
- Identifying, Coping, and Conquering the Elephant in the Room - An Interview with Dr. David King - Careercast #17
- 07/29/2015
Interviewed by Dr. Stephanie Montgomery, Dr. David King discusses Physician Burnout: Identifying, Coping, and Conquering the Elephant in the Room
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- Mastering Billing and Coding - An Interview with Dr. Samir Fakhry - Careercast #16
- 07/14/2015
Interviewed by Dr. Bradley Dennis, Dr. Samir Fakhry provides invaluable information on Billing and Coding.
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- Getting Your Clinical Research Off the Ground - An Interview with Dr. Ben L. Zarzaur - Careercast #14
- 06/18/2015
Listen and learn how to get your clinical research off the ground from Dr. Ben Zarzaur interviewed by Dr. Jamie Coleman.
"I am fortunate to count Dr. Ben Zarzaur as one of my mentors. One of the greatest impacts he has had on my career is teaching me about "research." His approach - from project design to the writing of abstracts and manuscripts - is so organized, that the amount of time and effort I now need to complete a project has been greatly reduced. I hope this talk and his advice help all of you as much as it has helped me." - Jamie Jones Coleman, MD
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- Multi-Center Trials The Hows and Whys - An Interview with Dr. Joseph DuBose - Careercast #13
- 05/13/2015
Interviewed by Dr. Jamie Coleman, Dr. Joseph DuBose discusses the "Hows and Whys of Multicenter Trials."
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- Producing High Quality and Publishable Research - Dr. Ernest "Gene" Moore - Careercast #12
- 04/29/2015
An interview with Dr. Ernest "Gene" Moore, a giant in the field of trauma and the current Editor in Chief of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Sugery. Dr. Moore takes us behind the scenes of a major academic journal, and provides advice and insights on starting an academic career and producing high quality and publishable research. He then discusses how to become more active with scientific journals by serving as a peer-reviewer and what it takes to join the Editorial Board. The interview concludes with Dr. Moore's thoughts and experience on the relatively unique career path of becoming the Editor in Chief of a major journal.
Supplementary materials
View the online CME activity "So You Want to Publish in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (JOT)? Tips and Tricks for Academic Success in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery" given by Dr. Juan Duchesne.This interview is a combined effort between EAST's Online Education Section and Career Development Section. The interview has been posted on the EAST Traumacast and Careercast pages.
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- Succession Planning - An Interview with Dr. C. William Schwab - Careercast #11
- 04/16/2015
Interviewed by Dr. David Skarupa, Dr. C. William Schwab discusses the importance of succession planning.
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- Becoming Active on the National Stage - An Interview with Dr. Michael Rotondo - Careercast #10
- 01/26/2015
Interviewed by Dr. Stephanie Montgomery, Dr. Michael Rotondo discusses becoming active on the national stage.
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- Achieving Work-Life Balance - An Interview with Dr. Bruce Crookes - Careercast #9
- 01/10/2015
Interviewed by Dr. Jamie Coleman, Dr. Bruce Crookes discusses Work-Life Balance.
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