Thalamus Grand Rounds

Aug 29 2022
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Thalamus Grand Rounds is a podcast created by and for current and former residents, program coordinators and directors to spotlight and empower GME leaders to innovate the residency and fellowship recruitment processes. You’ll hear insightful discussions about all things GME including virtual interview best practices, managing expectations of applicants and faculty, promoting DEI initiatives and holistic review, data and analytics to drive recruitment and much more.

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Preventing Burnout: How to Help Program Coordinators Manage and Thrive (Guest: Terri Feist)

Aug 29 2022 32 mins  
In this episode Thalamus CEO Jason Reminick talks with Terri Feist, former Program Coordinator at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and now an Account Manager at Thalamus.Burnout at the Program Coordinator level is a serious problem and often overlooked. Terri shares the results if a national survey of Program Coordinators. The survey indicated issues around misund

GME Financing & Physician Workforce Trends ft. Kyle Leggott, MD, Part II

Aug 09 2022 26 mins  
In this episode, Dr. Kyle Leggott and I continue our conversation about the complex issues surrounding GME financing and physician workforce trends. Dr. Leggott is Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine. He is also a Scholar at the Eugene S. Farley, Jr. Health Policy Center. In Part II, you’ll hear Dr. Leggott’s insigh

GME Financing & Physician Workforce Trends ft. Kyle Leggott, MD, Part I

Jul 13 2022 25 mins  
This episode is Part 1 of 2 of a terrific conversation I had with Dr. Kyle Leggott, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine, and Scholar, Eugene S. Farley, Jr. Health Policy Center, about the complex issues surrounding GME financing and the current state of the physician workforce. In Part I, you’ll hear Dr. Leggott’s insight

Grand Rounds Roundup: New Hobbies

May 16 2022 12 mins  
As has become tradition, at the end of each episode of Thalamus Grand Rounds, we ask our guests if they have adopted a new hobby. During recent years as we’ve all been spending more time at home and given how dynamic and diverse the GME community is, it was no surprise that each of our guests described a different activity. In this special episode, you’ll hear what our guests-t

The Integral Role of Rural Residency Programs ft. Lori Rodefeld

Mar 28 2022 33 mins  
In episode 6, I enjoyed speaking with Lori Rodefeld, Director of Rural GME Development and Support for the Wisconsin Collaborative for Rural GME (WCRGME), about the importance of rural residency and fellowship training programs. Lori dove into misconceptions about rural programs, why applicants should seriously consider them, how hospitals can establish rural training programs, the

Tips and Tricks for Managing Multiple Programs ft. Kimberley Brown

Mar 07 2022 31 mins  
In this episode, I spoke with Kimberley Brown, fellowship coordinator at the Department of Anesthesia at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, about what it’s like to manage multiple fellowship programs.Running a graduate medical education program takes time, effort, patience and support. Managing multiple programs requires a special management style and varying approac

What it's like to be a founding coordinator at a new residency program ft. Michelle Gonzalez

Jan 31 2022 39 mins  
In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Michelle Gonzalez, Graduate Medical Education/Internal Medicine Program Coordinator for the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital (MLKCH), about what it’s like to build a residency program from the ground up. She discussed how the program was formed and how she collaborated with her Program Director Binay Eapen, program fac

Managing Expectations of Your Team, Residency Staff, and Applicants ft. Starla Pathak

Dec 14 2021 50 mins  
In episode three, we spoke with Starla Pathak, Manager of Educational Programs, Department of Orthopedics, Tufts Medical Center, about the importance of properly preparing your ​recruitment team for interview season, and doing your best to help applicants accurately anticipate what the interview process will be like.

Holistic Review of GME Applications ft. Dawn DeSantis

Nov 03 2021 40 mins  
In episode two, we spoke with with Dawn DeSantis, Division Administrator, Graduate Medical Education, Department of Pediatrics at the University of Florida — Jacksonville. Listen for an insightful and productive conversation about big picture qualities to look for in candidates, the importance of personal statements, how programs can implement holistic review practices, and more.

Virtual Interview Best Practices ft. Carey McDonald & Timothy Burns

Aug 24 2021 31 mins  
In our inaugural episode, we sat down with Carey McDonald, MBA, Residency Program Manager for the East Carolina University Department of OB/GYN, and Tim Burns, Program Administrator for the University of Vermont Medical Center OB/GYN Residency Program. We had a robust and frank discussion about creating an excellent virtual interview process, and navigating the challenges and benef