Building confidence: The role of AI in medicine, developing surgical skills and more

On this episode, Cathleen McCabe, MD, and Laura Enyedi, MD, chat with guest Mara Schenker, MD, about her career as an orthopedic surgeon and her role as chief medical information officer at Grady Memorial Hospital.

• Intro 0:04
• Mara Schenker, MD 0:20
• Tell us about the titles you hold. What does CMIO mean? 0:39
• How long have you been doing medical informatics? … How important is that skill and background in technology now?
• What do you see in the future for AI and what is it going to do for us? 1:45
• The hosts and guest discuss the use of AI in medicine. 4:27
• The hosts and guests discuss the ups and downs of artificial intelligence. 10:53
• What do you like to use AI for right now? 11:46
• The hosts and guests discuss the use of AI in everyday life. 14:34
• How did you become interested in orthopedic surgery? What were gender disparities like in the field of orthopedics? 15:33
• The hosts and guest discuss mentorship and the impacts of mentors. 18:53
• The hosts and guest discuss women in leadership. 19:52
• How did you build and maintain your surgical confidence? 23:52
• Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise and The Confidence Code 28:10
• Grit 28:40
• Schenker describes her ‘deliberate practice’ talk. 28:56
• How do you go about bringing on new technology? 29:25
• The hosts and guest discuss building confidence, building skill and asking for help. 30:58
• How do you find balance with everything you do? 33:32
• The hosts and guest discuss when to say ‘yes’ and when to say ‘no’. 35:56
• What are your words of wisdom and advice for trainees and young physicians? 38:38
• The hosts and guest discuss being brave and going with your gut. 42:07
• Thanks 44:14

Laura Enyedi, MD, is a professor of ophthalmology and pediatrics at Duke Eye Center and medical director of South Durham Ophthalmology in North Carolina.

Cathleen McCabe, MD, is chief medical officer of Eye Health America and medical director of The Eye Associates in Sarasota, FL.

Mara Schenker, MD, is an orthopedic trauma surgeon and chief of orthopedics at Grady Memorial Hospital and professor of orthopedics at Emory University School of Medicine. She is also the associate chief medical information officer for Grady, board certified in clinical informatics and has extensive EHR build and analytics certifications. Schenker is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, AAMC, American College of Surgeons and the Orthopaedic Trauma Association.  As the 2001 World Champion in Taekwondo, she has a particular interest in the intersection between sports and surgery, as it relates to human performance optimization. Her clinical practice is based at Grady Memorial Hospital.

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