Tumor Bored With Hilario & Aneesh

In this enlightening episode, join us as we engage in a conversation on an oft-overlooked issue with Dr. Anna Lee, a brilliant and esteemed oncologist and advocate for gender equity in oncology. Delving into the unspoken struggles faced by female oncologists, Dr. Lee discusses her paper, “Family Planning, Fertility, and Career Decisions Among Female Oncologists” and sheds light on the barriers to family planning and the association...

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Brian Gans, a very talented palliative care doctor, to discuss his unique perspective on the field, the emotional toll from his work, and his creative outlet in yoga and art. We also explore the rewards of working in palliative care and the importance of effective communication and teamwork in providing quality care. Finally, we discuss some misconceptions surrounding palliative care, ethics, a...

In this episode of Tumor Bored, we sit down with Dr. Grew, the founder of PRIMR, a platform for educational videos for clinical trials. Dr. Grew shares his story of being a physician entrepreneur and the challenges he faced in developing and launching PRIMR. Dr. Grew talks about the inspiration behind PRIMR and how he saw a need for better patient education and engagement in clinical trials and cancer treatment. We also hear about ...

After our conversation with Dr. Achint Patel on personal finances, we wanted to discuss our unique budgeting journey, what our finances look like today, and discuss some budgeting methods and how you can adapt to the changing scenes of your financial life. The key is starting and developing the ability to save and follow where your money is coming from and going out.

Budgeting methods:  ⁠https://www.lendingtree.com/student/si...

Savings. Investing. Stocks. FIRE. Budgets. Paying off debt. These are not the strong suit of physicians and trainees but they play a critical role in how much freedom we can have in our job or vocation. This week we discuss personal finance for physicians and trainees with Dr. Achint Patel, covering the unique financial challenges that arise during medical school and beyond. We'll explore different pillars of personal finance a...

We continue the second part of our conversation on radiation oncology consults in the hospital.  We discuss some of the logistics, test/imaging to have before your consultants see a patient, and overall how to approach palliative radiation consults.  

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Have you ever wondered what those gals/guys (RadOncs) do in the hospital's basement? Are you a medical student, resident, or hospitalist that is thinking about consulting your friendly neighborhood radiation oncologist because you have a patient that has cancer? Join us this week for a simple discussion on what radiation oncologists do in their departments, why and how radiation works, and some of the indications of radiotherap...

This week we discuss why medical students, residents, or attendings may want to pursue a graduate degree  (particularly an MBA) while in med school, residency, or on the job. In this conversation, your favorite radonc residents discuss why physicians getting an MBA and taking an active role in management may be a good idea for the future of medicine. We also talk about various ways to pay for grad school.

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We continue the second part of our conversation on burnout this week. Burnout is a common occurrence in medicine that arguably got worse in the past couple of years during the pandemic. It is characterized by feelings of overwhelming stress, exhaustion, and a loss of motivation.  If left unchecked, burnout can lead to more serious health problems, such as depression, anxiety, and even heart disease. In this series, your favorite ph...

Burnout is a common occurrence in medicine that arguably got worse in the past couple of years during the pandemic. It is characterized by feelings of overwhelming stress, exhaustion, and a loss of motivation.  If left unchecked, burnout can lead to more serious health problems, such as depression, anxiety, and even heart disease. In this series, your favorite physicians discuss the prevalence, causes, signs, and hopefully some sol...

We bring you Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Rebecca Shulman and soon-to-be Dr. Allison Yankey on dating life in medical school and marriage in residency.  Our guests offer some advice and share their experiences on the match process and their considerations during that time.

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We have two new guests in this series to discuss what dating life in medical school was like whether you are dating a fellow medical student or someone outside of medicine. From dating, we naturally talk about marriage but also being single in medical school. Our guests offer some advice and share their experiences on the match process and their considerations during that time. 

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Intern year is arguably the most defining moment in residency. In this episode, we discuss our application for an intern year, our experience during the intern year, our mistakes, and our challenges in the year.  Dr. Tim Dougherty makes his first guest appearance on our show to share his experience as well!

Chapters
00:28 - Our first guest. Welcome, Dr. Dougherty!
02:10 - How Tim, Hilario, and Aneesh approached ranking b...

In Part 2 of our medical school years series, we continue our conversation on the last two years of medical school. We discuss clinical rotations, figuring out what rotations we liked and what we did not like and how that informed our career choices. There are challenges, scheduling issues, grading concerns, and rounds (yeah we did not like rounds....but it is not that simple). Deciding on what specialty can be daunting. Hopefully,...

In Part 1 of our medical school years series, we discuss the preclinical years of medical school. Issues like getting into medical school, studying in medical school, friendships, the grading system (pass/fail vs. numeric grades), and some of the challenges that come with being in medical school. 

00:38 Is medical school really that difficult?
05:25 Aneesh's start of med school!
06:19 How we studied
12:09 How ...

Everyone has different paths. We touch on personal sickness, work-life balance, and whether medicine should be a passion vs. just a job. Tune in to learn more about Hilario and Aneesh's journey into the field of medicine and, specifically, oncology and radiation oncology! 

Chapters
00:39 - Why Hilario picked medicine as a career
02:23 - Hilario gets malaria, and the impact of this on his decision
09:31 -  Famil...

Introduction to Tumor Bored with Hilario and Aneesh and learning a little about your favorite co-hosts' lives; how they grew up, got interested in medicine, and more!

Chapters
00:00 -  Why we are starting this podcast!
01:27 - The origin of our name
04:50 - Learn about Hilario!
06:45 - Hilario was a shepherd??
11:55 - Hilario's introduction to computers
15:15 - Learn about Aneesh!
18:03 - How Aneesh...