Neurology Nuts and Bolts: Constructing Your Career
Learn about all the things that you wish you were taught about the practice of neurology. The podcast will cover types of careers (academics, private practice, locums, concierge neurology, etc.), contracts and worth, promotional development and CV building, continuing medical education and maintenance of certification, visas, billing, challenges on the job, work/life balance, and more. Creator and Executive Producer: Sara Schaefer; Associate editors: Katherine Fu, Sana Aslam, Sagari Bette, Parneet Grewal, Proleta Datta, Thu Vu, Kim Robeson, Aparna Prabhu Sandeep, Katie Moore; Music: Audrey Nath; Artwork: Shivani Ghoshal
Episodes
53 episodes
Types of Careers: Multiple Fellowships
Sara Schaefer discusses doing multiple fellowships with Dr. Akanksha Sharma, neuro-oncologist and palliative medicine specialist, and Dr. Chantale Branson, movement disorders and sleep medicine specialist. They discuss the ups and downs of doin...
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Episode 53
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31:13
Career Development: Involvement in Professional Societies
Katherine Fu speaks with Dr. Maisha Robinson, who has deep involvement with the American Academy of Neurology, and Dr. Shilpa Chitnis, who has served in many roles within the American Academy of Neurology and the International Parkinson and Mov...
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Episode 52
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28:07
Types of Careers: Sports Team Physician
Sara Schaefer discusses the subspecialty of sports neurology and the opportunities for neurologists to work on the side lines at sporting events, with Dr. Stephanie Alessi-LaRosa, sports neurologist and sports neurology fellowship director at U...
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Episode 51
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17:17
Career Development: Journal Reviewing and Editing
Ahn-Thu Vu speaks with Dr. Roy Strowd- Editor-in-Chief of Neurology: Education- and Dr. Michael Sperling- Editor-in-Chief of Epilepsia- about being a reviewer, member of the editorial board, associate editor, or editor-in-chief for a journal. T...
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Episode 50
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33:50
Now What? Transition to Attendinghood in Private Practice
Katherine Fu speaks with Drs. Andy Woo and Tim Ryan, private practice neurologists in Santa Monica, MA and Raleigh, NC respectively, about transitioning to attendinghood in the private practice setting. They discuss how to get your name out the...
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Episode 49
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29:09
About Face: Switching Subspecialties Part II
In Part II of switching subspecialties, Kathryn Moore discusses going from vascular neurology to general neurology practice with Dr. Ana Felix. They discuss the reasons, challenges, and fears of making a switch, and the advice to find what fill...
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Episode 48
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28:25
About Face: Switching Subspecialties Part I
In Part I of switching subspecialties, Kathryn Moore discusses going from more general practice to subspecialty practice, and going from inpatient to outpatient medicine with Dr. Deborah Syna, whose 30 year career has spanned hospitalist neurol...
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Episode 47
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23:11
Types of Careers: Rural Medicine
Sagari Betté discusses practicing neurology in a rural location with guest Dr. Jill Breen Cramer, owner of Blue Ridge Associates in Neurology and Director of the Roanoke Area MS Center in Christiansburg, VA. They discuss how to seek...
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Episode 46
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25:39
GME: Neurology Fellowships
Learn all about options for fellowships or non-fellowship practice after training, tips on making a decision, how to prepare for fellowship, the application process and timeline, and more with Aparna Prabhu interviewing Neurology Program Direct...
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Episode 45
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29:22
BONUS Finances of Practice: The New G2211 Code
Sara Schaefer discusses the new E/M add-on code G2211 for longitudinal outpatient care with Dr. Korwyn Williams, child neurologist at Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Chair of the Coding and Payment Policy (Co-Pay) subcommittee at the American A...
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Episode 44
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21:53
Types of Careers: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Sara Schaefer speaks with Dr. Paul Lee, child neurologist and Director of Division Neurology 2 at the FDA, and Dr. Daniela Pimentel Maldonado, neuroimmunologist and clinical reviewer at the FDA. They discuss what they do, how it differs from ot...
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Episode 43
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30:43
Work Life and Wellness: Navigating Family Health Issues
Sagari Betté discusses navigating unexpected family health issues with Sara Schaefer, Assistant Professor of Neurology at Yale and founder of this podcast, and Kathrin LaFaver, Movement Disorders and Lifestyle Medicine Neurologist in Saratoga S...
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Episode 42
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40:42
About Face: Returning to Academia (Can it be done?)
Sara Schaefer discusses returning to academia from the private practice world- can it be done? With incoming Chair of Neurology at St. Louis University Dr. Diana Greene-Chandos, and Dr. Okeanis Vaou- Associate Prof of Neurology, Division Chief ...
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Episode 41
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31:53
Do You Have Any Disclosures? Conflicts of Interest
Sara Schaefer discusses conflicts of interest and the Sunshine Act with attorneys John Hutchins, General Counsel of the American Academy of Neurology, and Mimi Riley, Professor of Law, Public Health Sciences, and Public Policy at the University...
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Episode 40
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24:11
Types of Careers: General Neurology
Sagari Betté speaks with Dr. Renata Chalfin, general neurologist and founder of Ideal Neurology Clinic in Boca Raton, Florida, about going straight into general practice from residency (without a fellowship), and the perks and difficulties of p...
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Episode 39
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28:00
Career Development: Physician Coaching
Sara Schaefer discusses physician coaching with Barbara Hoese, professional coach and developer of the American Academy of Neurology Emerging Leaders Program, and Dr. Susana Bowling, neurologist and physician coach. They discuss reasons they be...
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Episode 38
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30:02
Career Development: Pharmaceutical Side Gigs
Learn all about pharmaceutical side gigs including advisory panels and speakers bureaus with Anh-Thu Vu as she speaks with Drs. Erin Longbrake, neuroimmunologist at Yale and Tara Morrison, neuro-oncologist at Lehigh Valley Health Network.
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Episode 37
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20:54
Finances of Practice: Inpatient Billing
Sara Schaefer gets into the weeds of inpatient billing and coding with Dr. Marc Nuwer, Neurophysiology Department Head at UCLA and member of the CPT and Relative Value Update Committee (RUC) Advisory Panels, and Dr. Inna Keselman, Associate Pro...
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Episode 36
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34:34
About Face: Academics to Industry
Sana Aslam discusses a transition from academic clinical medicine to industry with Dr. Rita Gandhi, Senior Medical Director of Huntington's Disease Clinical Development at Genentech. They discuss types of industry jobs, the appeal of a career i...
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Episode 35
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33:36
Now What? Transition to Attendinghood in Academia
Katherine Fu speaks with Dr. Sara Schaefer, Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Yale School of Medicine, Associate Program Director of the Neurology Residency program and Program Director of the Movement Disorders Fellowship, and Dr. Parnee...
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Episode 34
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36:59
Training and Integration of Advanced Practice Providers
Kathryn Moore discusses training backgrounds and advanced training options for Advanced Practice Providers, tips for integration into practice, and how to get the most out of your relationship with APPs- with Dr. Joel Morgenlander, Professor of...
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Episode 33
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30:55
Contracts and Worth: Negotiating with the Department Chair
Parneet Grewal discusses how to negotiate with your department chair- where to start, what to consider, how to approach it- with Drs. Gary Gilkeson, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development at MUSC, Helmi Lutsep, Professor and...
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Episode 32
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38:48
Career Development: Getting the Most Out of Conferences
Anh-Thu Vu discusses how to get the most out of medical conferences as an attendee, presenter, and mentee with Dr. Kate Davis, clinician researcher and epilepsy specialist at University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Jaime Hatcher-Martin, telehealth ...
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Episode 31
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22:46
About Face: Leaving Academia
Sara Schaefer discusses leaving the familiar pastures of academia for other pursuits with Drs. Wanda Castro (industry), Kathrin LaFaver (community practice), and Audrey Nath (remote/locums).
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Episode 30
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31:57
Getting A Dual Degree: Managing a Second Degree while Working
Sana Aslam speaks with Drs. Courtney Takahashi and Katelyn Bird at Boston University Department of Neurology about getting a second degree while working. Dr. Takahashi received an MCR (Master of Clinical Research) during residency and is workin...
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Episode 29
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23:09