288. New Beginnings

288. New Beginnings

Author: Medicine Pods: The Intern at Work September 7, 2025 Duration: 16:47
Send us Fan Mail After almost 10 years of running The Intern at Work, the founding members and executive team are ready to hand over the podcast to a new producing team featuring Drs. Valerie Kim, Maya Stein and Annie Wu. Tune in to listen to how The Intern at Work started, and the future directions it might take. Support the show

Stepping onto the hospital floor as a resident brings a unique set of questions and challenges that textbooks don't always address. The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine exists in that space, offering a peer-to-peer perspective forged directly in the wards. This is a pan-Canadian, learner-generated podcast where the hosts and creators are residents themselves, talking through the practical realities of internal medicine they encounter while on call. You'll hear discussions focused on applying knowledge in real time, aiming to make those long shifts a little more manageable and a lot more educational. Each episode is built from original scripts, crafted to dissect clinical scenarios and guidelines with the fresh eyes of someone currently in training. It’s crucial to note that this podcast is produced in Canada and often references Canadian-specific medical guidelines, making it particularly relevant for residents navigating the healthcare system there. While it serves as an excellent companion for study and practice, the content is intended for educational use and should be integrated with other essential resources for clinical management. Created by Alison Lai and the team at Medicine Pods, this series feels like a conversation with a colleague who just figured something out and is eager to share it, demystifying the daily grind of internal medicine one episode at a time.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

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234. Stop the Attacks - An Approach to Familial Mediterranean Fever [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:54
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and treatment of familial mediterranean fever (FMF). Our medicine minute discusses the history of colchicine use in FMF. Written b…
233. Marrow’s Most Wanted- An Approach to Pancytopenia [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:34
Send us Fan Mail You may know an approach to anemia, or thrombocytopenia...but what about when all cell lines are down? Take a listen to our hematology focused episode of pancytopenia! Written by Jia Li (Lily) Liu (Inter…
231. When life closes a door- An Approach to Mitral Stenosis [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:58
Send us Fan Mail Do you know you valvulopathies? Learn everything there is to know about mitral stenosis! This episode was written by Dr. David Ji (Internal Medicine Resident) and reviewed by Dr. Murray Kornbluth (Cardio…
229. Ask a Fellow - Hyponatremia Rate of Correction [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:46
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Part 2 of our collaboration with #NephMadness! This week we sit down with Dr. Jeff Kott (Nephrologist and Critical Care Fellow) from the NephMadness Exec to discuss the latest and greatest in…
228. It's a Water Problem - An Approach to Hyponatremia [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:10
Send us Fan Mail We partnered up with the NephMadness team to release two special episodes on hyponatremia. In this one we take you through a new(er) approach to hyponatremia and its workup. Stay tuned later this week fo…
227. An Apple a Day- Nutritional Deficiencies [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:54
Send us Fan Mail In both the developed and underdeveloped world, it's important to be aware of common nutritional deficiencies and their manifestations in our adult patients! This episode was written by: Dr. Igor Sljivic…
226. Don't Ignore IgG4 - Approach to IgG4 Related Disease [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:04
Send us Fan Mail This week we take you through a disease that can truly affect just about every organ system - IgG4 Related Disease. We will walk you through the presentation, work up, and approach to treatment Support t…