210: Surviving the 'Initiation'

Episode 210 featuring Dr. Sandeep Jauhar: Available on iTunes

The free podcast of this episode is available on our iTunes page!

This episode of Radio Rounds kicked off a special three-week series featuring best-selling physician-authors who have written well-known memoirs about their experiences during residency.

Our special guest to kick off our series was Dr. Sandeep Jauhar (left) author of a book entitled Intern: A Doctor’s Initiation. “Intern” is the term traditionally used to refer to a first-year medical resident (i.e. a physician in the year after graduating from medical school), and the book describes Dr. Jauhar’s disillusionment upon entering the medical profession — a sentiment which he explained in our conversation with him in this episode. The first year of residency is a famously brutal experience for young physicians, and Dr. Jauhar eloquently discussed with us his journey through that year and beyond.

Today, Dr. Jauhar is the Director of the Heart Failure Program at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and an Assistant Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Needless to say, he survived his initiation and lived to talk — and write — about it! Again, be sure to check out the free podcast of the entire episode on iTunes.