226: The Road to a Renal Hypertension Specialist

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226: The Road to a Renal Hypertension Specialist

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36 minutes

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Apr 27, 2022

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Today we chat with Dr. Derek about his journey to specializing in Nephrology and Hypertension.

Released:

Apr 27, 2022

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Podcast episode

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Specialty Stories is a podcast to help premed and medical students choose a career. What would you do if you started your career and realized that it wasn't what you expected? Specialty Stories will talk to physicians and residency program directors from every specialty to help you make the most informed decision possible. Check out our others shows at MededMedia.com

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25: An Academic Urologist Shares His Thoughts on the Field: Session 25 Academic Urology is a mix of medicine and surgery. Listen to Dr. Peter Steinberg discuss what drew him to the specialty, whether you and your personality would suit in this field, and what you can do to be a competitive applicant given... by Specialty Stories
38 min listen
5: What Does the Life of an Orthopedic Hand Surgeon Look Like?: Session 5 In this week's episode, Ryan talks with an orthopedic hand surgeon in a hybrid setup. He's in a community-based hospital and program but he has residents he interacts with who rotate through the hospital. He has been practicing for... by Specialty Stories
38 min listen
9: What is Pediatric Gastroenterology? We Learn From One Today: Dr. Leonard is an academic Pediatric Gastroenterologist at MGH. She discusses her life and the path it took to get there and what she does for her patients. by Specialty Stories
28 min listen
2: What is Emergency Medicine? A Community EM Doc's Story: Session 02 In this episode, Ryan talks with Dr. Freess, a community-based Emergency Medicine physician who shares with us why he likes Emergency Medicine and how you can become a competitive applicant. He also talks about the benefits of being an... by Specialty Stories
40 min listen
1: What is a Dermatopathologist? Dr. Hure Shares Her Story: Session 01 Welcome to the first episode of the Specialist Stories podcast, sharing with you stories of specialists from every field to give you the information you need to make sure you make the most informed decision possible when it comes to... by Specialty Stories
40 min listen
19: Orthopedic Surgery Match Data Deep Dive: Session 19 Today, I'm going to do a deep dive into some match data for Orthopedic Surgery, which is one of the more competitive specialties out there. Let's look at the data to see if this holds true and find out who you can set yourself up for... by Specialty Stories
28 min listen
13: What is Physiatry? (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation): Dr. Sahler is a community-based Physiatrist. He shares why he chose Physiatry, what he likes about it and gives you advice on how to be competitive. by Specialty Stories
33 min listen
4: What is Anesthesiologist? A Community Doc Shares His Story: Session 4 In this episode, Ryan talks with Dr. Patrick Pickett, an anesthesiologist who practices in the community hospital in Oklahoma as he shares about his path to anesthesiology, his typical day at work, work-life balance, as well as the... by Specialty Stories
48 min listen
8: What is Hematology/Oncology? An Academic Doc Discusses: Dr. Jain is an academic Hematology/Oncology physician in the Chicago area. She discusses the heme/onc docs role and what she likes so much about it. by Specialty Stories
47 min listen
33: An Academic Pediatric Neurologist - Headache Doc: Session 33 A lot medical students go through the process end up at a time where they have to submit their rank list and they have no clue what they want to do. And this is a lot of unneeded stress. In this podcast, I talk to a specialist that you... by Specialty Stories
41 min listen
6: A Private-Practice Nephrologist Talks About Her Job: Dr. Robey is a private-practice nephrologist in Arizona. She shares what it takes to be a nephrologist and why she likes it so much. by Specialty Stories
57 min listen
3: What is Neurology : A General Neurologist's Story: Session 03 In this episode, Ryan talks with a neurologist, Dr. Allison Gray, as they discuss all things about neurology. Notice that Ryan follows a standard regimen of questions in his episodes so you can compare each of the answers to hopefully help... by Specialty Stories
27 min listen
7: What is a Hospitalist? An Academic Doc Talks with Us: Session 7 Whether you are a pre-med or medical student, you have answered the calling to becoming a physician. Soon you will have to start deciding what type of medicine you want to practice. This podcast will tell you the specialists from every... by Specialty Stories
36 min listen
10: A Private-Practice Family Medicine Doctor Discusses Her Job: Dr. Noe is in a solo private practice seeing patients as a Family Medicine physician. She talks about Family Medicine and what you should think about too. by Specialty Stories
49 min listen
16: A Private-Practice Nephrologist Who Also is in Academics: Session 16 This week's guest is Dr. Joel Topf, a private practice and academic Nephrologist who loves teaching and the small details. Back in Episode 06 of the Specialty Stories Podcast, we first covered Nephrology where I talked with Dr. Jean... by Specialty Stories
42 min listen
11: Looking at Anesthesiology Match Data and Other Surveys: Today we break down the match data, compensation surveys and lifestyle reports for Anesthesiology. If you're interested, this is a must listen. by Specialty Stories
45 min listen
14: Looking at Emergency Medicine Match Data and Surveys: Session 14 Today, we break down the match data, compensation surveys, and lifestyle reports for Emergency Medicine. If you’re interested in EM, this is a must listen. I also talked about dove into match data back in session 11 specifically on... by Specialty Stories
40 min listen
44: A Look at Academic Pediatric Neurosurgery: Session 44 Dr. Michael Egnor is an academic Pediatric Neurosurgeon based in NY. We discuss his long career in the field and his thoughts about what you should know. Michael has been out of fellowship training now for 26 years and is currently a... by Specialty Stories
48 min listen
15: Interventional Radiology: A Community Doc Shares His Story: Session 15 This week, I speak with Dr. Fayyaz Barodawala, a community-based Interventional Radiologist from Atlanta, Georgia, about his career decisions, what an IR physician does on a daily basis, the struggles and triumphs that come along with... by Specialty Stories
56 min listen
23: A Deep Dive Into PM&R Residency Match Data: Session 23 Our episode with Dr. Chris Sahler was one of our most popular episodes. I decided to bring you the PM&R residency match data since many of you seem interested! [02:33] NRMP Main Match Data for 2017 - PGY-1 & PGY-2 Positions ... by Specialty Stories
25 min listen
21: Looking at the Match Data for General Surgery: Session 21 General Surgery is gaining in popularity, which shows in its competitiveness for residency. You need to be on the top of your game to match. And similar to Internal Medicine, it is the gateway to a lot of subspecialties. As we're presenting... by Specialty Stories
28 min listen
22: What is Aerospace Medicine? Dr. Gray is Interviewed: Session 22 Aerospace Medicine is a subspecialty of Preventive Medicine and very unique usually to the military, though there are civilians equivalents. If you are a premed student and you're getting ready to prepare for your medical school... by Specialty Stories
49 min listen
30: A Deep Dive Into Ophthalmology Residency Match Data: Session 30 This week, we're doing a deep dive into the 2017 Ophthalmology Match Summary Report which is actually outside the NRMP match. The match is the program you apply to while in your medical school to determine where you're going to do... by Specialty Stories
22 min listen
12: A Private-Practice Facial Plastic Surgeon Shares His Story: Session 12 Dr. Chung is a solo private practice Facial Plastic Surgeon. He discusses his path through ENT residency and what he likes and dislikes about his job. Today's guest on Specialty Stories is a solo private practice facial plastic surgeon.... by Specialty Stories
61 min listen
28: What is Trauma Surgery? Dr. Darko Shares His Story: Session 28 Dr. Nii Darko is a community-based Trauma Surgeon. He's also an Osteopathic physician. Listen to his journey and what you should be thinking about. Dr. Darko has also been on The Premed Years podcast back in Session 196 and he is the... by Specialty Stories
50 min listen
31: What Does a Headache Specialist's Job Look Like?: Session 31 Dr. Kristen Sahler is a community-based Neurologist who specializes in headache medicine. She has been practicing for four years outside of her fellowship and she shares with us what drew her to it and her advice if you're interested in it.... by Specialty Stories
32 min listen
17: What is Pain Medicine? A Community Doc Shares His Story: Session 17 Dr. Fred Weiss is a Radiologist by training who did a Fellowship in Pain Medicine. However, he's going to share with us today what he likes least about the specialty, part of the reason he's not currently practicing Pain Medicine.... by Specialty Stories
45 min listen
24: What is Forensic Pathology? Dr. Melinek Shares Her Story: Session 24 Today's guest is Dr. Judy Melinek, a New York Times bestselling author and a Forensic Pathologist based in California. She documented her journey through her fellowship training in her book, Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and... by Specialty Stories
49 min listen
38: Discussing Pediatric Oncology with an Academic Doc: Session 38 Dr. Julie Krystal is an academic pediatric oncologist. Julie has been out of training now for two years. She discusses what she loves about her job, where she sees the specialty going and what you should do. Please be sure to also check out... by Specialty Stories
35 min listen
36: What Does Academic Colorectal Surgery Look Like?: Session 36 Dr. Scott Steele is an academic Colorectal Surgeon and Chairman of the Colorectal Surgery Department at Cleveland Clinic. We discuss his love of the specialty. He has now been practicing outside of his fellowship for twelve years now. Dr.... by Specialty Stories
62 min listen

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226: The Road to a Renal Hypertension Specialist

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