In our first episode of War(d) Stories, Dr. Mark Loehrke, a local internist in Kalamazoo, Michigan tells his story about a medical failure.

The Summer of '85: A life saved by a popsicle stick

In our second episode we talk to Dr. Rajiv Rangrass, a family medicine and OB GYN physician working in Michigan. In this two part episode, he talks about his experiences practicing in India, England, and the U.S. We also discuss historical and present day challenges in women’s health, physician well-being, and navigating tricky ethical scenarios and interdisciplinary relations.

3 Continents, 2 Specialities, 1 Physician: An OB-GYN's Story (Part 1)

This is a continuation of our conversation with Dr. Rajiv Rangrass, a family medicine and OB/GYN physician working in Michigan. In the last episode he talked about his experiences practicing in India, England, and the U.S. In this episode, we discuss some of his interesting cases and philosophy on life and medicine. We also end with a discussion about the physician-mid-level relationship.

0:00 Intro
2:16 A termination gone wrong
6:33 Difficult conversations with patients
10:42 Be inquisitive with compassion
12:28 Philosophy, then art, then science
16:02 Journey from primary care to OB/GYN
18:21 Satisfaction of being a surgeon
21:51 Medicine as ritual
23:45 Being a father and OB/GYN
26:00 What is success as a doctor?
27:03 Being kind to our colleagues 
28:04 Role of NP/PA vs Physician
32:28 Discussion
37:37 Outro

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Produced by medical students Stephen Szabadi, Sam Natla, and Cameron Quon

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Mortality, Morality, and Mid-levels: An OB-GYN's Story (Part 2)

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