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HC After Dark & The Multi-Hyphenate Resident

It’s still only been 3 months, but this thing has a real pulse. Our first HC After Dark event in Philly exceeded all of our expectations. We were able to bring together a group of residents and treat them to a truly special night, focusing not on what specialty they are in or what their Step scores are, but what drives them. Joy, artistry, and human connection should be core to the physician experience, not an afterthought, and that is what we are setting out to do. Because we believe that a well-rounded physician who is supported beyond their white coat, is a happier and more effective physician.

Of course this event would not have been possible without the support of PearsonRavitz and Clove, two companies that actually put their money where their mouth is and make real efforts to support physicians and healthcare workers. We plan to take this show on the road - so stay tuned for our next event.

Our New Chief Mentoring Officer

Brian F. Hoeflinger, MD

We are thrilled to announce the addition of Dr. Hoeflinger to the HC, in his capacity as our Chief Mentoring Officer. Dr. Hoeflinger brings nearly 30 years of experience as a practicing neurosurgeon and an incredible ability to pass down his knowledge to the next generation. Stay tuned for all of the different ways that you will be able to connect with Dr. Hoeflinger, but in the meantime check out his Youtube channel if you haven’t already watched his videos.

Our New Artist In Residence!

The ballots are in, and our next Artist in Residence has officially been chosen!

And it is….Maheetha Bharadwaj, MD! As a dancer, Maheetha has been learning Bharathanatyam, an ancient Indian Classical Dance Form, since the age of five. In college, she transitioned to dancing on competitive hip-hop dance teams. She also used her passion for dance in community service, working with a local grassroots organization to teach science through dance. In her gap year doing hematology oncology research at Memorial Sloan Kettering, she danced on Project D, placing at competitions like Elements and Defining Rhythm.

In medical school, she continued intersecting dance and medicine for her capstone project, where-by she would choreograph a Bharathanatyam dance narrative depicting the journey of a patient diagnosed with cancer. For her project with HC, she would like to continue depicting complex medical narratives through dance.

This does mean that submissions for Summer/Fall AiR are closed, but our team continues to review incoming work as future opportunities arise. If you'd like to share your portfolio with us, we’d love to see it. We were overwhelmed by the quantity and quality of our Artist in Residence submissions. And we think it would be a shame not to highlight as many of these incredible artists as we can. So we are cooking up the next best thing to platform incredible art….

EX VIVO

Medicine is what happens in vivo.  But this is what happens after.

The new interdisciplinary art magazine from the Hippocratic Collective. We’re publishing work by residents, fellows and medical students at the intersection of medicine, art, and lived experience.

We’re looking for work that is sharp, honest, and original. Visual art, essays, poetry, photography, comics, memoir fragments, anatomical sketches, mixed media - if it resonates with life inside or after medicine, it belongs here.

Your Podcast Binge List

We linked some YouTube and Spotify pages for you, but click here to listen to any of our shows on the platform of your choice.

• The Four Humors - Paul Tran, MD - Episode 5

• We Are Human - Tommy Martin, MD + Tyler Beauchamp, MD - The Ironman Mindset 

• Fem MD - Lauren Umstattd, MD - Breaking the Cycle: Toxic Training, Systemic Abuse, and Life After Surgery

• Surgeons with Purpose - Mel Thacker, MD - #55 Supercommunication

• Beyond the Scope - Andy Nguyen, MD - A Neurosurgeon’s Most Difficult Cases

• Surgeon, Interrupted - Frances Mei Hardin, MD - The Sociopath’s Guide to Healthcare: Organizational Theory and Play the Game

• The Other Human in the Room - Joan Chan, MD - From Medicine to Memoirs and TV Scripts with Dr Tony Chin-Quee

A Few Of Our Favorite 'Progress Notes' From July

Fleishman Is In Trouble: A Story of Birth Trauma

By Sacha McBain, PhD

Fleishman Is in Trouble offers a raw depiction of postpartum PTSD. It shows a woman trying to make sense of her own alienation, failing to find support, and ultimately blaming herself for not being able to move on - and the people in her life follow suit.

Fighting The Dangers of H.R. 1

By Dominick DeFelice, MD

Unless significant changes are made, this bill will do nothing short of devastate our already fragile healthcare system. If you work in the healthcare industry like me and, also like me, are busy with the day to day work of patient care and don't have time to read legalese for hours, I will offer you a brief summary.

The Halstead/Gervais Principles

By Frances Mei Hardin, MD

The Gervais Principle suggests that organizations are inherently pathological, creating a culture of “individualistic Darwinism”, or more plainly, a dog-eat-dog rugged capitalism. Within these organizations are 3 levels of employees; Sociopaths, Clueless, and Losers.

Explore Our Growing Podcast Network

Here’s what’s live and ready for your next commute, call-room break, or coffee run:

• The Four Humors - Paul Tran, MD

• We Are Human - Tommy Martin, MD + Tyler Beauchamp, MD

• Fem MD - Lauren Umstattd, MD

• Surgeons with Purpose - Mel Thacker, MD

• Beyond the Scope - Andy Nguyen, MD

• Surgeon, Interrupted - Frances Mei Hardin, MD

• The Other Human in the Room - Joan Chan, MD

And coming soon to the Hippocratic Collective network:

• The Hoeflinger Podcast - Brian Hoeflinger, MD + Kevin Hoeflinger

• Other Side Med Unfiltered - Hannah Thompson, DO + Chris Herring

Want to Get Involved?

Since launching, we’ve been blown away by how many physicians have reached out asking, “How can I get involved?”

Here’s how:

• Submit your writing for consideration on our blog

• Pitch us a creative idea or original column

• Apply to be a guest on a podcast

• Follow us and share our content on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube 

The Collective only works because of voices like yours, and there’s always room for one more.

Until next month,
The HC Team

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