
Why Women Still Struggle to Lead in Surgery | Neurosurgery, Mentorship & Excellence
One of the most accomplished neurosurgeons in Europe joins Surgeon, Interrupted.Dr. Yu-Mi Ryang is President-Elect of the German Spine Society, Chair-Elect of the EuroSpine Education Council, and one ...
14 Heinä 34min

Can You Change Medicine From the Outside?
Can someone still change medicine after they've left it?After returning from Hippocratic Collective's Los Angeles End of Academic Year celebration, Frances Mei shares a comment that stopped her in her...
7 Heinä 24min

The Grief I Buried During Medical School Followed Me for Decades
What happens when grief collides with medical training?In this deeply personal episode of Surgeon, Interrupted, Frances Mei sits down with family physician, educator, and author Dr. Shanda McManus to ...
30 Kesä 30min

Her Residency Program Shut Down Mid-Training. Then Everything Changed.
What happens when your residency program suddenly shuts down mid-training?In this episode of Surgeon, Interrupted, Frances Mei sits down with internal medicine physician Dr. Julia Torrellas to discuss...
23 Kesä 28min

I Thought I'd Stay in Academic Medicine. Residency Changed My Mind.
What does it actually feel like to finish a plastic surgery residency in 2026?In this episode of Surgeon, Interrupted, Frances Mei sits down with graduating plastic surgery resident Dr. Liz Malphrus j...
16 Kesä 40min

A Plastic Surgeon’s Warning: Why Healthcare Rewards Treatment, Not Health
Why does the United States spend more on healthcare than ever before while chronic disease continues to rise?In this episode of Surgeon Interrupted, Frances Mei sits down with reconstructive plastic s...
9 Kesä 28min

From InStyle to Intima: Curating the Stories of Healthcare with Donna Bulseco
What happens when a longtime magazine editor leaves the world of celebrity journalism and finds herself at the forefront of narrative medicine?This week on Surgeon, Interrupted, Frances Mei sits down ...
2 Kesä 31min

“Why Are All the Doctors Leaving?” | Residency, Hyper-Productivity & the Inability to Rest
In this episode of Surgeon, Interrupted, Frances Mei sits down again with her husband Colin for an unfiltered conversation about residency culture, hyper-productivity, and the psychological habits tha...
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