Health Careers With Dr. Marn

Many people think of a social worker only as part of the child protection program. However, their duties are more complex than that. Joining Richard Marn, MD is social worker Catherine Moore to share her life that transcends beyond children services and into mental health, jail services, domestic work, and even social injustices. She also delves into the toxic work-life balance of people in her line of work, emphasizing how dangerous it is for their wellbeing to set aside mental breaks. Catherine even opens up about her most memorable and inspiring experiences as a social worker, touching the lives of people from their infancy all the way to the deathbed.

With the unfortunate rise of lung-related conditions brought on partially by the pandemic, the need for respiratory therapists has never been more rampant. In this episode of Health Careers, Dr. Richard Marn is joined by Registered Respiratory Therapist Aimee Eaton. Aimee found her calling only after pursuing a different path, but she's never looked back since! Join in on the conversation to find out how Aimee discovered her purpose and why respiratory therapy might be the career for you too! Plus, she explains how COVID exponentially increased the need for RRTs now and in the future. Stay tuned!

The great Bob Marley once said, “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain,” and in modern medicine, we are now seeing the application of music to help patients on the road to recovery. Using music this way is called music therapy and in this special episode, our guest will talk all about it. Dr. Richard Marn sits down for an information-packed conversation with author, coach and music therapist, Tim Ringgold. Tim talks about the profession, how music therapy works and its benefits in helping patients on the road to wellness. Tune in and listen as Richard and Tim make beautiful music in this special episode.

What is it like to be a nurse in the Intensive Care Unit? It's exciting, gratifying, and exhausting. Enter Tina Vinsant, a Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Nurse in Tennessee and Podcast Host of Good Nurse, Bad Nurse. Tina talks with Richard Marn, MD, about how a big part of being a nurse is to help people be comfortable with being vulnerable. It can be highly embarrassing for patients to have someone clean their bodies for them, and it's crucial to use your emotions to empathize with them. Join in the conversation to hear more stories of what happens behind the ICU curtain. Don't miss this episode! 

Are you looking to pursue a career in veterinary medicine? If you love horses, then being an equine veterinarian is the career for you! Today's guest is Stacey Cordivano, owner of Clay Creek Equine Veterinary Services, LLC and host of The Whole Veterinarian Podcast. She shares her journey to becoming an equine veterinarian and what it takes to succeed in your degree. Having her own practice, Stacey offers insights on what it's like to be a veterinarian and a business owner at the same time. Challenges are bound to arise in any business, but Stacey shares the benefits of practicing equine medicine even while juggling her life as a mom of two. Tune in for more on how to pursue a career as an equine veterinarian, from college to private practice, right here on Health Careers With Dr. Marn!

As mental health comes into the fore of mainstream conversation, unique methods of dealing with it are starting to gain recognition. Art therapy is one of these modalities. What does it entail and what potential does it hold for the future of mental health? Join Dr. Richard Marn and art therapist Vicky Linnane as they delve into the ins and outs of a career in art therapy. Vicky shares how she started her career, an overview of art therapy as a profession and the future outlook for art therapists. She talks about the best parts of her career and the highlights that people should know. She also cites examples of stories of the patients she took care of and how she helped them.

Not many people consider a career in anesthesiology. Part of that is because not many people know that much about it in the first place. In this episode, anesthesiology assistant Sally Hoang joins Dr. Richard Marn for a conversation on how she found her path to a career in her specialization. Sally is a Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant currently practicing at Emory University Hospital. She gets into detail about the ins and outs of the job, from suctioning to flexible work hours, and shares why it has been a fulfilling career for her. Learn all about the life of an anesthesiologist assistant and see if this is the career for you!

General pathologists serve as the line behind the hospital. They don't get as much credit for what they do and they are okay with that. Learn all about pathology and the study of diseases with your host, Richard Marn and his guest Dr. Travis Brown. Travis is a General Pathologist at Clinpath Pathology. Learn some insight into their research and what they specifically do. Discover the different types of pathology and what is on the rise. And, know the wrong misconceptions about pathologists and what it takes to become one.

Seeing little children suffer from various medical emergencies can be a heart wrenching experience, but you don’t have the luxury of time to wallow in pity if you’re the pediatric emergency medicine physician on duty. Nkeiruka Orajiaka grapples with this reality every day. Born and raised in Nigeria, Nkeiruka has always been passionate about medicine and she especially likes working with children – a quality that she believes to be essential for anyone who is seeking to start a career in her field. Learn more about what a day in the life of a pediatric emergency medicine physician looks like as Nkeiruka gives us a detailed description in this conversation with Dr. Richard Marn. Plus, learn about Nkeiruka’s loftier goals in global medicine and her newly found path to explore her other passions.

Pregnancy can be a magical yet challenging time, especially when the time for the baby to be born comes around! That's where labor and delivery nurses come in to help the mother through her delivery safely. Join Dr. Richard Marn as he sits down for a conversation with Labor and Delivery Nurse Shaina Brickner. They talk about the challenges faced by nurses and parents during labor and delivery, as well as Shaina's memories of bonding with parents. They also talk about what you need to learn as a labor nurse and what qualities are important in a nurse in this profession. 

Veterinary medicine is truly a colorful world. They cater to cats and dogs every day, even the occasional snakes and reptiles. But beyond the cuteness is the challenging daily grind of every veterinarian. Joining Richard Marn, MD is award-winning veterinarian Dr. Ernie Ward to share a glimpse of his life treating all kinds of animals on a daily basis. He explains how his farming background and a horrifying childhood memory with his dogs pushed him to pursue his current profession. Dr. Ernie explains how this jolly and hopeful environment can sometimes become emotionally taxing at times, especially when dealing with terminally ill pets and administering euthanasia.

It is always said that prevention is better than cure. Of course, the same goes when taking care of your teeth, which calls for proper dental hygiene. Discussing how to maintain excellent oral health and avoid diseases with Richard Marn, MD is dental hygienist Sarah Liebkemann RDH, BSDH. She explains how her profession differs from dentists as well as the most common misconceptions and challenges surrounding this field. She also talks about how being a dental hygienist can transcend to helping patients boost their self-confidence. Sarah even shares her passion for educating people about dental hygiene, which she expresses through her artworks and upcoming children's book.

One of the most flexible professions in healthcare is a genetic counselor since they can jump from one expertise to another should they deem it necessary. Kira Dineen found her purpose in healthcare as a prenatal genetic counselor. She joins Richard Marn, MD to provide a glimpse of her life in private practice, unraveling the best and most challenging aspects of her work. She looks back on why she decided to pursue such a profession, the misconceptions surrounding her expertise, and her podcast show about genetics that she started way back in high school. Kira also discusses why aspiring medical practitioners inclined to communication and Biology make the most effective genetic counselors.

When people think of careers in mental health, they usually think of psychologists or psychiatrists. But did you know that you can get the best of both worlds without having to undergo a residency by being a nurse practitioner? Yes, a nurse practitioner can specialize in mental health and Dr. Richard Marn as got one to humor you in this episode. Dr. Kojo Sarfo, DNP is a board-certified mental health nurse practitioner who also happens to have a 700,000-strong following on TikTok, where he posts short videos about mental health awareness. In this conversation, he shares how one gets a career as a mental health nurse practitioner, what his typical day looks like in a forensic psychiatry institution, and what qualities make for good candidates in this little-known career that is gradually making itself seen on social media.

If you’re looking for a profession that offers visible results, literally, then becoming an optometrist may be the one for you! Taking us into the wealth of opportunities this profession can give to its practitioners and professionals is Dr. Harbir Sian, Optometrist and owner of Clarity Eyecare. In this episode, he joins Dr. Richard Marn to share with us the important facts and insights into becoming an optometrist. He talks about the 3 O’s—optician, optometrist, and ophthalmologist—and how they differ from each other. He then discusses the things a career in optometry entails, bringing with him his vast experience and moving us across what a typical day of an optometrist looks like. 

One of the fascinating things about being a massage therapist is that it's a health career with so many diverse avenues you can get into. Today's guest is Whitney Lowe, Director at Academy of Clinical Massage, who has been a massage therapist for over 33 years. In this episode, Whitney discusses with Richard Marn, MD, what it's like to have massage therapy as a profession. There'll be discussions regarding the certification and licensing processes and the many misconceptions due to the media's inaccurate portrayal of massage therapists. Join in the conversation and learn how you can educate yourself as a massage therapist, how licensing varies across states, and why massage therapists don't want to be referred to as a masseuse.

Seeing children who are only a few months old having difficulty when eating and swallowing is truly heartbreaking. For Michelle Dawson, treating these children as a pediatric speech language pathologist is more of a meaningful service than a mere job. Joining Dr. Richard Marn, Michelle explains how she helps babies heal from oropharyngeal dysphagia both in her professional and personal practices. She also breaks down the most common misconceptions about her profession and the feeling of fulfillment of seeing young ones experience many firsts. Moreover, Michelle shares about her life of overcoming domestic abuse, her advocacy for further diversity in the medical field, and her advice on what it really takes to become a pathologist of her expertise.

Even in this day and age of information, so many people still interchange psychologists and psychiatrists. It is time to get things straight once and for all as Richard Marn, MD sits down with private practice psychologist, Sara Sadek. While letting us in on her career journey and why she chose her profession, Sara also shares the difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist and why she found herself hesitant at first to go into the former. She talks about her least favorite part of the profession, the common misconceptions surrounding it and what she calls aggressive empathy. What is more, Sara then lets us in on her life pre- and post-COVID, how she is navigating this turbulent time, and how students thinking of becoming a psychologist could thrive in the profession.

 In the medical field, Speech and Language Pathology is a relatively young profession. Starting out as elocutionists, the field has grown dramatically since then. SLPs address language, voice, swallowing, and cognition or thinking skills from cradle to grave. In today’s episode, Richard Marn, MD brings on Leigh Ann Porter, a speech and language pathologist who primarily works with adults in the hospital setting. Leigh Ann explains the purpose they serve in healthcare. She also describes a typical day in the life of an SLP and talks about some misconceptions people have of her profession. 

If you’ve ever stayed in a hospital before, you would have heard of someone called a registered dietitian nutritionist or RDN. As you’ve probably guessed already, their job goes beyond just telling people what to eat. In fact, there is a very specific difference between a registered dietitian and some random practitioner who calls themselves a “nutritionist.” Kait Richardson, RDN, LD, is a unicorn among those in her profession. Unlike the vast majority of her peers, she chose to run an independent practice – a choice that may not be for everybody, but is certainly very interesting in its own way. Curious about what happens during a day of an RDN’s life? Is it something you’re considering for yourself as a career option? Join in as Kait shares everything with Dr. Richard Marn.

What exactly is a physician assistant and why does it merit recognition as the number on profession in the country? In this conversation between Dr. Richard Marn and Georgia dermatology PA, Savanna Perry, we’re going see exactly why. Join in as Dr. Marn gets Savanna to explain what the PA title signifies, how it differs from a nurse practitioner, and how different its educational requirements are from most healthcare careers. She also shares about an initiative of hers called The PA Platform, a website that helps students navigate PA school and the PA career. If you’re looking for a healthcare career that entails a lot of clinical work but doesn’t require the amount of schooling that it takes to be a doctor, then you’re going to enjoy listening to this.

Every researcher knows the pains of having to go through the process of getting your proposals approved, most especially in the medical field, where almost everything involves life and death situations. Playing a vital role in this are IRB managers. They are the ones who are responsible for helping researchers think about their studies and, likewise, patients who undergo clinical trials. In this episode, Dr. Richard Marn, M.D. interviews Marilyn Eshikena, who is the IRB Manager at Mount Sinai. Together, they explore the tasks of IRB Managers, the rewarding parts of the job, and the misconceptions surrounding them. Marilyn then takes us to the day in the life of an IRB Manager and then shares what one needs to have when trying to pursue this area.

“A psychologist is an agent of change.” This undeniable fact lies in the way many psychologists guide people out of each of their unique struggles and into their new lives. Joining Dr. Richard Marn in this episode is Dr. Margaret Rutherford, a Private Practice Psychologist, to talk about her career, the different techniques of therapy she uses, and the ways she is helping patients. Painting a realistic view of the profession, she then breaks down some of the misconceptions towards psychologists and shares what students need to know about it. Margaret also talks about how she is working with patients under the current COVID-19 pandemic and where she sees the future is heading for the practice.

What makes it rewarding to be a part of the medical industry is the opportunity for practitioners and professionals to showcase their flexibility and venture out of their current specializations. Anna Barbieri understands this well, and therefore she eventually decided to pursue two OB-GYN sub-specializations. She sits down with Richard Marn, MD to share how she transcended into integrative medicine and minimally invasive gynecologic surgery to help women with more severe conditions and go beyond just delivering babies. She also gives a peek at the life of an OB-GYN before and during the pandemic and her expectations for the future of her profession, which hopefully will give more attention to even more sub-specializations.

Our doctors and nurses are not the only ones who provide healthcare. But little do we know that their efficiency in delivering services is a combined effort with medical centers and healthcare or outreach coordinators just like our guest in today's episode. Join Dr. Richard Marn as he interviews Amelia Strahan, an outreach coordinator of the Mount Sinai Epilepsy Program. Amelia explains how some medical centers like Mount Sinai reach out to private practice doctors, nurses, and all other healthcare providers and educate them about the patients' services. In this conversation, she shares her background and experiences working in the epilepsy program with doctors or nurses and their patients and families from before COVID and up until now.

Have you ever wondered how doctors and other healthcare providers stay current with the latest developments in therapies, medications, and medical devices? A lot of that information is conveyed through pharmaceutical sales representatives. A lot of you might not consider pharmaceutical sales as a healthcare career in itself, but the job entails a lot more than just making a hard sell. It is a sales representative’s job as well to educate healthcare providers on how their product can potentially help their patients. In this episode, Dr. Richard Marn brings in a friend of his to share about this and other aspects of the medical sales profession that we seldom hear about. Derek Corson is the Regional Sales Director for Dendreon’s North Atlantic arm. Before that, he spent the last 20 years hopping from pharmaceutical to medical device and then back again to pharmaceutical – all in search for a niche where he can make the most impact. Listen in and see if pharmaceutical sales and sales leadership could be one of the things on your list as a potential healthcare career.

What is it like to take care of patients with cancer, particularly pediatric patients? Richard Marn, MD brings over to the show someone who can answer that question and more. He interviews Dr. Alexander Chou, a pediatric oncologist specializing in the treatment of pediatric sarcomas, rare cancers of the bone, and soft tissues. Dr. Chou takes us into his profession, sharing the challenges and disheartening situations of seeing kids fighting for their lives and how he helps them along the way. Speaking to those interested in pursuing this field, he then shares his experiences in medical school, what students need to think and prepare, and what he thinks the future will look like for the profession.

Despite its archaic sounding name, a professional doula is a pretty modern occupation and vastly different from nurses. Serving as the person who intervenes with the doctor, they help in and around a mother's pregnancy and delivery. To give us a peek at a doula's life, Stephanie Heintzeler joins Richard Marn, MD to share her most interesting stories and realizations in working in the profession. She explains what her typical day looks like, what aspects of her job provide the biggest fulfillment, and how he helps moms even beyond delivery. She also dismisses the misconception that doulas are a huge mumbo-jumbo profession and why she recommends young people to give it a try.

Welcome, 2021! To start the new year on a positive note, Richard Marn, MD, shifts gears by sitting in the guest chair and sharing the highlights of his anesthesiology career. With his wife, Jessica Marn, DDS, standing in as the host of the show, Richard details his life within the medical industry, breaking the misconception that anesthesiology is a boring field compared to other specializations. He explains what an anesthesiologist can do outside the perioperative surgery period and even the surgery room itself. Richard also looks back on his experiences as a medical student and helps set every aspiring anesthesiologist's expectations out there.

Not many people are fans of going to the dentist’s office, most especially kids! So how do you overcome this challenge and help your kids love their teeth and their dentist as well? In this episode, Richard Marn, MD, interviews Pediatric Dentist, Jessica Marn, DDS, to get the answers to these important questions. Dr. Marn takes us inside the lives of pediatric dentists, the work they do not only with kids but also with their parents, and the misconceptions people often have about this career. Talking to those interested in taking this profession, she then shares her recommendations on how best to succeed as students in the field and what the field of pediatric dentistry will look like in the future.

A number of people suffer from kidney failure. They struggle with flushing out the toxins that the body generates through the course of living. Rick Hayashi, MD is the expert at helping these people. As a Nephrologist, Rick specializes in taking care of patients with all spectrums of kidney disease. He joins host Richard Marn, MD, to help us understand the scope of the profession while also guiding us into his own journey and experiences in this career. Seeing how there is a downward trend in the interest towards nephrology Rick breaks down the misconceptions people have about nephrologists and shares the rewarding parts of being one. Not many dream of going to a medical school to become a nephrologist. Yet, when you look deeper, it is undeniably responsible for saving millions of lives. Join Rick and Richard in this episode to gain a clearer understanding of this “unsexy” job and see more than what meets the eye.

Home births are increasingly becoming more and more popular, most especially now with the pandemic. Before diving deep into this birthing option, what is there that you need to know? Richard Marn, MD, brings someone who can guide us through it all. He has on the show Certified Nurse Midwife, Kimm Sun. In this episode, they are going to talk about home birth midwifery, how midwifery brings a much more holistic approach to the birthing process of a child while still maintaining a high degree and level of safety. Kimm then breaks down the difference between an OBGYN and a midwife, the benefits of doing a home birth, as well as some challenges midwives have to go through. She also shares what aspiring midwives have to look forward to as they prepare to take on this profession.

I'm going to talk with Thomas Lenhart. He is a Dentist Anesthesiologist working primarily in the Bay Area of California. In this episode we will learn what it is really like to work in his profession and discuss how he got into dentistry and anesthesia and his specific profession.Check out any of these links to learn the latest from Dr. Thomas Lenhart:Email: BayAreaAnesthesia@gmail.comWebsite:bayareaanesthesia.com

With terms like vaccine trials and research currently being floated and discussed in the media right now, it makes you wonder how does the research get done? Dr. Richard Marn’s guest for today’s episode is Onome Eka, a Clinical Research Coordinator for the Epilepsy Program of the Department of Neurology at Mount Sinai Health System. Onome discusses how they’re doing research studies to understand seizures and the brain at Mount Sinai. She also explains the importance of their role in making sure the studies' information and the coordination of such research are done in the right and proper way, especially as it applies to clinical research and healthcare.

Not many people may know, but an anesthesiologist is not the only one that can provide anesthesia for patients. There are different degrees and professions that can do the procedure. In this episode, Dr. Richard Marn talks with Heather Angus, a nurse anesthetist working in NYC. Heather shares what her career is all about and illustrates a typical day in the life of a nurse anesthetist. They also dive into what it’s really like to work in her profession and discuss how she got into health care.

There is more to dermatology than just Botox and face lifts. In fact, if you’re getting onboard for the right reasons, it can be an extremely fun and fulfilling career choice. In this episode Dr. Richard Marn talks with Dr. Kevin Dawson, a dermatologist in Honolulu, Hawaii. A general dermatologist whose practice involves mostly medical cases, Dr. Kevin is not your stereotypical image of a cosmetic dermatologist (although he does do some of that on the side). In this conversation, he dispels many of the myths around his profession and explains what keeps dermatologists like him on a daily basis. You will learn what it is really like to work in dermatology and why it can be a rewarding, albeit highly-competitive space that you might want to consider.

We live at a crazy time, and almost everything we do is approached with more caution than ever. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic going on, many students interested in going towards the health and wellness profession and career route are now facing a number of difficulties deciding. Dr. Richard Marn is here to help. He invites a panel of four pre-health college advisors from across the country to give advice on one question sent by a pre-health student at Washington University: “What can undergraduates do to learn more about health professions and enhance their application to make them stronger candidates?” Find out about their answers in this episode.

#026 - In this episode I'm going to talk with Dr. Jeremy Ackerman, a Tactical Physician and an academic Emergency Medicine physician in Atlanta. In this episode we will learn what it is really like to work in his profession and discuss how he got into health care.

#025 - In this episode, I'm going to talk with Dr. Omaima Maaliki, the School Physician and Medical Director at American School of Dubai ( United Arab Emirates). In this episode we will learn what it is really like to work in her profession as a pediatrician, school physician, and medical director, and discuss how she got into health care.Here's a link to the American School of Dubai: www.asdubai.org

#024 - In this episode, I'm going to talk with Dr. Sherrill Fay, a successful private practice oral & maxillofacial surgeon in downtown NYC. In this episode we will learn what it is really like to work in her profession and discuss how she got into health care and her specific profession.Check out any of these links to learn the latest from Dr. Fay:Website: www.tribecaoralsurgery.comInstagram: tribecaoralsurgery

#023 - I'm going to talk with Drs. Ivy Peltz & Eric Studley. Both accomplished academic and private practice dentists who have mentored hundreds of dental students & dentists. Together, they founded a company, Doccupations, to help match dental professionals with career opportunities. In this episode, we'll talk about their challenges of getting into dentistry, the high value of mentoring, why disability & life insurance is important for anyone, why Dr. Peltz got a PhD in her late 50's, and why they started Doccupations. Check out any of these links to learn the latest from Dr. Ivy Peltz and Dr. Eric Studley:Facebook:Ivy D Peltz DDS - @ivydpeltzddsEric S. Studley & Associates, Inc. @ericstudley.associatesDoccupations - @doccupationsLinkedIn:Ivy D Peltz, DDS, MSEd, PhDDr. Eric StudleyEric S. Studley & Associates, Inc.DoccupationsInstagram:ericstudley.associates doccupationsTwitter:Eric S. Studley & Associates, Inc. - @estudley_assocDoccupations - @doccupations

#022 - I'm going to talk with Sofia Axelrod, PhD. Dr. Axelrod is a world-leading sleep expert, working at Rockefeller University (in New York) with Nobel Prize-winner Michael Young on the fundamentals of why and how we sleep. Inspired by her expertise in sleep and chronobiology and her experiences as a mother, Dr. Axelrod wrote a book on baby sleep, How Babies Sleep, this summer. In her quest for broader societal impact, Dr. Axelrod stared Solaria Systems, a company developing sleep science-based digital and lighting technologies. Her baby sleep app, Kulala, has over 2000 downloads and launched this summer as well.Check out any of these links to learn the latest from Dr. Axelrod:www.kulalaland.comIG: @kulalalandBook: How Babies Sleep

#021 - I'm going to talk with Abe Mathews. He is a Certified Prosthetist & Orthotist working in New York. In this episode we will learn what it is really like to work in his profession and discuss how he got into health care and his specific profession.

#020 - I'm going to talk with Phillip Hood, Jr. He is a radiology technologist working in NYC. In this episode we will learn what it is really like to work in his profession and discuss how he got into health care and his specific profession.

#019 - I'm going to talk with Katelyn Beyer. She is a Child Life Specialist working in Illinois. In this episode we will learn what it is really like to work in her profession and discuss how she got into the child life profession.

#018 - I'm going to talk with Ginu Abraham. He is a Radiology Technologist that specializes in MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), but also has the greater responsibility of being a Radiology Administrative Director for a large hospital in NYC. In this episode we will learn what it is really like to work in his profession and discuss how he got into health care.

#017 - I'm going to talk with Alexa Maestrone. She is a Family Nurse Practitioner working in NYC. In this episode we will learn what it is really like to work in her profession, especially in her subspecialty of neurosurgery, and we discuss how she got into nursing.

#016 - I'm going to talk with Kris Togias. He is an Orthodontist. In this episode we will learn what it is really like to work in his profession and we discuss how he got into dentistry and orthodontics. To can reach Kris Togias through his website: https://manhattanfamilyorthodontics.com

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#013 - I'm going to talk with Ernest Isaacson He is a Podiatrist. This guest interview is split into two (2) podcast episodes. This episode is the 1st half of the interview, which is primarily how he got into podiatry, from his early years up through his residency. Episode #014 is the 2nd half of the interview, and in that episode we will learn what it is like to work in his profession. To can reach Ernest Isaacson:www.doctorisaacson.comInstagram: @doctor.funguyTwitter: @DrIsaacson

#014 - I'm going to talk with Ernest Isaacson He is a Podiatrist. This guest interview is split into two (2) podcast episodes. This episode is the 2nd half of the interview, and in this episode we will learn what it is really like to work in his profession. Episode #013 is the 1st half of the interview, where we discuss how he got into podiatry, from his early years up through his residency. To can reach Ernest Isaacson:www.doctorisaacson.comInstagram: @doctor.funguyTwitter: @DrIsaacson