On Call With Dr. Keenum

In this one we explore the woeful tale of missing a lot of holiday events due to a life in medical training which can be quite frankly pretty tough. Becca no longer feels anything in this regard #nihilism.

A short episode where we catch up and talk about a few reasons not to do medicine- this one falls in line with the show's theme of the "darker side of medicine". Hope you enjoy!

This is a good episode where we talk about the concept from a new Apple TV thriller series called Severance where work-life balance is taken to the extreme! Also, we dive into criticizing the note keeping system in medicine. Plus some other deep philosophical stuff (sort of). 

In this episode we talk about moving to South Dakota to join a really cool practice to start the next chapter of our lives which is really exciting and promising. Plus Becca studies for her never ending board exams. 

In this one we go into our past with all different types of diets including: low fat, low carb, keto, intermittent fasting, vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, etc. I have some thoughts on these as I've tried everyone of them. Plus some interesting banter between Becca and myself. This one was a lot of fun!

In this episode we catch up on some of the cool updates going on in our lives as Zac starts a reef tank, a newsletter, and soon remote podcasting and Becca gets ready for boards. We also discuss some of the better / easier lifestyle specialties. 

In this episode we return from a long undeserved hiatus to answer some of your instagram questions from the story Q&A. Also updates on fellowship and trying to convince Becca theres's a spoon used to eviscerate eyeballs. 

We're back! In this episode Becca and I catch up, explore how life is going and talk about some heavy topics in medicine, we also have an incident of an exploding breast on the set. 

In this episode we quit being wastemen and get back into the swing of things. We talk about life updates in medicine, fellowship, upcoming conferences, and a human head dissection course coming up soon. 

We have fun in this episode as we explore our favorite options vs the worst options for medical specialties, in our humble opinions of course. While there's something to love about all medical specialties- some have more things to love than others. Let's dive in to this juicy episode. 

In this episode we talk about the different factors such as money, prestige, and lifestyle that affect choice of a medical specialty and how these factors are intertwined in medicine. We catch up on life as well and briefly discuss the recent plastics conference Zac went to. 

In this episode I review some of the ophthalmologists that I look up to and why. Everyone in the list embodies an admirable character trait that makes them worthy of emulation to some degree. I hope you enjoy!

In this video we talk about how weird medical conferences are and how you can be famous to a very small subset of people within medicine. Zac talks about a recent plastics conference and Becca is finally able to work from home but for some reason refuses. 

In this episode we recount a very weird date night where a lady became unresponsive and Becca and I had to be the "doctors in the house". We also talk about one of the craziest cases I've ever seen in ophthalmology. Plus Becca tries to rename the podcast "DRE" for digital rectal exam and reveals how she may never have to spend nights in the hospital again. 

In this episode we catch up on life, delve into Becca's call life, and explore some pressing concerns like where are all the chubby surgeons, what new books we're reading, and Zac's luxurious life as an oculoplastics fellow. 

In this episode I fly solo as I review the 2021 Medscape physician compensation report which details all about who's making more than who. We also delve into the 2021 Medscape Physician Lifestyle report to see who's the happiest in medicine by specialty etc. This is a fun episode, I hope you enjoy. 

In this episode we finally get our act together and cohost the show once again. Sorry for the long delay. We talk about starting oculoplastics fellowship, Becca applying to her fellowship in Allergy and Immunology, and what we are reading. Our special co-host, Bubbles the cat, joins us in the studio as well!

In this episode I riff on some of my closing thoughts on residency - it's upsides (which are profound) and it's downsides (which are also profound). Would I do it again? 

Becca joins us again and in this episode we review some of the literature and our own personal experiences around the question of whether doctors and in particular residents are less healthy than their aged-matched controls. We explore some of the mental, physical, and emotional drawbacks that come packaged with residency and medical training. Are these things avoidable? Let's explore these questions. 

I review one of the best books I've ever read. It explores the circumstances, environments, and mindsets that lead to innovative and creative ideas. Some of this reaffirmed suspicions that I had about innovation and creativity and some of these ideas were revolutionary and a bit shocking to me. This is an important book to understand for anyone who is interested in innovation and in cultivating creativity.

In this episode(  Becca finally joins again and we discuss our crazy hectic lives as I seek to learn eye surgery and develop surgical instruments and she navigates the wild world of night shift ER medicine and gears up for fellowship application time. We talk about our goals- old and new and what progress we're making on them and plans for the future. This is mostly a fun episode where we just catch up and riff. 

In this one I go solo and talk about how medical training broke me down mentally, physically, and emotionally and when I re-emerged from that low point I began approaching ophthalmology and my life in a different way that made me happier, more productive, and more successful. I learned this secret the hard way. Listen closely to me so you don't have to.  

I explore my personal reasons for wanting to pursue a solo practice setup and eventually build it into something great- for me meaning a multi-partner oculplastics group practice with an incoroprated fellowship. 

We explore why it's hard to give and get useful feedback in medical training and reveal some of the personal feedback we've had as doctors. 

We explore the book "Make it Stick" which talks about the scientifically-proven ways of learning and encoding information in our brains. What leads to true understanding of a concept and how is it solidified. 

In this one, I explore the humanity paradox and how medicine demands a highly ethical human being and then confronts them with situations that will strip that humanity- and the journey to find it again. 

In this episode we go over the difficulties of making friends that then move away over and over again as medical training transplants you around the country and how this is very psychologically and emotionally difficult. 

In this episode my new co-host and wife Rebecca Duron, MD explore the ups and downs of having a relationship when there's 1 or more parties in medicine. 

I explore how the medical machine steals your identity and what you can do to try to regain your sense of self and uniqueness that you may have lost along the way. 

In this episode we explore why it is so difficult to leave medicine once you are in the fold. It's reminiscent of the mafia in this way. The choice to pursue medicine is one we make a relatively young age, and then get more or less locked into. Let's explore why and whether or not this is a bad thing.