Be Excited!

Episode 012: Clinical Medicine: Cardiovascular Medicine

A very special episode as we welcome an excellent teacher whose work with Dr. Hare directly influenced the format of Be Excited!. Andrew Foster, PA-C in General Cardiology joins us to discuss his service, his work in the field, and common cases and Must-Not-Miss diagnoses in his field, and there are a lot of them. Be Excited! about Cardiovascular medicine.

Episode 011: Clinical Medicine: GI Medicine

In this episode our guest is Lauren Campitelli, PA-C. Lauren has worked in Emergency Medicine, which has informed her career and decision-making as a GastroIntestinal service Physician Assistant. We discuss the profession, including the must-not-miss diagnoses of GI medicine along with common cases. We also delve into her career and why she likes GI medicine, as well as her advice for aspiring and current PA students and graduates. Be Excited! about GI medicine.

Episode 010: Clinical Medicine: Endocrine and Diabetes

In this episode we discuss Endocrine Medicine and Diabetes care with Paige Thompson, MPAS, PA-C. Paige brings her experience in treating conditions causing Diabetes, Thyroid conditions, Adrenal conditions and Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis pathologies.

Episode 009: Clinical Medicine: Psychiatry

In this episode Professor Hare and Ryan Davies, PA-C discuss the Psych PA role, including suicidality and the approach to a variety of impactful psych conditions, with empathy, respect and a trauma-informed approach.

Episode 008: Clinical Medicine: Palliative Care

This episode is a conversation with Palliative Care CRNP Courtney Alesandro. This frank and wide-ranging discussion covers many issues common to late-stage and end of life in medicine. Note that this episode may be stressful to those who have been through end of life situations with a friend or loved one. As is often the case we use humor in the discussion, but the themes of empathy and respect for patients and their families are always present.