IMG Masterclass
Claim This Podcastby Alonso J. Osorio Giraldo, M.D.
Podcast Overview
<p>Our goal is to generate a global discussion and interactive educational and experiential platform for aspiring physicians, current doctors, residents, and fellows interested in immigrating to the USA.</p> <p>I want you to achieve your goals of obtaining a spot for Residency within the postgraduate medical education system of the United States. Therefore, we will focus on lifestyle, proper etiquette, and tips to succeed in this competitive and selective, and elite environment.<br><br>I want to transfer my own life experiences to you, the listener, willing to put in the time and effort necessary to make it as a doctor in the U.S. With my 22 years + of experience in the field, I hope to assist you and give you tips so you can fulfill your dreams and make them come true. <br><br>Welcome to the Journey; it will be a long one but gratifying.<br><br>Let's do this!<br><br>Alonso Osorio, M.D. FACEP, FAAEM, FAAFP. </p>
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October 6, 2021
Final Episode - Goodbye for Now!
<p>After almost 80 episodes and 2 years of Podcasting production, I am sorry to say goodbye for now! - Life demands and family-related expectations have led me to make the decision to put an end to the FMG-IMG Podcast. As you can imagine, this requires quite a bit of effort and dedication time to be put together. Not only content preparation, guest invitations, editing, and publishing takes quite a bit of effort. Current professional demands and life commitments have led to a steep decline in the frequency of productions, and I made the decision as of last month that for now, I will be taking a hiatus at this line of communication. </p> <p>I hope you have enjoyed it very much and I thank you for reaching out to me for consulting, advice and mentorship. Your comments and feedback have been nothing but kind and I am truly grateful for your listening and being a fantastic audience.</p> <p>Life will get us together again, and I will look forward to sharing other projects with you as soon as life gives me another opportunity, for now, I am putting away the Mic, and storing all the production gadgets. </p> <p>Thanks again for all the support over the last 2 years, I will keep you posted as things evolve and the new projects mature.</p> <p>Happy end of 2021!</p> <p>Best,</p> <p>Dr. Alonso Osorio.</p> <p><a href="http://www.OsorioMD.com">www.OsorioMD.com</a></p> <p>Good bye!</p> <p> </p>
September 1, 2021
E74: Reflections on COVID19 Version 2.0 in 2021
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>"IF YOU LOVE A HEALTHCARE WORKER, PRAY DAILY THAT GOD WILL RENEW THEIR PASSION, JOY, AND CONTENTMENT IN THEIR CALLING. BECAUSE WHILE THE WORLD FIGHTS OVER A SHOT, THE MEDICAL FIELD IS FIGHTING TO KEEP THEIR DESIRE TO SERVE"</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;">And here I include the 2 statements made on social media that I have found moving and very appropriate for our current situation:</p> <div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">I'm vaccinated and, no, I don't know what's in it—neither this vaccine nor the ones I had as a child; or what’s in that Big Mac, that pumpkin-spice flavoring, or in hot dogs or chicken tenders; or what’s in other drugs used for other treatments … whether the treatment is for cancer, AIDS, or polyarthritis.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">I don't actually know what's in Ibuprofen, Tylenol, or other pain meds that almost everyone takes; I know it cures my headaches and my pain. Or what’s in cough medicine, that allergy nasal spray, insulin, or high blood pressure meds.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">I also don't know what's in ink for tattoos, vaping cigs, or every ingredient in my soap, shampoo, or deodorants. Likewise, I don’t know what’s in lipstick.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">I don’t know the long-term effect of cell phone use or whether or not that restaurant I just ate at REALLY used clean utensils, fresh foods, and whether the employees there washed their hands.</div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">In short ...</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto">There's a lot of things I don't know and never will.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">I know one thing: life is short, concise. And I still want to do something with my life other than just going to work every day or staying locked in my home. I still want to travel and hug people without fear and experience more of my life "before.”</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">As a child and as an adult, I've been vaccinated for mumps, measles, rubella, polio, chickenpox, smallpox, and quite a few others (as an adult, I’ve been vaccinated for tetanus and hepatitis, and each fall, I get a flu shot that is less effective at preventing flu than the Covid vaccine is at preventing Covid-19). Yet, my parents and I trusted science and never had to suffer through or transmit any childhood diseases that used to kill children and adults.</div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">I'm vaccinated, not to please the government but:</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> <ul> <li dir="auto">* to not die from Covid-19.</li> <li dir="auto">* to NOT clutter a hospital bed if I get sick.</li> <li dir="auto">* to hug my loved ones without fearing I may transmit a deadly virus to them.</li> <li dir="auto">* to not have to do PCR or antigenic tests to go to a concert, go to a restaurant, go on holidays, and many more things to come.</li> <li dir="auto">* to live my life.</li> <li dir="auto">* to have my kids/grandkids go back to school and play sports—safely.</li> <li dir="auto">* to make these days of Covid-19 become just an old memory.</li> <li dir="auto">* to protect us—all of us.</li> </ul> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto"> <div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">Finally, <strong>Dr. Jeffrey Dietzenbach</strong>, an Iowa Clinic general surgeon, wrote the following post last week, and his message is too good not to share.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">"COVID observations from a general surgeon…</div> <div dir="auto">Full disclosure: this is my first Facebook post ever; I hope I’m doing this right! Also, I am not an expert on COVID-19 or infectious diseases.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">This pandemic has been long, difficult, polarizing, historical, exasperating, and confusing. I can complain about it… but not that much. I have had no loved ones or close friends who have become extremely sick or died from this virus. I personally have not contracted this virus.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto">As a general surgeon, the only care I have had to administer to a COVID-positive patient is the occasional appendectomy or gallbladder removal. I’ve been lucky enough not to have to spend countless hours in the ICU managing ventilators and medical care. Those healthcare providers are the real heroes.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">However, one thing that has really perplexed me throughout this whole pandemic is the lack of humility—namely, the lack of humility when it comes to expert opinion.</div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto">I like to travel. Do I get on the tarmac and inspect the plane's mechanics or discuss the flight plan with the pilot or tower? Nope. I’m not an expert in that. But, I have the humility and faith that those people are experts and will get me where I need to be safe.</div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">I like a nice yard.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto">Do I tell my lawn care company how much nitrogen and weed control to use? Nope. I don’t have the time to devote to learn about that. I’ll leave it up to the lawn care expert.</div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">I hope I never get sued. Would I defend myself in court with a total lack of legal knowledge? Nope. I’ll leave that up to the legal experts.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">When my car needs to be fixed, do I tell the mechanic how to repair it? Nope. I know nothing about auto repair.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">Do I walk around talking about COVID-19 and vaccinations and constantly posting about it? Nope, I’m not an infectious disease doctor or a pulmonologist/critical care doctor.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">I get it. Frustration about closing schools and businesses, social distancing, limiting travel, using masks, etc., is understandable.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto">However, the benefits and philosophy behind some of these things are not black and white. The thing I don’t understand is this distrust of expert healthcare providers and lack of humility.</div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">Biostatistics is not easy.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">True research (not just looking through Google and social media) and reviewing data, studies, and articles is not easy.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">Believe me, as a General Surgery Program Director; we hold six journal clubs a year reviewing the most recent surgical literature. I have the humility to know that I am not a statistician and by no means an expert in this field.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">You can find an “expert” on COVID-19 anywhere. Online, at work, at the dinner table, on MSN or Fox News, especially social media. I find it interesting that there are many infectious disease specialists and pulmonologists across this planet. I don’t recall any of them suggesting anything counter to the most recent accepted best practices, based on the most updated information we had at that moment in time.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">Yes, things change. The virus changes, data and statistics change, discoveries change, and new information emerges. One thing that doesn’t change is the expertise of scientists, infectious disease doctors, and pulmonologists. I’m a doctor, and I think I’m a pretty good one (one could even say an “expert” at surgery), but when it comes to my kids' health, I will follow my pediatrician’s recommendations.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto">Likewise, when it comes to a vaccine, I will follow the generally accepted recommendations by the EXPERTS.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">And…when I start to see a brown spot on my lawn, I’m calling my lawn care guy.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">Ask yourself how many times you put your life at risk by humbly and faithfully putting your trust in a person. Eating at a restaurant, walking over a grate on the sidewalk, taking an Uber, or for God’s sake, going on a carnival ride at the Iowa State Fair! This doesn’t make you a “sheeple.” This happens all the time, every day.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto">All I’m asking for is a little humility and trust, not in me or this post, but experts."</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto">These are not my words, but I felt so identified by them that it was very hard not to share with you all!!!</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto">Thanks for Listening,</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto"><strong>Alonso Osorio, M.D. </strong></div> </div> </div> </div>
August 25, 2021
Episode # 73: Customer Satisfaction & Medical Care
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style= "text-decoration: underline;">EPISODE # 73</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style= "text-decoration: underline;">"Customer Satisfaction & Medical Care"</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;">Today’s society increasingly demands transparency and access to information that allows for informed decision-making. The companies that created these surveys believe that by giving current and prospective patients and their families access to doctor ratings and comments, they gain additional insight into other patient interactions. As a result, they can make more informed decisions when choosing a health care provider.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">These are examples of the questions, maybe not fully up to date, but will give you a hint into what you can expect on what will judge you daily (See attached Picture in the Box).</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Customer Satisfaction Companies feel that access to patient satisfaction information allows the healthcare system to change policies, procedures, and communication techniques in their employees (Physicians, Nurses, Ancillary Staff, etc.) to ensure that they provide the best possible health care experience for our patients and families.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Customer Satisfaction, Verbal and non-verbal communication skills, and their implications with patient care are drastic and have implications in the work satisfaction, longevity, and even the stability of keeping your current job. Employers are even making decisions in hiring and firing, just based on the patient's perception of you and how "SATISFIED" they were with your care.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">And trust me, "The customer is always right" - Sad but True. Well, guys, this is the name of the game, and as long as reimbursements percentages are based on customer satisfaction performance, these "judgment methods" won't be going away, not any time soon, at least not in my lifetime! </p> <p style="text-align: left;">And don't forget to share, if you care and found it useful!</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Best, </p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Alonso Osorio, M.D. </strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style= "text-decoration: underline;"><img src= "https://www.wakehealth.edu/-/media/WakeForest/Clinical/Images/Page-Content/About-Us/Care-Provider.png?h=303&w=620&hash=DC3DA347437371B6E597668F3416B147C35DC1B7&la=en" alt="Care Provider" /></span></strong></p>
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<p>Our goal is to generate a global discussion and interactive educational and experiential platform for aspiring physicians, current doctors, residents, and fellows interested in immigrating to the USA.</p> <p>I want you to achieve your goals of obtaining a spot for Residency within the postgraduate medical education system of the United States. Therefore, we will focus on lifestyle, proper etiquette, and tips to succeed in this competitive and selective, and elite environment.<br><br>I want to transfer my own life experiences to you, the listener, willing to put in the time and effort necessary to make it as a doctor in the U.S. With my 22 years + of experience in the field, I hope to assist you and give you tips so you can fulfill your dreams and make them come true. <br><br>Welcome to the Journey; it will be a long one but gratifying.<br><br>Let's do this!<br><br>Alonso Osorio, M.D. FACEP, FAAEM, FAAFP. </p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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