This week on THE SKINNY CONFIDENTIAL HIM & HER PODCAST…
( 0:55 ): Welcome back to TSC HIM & HER Show.#650: Today, we’re sitting down with John Lawrence, author of the series ‘Playing Doctor.’ John attended Georgetown University where he told his career advisor that the only thing he did not want to be was a doctor. He subsequently survived medical school and residency training in Utah and practiced for over 20 years before transitioning to becoming a writer, where he shares his best and scariest moments from practicing. Today, we sit down for a conversation about all things medical school, what happens behind the scenes in hospitals, and how he transitioned to becoming a writer. He also puts on his white coat again and gives us a few tips on when you should take your children to the ER, why overprescribing pain meds has become such a large issue in the US, and gives us a peek into teaching hospitals and what you should know about them.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS WITH
( 5:07 ): Lauryn says, “You didn’t really want to go to medical school.”
( 9:00 ): Michael asks, “The head injury stuff—can you heal fully from that?”
( 11:33 ): Lauryn asks, “When you’re in medical school, and they start to teach you things, is there a process?”
( 12:19 ): Lauryn asks, “Is the cadaver naked or dressed up?”
( 14:09 ): Lauryn says, “You are downplaying how much work it was.”
( 15:07 ): Lauryn asks, “Is school in a hospital?”
( 15:36 ): Lauryn says, “I’m waiting for the part where you say there’s so many residents int eh hospital. You did explore that—you said like there’s people performing things that they never performed.”
( 18:42 ): Michael asks, “Do you have to deliver in medical school?”
( 19:19 ): Lauryn asks, “What was the transition from part one medical school to part two residency?”
( 23:45 ): Lauryn asks, “So if someone’s listening, and they’re on antibiotics or they have a kid on antibiotics, you don’t want to give them a warm back?”
( 25:11 ): Michael says, “Back to the residency, when you start that, how many—weeks, months, years—does it take with those kind of hours?”
( 31:43 ): Lauryn says, “All the buckets. There’s the burn bucket. There’s the OBGYN. What else are all the ones?”
( 35:41 ): Lauryn asks, “What do you do if there is a parent who brings their kid and you can tell there’s abuse going on or like a Munchauden situation happening?”
( 37:17 ): Lauryn asks, “Did you see a lot of Munchausen’s? Is it Munchausen’s by proxy? What’s the difference?”
( 40:31 ): Lauryn asks, “How do you know, or what are some things that
( 41:25 ): Lauryn asks, “What would you take your kid with a fever?”
( 42:31 ): Lauryn says, “Part 3. You talk about a lot of the patients you start seeing as a doctor in different areas, and one common theme is people’s obsession with prescription drugs.”
( 47:35 ): Lauryn asks, “Are a lot of these people who are drugs users who are addicted to drugs or are some of them actually selling it on the street?”
( 56:20 ): Lauryn asks, “What are the common causes of people coming into the ER?”
( 58:56 ): Lauryn says, “I would love for you to just speak on the energy and vibes that nurses bring to the whole equation.”
( 1:00:18 ): Michael asks, “Were you practicing during COVID?”
( 1:02:29 ): Lauryn says, “Tell us about the time you stitched yourself up.”
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