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A Big Deal

Academic Medicine Podcast by Academic Medicine

Jan 5, 202604:53Science & Medicine

Our stories make us human and shape the doctors we become. Yet, we rarely let our pasts show from beneath our white coats. Sydney Katz reflects on how little trainees and attendings know about one another outside of the...

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A Big Deal is an episode from Academic Medicine Podcast by Academic Medicine. Our stories make us human and shape the doctors we become. Yet, we rarely let our pasts show from beneath our white coats. Sydney Katz reflects on how little trai...

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Published Jan 5, 2026, 04:53 long, audio available.

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Our stories make us human and shape the doctors we become. Yet, we rarely let our pasts show from beneath our white coats. Sydney Katz reflects on how little trainees and attendings know about one another outside of the hospital. The essay read in this episode was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the December 2025 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.

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