Heart Surgeon Interview | Day in the Life, Cardiac Surgery Residency Match, Best + Worst Part

TIMESTAMPS
00:16 What is cardiothoracic or heart surgery + what are the most common cases you see as a cardiac surgeon?
01:25 Is cardiac surgery a subspecialty of general surgery?
02:38 Endovascular surgery and heart surgery subspecialties
03:22 General cardiac surgery vs subspecialties
04:41 What’s a typical day in your life + how does that change over the week?
06:07 How many hours of sleep do you get?
06:21 How do you perform at a high level with low sleep / sleep deprivation?
07:34 Do you have time for nonclinical work like research, policy work, etc.?
08:32 Why did you choose to specialize in cardiac surgery & what motivates you to work as hard as you do?
09:35 What personality types are a best fit for cardiac surgery? Should you become a heart surgeon?
11:49 What’s the most challenging aspect of heart surgery?
12:38 How do you establish a work life balance and prevent burnout?
13:17 How to make a family work as a heart surgeon? When should you have kids as a surgeon?
14:13 What is the most rewarding aspect of heart surgery?
14:55 What are misconceptions about heart surgery? Are the stereotypes true?
16:31 How to match into a heart surgery residency or fellowship program? How to become a cardiac / cardiovascular / cardiothoracic surgeon?
18:40 What employment types or practice settings are there for heart surgeons? Locum tenens, private practice, etc
20:05 What changes do you see in medicine in the future (next few decades)?
21:16 How well are heart surgeons compensated relatively and compared to other specialties?
22:16 How to maximize income or earn more money as a cardiac surgeon?
23:52 How do you stay on top of all the advances in medicine in your field?
25:13 Is stress tolerance something innate or developed?
27:05 Would you choose the same career path again? Is there anything you’d change?
28:02 How do we become good doctors?

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