Medicus – Détails, épisodes et analyse

As ICE raids escalate across Chicago, hospitals and clinics have become sites of risk and confrontation for immigrants seeking healthcare. What happens when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents enter a place of healing? What are a doctor's rights - and a patient's - when the line between care and enforcement blurs? To learn more about this, I spoke with Dr. Amy Blair and Dr. Monica Maalouf, two physicians and patient advocates in the Chicagoland area.

For resources about sanctuary doctoring, you can visit the link below: 

https://www.luc.edu/stritch/bioethics/medicaleducation/sanctuarydoctor/

Episode produced by: Griffin K Johnson

Episode recording date: 11/04/2025

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In this mini-series, we explore different health professions to get a better understanding of the variety of team members involved in patient care. In this episode, we spoke with pathologists’ assistant Alyssha Glass about her journey into this unique specialty and the role of pathologists’ assistants in healthcare. 

Alyssha Glass is a Chicago-based pathologists’ assistant who focuses on hospital autopsy. She is a graduate of Rosalind Franklin University and has been in the field of pathology for 8 years. With a passion for patient care and teaching, she spends her days teaching residents, medical students, and pathologists’ assistant students the art of autopsy and the unique specialty of pathology.

To find out more about a career as a Pathologists’ Assistant, please visit www.pathassist.org. 

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Episode produced by: Rasa Valiauga

Episode recording date: 10/9/25

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The goal of this mini series is to spark conversations of these new tools and practices within the community of current and future medical practitioners and staff. It is important for medical professionals to have a say in how these AI tools impact practice to ensure practical and ethical use. Join us in discussions of the history of AI, machine and deep learning, computer visions, natural language processing, responsible AI, and so much more. Let’s take a step into the future together.

To kick off our first episode of this series we have Dr. Mehul Sheth, the medical director for health informatics for Illinois and Indiana based at Loyola. For his training, Dr. Sheth went to Midwestern University for medical school after which he completed a residency in pediatrics at University of Illinois Chicago. Dr. Sheth has been working in clinical informatics full-time for over 12 years most recently with oracle (formerly Cerner) where he was a member of the AI board and supported the development of machine learning algorithms and generative AI tools like Sax and Actions assist. In this episode we discuss various topics in AI and medicine including its history, capabilities and limitations, current applications, how to prepare for AI’s impact in medicine, and a special announcement of a new AI elective at Stritch!

Episode produced by: Rohan Sethi

Episode recording date: 02/04/2025

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We are keeping the ball rolling with another amazing MS4 match episode! Alek sits down with Dr. Cesar Delgado, MD, and Dr. Hannah Slovacek, MD, two recent 2021 Loyola Stritch School of Medicine graduates that matched into Urology at University of California San Diego (UCSD) and University of Texas, Houston (UT Houston) respectively. Here, Cesar and Hannah reflect on their journey in pursuing a career in Urology, as well as provide tips and recommendations for all stages of the match process.

If you are interested in learning more about Urology, you can reach out to Cesar via DM on Twitter @CesarDelgadoMD or Hannah at hannah.slov@gmail.com, or the official American Urological Association website at https://www.auanet.org/

Episode produced by: Alek Druck

Episode recording date: 05/2021

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We have another amazing MS4 match episode! Alek and Katherine sit down with Colten Wolf, MD, and Emily Bacalao, MD, two recent 2021 Loyola Stritch School of Medicine graduates that matched into Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at Loyola Hospital Systems and University of Colorado respectively. Here, Colten and Emily reflect on their journey in pursuing a career in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (colloquially known as “Ears, Nose, and Throat Surgery or “ENT”), as well as provide tips and recommendations for all stages of the match process.

If you are interested in learning more about ENT, you can reach out to Colten at coltenpwolf@gmail.com or emilybacalao@gmail.com., or the official ENT website at https://www.entnet.org/.

Episode produced by: Alek Druck, Katherine Mott

Episode recording date: 05/2021

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The MS4 Specialty Series is back! Here to kick things off is Melissa D'Andrea, MD, and John Hallsten, MD, two recent 2021 Loyola Stritch School of Medicine graduates that matched into the Integrated Vascular Surgery track at University of Arizona, Tuscan, and University of California, San Diego, respectively. Melissa and John reflect on their reasons for pursuing a career in Vascular Surgery, as well as provide tips and recommendations for all stages of the match process. Additionally, they provide great insight on how medical students can stand out on their surgery rotations. 

If you are interested in learning more about Vascular Surgery, you can reach  to Melissa (@MelissaDAndrea4) or John (@JohnHallsten) via twitter, or go to the American Board of Surgery's webpage at https://www.absurgery.org/default.jsp?examoffered_vs . 

In the final bonus episode of a three part series, Katherine and Brittany interview current students at the Stritch School of Medicine about how COVID-19 has impacted their medical education.

Join us as we talk with current M4, Lauren Lamparter, about her experience finishing her clinical rotations, applying to residency programs, and anticipating ways that the transition to residency may look different from previous years.

Post-Recording Update: Lauren will be going to the University of Illinois Chicago for her residency in Emergency Medicine!

Episode produced by: Katherine Mott, Brittany Zelch

Episode recording date: January 2021

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Through personal, firsthand experience Stacia Dearmin, MD has witnessed the impact of unexpected negative outcomes and medical malpractice lawsuits on physicians and other medical professionals. Through her website and counseling company www.thrivephysician.com, she now works to support others through the confusion and uncertainty that often follows adverse outcomes and malpractice litigation.

Episode produced by: Olivia, Nate

Episode recording date: 2/8/21

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This is the second bonus episode in a three part series where Katherine and Brittany interview current students at the Stritch School of Medicine about how COVID-19 has impacted their medical education.

Join us as we talk with current M3, Gideon Levinson, about what it was like to wrap up pre-clinicals, study for STEP1, and begin clinical training during the pandemic. We found Gideon to be a natural motivational speaker, so this is the perfect episode for anyone looking for a little extra juice to help them finish the year (or Dedicated!) off strong.

Episode produced by: Katherine Mott, Brittany Zelch

Episode recording date: January 2021

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We sit down with Dr. Will Brundidge to discuss financial education from the lens of a resident. Will is a PGY-4 Med/Peds senior at Loyola University Hospital Systems. Outside of spending time with his family, Will has interests in financial independence and real estate. Currently, Will and his wife own and rent out properties in both the California and Chicagoland areas. Through a process known as “House Hacking”, he serves as both a tenant/landlord in a triplex unit to obtain supplemental streams of income to offset his monthly mortgage. We also discuss certain principles of financial education every healthcare-professional-in-training should be aware of, including student loan management, contract negotiations, and financial mentorship. This podcast is for information purposes only; no member of this podcast is a licensed financial advisor. 

Recommended resources from Will: https://www.studentloanplanner.com/ https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/ https://financialresidency.com 

Episode produced by: Alek Druck 

Episode recording date: 3/30/21 

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