Episode 2 - Ask Me Anything with Dr. Caroline Park

White Coats and Rice: An APAMSA Podcast

Jan 03, 2025•38 min•Season 1Ep. 2

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Episode description

Dr. Caroline Park is a surgeon at UT Southwestern who specializes in emergency general surgery, trauma, and surgical critical care. In this Ask Me Anything episode, Dr. Park shares about her lifestyle in a surgical subspecialty, the cat distribution system, and her considerations in choosing a city to train and work.

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(00:00) Introduction to White Coats & Rice: An APAMSA Podcast

(00:51) Introduction to Dr. Caroline Park

(02:33) The Medical School Train and Fellowship Choices

(05:46) Why Trauma Surgery?

(07:30) A Day in the Life

(09:47) Acute Care Surgery Lifestyle and Scope of Patient Care

(12:23) Addressing the Mental and Emotional Stress of Surgical Specialties

(15:37) Institutional Efforts to Address Mental Health

(17:10) Representation in Surgical Subspecialties

(18:38) Carefully Choosing Hobbies: Running, Gardening, Cats!

(23:59) Living in Dallas