“Preserve your ideals, don’t let the people around you poke fun at them, and look for where you get your fulfillment and make sure that it is still there and go after it if it is not.”–Peter Rosen, MD

I think most of you who are emergency physicians know who Peter Rosen is. I mean, let’s face it, back in 2004 when I was a resident, I carried around his 3-volume textbook set everywhere…it was my way to exercise and learn at the same time. I’m just kidding. But I do appreciate that Dr. Rosen decided to merge his textbook into a 2-volume set.

Now…I’ve listened to many other interviews with Peter Rosen and can honestly say this is one you don’t want to miss. We go pretty deep and cover a lot of topics:

* Dr. Rosen’s morning rituals* His take on physician burnout* How he maintains a healthy marriage* Parenting advice* Who is the most successful person he knows* What books have shaped him personally and professionally* How two patients had such an impact on his career that he’ll never forget them* His regrets* When are you too old to be practicing emergency medicine* His views on podcasts* Open access journals* Differentiating happiness vs fulfillment* What he thinks he’ll never get to do in life* What he wants to be remembered for * And much, much more

This is Peter Rosen like you’ve never heard him before. So, whether you are a medical student, resident, junior or senior level attending, physician assistant, nurse,…or someone not even in the health professions…there is something for everyone in this episode.

Show Notes:How to maintain your ideals [5:42]The second law of thermodynamics and how it applies to life [5:50]Dr. Rosen’s start as an emergency physician [7:00]Dr. Rosen’s best published paper [10:15]PAs and NPs in the emergency department [12:20]Cardiac care [23:00]The emergency physician is what I dreamed what the physician was [25:40]When do you stop practicing emergency medicine? [26:00]Death is our failure for the emergency physician [28:00]Acute grief is like being kicked in the testicles [28:35]Nonsurgical appendectomies influenced by money [31:00]Rafael Nadal and appendicitis [32:30]Online, open-access medical education [33:40]Podcasts [36:10]5 ways to die [39:15]Two patients Dr. Rosen will always remember [41:58]What is Dr. Rosen most proud of [46:20]Lessons from Dr. Rosen’s father [47:20]Something people don’t know about Dr. Rosen [50:00]How reading has impacted Dr. Rosen [50:30]Favorite books [52:00]Parenting tips [1:00]Definition of success [1:05]Not getting into medical the first time [1:02]Being remembered [1:05]Do people have a calling [1:06]Advice on marriage [1:09]Morning rituals [1:14]On burnout [1:30]

Books Mentioned:The Red and the Black by StendhalThe Youngest Science: Notes of a Medicine-Watcher by Lewis ThomasThe Lives of a Cell...