Brian Till, MD is a PGY-4 in surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Born in San Francisco and went to Haverford College where he studied political science, then University of Vermont college of medicine. Brian has been awarded multiple grants for his outstanding research and innovations. Amazingly, Brian is also an accomplished writer, still writing articles for such places at The New Republic, Foreign Affairs, and The Atlantic. He has also written a book, “Conversations With Power,” where he performed original interviews from people such as Bill Clinton and Mikhail Gorbachev.

Follow him on Twitter:   / briantillmd  
Checkout his book: https://a.co/d/1ZBYYKO
Email him: [email protected]
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0:00 - Intro
0:32 - Writing and Politics Before Medicine
4:00 - Transitioning Into Medicine
6:11 - What Event/Experience Made You Decide on Medicine?
7:41 - Goals
11:33 - Entering Med School Older Than Most People
12:42 - Being Dyslexic and Dealing With It
15:55 - The Hardest Thing You Have Done?
17:39 - Average Day/Week as a General Surgery Resident
29:08 - Years of General Surgery Residency
33:41 - Things You Wish You Knew Before Going Into GS Residency
35:14 - Maximizing Competitiveness as a Med Student Going Into GS Residency
37:26 - Ending Part 1
37:50 - Part 2
38:24 - If I Give You $100 Million, What Would You Do?
42:25 - Med School Debts
44:06 - Best Things About Being a Surgeon
46:04 - Worst Things About Being a Surgeon
47:04 - Characteristics of a Student for Surgery
54:32 - General Life Advice for People
1:00:15 - People That Have Helped/Inspired You in Surgery
1:06:42 - Common Mistakes You See
1:07:13 - What Would You Say to Year 1 Med School Brian Till?
1:18:14 - Getting Interviews With Bill Clinton and Gorbachev
1:26:47 - How Do You Write a Book?
1:29:08 - Book Recommendations
1:32:17 - Closing Message
1:35:50 - Outro
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Resources:
Conversations with Power by Brian Till: https://a.co/d/1ZBYYKO
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanith: https://amzn.eu/d/4zn4RFc
The House of God by Samuel Shem: https://a.co/d/2bhGtPR
The Cost Conundrum: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/20...
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Twitter:   / briantillmd  
Checkout his book: https://a.co/d/1ZBYYKO
Email him: [email protected]
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