In this episode of our Cardiology Curriculum Series, we’re diving into three key pericardial diseases: Acute Pericarditis, Pericardial Tamponade, and Constrictive Pericarditis.
Join us for a high-yield discussion packed with clinical pearls, diagnostic clues, and management strategies to help you confidently approach these conditions on your next rotation or during rounds.
Hosts: Dr. Tanya S. Jain and Dr. Avtandil Kochiashvili, Chief Medical Residents, UConn
Guest Expert: Dr. Meng, Attending Cardiologist and Program Director, UConn Cardiology Fellowship Program
Author: Dr. Tanya S. Jain, Chief Medical Resident, UConn
Edited by: Dr. Avtandil Kochiashvili, Chief Medical Resident, UConn
Music: LoFi Girl by Snoozy Beats | Free Music Archive | License: CC BY
In this episode of our GI Mini-Series, we touch upon Acute Pancreatitis covering its diagnosis, causes, classification, and management. The podcast also highlights risk factors for severe disease, fluid resuscitation strategies, pain control, early oral feeding, and the role of antibiotics. Tune in for an evidence-based, guideline-driven deep dive into the topic, filled with practical bedside insights you can put into practice right away.
Author and Host: Dr. Ruchir Paladiya, Chief Medical Resident, UConn
Guest Speaker: Dr. Neil Khoury, UConn GI Fellowship Alumnus (2022–25) and Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of South Florida (Tampa General Hospital)
Editor: Dr. Ruchir Paladiya, Chief Medical Resident, UConn
Music: LoFi Girl by Snoozy Beats | Free Music Archive | License: CC BY
In this episode of our Endocrine Curriculum Series, we’re breaking down three important topics: Hypercalcemia, In-patient Diabetes Management and Hypogonadism in Men.
Join us for a high-yield conversation filled with clinical pearls, management strategies and practical insights you can use on your next rotation or on rounds.
Hosts: Dr. Tanya S. Jain and Dr. Avtandil Kochiashvili, Chief Medical Residents, UConn
Guest Expert: Dr. Stephanny Reyes, Endocrinology Fellow, UConn
Author: Dr. Tanya S. Jain, Chief Medical Resident, UConn
Edited by: Dr. Avtandil Kochiashvili, Chief Medical Resident, UConn
Music: LoFi Girl by Snoozy Beats | Free Music Archive | License: CC BY
🎙️ Welcome back to the UConn IM Podcast! In this episode, we kick off our Gastroenterology sub-specialty mini-series. With new interns joining the service, Dr. Neil Khoury shares practical advice for trainees on the inpatient GI team. From setting expectations to optimizing consults and navigating team dynamics, Dr. Khoury offers high-yield, actionable tips for both medical students and residents.
Author and Host: Dr. Ruchir Paladiya, Chief Medical Resident, UConn
Guest Speaker: Dr. Neil Khoury, outgoing PGY-6 GI Fellow at UConn and Incoming Attending at USF Tampa General
Editor: Dr. Ruchir Paladiya, Chief Medical Resident, UConn
In this episode of our curriculum series, we’re diving into a diagnosis that often flies under the radar - Ankylosing Spondylitis. Tune in for a high-yield discussion packed with clinical insights and practical takeaways
Hosts: Dr. Tanya S. Jain, Dr. Avtandil Kochiashvili and Dr. Ruchir Paladiya, Chief Medical Residents, UConn
Guest Expert: Dr. Tara Raj, Rheumatology Fellow, UConn
Author: Dr. Tanya S. Jain, Chief Medical Resident, UConn
Edited by: Dr. Avtandil Kochiashvili, Chief Medical Resident, UConn
Music: LoFi Girl by Snoozy Beats | Free Music Archive | License: CC BY
Welcome back to our Ambulatory Survival Series where we sit down with some of the primary care leaders in the program and learn about how we can take the best care of our clinic patients!
Author and Host: Dr. Ritika Kompella, Chief Medical Resident, UCONN
Guest Speaker: Dr. Rebecca Andrews, Assistant Program Director and Director of Ambulatory Education with the UConn IM Residency Program
Additional readings:
Microsoft Word - 10. Framework for Tough Conversations_CP3 Toolkit.docx
Advance Care Planning: How to Have the Conversation You Want With Your Patients | AAFP
Welcome back to our Ambulatory Survival Series where we sit down with some of the primary care leaders in the program and learn about how we can take the best care of our clinic patients!
Author and Host: Dr. Ritika Kompella, Chief Medical Resident, UCONN
Guest Speaker: Dr. Rebecca Andrews, Assistant Program Director and Director of Ambulatory Education in the UCONN IM Residency Program
Additional readings:
Welcome back to our Ambulatory Survival Series where we sit down with some of the primary care leaders in the program and learn about how we can take the best care of our clinic patients!
Author and Host: Dr. Ritika Kompella, Chief Medical Resident, UCONN
Guest Speaker: Dr. Angela Stein, Ambulatory Site Director of St. Francis Gengras Clinic, Assistant Professor of Medicine at UCONN
Additional Readings:
Problem Representation - Exercises in Clinical Reasoning
Illness Scripts - Exercises in Clinical Reasoning
Diagnostic Schema - Exercises in Clinical Reasoning
Welcome back to our Ambulatory Survival Series where we sit down with some of the primary care leaders in the program and learn about how we can take the best care of our clinic patients!
Author and Host: Dr. Ritika Kompella, Chief Medical Resident, UCONN
Guest Speaker: Dr. Angela Stein, Ambulatory Site Director of St. Francis Gengras Clinic, Assistant Professor of Medicine at UCONN
Additional readings:
Realistic Approaches to Counseling in the Office Setting | AAFP
Welcome to our Ambulatory Survival Series where we sit down with some of the primary care leaders in the program and learn about how we can take the best care of our clinic patients!
Author and Host: Dr. Ritika Kompella, Chief Medical Resident, UCONN
Guest Speaker: Dr. Angela Stein, Ambulatory Site Director of St. Francis Gengras Clinic, Assistant Professor of Medicine at UCONN
Additional readings:
Five Steps to Mastering Agenda Setting | AAFP
“What Else?” Setting the Agenda for the Clinical Interview | Annals of Internal Medicine
Up next for our curriculum series is an episode on Nephrology! Take a listen so that you’re prepared for our pre-test!
Authors: Dr. Lara Melo Soares Pinho de Carvalho, PGY-3, and Dr. Ritika Kompella, Chief Medical Resident, UCONN
Host: Dr. Ritika Kompella, Chief Medical Resident, UCONN
Guest speakers:
Acute kidney injury in liver failure: Dr. Ruchir Trivedi, Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Nephrology
Paraproteinemia and Amyloidosis- Dr. Srimathi Manickaratnam, Department of Nephrology
Hyponatremia: Dr. Lalarukh Haider, Department of Nephrology
Up next for our curriculum series is an episode on Neurology! Take a listen so that you’re prepared for our pre-test!
Author and host: Dr. Ritika Kompella, Chief Medical Resident, UCONN
Guest speakers:
Stroke mimics and chameleons: Dr. Karan Tarasaria, Stroke Neurology, Hartford Hospital
Additional readings:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38568487/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38568485/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36222768/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36222765/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35393959/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38568491/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38830069/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35393968/
Up next for our curriculum series is an episode on Endocrinology! Take a listen so that you’re prepared for our pre-test!
Author and host: Dr. Ritika Kompella, Chief Medical Resident, UCONN
Guest speakers:
Adrenal insufficiency: Dr. Parvathy Madhavan, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology
Thyroid dysfunction: Dr. Francesco Celi, Professor of Medicine, Chair of the Department of Medicine
Diabetic ketoacidosis: Dr. Hassaan Aftab, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology
Up next for our curriculum series is an episode on Pulmonology! Take a listen so that you’re prepared for our pre-test!
Author: Dr. Akshita Sahi, PGY-3, UCONN
Host and Editor: Dr. Ritika Kompella, Chief Medical Resident, UCONN
Guest speakers:
Pulmonary Hypertension: Dr. Jose Soriano, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Diffuse parenchymal disease: Dr. Ameer Rasheed, Assistant Professor of Medicine (*correction 8:03: secondary pulmonary lobule, instead of nodule)
Pleural disease and pulmonary nodules: Dr. Omar Ibrahim, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, Interventional Pulmonary
Additional resources:
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.122.029024
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35412560/
Up next for our curriculum series is an episode on Hematology/Oncology! Take a listen so that you’re prepared for our pre-test!
Author: Dr. Ritika Kompella, Chief Medical Resident, UCONN
Host: Dr. Ritika Kompella, Chief Medical Resident, UCONN
Guest speakers:
Immunotherapy toxicities: Dr. Margaret Callahan, Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Associate Professor
Bleeding diathesis and approach to new cancer diagnosis: Dr. Upendra Hegde, Professor of Medicine (in Residence), Co-Director, Melanoma and Cutaneous Oncology Program, Co-Director, Head and Neck and Oral Oncology Program, Director, Oncology Inpatient Unit
Additional readings:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32382051/
Up next for our curriculum series is an episode on Geriatrics! Take a listen so that you’re prepared for our pre-test!
Author: Dr. Tanya Jain, PGY-3, UCONN
Host: Dr. Ritika Kompella, Chief Medical Resident, UCONN
Guest speakers:
Frailty and failure to thrive: Dr. Victoria Costello, Assistant Professor of Medicine, UConn Center on Aging
Urinary incontinence: Content provided by Dr. Lavern Wright, Associate Professor of Medicine, UConn Center on Aging
Comprehensive geriatrics assessment and preventative health: Dr. Aileen Pangilinan, Assistant Professor of Medicine, UConn Center on Aging
We are excited to launch our new curriculum series where we’ll give you a preview of the topics from our upcoming educational half day. Take a listen so that you’re prepared for our pre-test!
Author: Dr. Ritika Kompella, Chief Medical Resident, UCONN
Host: Dr. Ritika Kompella, Chief Medical Resident, UCONN
Guest speakers:
Tick borne illnesses: Dr. Kevin Dieckhaus, Chief, Division of Infectious Disease at UCONN (0:50)
Hepatitis: Dr. Lisa Chirch, Fellowship Director, Infectious Disease at UCONN (8:15)
Approach to fever in the ICU: Dr. Emma Eunsun Lee, Assistant Director, Infectious Disease at Hartford Hospital (17:27)
Logo credits: Dr. Manik Choudhary, Chief Medical Resident, UCONN
Benign prostate hyperplasia and lower urinary tract symptoms are commonly associated with one another. Take a listen to get a better understanding of the difference between the two! We walk through important considerations in the history and physical exam, discuss workup and when referral to urology is recommended, and we discuss management options! Thank you for listening!
Author: Nickolas Coombs, DO & Rob Harmon, DO
Host/Editor: Rob Harmon, DO
There are many options available to our patients who are interested in trying to lose weight. Outside of diet, exercise and medications what other options can we counsel our patients on? Well there are surgical weight loss options that may be of interest to our patients and today we will talk about a couple types of bariatric surgery that are available including a brief discussion on indications and complications. Thanks for listening!
Author/Host/Editor: Rob Harmon, DO
The presence of LAD can be frightening for your patients. With this framework, hopefully you are able to work through a comprehensive differential diagnosis and you are comfortable knowing when something is more likely to be more benign versus when you should be more concerned for your patient. Thank you again for listening today, I hope you have a wonderful day!
Author: Nickolas Coombs, DO & Rob Harmon, DO
Host/Editor: Rob Harmon, DO