Today on the podcast our guest is Dr. David Cooke, MD, FACS, who is Vice Chair for Faculty Development and Wellness, Task-Force Chair of the Comprehensive Lung Cancer Screening Program, Head,  of the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Associate Director, Cardiothoracic Robotics Program, and Associate Professor at University of California (UC) Davis.

Dr. Cooke received his Bachelor of the Arts degree from UC Berkeley and, from there, he went on to get his MD from Harvard Medical School. Following that, he did his residency for Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. After that, he completed a fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine and then another fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery from University of Michigan School of Medicine.

In this podcast, you’ll hear Dr. Cooke’s thoughts on the industry of medicine, the importance of mentors, some skills necessary to succeed in the field of medicine, what it’s like to be on the cutting edge of General thoracic Surgery, and what’s on the horizon for his field.

White Coat Story is a podcast series for school students to gain first-person insights into the practice of medicine, and what it takes to get there.