On the Job in the ICU

As medical interns step into their new roles as doctors, one resident gives us a window into her experiences in a COVID ICU. [This episode was originally published on July 30, 2020.]Guest: Tamar Pounardjian, MD Resident, Brown Medical School, Internal Medicine Residency ProgramRead a transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/07/30/life-in-the-icu/Sign up for our weekly newsletter to see what research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff: bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletterIf you value independent nonprofit health care journalism, donate to Tradeoffs. And when you give through the end of 2020, your gift will be doubled: https://tradeoffs.org/donate Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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