Was It All Bad? | Remembering the Good Parts of Medicine

This week on Social Rounds, Tony and Frances Mei slow things down for a more reflective episode.After weeks of guests, chaos, travel, and controversy, they get back to basics — talking about Europe, ghosts in Rome, getting robbed in England, leaving the UK for Canada, and the question at the center of the episode:Was medicine really all bad?From funny patient encounters and late-night residency memories to heartbreaking moments with cancer patients and families, Tony and Frances Mei reflect on the humanity that still stayed with them long after leaving clinical medicine.This episode is about the moments that made the work meaningful — even inside a broken system.Topics include:Traveling through Rome, Paris & CopenhagenWhy Frances Mei thinks the Colosseum should be hauntedTony’s family home getting robbed in EnglandLeaving medicine without invalidating the good partsPatient relationships that still matter years laterLove, grief, family, and dignity in healthcareWhy medicine can be meaningful and unsustainable at the same timeHosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouatFrances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimdProduced by: The Hippocratic Collective