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Medic Mindset

by Ginger Locke

Created in 2016, Medic Mindset is hosted by EMS Educator, Ginger Locke. She is an Associate Professor of EMS Professions at Austin Community College in Austin, Texas. The podcast started as a resource for her paramedic students as they transitioned to the field. She interviews paramedics, EMS medical directors & EMS educators in long, intimate format. She thoughtfully asks her guests to open up about their mindset, routines, mistakes, thought-processes, and lessons hard-learned. Dr. Maia Dorsett is the Medical Director for Medic Mindset and reviews all clinical content for accuracy according to the most current evidence. While clinical topics are in the show, none of the content should be used as clinical operating guidelines for listeners' practices.Interesting in connecting? Ginger is always looking to hear from listeners: [email protected] notes at medicmindset.com

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Episodes

  1. The Right Kind of Eyes

    Kevin Hazzard discusses: His latest book: "No One's Coming" Why he views himself as restless Bookstores putting medical memoirs in the wrong section His decision to go to Nursing school Show notes at medicmindset.com Medic Mindset is sponsored by Prodigy The podcast is 100% human. No AI tools are...

  2. Mike Taigman on AI

    Mike Taigman and Ginger Locke explore the impact AI will have on EMS, education, jobs, art, the environment, and Zoom calls. Topics Discussed: How Mike uses AI in education What AI means for how we learn Clinical applications for AI The impact on the environment The phenomenon of using ChatGPT as…

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  3. Our Leaders' Group Chat

    Guests: Drs. Chetan Kharod, Phil Moy and J.R. Pickett Their podcast: STAT Leadership Podcast Topics: Leaders they admire When leaders should follow Written communication tactics Building an EMS system from scratch Culture change Leadership lessons from the Gladiator and Band of Brothers Show notes

  4. Thinking: Vomiting

    Guest: Dr. Maia Dorsett CE for this episode Show Notes

  5. The Critical Pediatric - A Prodigy EMS Collab

    This episode is an open-access recording of educational content from a Prodigy EMS course which reviews a case of an undifferentiated critical pediatric patient. Prodigy's Director of Critical Care, Shane O'Donnell interviews Dr. Matthew Harris. You are requested to transfer an intubated...

  6. Start where you stand.

    Dr. Faroukh Mehkri walks us through a mindset reframe for the undifferentiated crashing patient. He theorizes that the pervasive language of "stay and play" versus "load and go" has conditioned and narrowed our thinking. Dr. Mehkri describes the evidence-based, predictable and preventable pattern...

  7. Kangaroos, Simulation & Cardiac Arrest

    Alex (Sandy) MacQuarrie, PhD and Paramedic, reflects on his move from Canada to Australia, principles of simulation in medical education & his personal experience with cardiac arrest. Show notes at medicmindset.com Connect with Ginger: [email protected] Connect with Sandy:...

  8. Thinking: Rapid A-fib

    Dr. Casey Patrick, EM physician & EMS medical director at Montgomery County Hospital District (Texas), joins Ginger to discuss how he thinks during calls when the patient presents with rapid atrial fibrillation. Is the rapid A-fib the primary cause or a secondary result of another critical...

  9. The Art of Precepting with Keith Velaski

    "Some people love doing crosswords or Sudoku. I love finding my learner's cheat code. I love figuring out what really works for this person versus the previous people that I had. It's an opportunity for me to exercise my creativity." - Keith Velaski This episode delves into the art of precepting…

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  10. Following J.R.

    He's the White Tiger. Dr. J.R. Pickett. Or simply J.R. His teams follow him and in this episode he gives away some of the secrets of his leadership philosophies: How he gets buy-in from his team. What he understands about millenials. How he balances decisiveness with tactical patience. Why…

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  11. The Weatherman

    Paramedic, Taylor Kellogg (@kello011 on Twitter) joins us. This episode is a chance to take a break from clinical learning and listen to the story of a medic who has a passion for meteorology. Wildland fires in Southern California, a thunderstorm on a goat ranch, tornadoes while on shift…

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  12. Death Notification Choreography

    Dr. Maia Dorsett joins us again! You may remember her from the Thinking: Lift Assist episode. This time she shares what she knows about the process of death notification. It's a passion-topic for her because she knows how important these conversations are for the loved ones of patients who have...

  13. Sirens In His Voice

    Kevin Hazzard reads 2 chapters from his latest book, American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became American's First Paramedics. Freedom House EMS is EMS' origin story. It was almost erased until Kevin Hazzard meticulously researched the story so it can sit in the forefront of...

  14. 5 Days with Hazzard

    Kevin Hazzard reflects on a TV show based on a book called "5 Days at Memorial" by Sheri Fink. In this story, the characters are faced with impossible challenges inside a hospital in the days after Hurricane Katrina. There are so many parallels between what they experienced and what out of…

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  15. Getting to the Black with David Fifer

    How do we find our way out of this? Initial education, recruitment and retention in EMS are all in crisis. Paramedic and EMS educator, David Fifer proposes an educational pathway for paramedics in this keynote lecture at the 2022 National Association of EMS Educators' Annual Symposium. Days…

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  16. Double Date: Kris & Sara

    I don't have favorite episodes but if I did, this would be one of them. With my girlfriend Cassi by my side, I caught up with Kris and Sara Kaull at a conference. It's the first ever double-date on Medic Mindset! Cassi & Kris are both paramedics. Sara and I have the perspective of the...

  17. Pediatric Pain

    This is a special cross-post with the brand new pediatric podcast from NAEMSP: The Pediatric EMS Podcast created by Drs. Joelle Donofrio-Odmann and Dr. Joseph Finney. Dr. Donofrio-Odmann has been a guest on the show previously in Thinking: Pediatric Respiratory. Other guests in this episode are...

  18. I have your back.

    These two guests are partners: a flight medic and a flight nurse. They dig into their relationship in a way that will make the listener think about their own role as a partner. We also have a chance to hear the flight medic reflect on a near-miss with a medication error, what he wished he had...

  19. Thinking: Abdominal Pain

    Get CE for listening to this episode at prodigyems.com White Tiger, Dr. JR Pickett is back! Previously, he has talked to us about Syncope and Shortness of Breath. This time it's all about abdominal pain. He emphasizes the history and physical exam and includes a few ultrasound nuggets. What's the...

  20. Finding Feedback

    Ginger Locke speaks to the topic of Feedback. In this recording from University of Washington's Grand Rounds, she explains that paramedics are not getting enough feedback. She outlines theories for why it is scare, what we can do about it, and how feedback might look in the future. Twitter:...

  21. Where is Natalie Zink?

    Natalie is a paramedic and friend. We recorded this while she was working for Grady EMS and trying to get into medical school in 2019. Check out this pre-pandemic time capsule episode and find out where she is now. Follow Natalie on Twitter. Show notes.

  22. The Limit of Jace

    Critical care and flight medic, Jace Mullen and Ginger discuss all things medical and rock climbing. Topics include: The Principle of Charity in arguments, why code-switching is an essential skill of paramedics, how to be a good re-tweeter, what still scares him, how he decided to transition out…

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  23. Thinking: Pediatric Respiratory

    Shownotes at https://medicmindset.com/2021/09/11/thinking-pediatric-respiratory/ After seeing Dr. Joelle Donofrio-Odmann's talk in Prodigy EMS' free Refresh 2021, I knew Medic Mindset listeners needed to hear from her. She is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine and an EMS...

  24. Reading: Dr. Maia Dorsett

    What do the greats of EMS read? EM Physician and EMS educator, Dr. Maia Dorsett shares what, when and how she reads.

  25. Reading: Michael Herbert

    What do the greats of EMS read? Paramedic Michael Herbert shares what, when and how he reads.

  26. Reading: Nyssa Hattaway

    What do the greats of EMS read? Flight Nurse Nyssa Hattaway shares what, when and how she reads.

  27. Mixtape: The One Book

    What's the one book you'd recommend to a brand new paramedic? 3 guests answer this one question. The guests are: Flight Nurse, Nyssa Hattaway. Paramedic, Michael Herbert. EM Physician, Dr. Maia Dorsett.

  28. Thinking: Lift Assist

    Dr. Maia Dorsett @maiadorsett discusses how she thinks about the Lift Assist patient. Show notes Get FREE CE for listening to the episode and taking a short quiz at prodigyems.com

  29. Pump the brakes.

    How do we let each other know that a fellow medic has died? The guest in this episode, Christa Stedman, is a Public Information Officer (PIO) for Austin-Travis County EMS. Together, we sort through her thought-process about delivering tragic news. Shownotes at Medic Mindset

  30. Thinking: Bradycardia

    So thrilled to have Dr. Heidi Abraham as a guest in The Thinking Series. She discusses causes of bradycardia and the mindset needed to approach patients who are bradycardic.

  31. In The Water

    Dr. Jason Pickett from the Austin-Travis County Office of the Medical Director podcast takes over Medic Mindset. He discusses fear and leadership in the context of COVID-19. Follow Medic Mindset on: twitter, facebook, instagram.

  32. Get on the train

    Shownotes at medicmindset.com In reference to how he collaborates with 911-callers to put order to chaos: "It's like trying to jump on a moving train. You're not trying to stop the train or divert it, because the train has gotta go where the train's gotta go. You are just trying to get on it. And...

  33. Medic Mindfulness

    Ginger had the honor of sitting down with one of the EMS greats, Mike Taigman. He was in Austin for ESO's Wave 2020 conference. ESO was generous enough to allow Medic Mindset the opportunity to record Mike's session called, "Managing Stress Like A Boss" and gave them a space during a very busy...

  34. Mixtape: Ridealongs

    The Mixtape Series features 3 anonymous paramedics who answer the same question. In this episode, Ginger asks, "What do you remember about your first ridealong?" Take a listen to their responses and see how some themes repeat. medicmindset.com for show notes @gingerlockeatx and @medicmindset on...

  35. Thinking: Shortness of Breath

    Dr. Jason Pickett and Ginger discuss the topic of Shortness of Breath. They discuss the assessment, differential diagnosis and therapeutic interventions related to the chief complaint. They work their way down the respiratory tree, thinking aloud as they go. Throw in a couple of case studies and...

  36. Antifragile

    In this microsode, listeners hear one of the questions Ginger Locke asked of a panel of 4 Texas EMS Medical Directors at the Texas EMS Conference. Panelists included: Drs. Heidi Abraham, Jeff Jarvis, Taylor Ratcliff, and Jason Pickett. If you'd like to hear the full panel discussion, you can find...

  37. The Second Baby

    This episode felt like some of the first episodes of Medic Mindset. I had a few things on my mind that I wanted to ask him but we also just let the conversation ebb and flow wherever it pleased for an hour. The purpose in sitting down together was to discuss his performance in the EMS World...

  38. Zoom out with Humor

    Ginger talks to Dr. Ben Abo. He is a paramedic and EMS physician. He's been on the Ted stage. He's the medical director for Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's Venom response teams. He's a fellow in the Academy of Wilderness Medicine. He's saved a stranger who collapsed on train tracks. He's an…

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  39. They were sweating.

    In this episode Ginger talks to Jon Bailey. Jon is a FF/Paramedic in Fairfax County, Virginia. He is the lead educator of Fairfax County Fire and Rescue's EMT to Paramedic program. He has a bachelor of science in emergency medicine from the university of Pittsburgh and a master's in EMS education...

  40. Our Medical Education Renaissance

    This is a recording of a talk Ginger did about Medical Education at FlightBridgeEd's #FAST19 symposium. Shownotes and slides at medicmindset.com

  41. Tania Glenn. Back Again.

    For the second time, I'm visiting with Tania Glenn. She's been on the show before with an episode that released in January of 2017 and since then I've gotten tons of questions for Tania from listeners. I wanted to ask some of those questions and to talk to her about a documentary she recently...

  42. Thinking: Headache

    This is an episode in The Thinking Series of the Medic Mindset podcast where expert clinicians indulge the host, Ginger Locke. In the series, she digs into their brains to explore how they approach the process of patient assessment and differential diagnosis. Show notes at medicmindset.com...

  43. Good, Bad and Ugly

    Good, Bad and Ugly in a guest-episode from Nyssa Hattaway from the Q Word Podcast.

  44. Tourniquets (are hurty)

    Max Dodge, board member of National Stop the Bleed Month, shares with Ginger how Medic Mindset listeners can get involved with the Stop the Bleed campaign. She ended up talking to him about bleeding control for an hour.

  45. National Registry Pass-ology

    This episode is a response to the many requests I get from listeners looking for help on the national registry's written exam. To bring you the most useful advice, I contacted this guest, Dan Limmer. In my opinion, he is the country's expert in the area. He understands the logistics of the test…

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  46. Slow Squeeze at #FAST19

    In anticipation of FlightbridgeED's #FAST19 symposium, Ginger asks Eric Bauer and Michael Perlmutter one simple question: "How could you hurt a patient with a BVM?" Show notes at medicmindset.com

  47. Thinking: Syncope

    Ginger Locke and Dr. Jason Pickett hunkered down in a recording closet and pretended the world didn't exist for an hour with one mission: data-mining Dr. Pickett's brain for his thoughts on syncope. Thanks to Michael Herbert for the custom art for the episode. Show notes at medicmindset.com

  48. Do Less

    This is a special edition of Medic Mindset where Ginger Locke gave her #1 tip for finding happiness and meaning in the profession to graduates of City College of San Francisco.

  49. Shock the System (an EMS World Collaboration)

    Should paramedics be required to get a degree? Guests include: David Tan, Scott Bourn, Ed Racht, Jason Pickett, Brandon Bleess, Mike McEvoy and Phil Moy. This was recorded at NAEMSP in January of 2019

  50. Thinking: Agitation

    The Thinking Series is where Ginger Locke talks with some of the sharpest minds in Emergency Medicine about how they think through chief complaints. In this episode, one of the country's few flight doctors, Dr. Cynthia Griffin, shares how she sorts through patients with the chief complaint of...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Created in 2016, Medic Mindset is hosted by EMS Educator, Ginger Locke. She is an Associate Professor of EMS Professions at Austin Community College in Austin, Texas. The podcast started as a resource for her paramedic students as they transitioned to the field. She interviews paramedics, EMS medical directors & EMS educators in long, intimate format. She thoughtfully asks her guests to open up about their mindset, routines, mistakes, thought-processes, and lessons hard-learned. Dr. Maia Dorsett is the Medical Director for Medic Mindset and reviews all clinical content for accuracy according to the most current evidence. While clinical topics are in the show, none of the content should be used as clinical operating guidelines for listeners' practices.Interesting in connecting? Ginger is always looking to hear from listeners: [email protected] notes at medicmindset.com

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Created in 2016, Medic Mindset is hosted by EMS Educator, Ginger Locke. She is an Associate Professor of EMS Professions at Austin Community College in Austin, Texas. The podcast started as a resource for her paramedic students as they transitioned to the field. She interviews paramedics, EMS...

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