Episode 14: The First Trial

The Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) is the gold standard for how we know something works in the world of medicine. But how did we get to this point? The answer involves vegetarians and orange juice, spans two thousand years, and stretches from ancient Babylon to the high seas of the British […]


Episode 13: The Oath

July is coming, which for most people in the United States means barbeques, fireworks, and hoping desperately that you have air conditioning. But for the medical profession, July is a time for new beginnings, when interns shed their now-filthy short, white coats of medical students for the slightly longer pressed […]


Episode 12: P.I.M.P.

Pimping ain’t easy, especially when it happens on rounds. Where did the peculiar medical tradition of “pimping” come from? How did it get its name? Is it even effective? And does it still have a place in modern medical education? Find out in Episode 12! I’ll always remember my first […]


Episode 11: Frank’s Sign Redux

Celebrate ten episodes of Bedside Rounds with a rerecording (with new material) of the first episode, Frank’s Sign! The most powerful man in the world, the Roman Emperor Hadrian, dies of a mysterious illness. Learn how the case was (sort of) cracked 2000 years later using the physical exam and […]