Association for Surgical Education Podcast
Faculty development, curriculum design, and the craft of teaching surgery.
Podcasts
Between Cases
A curated list spanning general surgery, subspecialties, critical care, and the human side of medicine — for listening in and between cases.
General Surgery & Surgical Education
Foundations, ABSITE prep, and expert-driven surgical teaching.
Behind The Knife
High-yield surgical education, ABSITE prep, and expert interviews.
Surgery 101
Short, focused episodes on core surgical topics; great for early learners.
Trauma & Critical Care
Case-based, evidence-driven conversations from the ICU and trauma bay.
Critical Care Scenarios
Deep dives into ICU management across disciplines.
EAST TraumaCast
Guidelines, cases, and evolving trauma evidence.
SMACC
Clinical excellence paired with humanism in critical care.
Trauma ICU Rounds
Practical, case-based trauma and surgical ICU discussions.
Emergency Medicine
Evidence-based emergency medicine for clinical decision-making at the front door.
Core EM
Short, focused episodes covering core emergency medicine for residents and learners.
EM Cases
Free, evidence-based emergency medicine education with high production value.
EMCrit
Advanced resuscitation at the intersection of emergency medicine and critical care.
REBEL EM
Succinct, evidence-based reviews of high-yield emergency medicine topics.
The Skeptics' Guide to Emergency Medicine (SGEM)
Evidence appraisal and journal-club-style discussions of EM literature.
General Medicine
Internal medicine and broad clinical updates beyond the OR.
The Curbsiders
Clinical reasoning and interdisciplinary insight.
The Dose (JAMA Network)
Concise, evidence-based updates across medicine.
The Human Side of Surgery & Medicine
Voice, meaning, and the lived experience of medicine.
Beyond Clinical Walls
A family medicine physician and health advocate who almost died after her own symptoms were dismissed — and turned that experience into Clinicians Who Care, a crowdsourced list of doctors known for listening and believing their patients. Her podcast explores what it means to be heard in medicine, and what happens when we aren't.
At the Bedside
Patient-centered care and the experience of illness.
Bedside Rounds
The history and meaning behind clinical practice.
Muted in Medicine
Honest conversations about identity, voice, and belonging within medicine.
The Nocturnists
Frontline storytelling that captures the lived experience of medicine.
The Surgical Soul
Reflection on identity, meaning, and purpose in surgical practice.
Surgeons with Purpose
Conversations about meaning, mission, and what drives surgeons beyond the operating room.
Surgical Palliative Care
Communication, goals of care, and the integration of palliative principles into surgery.
CAPC Podcast
Delivering high-quality palliative care across clinical settings.
Society for Surgical Palliative Care
Communication, goals of care, and integrating palliative principles into surgery.
VitalTalk Podcast
Practical frameworks for serious illness conversations.
Subspecialty & Niche Surgical Content
Focused content for specific surgical fields and historical perspective.
Audible Bleeding
Advanced vascular surgery and complex decision-making.
ASCRS / Behind the Knife Colorectal Series
Focused colorectal surgery discussions.
Legends of Surgery
Profiles of influential surgeons and milestones in the field.
OrthoBullets Podcast
High-yield orthopedic surgery content.
Stay Current in Pediatric Surgery
Updates in pediatric surgery.
Leadership, Culture & Systems in Medicine
Careers, systems, and what sustains a surgical life over the long arc.
BOSS (Business of Surgery Series)
Contracts, practice models, and the business of surgery.
Fixing Healthcare Podcast
Innovation and improving care delivery.
The Doctor’s Crossing Podcast
Career development and non-traditional paths in medicine.
The Healthcare Leadership Experience
Systems thinking and leadership development.
The Intentional Surgeon Podcast
Well-being, mindset, and building a sustainable surgical career.
A note on this list: This isn’t exhaustive — just a starting point. If there are podcasts that have shaped how you think, learn, or care for patients, I’d genuinely love to hear them via the connect form.