When Will You “Grow Up”? Medicine’s Hidden Culture of Labels

Podcast: HuMed with David Spiro, MD · David Spiro, MD | Doctor Podcast Network

Opublikowano: 2026-07-07

Why do we ask physicians in their 30s, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” In this episode of HuMed, Dr. David Spiro sits down with Emma Cooke, MD, an internal medicine physician, Med-Peds graduate, and author of a thought-provoking JAMA essay exploring how a simple question reveals deeper issues within medical culture. Together they discuss: Why medical trainees are often defined by their future specialty rather than who they are today How unconscious bias shapes evaluations, mentorship, and career opportunities The challenges women continue to face in medical training Why physicians should connect with trainees as people—n...