California COVID-19 Experience, Gun Violence & more, with Dr. Dennis Kim

Quick Show Notes – California COVID-19 Experience, Gun Violence & more, with Dr. Dennis Kim

I love Dennis! He and I did our critical care training together and he’s one of the most talented MDs I know. Father, researcher, trauma surgeon, podcaster, Dr. Dennis Kim does it all with greatness and an ability to keep you smiling.

Key Takeaways

Dr. Kim describes the difficult COVID-19 situation that occurred at the peak of the COVID-19 crisis in Los Angeles.

Dr. Kim talks about the joys of working in a county hospital where any patient, no matter their level of healthcare insurance, can access care.

Dr. Kim describes different programs implemented to reduce injury caused by armed conflicts, such as the hospital-based intervention program and the Stop the Bleed program.

Info on his podcast Trauma ICU Rounds:
On April 3rd, 2020 Dr. Dennis Kim launched the Trauma ICU Rounds podcast with the intent of creating a current, practically useful educational resource for medical professionals on the frontline. Averaging 1,200 downloads per episode it has quickly become one of the most popular medical podcasts in North America. In June 2020 it was selected as the first-place winner of the 4th Annual “Innovation in Education” Awards presented by the Surgical Critical Care Program Directors Society (SCCPDS).

https://www.traumaicurounds.ca/

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About Dr. Dennis Kim:

Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine
Vice-Chair, College of Applied Anatomy, UCLA School of Medicine
Medical Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Harbor-UCLA
Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

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