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Hi, I'm Hafsa Slaiman, intern, wanderluster and extrovert. The problem though is that I hit more speed bumps than a formula one racer. Med school has proven to be far from Grey's Anatomy and my future has become more convoluted than the nephron. I’ve been away for a while but I’m back and ready to confess, but are you ready to hear it all?
This podcast reveals it all: my breakdowns, my fails, my first times, my solutions and fun medical stuff, so whether you’re a med student, premed, doc or even someone who just wants to get inspired come along and join me on my journey.
This podcast reveals it all: my breakdowns, my fails, my first times, my solutions and fun medical stuff, so whether you’re a med student, premed, doc or even someone who just wants to get inspired come along and join me on my journey.
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Sometimes you’re just not the right fit — even in medicine. This one fired me and honestly... I wasn’t even mad.❓Ever felt unexpectedly relieved after a difficult situation? Let's unpack this online 📲 @hafsaslaiman
How do YOU handle a toxic senior without burning bridges?Let me know your thoughts — or even better, your own “WTF just happened” moments from the hospital. You’re not alone.needs
I assisted in my first neobladder case — and wow, my mind was blown.If you weren’t in medicine, what surgical procedure would shock you most? LMK on @hafsaslaiman
Let me introduce you to the most unexpected foreign body you’ll ever hear about.❓Have you ever had a ridiculously strange ER visit? Or been injured in a completely random, “this can’t be real” kind of way?Send me your story — and maybe I’ll feature it in a future episode 📲 @hafsaslaiman.
Sometimes the hardest patients are the ones who need us the most. This one reminded me why I got into medicine.What’s one thing you do to stop yourself from becoming jaded?Ever connected with a patient when you least expected it? DM me your story on the gram or threads 📲 @hafsaslaiman
An overnight shift turns into a full-blown emergency.💬 Night shift stories — send me your worst (or best!)lide into my DMs on the gram or threads 📲 @hafsaslaiman
Hafsa goes too far in a prank that spirals into near disaster.💬 What’s a fake policy someone convinced you was real? Or one you made up?Share your stories with me on IG or threads @hafsaslaiman — best one might get a shoutout in the next episode!
A literal side of peas leads to a lesson in medical misjudgment.💬 What food-related patient moment still haunts you? Slide into my DMs on the gram or threads 📲 @hafsaslaiman
Crohn’s can surprise you — Hafsa shares one case that spiraled fast.Ever had to act faster than expected?Slide into my DMs on the gram or threads 📲 @hafsaslaiman
Hafsa vs. NG Tube. Who wins? Tune in for the gag reflex, the glory, and the grossness.❓ What’s your biggest NG tube horror story or tip? Drop it in the comments or DM me.❓Ever conquered something small that felt huge?Slide into my DMs on the gram or threads 📲 @hafsaslaiman
From getting humbled by attendings to learning intricate vessel work — it’s a love/hate relationship with vascular.❓ Have you ever been thrown into a procedure you’d never seen before? What did you do?Slide into my DMs on the gram or threads 📲 @hafsaslaiman
First-year Hafsa almost gets in trouble for doing a procedure without full clarity. A lesson in hierarchy and second-guessing.❓ What’s your best “I did the thing but maybe shouldn’t have” moment (that you can share legally)?❓ Ever got ahead of yourself at work?Slide into my DMs on the gram or threads 📲 @hafsaslaiman
They forgot to prescribe her pain meds. Her cast was comically huge. And she had no clothes that would fit over it. From maxing out on oxycodone to begging for stretchy shorts and showering with one leg in the air, Hafsa gets real about the painful, messy side of healing.Plus: what is an NSAID? (That’s a painkiller like ibuprofen, but stronger—non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.)📲 Have you ever been discharged from hospital and felt completely unprepared? Let’s chat: @hafsasulaiman
Let’s just say things got... personal. Post-op and groggy, Hafsa is told to pee in a bedpan—with her friends in the next room. Absolutely not. In this raw and hilarious look at post-surgery recovery, we hear about the awkward, painful, and just-plain-real moments of being a resident turned patient.Have you ever had a post-op moment that was totally embarrassing or surprisingly hard? Let me know on Instagram or Threads — you can find me at @hafsasulaiman.
In this rebranded intro episode, Dr. Hafsa returns after a 2-year hiatus—and dives straight into chaos. One ill-timed jump at the climbing gym lands her not just on the ground, but into surgery... at her own hospital. From cocky confidence to lying on the floor yelling “I broke my leg!”—this is how Season 6 begins.📲 Follow me on Instagram @hafsaslaiman — DM me your “how-I-ended-up-in-the-ER” story or vote in this week’s poll!
I was consulted on an extremely unwell patient in the ED have a listen to how that went
Amidst Madness we Encourage Training; I wish that was what AMET stood for instead it’s the emergency response team. This was my first AMET on my first on call. Have a listen to how it went
In this episode I’m throwing back to my first real case in the OR where I wasn’t just being a retractor. It was INCREDIBLE. Have a listen to how that went!
As a surgery resident the thing I crave is some wholesome OR time, however it is far few and infrequent so when you do get OR time you feel like you’re on cloud 9. Especially when the attending gives you heaps of autonomy. Have a listen yo how my first appendectomy went.
Hey guys, finally I started residency and as you can imagine there’s a first time for everything including draining an abscess. Have a listen to how that went!
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