Discover how modern physicians are secretly swapping out old medical textbooks for Google and AI tools like Gemini to prep for your next surgery. On this episode of BackTable Industry, Anish Parikh talks with Dr. Chris Beck about being eleven years out of training, and how his learning focus has shifted from seeking the single “right” cutting-edge answer to optimizing patient care with available tools and resources.
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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction03:54 Finding Your Way as an Attending06:26 Internet Prep Habits12:28 Keeping Up in the Field21:13 IR Culture MacGyver26:44 Wrap Up Thanks
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More about this episode
He describes realizing he had become a mid-career physician when younger partners began calling him for advice, despite his own imposter syndrome. They discuss how he prepares for infrequently performed or new procedures—using “phone a friend,” targeted Google searches, specific journals like Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology, SIR’s Digital Video Library, and AI tools such as Open Evidence —while being discerning about sources. Baxter explains overlap between specialties (e.g., double-J ureteral stents), variability between devices and when reps or formal training like cadaver labs are needed, and how IR’s broad, evolving scope fosters a MacGyver-like, information-sharing culture.
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Resources
Open Evidencehttps://www.openevidence.com/
Techniques in Vascular nad Interventional Radiologyhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/techniques-in-vascular-and-interventional-radiology
Digital Video Library of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR)https://www.youtube.com/c/SocietyofInterventionalRadiology
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