WSUSOM students Peter Dimitrion and Caleb Sokolowski have jointly created Leading the Rounds: A Medical Leadership Podcast. "We began this podcast because we are both passionate about leadership development, which is its own field and needs to be studied like pathology, biology and more," said Dimitrion, a second-year MD/PhD student. "There are few resources for medical trainees that are accessible and affordable. Leadership development is overlooked in contemporary medical education, yet medical students and physicians find themselves in leadership roles from the beginning of their training. Other industries, such as the military and business, have formal leadership development courses, but physicians receive no formal leadership training as a part of their medical curriculum. We want to meet this need and improve our comprehension and understanding of leadership principles."

Dimitrion's co-host is also in his second year of the MD program. Dimitrion and Sokolowski published seven episodes so far, with guests such as Paul Thomas, MD, a Class of 2013 alumnus and founder of the direct primary care clinic Plum Health in Detroit. The show will focus on three facets they believe are critical to their development as future medical leaders: leadership development, personal development and health systems literacy.

"Leading the Rounds" is available on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

"We also have a website, www.leadingtherounds.com, which we are constantly updating with links to our episodes and resources for anyone who is interested in following up on the ideas that we talk about in our podcast. People can also connect with us on Instagram @Leadingtherounds," Dimitrion added.