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28.07.2025
49 Minuten
In this episode, Chief Medical Officer Dan Dworkis interviews Dr.
Sean Griffiths, who shares his experiences and insights from his
training and career in emergency medicine, both within the United
States Air Force and civilian practice. The two talk through the
stark differences between various emergency care environments,
the importance of leadership, and the challenges of preparing for
high-stakes medical emergencies in diverse settings. Dr.
Griffiths emphasizes the significance of character in medical
training and offers practical advice on creating a thriving
medical team culture.
This episode is ideal for anyone passionate about improving
emergency care and leadership in healthcare.
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14.07.2025
55 Minuten
This week's episode features Preston's conversation with Dr.
David Gens, who is best known as the trauma surgeon who treated
Ronald Reagan after he was shot in 1981. Dr. Gens remains an
attending surgeon at Shock Trauma and is also one of the most
influential trauma resident educators worldwide.
[10:25] Residue, Acute Stress, & Long-term Stress - Dr. Gens
gives his experience with managing stress and residue. "I slept
in the dialysis unit, and it finally dawned on me - this is an
international event."
[17:25] Working with the First Family in the aftermath of the
shooting
[31:40] Tacit Knowledge Transfer - Dr. Gens covers how he knows a
learner is gaining or has gained tacit knowledge and what
instructions he gives to support them in the moment.
Dr. Gens is a respected leader who has made significant
improvements in trauma and critical care medicine, ultimately
enhancing the lives of many patients. He's known for his
commitment to top-notch patient care, considerable research, and
thorough training of future trauma experts. His teaching covers a
wide range of crucial topics, from basic anatomy to the full
scope of trauma patient evaluation and treatment.
Want to learn more about Dr. Gens?
Read the Washingtonian's minute-by-minute account of the
actions after President Reagan was shot on March 30, 1981.
Watch a video tribute from MedSchool Maryland Productions.
The video, featuring narration by Dr. Thomas Scalea, includes
praise from faculty, students, and colleagues.
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30.06.2025
46 Minuten
On this episode, initially released in March 2025 as a
collaboration with The Emergency Mind Podcast, Chief Medical
Officer Dan Dworkis speaks with Dr. Jeremy Cannon. They delve
deeply into military medical readiness and the intriguing concept
of the "peacetime effect”. Whether you're in the military or a
civilian, you'll gain insights into optimizing medical readiness
and saving lives on and off the battlefield.
Dr. Cannon is a Professor of Surgery at the University of
Pennsylvania, where he champions the Penn Medicine-US Navy Trauma
Training Partnership. A graduate of the US Air Force Academy and
Harvard Medical School, Dr. Cannon also holds a Master of Science
in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. He's a former President of
the Excelsior Surgical Society and edited the 2024 Edition of
Edward D. Churchill's Surgeon to Soldiers. Currently, he's a
Veteran Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University,
focusing on military health policy.
Listen and explore the steep learning curves experienced in past
conflicts and why it's so crucial to maintain and improve
readiness in military medical systems. This conversation covers
the necessity of military-civilian partnerships, the evolution of
trauma care, and the critical need for effective policy.
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16.06.2025
1 Stunde 8 Minuten
This Teamcast episode is brought to you by Harry Moffitt, MCTI
Director for Australia and New Zealand. During the last NFL
season, Harry had the opportunity to speak with Will Greenberg,
the Buffalo Bills' Head of Performance and Strength and
Conditioning (S&C). Will is a wonderful human being and a
great friend of the MCTI community. He describes his journey
through baseball, his passion for S&C, and the positions he
held prior to the Bills, from West Point to Utah State.
Will has a human-centered approach to human performance. This
refreshing perspective is emerging across the field and counters
the approach that can overweight outcomes and treat humans as
resources to be deployed for wins, profit, and utilization.
Listen to Harry & Will discuss programming now and how it
might be decentralized, more multidisciplinary, and less wedded
to the scientists in the future. They also cover how science and
scientists, though critical to the operator, should always aid a
good program, never control it, and the importance of ‘struggle’
in the gym, and the concept of flow, although not as something we
must conjure up, but rather as something we are always in and
must fight to return to consistently.
They explore the role (and reemergence) of philosophical
conditioning in humans and its implications for performance as
Will shares a fantastic story of "The Philosophy Booth".
In a tough industry – to insiders, NFL stands for Not For Long –
Will provides a uniquely relaxed perspective, with many
implications for MCTs.
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02.06.2025
1 Stunde 10 Minuten
In this episode of The Teamcast, Dr. Angus Fletcher joins Preston
Cline to discuss the crucial role of "productive discomfort" and
honesty in personal and professional growth. They explore how
embracing emotional challenges, rather than shielding individuals
from them, is vital for true learning and resilience.
Angus describes his concept of "story thinking," emphasizing the
brain's natural inclination to process experiences through
narrative and emotion. The conversation touches on the
shortcomings of modern education in fostering emotional
robustness and concludes with practical advice for leaders on
cultivating independent thinking by recognizing and
congratulating actions that differ from their own.
Dr. Angus Fletcher is a professor and practitioner of Story
Science at Project Narrative at The Ohio State University. He
holds degrees in neuroscience and literature. His research, which
employs a mix of laboratory experiments, literary history, and
rhetorical theory, explores how literature, art, and stories can
cultivate emotional resilience, creativity, and common sense. He
is the author of Wonderworks (2021), Storythinking (2023), and
Primal Intelligence (2025), among other books. His work explores
why children are more creative than computer AI and aims to
understand how narrative can be leveraged to enhance innovation,
resilience, and joy. His academic publications can be found in
journals like Narrative, Annals of the New York Academy of
Sciences, and Harvard Business Review.
Check out Angus's work here: https://www.angusfletcher.co/
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Dr. Preston Cline, Dr. Dan Dworkis, Dr. Art Finch and Harry Moffit
of the Mission Critical Team Institute share research and explore
the questions vexing the most elite teams in the world, from
Special Operations soldiers to Firefighters, from Trauma Medics to
Professional Athletes, and from Astronauts to Tactical Law
Enforcement.
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