Stimulus - Learn Tools to Crush It in Your Medical Career

Rob Orman spent 20 years as a community emergency physician before pivoting to full-time medical education and physician coaching. He is also the former chief editor of EM:RAP and the creator of ERcast, so the man knows how to make medical content that people actually want to listen to. Stimulus is his current project, and it focuses on the non-clinical skills that determine whether your medical career sustains you or slowly grinds you down. The format is typically a deep conversation with a thought leader, but Orman's interview style is anything but formulaic. He asks pointed questions about burnout, communication, leadership, and the mental frameworks that separate physicians who thrive from those who merely survive. Episodes have covered topics as varied as competence versus decision-making capacity, expert witness testimony, mass casualty triage, nonviolent communication in clinical settings, and patient safety systems. The range is wide, but the through-line is always practical: what can you actually do differently after listening? Orman's background as a certified executive coach gives the show a different texture than most medical podcasts. He is not just asking experts to explain their research. He is pulling out the mindset shifts and behavioral strategies that physicians can apply immediately. The result is a podcast that feels more like professional development for your entire career than just another CME credit. If you have ever felt like medical training taught you how to diagnose but not how to lead, communicate, or protect your own well-being, Stimulus fills that gap.