AI, Tuberculosis, Medical Careers & Life Lessons | Dr. Tamara Arbatskaya | Beyond The Scrubs

🎙️ Welcome to Episode 1 of Beyond The Scrubs with Sarthak Jain. Beyond The Scrubs is a podcast that explores the people behind the profession—learning through honest conversations, experiences, and life lessons from doctors, teachers, and inspiring guests. In this first episode, Dr. Tamara Arbatskaya, a pulmonologist, physiologist, and mentor to international medical students in Kazakhstan, shares her journey into medicine and discusses topics that matter to every medical student and healthcare professional. Topics covered: • Childhood dreams & choosing medicine • Mentorship and building a medical career • Pulmonology & Tuberculosis • Lung health, smoking & vaping • COVID-19 and its long-term impact • AI in medicine and medical education • Is AI making students dumber? • Work-life balance as a doctor • Advice for future doctors • Rapid-fire questions Guest: 👩‍⚕️ Dr. Tamara Arbatskaya Host: 🎙️ Sarthak Jain If you enjoyed this conversation, don’t forget to: 👍 Like the video 💬 Share your biggest takeaway in the comments 🔔 Subscribe for future episodes of Beyond The Scrubs Follow us 📷 Instagram: @btswithsarthak Thank you for watching and supporting the beginning of this journey. 🎵 Music Credit:    • Cinematic Epic Romantic by Infraction [No ...   00:00 Welcome to Beyond The Scrubs 00:41 Meet Dr. Tamara Arbatskaya 01:14 Childhood Dreams & Choosing Medicine 03:36 The Power of Mentorship 04:41 The Salzburg International Medical Seminar Experience 08:16 Balancing Family, Teaching & Medicine 10:54 Teaching International Medical Students 13:46 Tuberculosis in Kazakhstan: Why It’s Taken too Seriously 16:58 How to Keep Your Lungs Healthy 17:55 Smoking vs. Passive Smoking 19:19 Is Vaping Really Safer? 21:33 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 22:48 Early Symptoms of Tuberculosis 23:38 Does the BCG Vaccine Work? 24:24 AI in Medicine: Opportunity or Risk? 29:32 Life Lessons from Medicine 30:30 Treating Children vs. Adults 31:52 Career Advice for Medical Students 33:01 Rapid Fire with Dr. Tamara Ma’am #BeyondTheScrubs #MedicalPodcast #Medicine #MedicalStudents #DoctorLife