-Life as a Physician | Investigative Coroner-
There are certain professions which stand alone as far as garnering high levels of respect and admiration from others.
Such warm and fuzzies towards some jobs surely stem from a wide array of factors, including particular talents or skills required and or the stakes of the work.
Despite there being a broad range of respectable professional occupations being performed the world over, arguably it is the work of a physician which clearly stands out.
Their work, which I might add, has been around since we as humans started to form civilizations. Not only that, their responsibilities are clearly based on around some rather salient tasks.
If you want to get really deep, you could consider all that they do towards the preservation of humanity.
So, yeah, contemplating all of this, it’s is no wonder this profession demands our admiration.
Well on this episode, we have a physician guest who has dedicated himself to the medical field and as you’ll soon find out, is perfectly suited to shed some light on this critically important work by way of his varied and exceptional career experiences.
Introducing
Dr. Nick Cuberovic is a seventeen-year Physician Investigating Coroner in the Province of Ontario, Canada, and part of a physician led system considered by many to be the best in the world.
However to many, he could very well be viewed as a physician extraordinaire by way of his extensive career, experiences and dedication to serving others, often in their most vulnerable state.
Professional Background & Accomplishment
To qualify this statement, listen to what he has not only accomplished but been part of:
- Experiences in Belgrade, Serbia working with a Pediatric Cardiologist, in a Hospital for Premature Infants
- He studied Obstetrics & Gynecology in Sweden
- 33 years in Emergency Medicine, the last ten years of which he served as an Emergency Department Medical Director and Chief of ER. During his tenure, he raised his urban city emergency department from the 28th to the 5th best performing one in Ontario
- Solo general practitioner for 13 years
- Sports physician (PanAm Games, NASCAR, Indy, and other auto races)
- Canadian Astronaut candidate
- Correctional Centre work with training in Opiate Addiction
- Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct) at McMaster University (a major Canadian university)
Reasons to Listen
Based off Dr. Cuberovic’s sheer amount of accomplishment and experiences, this talk aligns well to deliver one of the most comprehensive looks at the career of a physician available anywhere.
This will be a talk worth listening to for:
- those looking for true insights of the work as an investigative coroner, emergency physician and general practitioner
- those interested in finding out about the impacts this profession can have on an individual
- those wanting a look at what the future of this profession could hold
Listeners will come away with insights on:
- how a dramatic life experience directed Dr. Cuberovic to the medical field
- how he leveraged opportunities to train and expose himself to new learnings and opportunities within healthcare around the world and how that ultimately helped him along in his own career
- both the obvious and lesser known challenges of the profession
- some of his most rewarding moments as a physician
- how the pandemic affected healthcare as a whole
- how he helped transform an emergency medical department to one of the best performing in his province
- the role of tech in preserving life and living
- Much more!
A Memorable Quote from the Episode:
“There is one other big reward in coroner work which has to do with the families. We’re giving families closure and a lot of comfort to understand what happened to their loved one; how they died. That’s really important.”
-Dr. Cuberovic
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