Get to know a Caregiver: Kelsey Martin, MD
June 04, 2020Get to know a Caregiver: Kelsey Martin, MD
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Dr. Kelsey Martin discusses how her life and clinical practice have changed since COVID.
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- 00:00So tell us a little bit about
- 00:07what your life is like now.
- 00:11My life now is a change with Co bid.
- 00:15You know we I'm talking to you from my home.
- 00:19You know my kids are in the background
- 00:22and my dog is by my feet and we uhm.
- 00:26You know are relying on technology
- 00:28to help keep us connected.
- 00:31So this ability to you know,
- 00:34do zoom calls or you know video chats with
- 00:39our colleagues and our patience is really.
- 00:44I think it's pretty cool actually.
- 00:46I'm really into how technology
- 00:48impacts health care and.
- 00:50You know, I I now don't mind.
- 00:52If you know like you know like like
- 00:54kids are in the background or something,
- 00:57you know it.
- 00:58It's it's just I think I'm like
- 01:00welcoming my patience into my home
- 01:02life center in a different way and.
- 01:05So that's you know.
- 01:06I think the biggest change,
- 01:08um, I miss my teammates,
- 01:10you know, because I think we're.
- 01:11You know it's that physical connection
- 01:13of being next to somebody and
- 01:15having your lunch with somebody.
- 01:17And then you know it's you know that's
- 01:19that's hard to replace, but uhm.
- 01:22But I think we're making the
- 01:24best of the situation.
- 01:27Yeah,
- 01:27for doing things remotely in in.
- 01:30Personally there is a sense of
- 01:32intimacy when you're in your house
- 01:35and your kids are absolutely made
- 01:38on the background or absolutely,
- 01:40absolutely to me right now too. Yeah,
- 01:43so it's, uh, yeah, it's it's.
- 01:45It's usually my dog and another
- 01:47patients and their dogs start
- 01:48barking and it's funny you know.
- 01:50I mean, it's it's, um,
- 01:51you know we end up making the best of it so,
- 01:54but yes, it it's it's, uh.
- 01:57It some. It's really neat.
- 02:02It's actually, you know,
- 02:03take how taking how technology
- 02:06kind of it in some ways says,
- 02:08you know, change the patient doctor
- 02:11experience is pretty cool. So
- 02:13what sorts of things are you passionate
- 02:15about in your career, Kelsey.
- 02:18Yeah, I'm I'm I'm I'm really passionate
- 02:22about just how we are learning
- 02:25so much in oncology about uhm.
- 02:28You know, really scientific molecular aspects
- 02:30and how do we translate that into this?
- 02:33Talking to our patients and
- 02:35translate that to their care.
- 02:36I think it's a challenge that
- 02:39I find interesting. Um, I'm.
- 02:40I just happened to be interested in the
- 02:43way obesity and nutrition impacts, uhm?
- 02:46You know cancer and cancer care.
- 02:49And I'm also really into Women's
- 02:52Health and women's issues, and, uhm,
- 02:54you know what aspects of that are
- 02:57you know involved in patient care?
- 03:00And also one of the things I
- 03:02actually really like about my office.
- 03:05You know,
- 03:06we're pretty
- 03:06much all women in our office
- 03:09and. Love that. It's just
- 03:11that ability to work with.
- 03:14Like really strong strong
- 03:15women is important to me. Is
- 03:18there something that you wish that your
- 03:20patience knew about you, that they might not
- 03:22know just by looking at your bio on the
- 03:25website? Yeah, I I can you know uhm,
- 03:28it's a great question. I wish uhm.
- 03:33I wish my patience knew that you know.
- 03:38I mean, I think we all really care
- 03:40about what we do, and I think, uhm.
- 03:42You know there's there's so much time
- 03:45I I spend thinking about my patience.
- 03:47You know when after the door has closed,
- 03:49you know where the computer
- 03:51screen is shutdown of, you know,
- 03:53did we talk about everything?
- 03:54Did we you know?
- 03:55Is there anything that we
- 03:57didn't get to or you know?
- 03:59Gosh, they seem like maybe they had
- 04:01another question and I guess you know,
- 04:03I'm sure all doctors feel like this,
- 04:05but I think it's so important
- 04:07for our patients to know that.
- 04:08I think we're our minds are constantly
- 04:11constantly thinking about them,
- 04:12even when we're not with them and.
- 04:14I just I think I'd love for my
- 04:16patients to know that that's
- 04:18that's that's how I feel.
- 04:20Well, if I
- 04:21were your patient, I would feel really
- 04:24safe to know that you're thinking about
- 04:27me when we're not together.
- 04:29Thanks for sharing that, yeah.
- 04:32No, otherwise I mean I love
- 04:33what I love, what I do.
- 04:35It's obviously things sometimes are.
- 04:37Stressful and moments can be
- 04:39sad and there's a lot of,
- 04:40but there's a lot of really
- 04:42happy moments and what we do and.
- 04:44An everyday everyday is different.
- 04:47Every patient is different and never boring,
- 04:50but it's always exciting
- 04:52and always interesting and.
- 04:55We're always learning too.
- 04:56I think that's one of the best
- 04:58things about what we do is.
- 05:00It's like constant constant learning
- 05:02from each other and reading and and.
- 05:05It's never stale.
- 05:07Is never a dull moment. That's what
- 05:10I said. Silly, not absolutely
- 05:12not. Well, thank you
- 05:13so much for
- 05:14taking the time to
- 05:15do this with me today.
- 05:16Kelsey, I know your patience.
- 05:18Will really appreciate getting
- 05:19to know you and and I look
- 05:21forward to working with you more.
- 05:22Thanks Sarah. Thanks so much. Have a