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Summer chaos? Bring it on! Dr. Anna Brady sits down with Dr. David Chu, Dr. Tristan Huie, Dr. Meredith Pugh, and Dr. Geneva Tatem to swap survival strategies for the busiest season of the year.
From wrestling with WebADS and getting ERAS-ready to squeezing in staff vacations and scheduling space for self-care, these program directors have seen it all — and are ready to share their best tips, lessons learned the hard way, and advice you won’t find anywhere else. Dr. Brady leads a lively conversation filled with real-world insights to help you survive — and thrive — this summer.
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Anna K. Brady, MD
Host
MUSC Health Pulmonary at East Cooper Medical Pavilion
Dr. Anna Brady grew up in Buffalo, NY, before completing college and medical school at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. She completed residency in internal medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, followed by fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of Washington. She was a faculty member at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR, where she was also the fellowship program director, before joining the Medical University of South Carolina in 2024. Dr. Brady’s clinical interests include neuromuscular disease. She is passionate about training the next generation of physicians and has active roles in MUSC’s pulmonary and critical care fellowship, internal medicine residency, and college of medicine.
David Chu, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Co-Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program at Penn State Health
Program Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Dr. David Chu is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, where he serves as the Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship program director. He is the co-director of the Pulmonary Vascular Disease program at Penn State Health, as well as the co-director for Point of Care Ultrasound for the Department of Medicine. He also has interests in professional development and identity formation for trainees and has served as co-chair for the New Faculty Boot Camp at ATS.
Tristan Huie, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine-Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care
University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health
Tristan Huie, MD is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Colorado and National Jewish Health. He has directed the Fellowship Program at the University of Colorado since 2017. He specializes in the care of patients with interstitial lung disease and was the Clinical Director for ILD at National Jewish Health from 2013-17. He still enjoys attending in the ICU and is passionate about medical education. Dr. Huie graduated from Gonzaga University, attended Georgetown University for medical school and residency, and completed his fellowship training in Denver.
Meredith E. Pugh, MD, MSCI
Associate Professor of Medicine
John Newman Director for Education in Pulmonary and Critical Care
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Meredith Pugh is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and she has served as PCCM Fellowship Director since 2019. She holds the John Newman Directorship for Education in Pulmonary and Critical Care. Her clinical focus is in pulmonary vascular disease, and she enjoys curriculum development and teaching at the UME and GME level.
Geneva Tatem, MD
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Geneva Tatem, MD is Clinical Professor of Medicine at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. Her education interests include using behavioral-based interviews in fellowship recruitment and equitable recruitment practices.