48. Skill Decay

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">High demand jobs (like fighter pilot, emergency medicine, trauma surgery, etc.) require continued exposure to the field of operations for maintenance of top level sharpness. In today’s episode we explore the phenomenon of skill decay and ways to mitigate its effects. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen on:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stimulus/id1501107371"><strong> iTunes</strong></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/0w6oFNiT8P1kPWyivim0G0"><strong>Spotify</strong></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stimulus"><strong>Stitcher</strong></a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Guest Bio: </strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Joshua Russell, MD is clinician, writer, and educator.  Since completing residency training in Emergency Medicine, Dr. Russell has had a varied career including supervising PAs and NPs as a medical director for a regional Urgent Care network, contributing to various Hippo Education podcasts, and serving as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine (JUCM). Most recently, he has completed fellowship training in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at the University of Chicago Medical Center.</span></p> <p><strong>Today’s episode is sponsored by</strong> <a href= "https://store.stagescycling.com/links/stimulus/2a64726f#a_aid=stimulus&a_bid=ce476758"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Stages Cycling</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, makers of industry leading cycling computers, power meters, heart rate monitors, and indoor studio bikes. When I say industry leading, I’m talking about last year's Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar uses a Stages power meter and cycling computer. Stimulus listeners get</span> <strong>20% off your order</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">of all</span> <a href= "https://store.stagescycling.com/li