Why Do Med Students Think Pediatrics is Easy? with Dr. Paul Tran

Knock Knock, Hi! with the Glaucomfleckens · Apr 28, 2026 · 58m

This we're joined by one of the few people whose medical comedy I actually enjoy: Dr. Paul Tran. Dr. Tran is a pediatric gastroenterologist who has mastered the art of playing a perpetually anxious med student on TikTok, but in real life, he’s an attending who actually cares about things like "ethics" and "professionalism". We get into the "fodder ability" of different specialties, basically my internal scale of who I can make fun of without getting a strongly worded letter from a board of directors.

We also dive into the high-stakes world of "Flaming Hot Ketosis". It’s a real thing where…