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Inside Emergency Medicine: Life, Death and the Human Side of Being a Doctor | Ep 8 | Banana Lab

In this episode of the Banana Lab Podcast, we sit down with Dr Janet Lee, an emergency doctor working in Aotearoa New Zealand. Janet shares her journey growing up as a 1.5 generation Korean New Zealander and the experience of navigating identity while building a career in one of the most intense environments in healthcare — the emergency department. We talk about the realities of emergency medicine, the emotional weight of life-and-death decisions, and what it truly means to care for patients under pressure. Janet also reflects on cultural identity, belonging, and the feeling of growing up between two worlds. “I don’t feel like I’m Korean. I don’t feel like I’m Kiwi.” This conversation explores identity, medicine, leadership, and humanity in moments where calm thinking matters most. Topics we cover: • Growing up between Korean and Kiwi cultures • The realities of working in emergency medicine • Life-and-death decisions in the emergency department • Cultural identity and belonging • Why caring matters more than status in medicine Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.