Resonance

Tune in to the latest episode of Resonance Podcast! Discover the untold healthcare challenges faced by incarcerated populations in conversation with McKenna and Justin from Baylor's Justice-Involved HEAL Initiative. Dr. Mark Robinson sheds light on the complexities of health care delivery in jails and prisons, advocating for humane treatment and societal perception change. Learn about the HEAL Initiative's student-led mission to educate and raise awareness among incarcerated individuals. Join the discussion on understanding incarceration as a social determinant of health. Don't miss this eye-opening and inspiring episode! #ResonancePodcast #JusticeInHealthcare #HEALInitiative #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Laura Detti, the director of the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) department at Baylor College of Medicine. We discuss two of her major research projects: ultrasound measurements in detecting early pregnancy loss and using recombinant AMH for potential fertility preservation applications. We also hear about how she uses research findings to inform clinical practice, as well as exciting future research in the field of REI. 

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Angela Catic, associate professor in geriatrics and associate chief of staff of education at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, about her journey to geriatrics, her experiences as a medical educator, and the future of caring for older adults. We also talk about the interdisciplinary opportunities in geriatrics and her perspective on training the next generation of medical providers.

Dr. Wesley Boyd will share the milestones in his career that have accumulated into his current work in bioethics, humanities, human rights, and psychiatry. We will learn about the events that led him to co-found the Human Rights and Asylum Clinic at Cambridge Health Alliance. From there, we will discuss his continuous involvement in the advocacy of asylum seekers and the impact of his work on ensuring immigrants' and asylum seekers' plea for refuge and medical care is heard and answered.

Dr. Mariam Hull is a pediatric neurologist with a fellowship in movement disorders. She has been with Baylor for residency, fellowship, and now as an attending physician. Today's discussion will include her experience training at Baylor, the field of pediatric neurology, her research and the implications of Covid-19 on movement disorders, and her personal take on wellness in medicine.

In this episode, we hear from Dr. Niraj Mehta, founder of the Cupcake Man Project at Ben Taub, pioneer of the physician-led physical exam rounds for the Internal Medicine clerkship, and personal advocate for the importance of preserving human connection in medicine. Over the next hour, he will discuss his initiatives and share his wisdom on the power of kinship in medicine, helping us make sense of what it means to heal and what we can do to build an intimate alliance with our patients and colleagues

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Jane Montealegre, the Deputy Director of the Office of Outreach and Health Disparities at Baylor College of Medicine. We learn about Dr. Montealegre's work on cervical cancer screening and prevention, including her ongoing research on mailed, self-collected HPV testing kits. In this podcast, we explore the future of cancer screening and prevention, and how to better reach underserved groups.

Dr. Carolyn Smith will discuss her career path as a scientist as well as her time as Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Baylor. Highlights will include her motivations for dedicating her time to graduate education, her goals as Dean, the challenges that COVID19 has posed to the graduate school curriculum/rotation schedules/ongoing student research, and her vision for the future of GSBS.

If you could live without one of your five senses, which one would it be? Does one sensory system take priority over the other? It turns out, these questions are not as straightforward…and the answers will surprise! Sensory processing or sensation makes up a huge aspect of human perception. Dr. Yau's lab uses functional neuroimaging, noninvasive brain stimulation, computational modeling, and psychophysics to discern principles underlying the integration of sensory information which result in perception and how sensory network connectivity varies across tasks and brain states. In this episode, he discusses his academic journey, the clinical applications of his research, and the insights his efforts have yielded so far.

In this episode, we take an inside look at how Dr. Lehnhardt and his team of engineers are preparing the next generation of astronauts against the health hazards of space travel to the red planet. Dr. Lehnhardt shares his journey from his home of origin in Canada as an emergency medicine physician to spearheading the Human Research Project efforts in the Lonestar state, as a senior faculty at the Center for Space Medicine, and as an Element Scientist in NASA's Exploration Medical Capability arm of the Human Research Program at the Johnson Space Center.

Dr. Goodell will discuss her research interests and her career path through the years. We'll ask her about how she foresees her research on hematopoietic stem cell differentiation may impact future patient care. She'll also discuss what she thinks comprises good science and any advice she has for aspiring researchers.

Dr. Richard Hamill will discuss his journey from teaching, to being the residency director of internal medicine at BCM. We'll ask him about his experience teaching, his work, and his views of how medicine has and will continue to evolve.

Dr. Fields-Gilmore will discuss her work as a family medicine doctor. We will learn about Baylor College of Medicine's efforts in training compassionate physicians through the Compassion and the Art of Medicine Elective at Baylor and discuss what it looks like to be a compassionate health care provider. We will also take time to discuss community medicine and contrasting public vs private healthcare.

Phages or bacteriophages are bacterial viruses that can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The use of phages to treat infections is called phage therapy. In this episode, Dr. Anthony Maresso an Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology and expert in bacterial pathogenesis will be discussing the work being done at Baylor to develop phage therapy for the most vulnerable patients. As well as his partnership with Dr. Barbara Trautner an infectious disease clinician and researcher at BCM and the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She will be discussing her research into phage use for catheter-associated urinary tract infections. They will give their insight into the use of phages to combat the epidemic of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections today.

Dr. Tolias will discuss his journey into artificial intelligence research and how he and his lab are developing cutting-edge algorithms from discoveries in neuroscience to better understand the brain’s perceptual inference and decision making, along with the many challenges. Dr. Tolias and his lab have one goal: to harness the algorithmic power of the visual system to generate the most cutting-edge algorithms to better analyze data and gain deeper insights into the mysterious and mathematical complexities of the most evolutionarily advanced sensory organ.

Dr. Kauth will talk about his research in LGBT Veteran health, involvement in LGBTQ advocacy, educational career, and trajectory. We’ll ask him about his involvement with the Montrose Center on the Board of Directors and current efforts to support the LGBTQ community. We will also discuss issues that members of the LGBTQ community have accessing proper healthcare and the role of stigma in quality of care.

Dr. Haudek will discuss her journey from a career in research to clinical education at BCM. We will learn about the Foundations Basic to the Science of Medicine course, and a little more of the personal history of the woman behind it. We will also discuss wellness, her dancing hobby, and her past experiences with stem cell research.

Dr. Fielder will talk about the experiences and turning points that led her to pursue pediatrics and emergency medicine. She will talk about her role as the director of the pediatric clerkship at Baylor and what considerations she has when designing the curriculum. She will explain what interests her about teaching, and what she hopes students will take away from their clerkship.

Dr. Sargsyan will tell us all about his life as a hospitalist, residency director, and educator to BCM medical students. We will ask him about how he works through complicated cases and how to think through differential diagnoses. He will also share what it is like to work in the same place that he went to medical school and how BCM has changed since he was in school.

Exploring the role of the Baylor Transition Medicine Clinic for providing care for patients with IDD: exploring the challenges, marking current progress, and discussing the future of IDD. Join us on this episode to learn from Dr. John Berens on how to better care for patients with IDD as they transition from pediatric to adult medicine.

Dr. Alshaikh will discuss her journey from medical school in Saudi Arabia to an MPH in Oklahoma to emergency medicine residency and fellowship training here at Baylor. She describes her personal experience as an international medical graduate, advice she has for aspiring physicians, and her perspective on the pandemic that has turned people's lives upside-down all over the world.

Listen to Dr. Nana Coleman, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Health Systems Science for Baylor College of Medicine, share her journey to becoming a Quality Improvement and Patient Safety champion (QI/PS). In this episode, she will share some of her past and present initiatives as well as her vision for the future of medical student engagement in QI/PS endeavors.

In this episode, we interview two prior QI chiefs about their position and duties in the Baylor College of Medicine affiliate hospitals and graduate medical education for residents! Come listen to their experience, learn about what the day-to-day activities of a QI chief may look like, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their roles.

This episode is a continuation of the medication errors podcast from last week. In this episode, we continue to talk with Dr. Lauren Lobaugh, a pediatric anesthesiologist and discuss how she became interested in the field of patient safety and how anesthesiologists have been at the forefront of safe medication administration. We also discuss the scope of medication errors in modern medicine and how students, clinicians, and patients can prevent these errors.

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Lauren Lobaugh, a pediatric anesthesiologist, and discuss how she became interested in the field of patient safety and how anesthesiologists have been at the forefront of safe medication administration. We also discuss the scope of medication errors in modern medicine and how students, clinicians, and patients can prevent these errors.

This is the first of a five-episode mini-series on Quality Improvement (QI) in Healthcare in collaboration with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) student organization. The episode features the student leaders of the IHI Baylor College of Medicine chapter who introduce the organization, explain some of their group’s activities, and give a brief overview of what QI in healthcare is and why it’s so important!

The founding team of Houston CovidSitters tells us about the journey to establish a platform for students to help front-line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. We talk about its conception, evolution, and challenges along the way.

The founding team of Houston Texas CovidSitters tells us about the journey to establish a platform for students to help front-line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. We talk about its conception, evolution, and challenges along the way.

Dr. Friedman will tell us about what it's like to be an otolaryngologist and the director of Baylor's Center for Professionalism. We will also discuss some projects that the center has created, like "The Threads Among us".

Dr. Melanie Samuel will tell us about her research on neuron mapping and will talk about her experience advocating for scientific funding from the government.

COVID19 is an illness caused by the Coronavirus SARS-Cov2, and this episode offers a summary of some of the information we have about this new virus from the scientific literature. The episode features medical students from Baylor College of Medicine, and contains general background about what the Coronaviruses are, epidemiology and symptoms of COVID19, and some of the current and future treatments.

Dr. Gannon will describe how he arrived at this position and specific assignment, how the experience changed him, and the role science plays in helping us to understand and cope with tragic events. We will conclude with a moment of silence for those that were lost.

Dr. Musher will tell us about his experience as a clinical researcher, some of his discoveries that he made during his career as an infectious disease doctor, and also about some of his outside interests like music and literature.

Dr. Blumenthal-Barby will tell us about her personal journey and her career as a medical ethicist. We'll discuss current issues surrounding ethics such as genetics technology

Dr. Scott will tell us about how he uses genomics to diagnose multifactorial diseases such as autism, as well as rare diseases managed by the Undiagnosed Disease Network.

Dr. Bezek will tell us about her non-traditional journey to medical school, what her experiences have been as an emergency physician, and advice she has for doctors in training.

Dr. Brandt will tell us about her career journey, the unique challenges and rewards of treating children and adolescents, as well as her experience teaching at Baylor College of Medicine

Drs. Agrawal and Pillow will discuss how rapid technological innovation has affected medical education, and how institutions are adapting to better instruct tomorrow's physicians.

Drs. Agrawal and Pillow will discuss how rapid technological innovation has affected medical education, and how institutions are adapting to better instruct tomorrow's physicians.

Dr. Ludwig will tell us about her journey through school and to her current career as an oncologist. She'll talk about her research interests and what it's been like to learn and practice as a person who is deaf.

Dr. Rowley will tell us about his career path and how he ended up researching cancer microenvironments. We'll delve into the biological mechanisms of tumor microenvironments, and Dr. Rowley will tell us about what excites him most about this particular research field in the future and some of its applications.

Dr. Gannon will describe how he became involved in the unique and distinguished opportunity of designing body armor for our nation's troops, as well as talk about how body armor is designed and tested. We'll talk about the impact of this technology on US troops and how this information is protected.

Dr. Zhang will describe what it takes to run the Baylor College of Medicine anatomy lab and teach hundreds of students every year about the intricacies of the human body.

Dr. Aagaard will discuss her journey into microbiome research and specifically into placental microbiome research. We'll ask her about how sequencing technologies have affected her work and what technological limitations still need to be overcome. She will also tell us how she views the broader impact of the microbiome, for example on antibiotic treatments, vaccines, depression, and GI disorders.