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Episode 19 - The Remarkable Career of Dr. Oni Blackstock

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 24:14


My conversation with Dr. Oni Blackstock. Check out her website: https://www.healthjustice.co/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derek-wolfe3/support

Episode 18 - How to talk about firearms with Dr. Emmy Betz

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 22:19


CW: Suicide Dr. Emmy Betz is an emergency physician and researcher at the University of Colorado. Her research focuses on firearm injury prevention. Lock to Live: https://lock2live.org/ Tips for healthcare providers: https://health.ucdavis.edu/what-you-can-do/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derek-wolfe3/support

Episode 17 - Recovery and Community with Anna Byberg and Matt Statman

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 31:03


Anna Byberg of Dawn Farm and Matt Statman of the University of Michigan Collegiate Recovery Program offer their perspectives on recovery from substance use disorders and building community. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derek-wolfe3/support

Episode 16 - The End of 2020, On to 2021

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 25:33


This episode is made up of voicemails from listeners! Big thank you to Dr. Ricky Leiter, Dr. Gaurab Basu, Dr. Neelu Tummala, Dr. Chase Anderson, Dr. Zheala Qayyum, and Dr. David Weinfeld.

Episode 15 - Getting Involved in Politics with State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 31:33


State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud represents Michigan's 15th district. He can be found on Twitter @AHammoudMI. His 3 books:1) America's Bitter Pill by Steven Brill2) Winners Take All by Anand Giridharadas3) The James Baldwin Collection Visit VoteHealth2020.com for more voter information. Also, feel free to e-mail info@votehealth2020.com with your questions. Make your plan to vote!

Episode 14 - Climate Change with Dr. Gaurab Basu

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 35:59


Dr. Gaurab Basu is a primary care physician and Instructor at Harvard Medical School. He is also Co-Director of the Center for Health Equity Education & Advocacy (CHEEA] at Cambridge Health Alliance. He can be found on Twitter @GaurabBasuMDMPH.

Episode 13 - Dr. Chase Anderson

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2020 31:49


Dr. Chase Anderson is a Child Psychiatry fellow at University of California, San Francisco. He can be found on Twitter @ChaseTMAnderson. His 3 books: 1) The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson 2) Quiet by Susan Cain3) Circle of Magic book series by Tamora Pierce

Episode 12 - Dr. Adam Hill

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 30:08


Dr. Adam Hill is a palliative care physician at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Indiana. He can be found on Twitter @adamhill1212. I highly recommend his book "Long Walk Out of the Woods."

Episode 11 - Finding Mentors with Dr. Adaira Landry

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 24:11


Dr. Adaira Landry is an Emergency Medicine physician. She is an Assistant Program Director at MGH/BWH and an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. She can be found on Twitter @AdairaLandryMD. Link to her recent article about Twitter: https://www.studentdoctor.net/2020/08/10/medical-students-are-you-on-twitter-its-not-too-late/

Episode 10 - Making Medicine More Inclusive with Harry Paul

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 32:01


Harry Paul is a first-year MD-PhD student at Johns Hopkins University. We discuss making medicine a more inclusive environment for all. He can be found on Twitter @_HarryPaul_. Harry's 3 books:1) Educated by Tara Westover2) Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates3) The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Episode 9 - "You can't be what you can't see" with LaShyra "Lash" Nolen

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 25:47


Lashyra "Lash" Nolen is the Class of 2023 President at Harvard Medical School. She can be found on Twitter @LashNolen. Lash's 3 books:1) The Warmth of Other Sons by Isabel Wilkerson2) Ghosts in the Schoolyard by Eve Ewing3) Evicted by Matthew Desmond

Episode 8 - Mental Health and Stigma in Healthcare with Dr. Jessi Gold

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 39:09


A conversation on mental health, stigma, licensure, and more with Dr. Jessi Gold. She can be reached on Twitter @drjessigold. The NYT story Dr. Gold mentions: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/11/nyregion/lorna-breen-suicide-coronavirus.html Dr. Gold's Forbes article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jessicagold/2020/07/13/it-is-time-to-stop-stigmatizing-mental-health-among-healthcare-workers/#6368516e7709

Episode 7 - #BlackintheIvory and Advocacy with Dr. Gabriel Felix

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 26:28


A conversation with Dr. Gabriel Felix on #BlackintheIvory, Advocacy, Black Mental Health, and more. He can reached on Twitter @thedoctorfelix.

Episode 6 - The Criminal Justice System and Public Health with Eli Savit

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2020 51:47


A conversation on the criminal justice system and public health with Eli Savit, candidate for Washtenaw County Prosecutor. You can find him on Twitter @EliNSavit. Books that have influenced him: -Dreamland by Sam Quinones-The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander-The Plot Against America by Philip Roth

Episode 5 - Racism and Health with Dr. Alyasah "Ali" Sewell

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 23:20


A conversation on the effects of racism on health with Dr. Alyasah "Ali" Sewell. They are the director of the Race and Policing Project at Emory University. They can be found on Twitter @aasewell.

Episode 4 - Ellen Domm

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 16:24


Continuing the conversation of wellness and managing stress with (Aunt) Ellen Domm.

Episode 3 - Rabbi Jen Kaluzny

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 37:58


A conversation with Rabbi Jen Kaluzny of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, MI. We spoke about what pastoral care is, what physicians can learn from clergy, and the role of faith at the end of life. Rabbi Jen can be reached at jkaluzny@temple-israel.org or 248-342-3199.

Episode 2 - Dr. Bryan Carmody

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 54:15


A conversation with Dr. Bryan Carmody.You can follow him on Twitter @jbcarmody.

Episode 1 - Wellness in Medicine

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 41:17


A conversation on wellness in medicine.

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