Podcasts about National Medical Association

Dairy provides 13 essential nutrients that are central to good health for Americans. However, there are still barriers to accessing these benefits for many communities across the country. What health and nutrition benefits do dairy products offer to improve health outcomes? How can the dairy industry partner with physicians to communicate dairy's health benefits?Listen to this week's episode of The Dairy Download to hear from two experts on nutrition access: Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America, and Dr. Virginia Caine, president of the National Medical Association.If your company is interested in sponsoring a block of episodes of The Dairy Download, contact IDFA's Lindsay Gold at lgold@idfa.org.Like the show?Rate The Dairy Download on Apple Podcasts!

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams is often described as the first person to successfully perform an open-heart surgery. That's not entirely accurate, but he was still a surgical innovator, and he was also a huge part of the Black Hospital Movement. Research: "Daniel Hale Williams." Contemporary Black Biography, vol. 2, Gale, 1992. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1606000260/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=c4ae7664. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025. "Daniel Hale Williams." Notable Black American Men, Book II, edited by Jessie Carney Smith, Gale, 1998. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1622000479/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=80e75e7e. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025. Buckler, Helen. “Doctor Dan: Pioneer in American Surgery.” Little, Brown and Company. 1954. Cobb, W M. “Daniel Hale Williams-Pioneer and Innovator.” Journal of the National Medical Association vol. 36,5 (1944): 158-9. COBB, W M. “Dr. Daniel Hale Williams.” Journal of the National Medical Association vol. 45,5 (1953): 379-85. Cook County Health. “Celebrating 30 Years: Provident Hospital of Cook County.” https://cookcountyhealth.org/provident-hospital-30th-anniversary/ Gamble, Vanessa Northington. “Making a place for ourselves : the Black hospital movement, 1920-1945.” New York : Oxford University Press. 1995. Gamble, Vanessa Northington. “The Provident Hospital Project: An Experiment in Race Relations and Medical Education.” Bulletin of the History of Medicine, WINTER 1991. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/44442639 Gordon, Ralph C. “Daniel Hale Williams: Pioneer Black Surgeon and Educator.” Journal of Investigative Surgery, 18:105–106, 2005. DOI: 10.1080/08941930590956084 Hughes, Langston. “Famous American Negroes.” Dodd Mead. 1954. Jackson State University. “Who Was Dr. Daniel Hale Williams?” https://www.jsums.edu/gtec/dr-daniel-hale-williams/ Jefferson, Alisha J. and Tamra S. McKenzie. “Daniel Hale Williams, MD: ‘A Moses in the profession.’” American College of Surgeons CC2017 Poster Competition. 2017. Office of the Illinois Secretary of State. “51. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams Letter to Governor Joseph Fifer (1889).” 100 Most Valuable Documents at the Illinois State Archives. https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/online_exhibits/100_documents/1889-williams-letter-gov.html Olivier, Albert F. “In Proper Perspective: Daniel Hale Williams, M.D.” Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Volume 37, Issue 1p96-97 January 1984. https://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975(10)60721-7/fulltext Raman, Jai. “Access to the Heart – Evolution of surgical techniques.” Global Surgery. Vol. 1, No. 2. doi: 10.15761/GOS.1000112 Rock County, Wisconsin. “Dr. Daniel Hale Williams.” https://legacy.co.rock.wi.us/daniel-hale-williams Summerville, James. “Educating Black doctors : a history of Meharry Medical College.” University of Alabama Press. https://archive.org/details/educatingblackdo0000summ/ The Provident Foundation. “History- Dr. Daniel Hale Williams.” https://provfound.org/index.php/history/history-dr-daniel-hale-williams “Early Chicago: Hospital of Hope.” DuSable to Obama: Chicago’s Black Metropolis. https://www.wttw.com/dusable-to-obama/provident-hospital See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your number of ancestors double every generation. Two parents, four grandparents, and so on. If we compare these numbers to the total number of people alive on the planet as we go back in time, what do we find? And what do researchers say on the subject? Sources for this episode: Bell, S., Phys (2013), Researcher uses DNA to demonstrate just how closely everyone on Earth is related to everyone else (online) (Accessed 05/07/2024). Berger, B. M. (1960), How Long Is a Generation? The British Journal of Sociology 11(1): 10-23. Hershberger, S., Scientific American (2020), Humans Are All More Closely Related Than We Commonly Think (online) (Accessed 05/07/2024). Matsamura, S. and Forster, P. (2008), Generation time and effective population size in Polar Eskimos. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 275: 1501-1508. Murdock, N. H. (1998), Teenage Pregnancy. Journal of the National Medical Association 90(3): 135. Author unknown, Guiness World Records (date unknown), Oldest person to give birth (online) (Accessed 05/07/2024). Author unknown, Our World in Data (date unknown), Population, 10,000 BCE to 2021 (online) (Accessed 05/07/2024).

Strength doesn't come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't. We all are faced with certain obstacles in life that affect our decisions and challenge our patience. Sometimes, it feels overwhelming, but they all teach us something important. They help us align our dreams more closely with the reasons we pursue them and  make us more grateful even for the little unnoticeable things.   As we continue to walk this journey, having the right people beside us can make all the difference. Realizing that we can do something on our own but having mentors makes the process so much easier. Remember, every challenge we allow ourselves to be refined by is what makes our story unique and relatable. When people see us face difficulties and come out stronger, it motivates them to do the same. Our experiences can serve as a reminder that everyone struggles, but it is how we respond to those struggles that defines us.    In this episode, I'll share the key lessons from my keynote speech at the National Medical Association in New York City. Speaking to young orthopedic surgeons, I reflected on my journey, from overcoming challenges as a first-generation physician to finding mentors who shaped my path. I'll also discuss the rewards and realities of working in sports medicine, from professional team experiences to daily patient care, along with insights on balancing family and career. Join me for an inside look at my path in medicine.   "Certain things in life are going to challenge you and push you to truly understand and learn about your limits."- Dr. Derrick Burgess   Topics Covered: (00:00:00) Keynote speech at the National Medical Association (00:03:04) The reality of sports medicine (00:05:07) Balancing career with family (00:06:00) First generation physician.  (00:07:26) The value of mentorship (00:09:42) Share your story (00:11:22) Life's challenges reveal our hidden potential (00:14:18) Leaning in to your “Why” (00:15:59) Advertisement: Are you prepared for life's unexpected challenges? Dr. Stephanie Pearson and her team of skilled advisors at Pearson Ravitz are here to help you guard your most valuable asset. Go to https://pearsonravitz.com/ to make sure you are protected today. (00:17:32) Small Community Sport (00:20:21) The will to educate athletes (00:21:57) How community efforts define leadership (00:24:27) Invest in yourself (00:25:14) Embracing leadership in Sports Medicine (00:28:10) Together through tough choices (00:29:23) Choosing your company wisely Key Takeaways:   "You never know when you're going to meet the people who will have a significant impact on your career; it could be today."- Dr. Derrick Burgess   "We want our dreams to be clear and well-packed, but they don't always reveal themselves that way."- Dr. Derrick Burgess   "Growth can be uncomfortable and difficult, but it is necessary if you're going to continue on the right track."- Dr. Derrick Burgess   "If you go where the need is, they'll work with you more and genuinely appreciate the value. You might see all the flashing lights, but if the need isn't there, things can get a little tight." - Dr. Derrick Burgess   “Never take for granted the people that you need on the journey.”- Dr. Derrick Burgess   Connect with Dr. Derrick Burgess: Website: https://www.drderrickthesportsdr.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drderrickthesportsdr/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeOut.SportsDr LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derrick-burgess-72047b246/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHGDu1zT4K_X6PnYELu8weg Email: thesportsdoctr@gmail.com   This episode of TimeOut with the SportsDr. is produced by Podcast VAs Philippines - the team that helps podcasters effectively launch and manage their podcasts, so we don't have to. Record, share, and repeat! Podcast VAs PH gives me back my time so I can focus on the core functions of my business. Need expert help with your podcast? Go to www.podcastvasph.com.

With the dietary guidelines for American Scientific Advisory Committee reviewing the science for the upcoming 2025 guidelines, better nutrition for diverse American communities is getting a lot of attention. Dr. Priscilla Mpasi, a Philadelphia physician and board member of the National Medical Association, said dairy's essential to support in the dietary recommendations the guidelines make, given its importance to nutrition in families with diverse backgrounds.“The science is very clear about the health benefits, from birth to our senior population,” said Mpasi, a primary care pediatrician, in a Dairy Defined Podcast released today. “The recommendations have been three servings of dairy a day, and we're hoping it stays at three servings of dairy a day.”Mpasi also addresses misperceptions regarding lactose intolerance, misinformation on dairy among consumers, and the contrasts between dairy and plant-based beverages. 

Dr. Harrell shares about his experience taking on the role of head team ophthalmologist for the San Antonio Spurs. Jared and Dr. Harrell discuss game coverage, field equipment, and eye screenings. They discuss the role of eye screenings in addressing community health disparities, and Dr. Harrell shares pearls in navigating race-discordant doctor-patient relationships. Dr. Michael Harrell is a comprehensive ophthalmologist at UT Health San Antonio. He received his MD from Boston University School of Medicine, served for four years in the US Navy, and then returned to Boston Medical Center for ophthalmology residency, followed by a fellowship in medical retina at Northwestern. Dr. Harrell is an active member of the National Medical Association and has a strong commitment to mentoring medical students and increasing representation of underrepresented minorities in medicine and ophthalmology. Dr. Harrell is the head team ophthalmologist for the San Antonio Spurs. Wisely CE, Legault G, Kim T. Retrospective review of Duke men's basketball eye care: annual screenings and traumatic injuries. Phys Sportsmed. 2021 Sep;49(3):337-341. doi: 10.1080/00913847.2020.1835137.  Zhang J, Zhu X, Sun Z, et al. (2021) Epidemiology of Sports-Related Eye Injuries Among Athletes in Tianjin, China. Front. Med. 8:690528. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.690528

Did you know that the rate of new HIV infections among Black women is 10 times that of white women and four times that of Latina women. Why is this the case? Thanks to HealthyWomen with support from Merck, we're having an essential conversation about HIV and how we must protect ourselves from contracting the virus. OUr guest this week Dr. Ada Stewart breaks down all the facts plus ways that people are now living longer with HIV.You don't want to miss this conversation!Listen and learn:How HIV diagnosis and treatment has changed over the past few decadesThe rumors abouht HIV that are completely false - and the truths we all need to knowProtection and the information we need to share with our girlfriendsHow we must advocate with our health care providers to ensure we're getting testedListen now and share your iTunes review with us!Follow now

In this episode, host Dr. Christina Madison interviews Dr. Frank North, president of the National Pharmaceutical Association and assistant professor at the Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy. They discuss North's leadership journey and advocacy efforts to increase representation and support for minority pharmacists, while emphasizing the importance of mentorship, networking, and collaboration within the profession. Key Takeaways:  Importance of Mentorship: North discussed how essential good mentors are, and having mentors who look like you, especially for underrepresented minority groups in pharmacy. North credits his success to consistent mentorship and support from peers who were also non-traditional pharmacy students. Advocacy for Increased Representation: Representation and inclusion of minority voices in healthcare policy and decision-making are critical to a healthy profession. North talks about his involvement in building relationships with external groups like the Congressional Black Caucus and the National Medical Association, and the success doing so had on amplifying the needs of the Black community. Join Pharmacy Organizations: Madison and North talked of the importance of joining relevant pharmacy organizations, especially affinity groups, for professional development, networking, and supporting students and early-career pharmacists from underrepresented backgrounds. You can find Dr. North on social media: #IKnowFrank on all platforms @DrFrankRPH on Instagram Frank North, Pharm.D. on Facebook Frank North on LinkedIn You can stay up-to-date with the National Pharmaceutical Association: @NPhAPresident on Instagram for news about the incoming NPhA president @NPhAPharmacy on Instagram for NPhA news @SNPhA on Instagram for student voices and news Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Dr. Mauvereen Beverly is an executive-level physician with over 20 years of experience. Her career is focused on advocating for patient engagement and cultural competence, particularly within African-American communities. She is a distinguished member of the National Medical Association and has published significant work in the NMA journal, including her notable article "Patient Engagement and Cultural Sensitivity as a Strategy to Improve Health Equity." Dr. Beverly's latest contribution is her book, "Nine Simple Solutions to Achieve Health Equity," which offers actionable insights to bridge health disparities.Episode Summary:Welcome to this episode of the "Transform Your Mind" podcast. Today, we feature Dr. Mauvereen Beverly, the author of "Nine Simple Solutions to Achieve Health Equity." Host Myrna Young dives deep into the conversation, discussing how Black Americans, especially seniors and those suffering from conditions like sickle cell disease, face significant health disparities. Dr. Beverly shares her extensive experience in healthcare, detailing how biases within the system have resulted in sub-par clinical outcomes for these groups.In this episode, Dr. Beverly emphasizes the need for health equity and the critical role cultural competence plays in achieving it. She elucidates the pervasive issue of healthcare providers dismissing elderly Black patients and patients with sickle cell disease as "drug seekers," leading to inadequate treatment. Drawing from her career and her book, she offers straightforward yet impactful solutions to these systemic issues. This episode is filled with eye-opening insights and practical advice on fostering empathy and understanding within our healthcare systems.Key Takeaways:Human Value and Health Equity: Dr. Beverly stresses the importance of valuing patients as a starting point for achieving health equity.Cultural Competence: Recognizing and adapting to the cultural backgrounds of patients is crucial, particularly in diverse settings like New York.Bias and Labeling: The harmful effects of unconscious bias, such as the label "non-compliant," can significantly impact patient outcomes.Patient Engagement: Listening to patients' stories and understanding their unique contexts can improve healthcare delivery.Simple Solutions: Dr. Beverly's book outlines practical, no-cost methods to bridge gaps in See this video on The Transform Your Mind YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@MyhelpsUs/videosTo see a transcripts of this audio as well as links to all the advertisers on the show page https://myhelps.us/Follow Transform Your Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/myrnamyoung/Follow Transform Your mind on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063738390977Please leave a rating and review on iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/transform-your-mind/id1144973094

Dear esteemed audience, we're thrilled to introduce Venchele Saint Dic, an accomplished author known for her Amazon best-selling book "Journey to Redemption" and her contribution to "Passport to Self-Discovery Volume 2." Currently pursuing a doctorate in Public Health Leadership (DrPh), Venchele brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to our discussion.She is also the visionary Founder of MESFAMI Care Inc., showcasing her leadership and innovative contributions to public health, health equity, communications, public outreach, social inclusion, and diversity, among other areas.Venchele's writing covers a diverse range of topics including public health, resilience, communication skills, assertiveness, personal development, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, travel, community health, mental health, relationships, culture, race, customer service, and health systems. Her works have been featured in esteemed publications such as The Good Men Project, The National Medical Association, Harness Magazine, and many others.For more insights into Venchele's work and achievements, visit her Author profile at amazon.com/author/venchelesaintdic. Join us as we explore her impactful contributions and delve into insightful discussions on various aspects of health, wellness, and personal growth.Check Venchele out here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/venchele-saint-dic-drph-candidate-mph-baph-70480811 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Randall Maxey, MD, PhD is an experienced physician specializing in internal medicine, nephrology, and cardiovascular pharmacology offering 40+ years of clinical practice and clinical and bench research in developing health services for populations of color, including in the continental US, US territories, and the continent of Africa. He is the past President and Chairman of the Board of the National Medical Association (NMA), and the founder and CEO of the Black Health Trust, which provides credible health information regarding health disparities in COVID-19, provided by a panel of nationally recognized physician experts in over 20 specialties, which has a reach of over 10,000 viewers. He has extensive experience with developing and growing medical and healthcare membership organizations including the National Medical Association, NMA/AMA Commission to Eliminate Health Disparities which had over 54 national organizations. Dr. Maxey has made contributions to research regarding the prevention and treatment of renal failure, especially in cases complicated by cardiovascular disease. Produced, directed, edited and hosted by Stephen E Davis

Como as teorias da conspiração “fisgam” a atenção e convencem as pessoas das mais variadas histórias, mesmo numa época de bastante acesso à informação? Quais os fatores psicológicos envolvidos nesse processo? Como entender essas questões pode nos ajudar enquanto sociedade no combate às fake News?         Patronato do SciCast: Patreon SciCast Padrim SciCast Sua pequena contribuição ajuda o Portal Deviante a continuar divulgando Ciência! Contatos: contato@scicast.com.br https://twitter.com/scicastpodcast https://www.facebook.com/scicastpodcast https://instagram.com/scicastpodcast Fale conosco! E não esqueça de deixar o seu comentário na postagem desse episódio! Expediente: Produção Geral: Tarik Fernandes Equipe de Gravação: Tarik Fernandes, Daniele Silva, Antônio Lucas, João Victor Nizer , Livia Nádia da Costa Leite Edição: TalknCast Citação ABNT: Scicast #586: Teorias da Conspiração. Locução: Tarik Fernandes, Daniele Silva, Antônio Lucas, João Victor Nizer , Livia Nádia da Costa Leite. [S.l.] Portal Deviante, 05/04/2024. Podcast. Disponível em: https://www.deviante.com.br/podcasts/scicast-586 Arte: Conspiracy Theories and Human Psychology Referências e Indicações: Sugestões de literatura: Lewandowsky, S., & Cook, J. (2020). O Manual das Teorias da Conspiração. Disponível em: https://www.blogs.unicamp.br/biotech/wp-content/uploads/sites/265/2021/05/Guia-Teorias-da-Conspiracao.pdf  Sugestões de filmes: Série Inside Job (Departamento de conspirações): A trama gira em torno de uma parte secreta do governo – uma equipe disfuncional que precisa investigar conspirações mundiais. De disfarces complicados a sociedades secretas e orgias secretas, navegar na cultura do escritório na Cognito Inc. pode ser complicado, especialmente para a gênia da tecnologia anti-social Reagan Ridley. Mesmo em um local de trabalho cheio de metamorfos reptilianos e cogumelos psíquicos, ela é vista como a estranha por acreditar que o mundo poderia ser um lugar melhor. Reagan acha que pode fazer a diferença, se ao menos pudesse lider com seu pai desequilibrado, seus colegas de trabalho irresponsáveis ​​e, finalmente, conseguir a promoção com a qual ela sempre sonhou. Série The Leftovers: Retrata uma sociedade em que uma parcela da população simplesmente desapareceu. Embora a série se volte mais para seitas em volta do acontecimento, criam-se também várias teorias malucas sobre porque as pessoas sumiram. Sugestões de vídeos: A psicologia das teorias da conspiração (Minutos psíquicos) - O que leva alguém a acreditar em uma teoria da conspiração? Hoje você conhecerá um pouco da psicologia das crenças em teorias conspiratórias e como essas teorias não são nada inofensivas para uma sociedade. Disponível em: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16Z3LxyNQSA&t=1s   Sugestões de links: Novos recursos para combater as teorias da conspiração sobre a covid-19 por meio de senso crítico e empatia (UNESCO):  https://www.unesco.org/pt/articles/novos-recursos-para-combater-teorias-da-conspiracao-sobre-covid-19-por-meio-de-senso-critico-e Pessoas mais escolarizadas acreditam menos em teorias conspiratórias (Agência Brasil): https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/educacao/noticia/2023-09/pessoas-mais-escolarizadas-acreditam-menos-em-teorias-conspiratorias    REFERÊNCIAS: Bogart, L. M., & Thorburn, S. (2006). Relationship of African Americans' sociodemographic characteristics to belief in conspiracies about HIV/AIDS and birth control. Journal of the National Medical Association, 98(7), 1144-1150. Brotherton, R., & Eser, S. (2015). Bored to fears: Boredom proneness, paranoia, and conspiracy theories. Personality and Individual Differences, 80, 1-5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2015.02.011 Douglas, K. M., Sutton, R. M., & Cichocka, A. (2017). The psychology of conspiracy theories. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 26(6), 538-542. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721417718261 Jolley, D., & Douglas, K. M. (2014a). The effects of anti-vaccine conspiracy theories on vaccination intentions. PLoS One, 9(2), 898-906. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089177 Jolley, D., & Douglas, K. M. (2014b).  The social consequences of conspiracism: Exposure to conspiracy theories decreases intentions to engage in politics and to reduce one's carbon footprint. British Journal of Psychology, 105(1), 35-56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12018 Lobato, E., Mendoza, J., Sims, V., & Chin, M. (2014). Examining the relationship between conspiracy theories, paranormal beliefs, and pseudoscience acceptance among a university population. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 28(5), 617-625. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.3042 Swami, V., Voracek, M., Stieger, S., Tran, U. S., & Furnham, A. (2014). Analytic thinking reduces belief in conspiracy theories. Cognition, 133(3), 572-585. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2014.08.006 Van Prooijen, J. W., & Van Vugt, M. (2018). Conspiracy theories: Evolved functions and psychological mechanisms. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 13(6), 770-788. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691618774270See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Phantom Electric Ghost Interviews Venchele Saint Dic: Pathway Coach Writer The Writer's Journey: From Blank Page to Published Masterpiece Biography Venchele Saint Dic is the author of Journey to Redemption and Faith in the Amazon Best-selling book Passport to Self-Discovery Volume 2. She is the Founder of MESFAMI Care Inc. She has demonstrated leadership and innovation in public health, health equity, communications, public outreach, social inclusion and diversity, among many others. Her writing include subjects on public health, resilience, communication skills, assertiveness, personal development, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, Travel, community health, mental health, relationships, culture, race, customer service and health systems. Her past writing stories have been included on The Good Men Project, The National Medical Association, Harness Magazine, YMK The Creative Guru, Black News, The Minority Business Finance Scoop, The Above Ground Railroad, BlackOwnedandOperated, Greater Diversity News, Southeast Queens Scoop, BlackNewsZone, The Peace Corps Press Release, DMV Daily, BlackState, Thrive Global, Gratitude Circle, Medium, LinkedIn, and the newsletter of Peace Corps Senegal, Simmons College and Friends of the Library Montgomery County. Additional information on the nature of her work can be found on her Author profile at amazon.com/author/venchelesaintdic Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/venchele-saint-dic-drph-candidate-mph-baph-70480811 https://pathwaycoachwriting.com/ Donate to support PEG free artist interviews: PayPalMe link Any contribution is appreciated: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PhantomElectric?locale.x=en_US Support PEG by checking out our Sponsors: Download and use Newsly for free now from www.newsly.me or from the link in the description, and use promo code “GHOST” and receive a 1-month free premium subscription. The best tool for getting podcast guests:  Podmatch.com https://podmatch.com/signup/phantomelectricghost Subscribe to our Instagram for exclusive content: https://www.instagram.com/expansive_sound_experiments/ Donate to support PEG free artist interviews: Subscribe to our YouTube  https://youtube.com/@phantomelectricghost PEG uses StreamYard.com for our live podcasts https://streamyard.com/pal/c/6290085463457792 Get $10.00 Credit for using StreamYard.com when you sign up with our link RSS https://anchor.fm/s/3b31908/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phantom-electric/message

Adam J. Milam, MD, PhD is a Senior Associate Consultant in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Mayo Clinic Arizona. Prior to starting this position, he completed his cardiothoracic anesthesiology fellowship at Cleveland Clinic and residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine. Prior to medical school, he attended Johns Hopkins University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Health. He also holds a Master of Health Science as well as a Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health from the Department of Mental Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.Dr. Milam has been actively involved in several national and state societies including the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, the National Medical Association, and the California Society of Anesthesiologists; he serves on committees for each of these organizations. He also is actively engaged in research; Dr. Milam's research is rooted in practices, policies, and interventions to address health disparities and health inequities. He has published over 80 peer-reviewed publications and has more than 75 national, international, and invited presentations. His research has been featured and disseminated in leading public health and medical journals as well as Men's Health, Rolling Stone, and US News & World Report. His work has been used to guide local and state legislation that promote health equity. Dr. Milam's research also explores barriers to and possible strategies to improve diversity in the medical workforce. He has received multiple national awards including the Herbert W. Nickens Scholarship from the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Excellence in Public Health Award from the U.S. Public Health Service Physician Professional Advisory Committee; Dr. Milam is also a member of the Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society. Dr. Milam's Twitter Dr. Milam's Website

Dr. Randall Maxey, MD, PhD is an experienced physician specializing in internal medicine, nephrology, and cardiovascular pharmacology offering 40+ years of clinical practice and clinical and bench research in developing health services for populations of color, including in the continental US, US territories, and the continent of Africa. He is the past President and Chairman of the Board of the National Medical Association (NMA), and the founder and CEO of the Black Health Trust, which provides credible health information regarding health disparities in COVID-19, provided by a panel of nationally recognized physician experts in over 20 specialties, which has a reach of over 10,000 viewers. He has extensive experience with developing and growing medical and healthcare membership organizations including the National Medical Association, NMA/AMA Commission to Eliminate Health Disparities which had over 54 national organizations. Dr. Maxey has made contributions to research regarding the prevention and treatment of renal failure, especially in cases complicated by cardiovascular disease. Produced, directed, edited and hosted by Stephen E Davis

Very few physicians can name Dr. LaSalle Leffall and Dr. Clive Callender as pivotal mentors in their career, and also cite their experiences growing up with sickle cell as another important teacher. In a wide ranging discussion with fellow surgeon and Howard University alum Dr. Randall Morgan, Dr. Frederick explores some of the most important aspects of mentorship. He also discusses developing young leaders in science, the ongoing evolution of Howard University, and the challenges of building a diverse healthcare workforce that is better able to meet the needs of a diverse population. Dr. Frederick also talks about why his frequent visits to Trinidad to teach science are so important to him, and how he will enjoy his upcoming sabbatical. Recorded at the recent National Medical Association annual meeting in New Orleans.  Dr. Wayne Alix Ian Frederick is a Trinidadian-American scholar, surgeon, and university administrator. He is currently serving as president of Howard University in Washington D.C. since July 21, 2014. He also serves as the distinguished Charles R. Drew Professor of Surgery. Dr. Randall Morgan is an orthopedic surgeon based in Sarasota Florida, and the Executive Director of the W. Montague Cobb Institute. He also serves on the steering group of Movement is Life. 

Increasing diversity in the field of oncology is an ongoing task. Our next guest has made it her mission to increase those ranks as well as becoming the first African American woman to be a Brigadier General in the US Air Force. Dr. Edith Mitchell describes her early years growing up in rural Tennessee (2:52), the motivation for joining the Air Force in the 70's (7:33) and strategizing to increase ethnic diversity in medicine and oncology (16:53). Speaker Disclosures Dr. David Johnson: Consulting or Advisory Role – Merck, Pfizer, Aileron Therapeutics, Boston University Dr. Patrick Loehrer: Research Funding – Novartis, Lilly Foundation, Taiho Pharmaceutical Dr. Edith Mitchell: Leadership – Corvus; Honoraria - Sanofi, Exelixis; Consulting or Advisory Role Company - Genentech, Novartis, Merck, Bristol Myers Squib; Speakers' Bureau – Ipsen; Research Funding Company - Genentech, Sanofi  Resources (related podcasts, courses or articles) If you liked this episode, please follow the show. To explore other educational content, including courses, visit education.asco.org. Contact us at education@asco.org. TRANSCRIPT  Disclosures for this podcast are listed on the podcast page.   Pat Loehrer:  Welcome to Oncology, Etc., an ASCO Education Podcast. I'm Pat Loehrer, Director of Global Oncology and Health Equity at Indiana University.  Dave Johnson: And I'm Dave Johnson, a Medical Oncologist at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas. If you're a regular listener to our podcast, welcome back. If you're new to Oncology, Etc., the purpose of the podcast is to introduce our listeners to interesting and inspirational people and topics in and outside the world of oncology. Pat Loehrer: Imagine knowing in your heart what you wanted to be in life. It usually takes people decades to figure that out, but our next guest knew at age three that she wanted to be a doctor and, later in high school, to be an oncologist. She's achieved much in her lifetime and has incorporated the "pay it forward" by mentoring many others. Dave Johnson: Our guest today is Dr. Edith Mitchell. I first met Edith over 40 years ago when we were both starting out our careers as junior faculty. She grew up in rural Tennessee, and as Pat mentioned, remarkably, she chose a career in oncology at a very early age in high school, despite the fact that oncology was barely a specialty at that time and the lack of role models, particularly role models of color, and women in particular. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry with distinction from Tennessee State University and a medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia and Richmond.   In 1973, while still attending medical school, Edith joined the Air Force, receiving a commission through the Health Profession Scholarship Program, and eventually rose to the rank of Brigadier General. She completed a residency in internal medicine at Meharry Medical College in Nashville and a fellowship at Medical Oncology at Georgetown University. Her research interests are broad and involve new drug evaluation, development of new therapeutic regimens, combined modality therapy strategies, patient selection criteria, and supportive care for patients with gastrointestinal malignancies.  She is the leader of the GI oncology program at Jefferson Medical College, Director of the Center to Eliminate Cancer Disparities, and Enterprise Vice President for Cancer Disparities at Jefferson's Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center. She's held a number of leadership positions, including those in ASCO, and she's a former president of the National Medical Association. I could go on forever. So, Edith, welcome, and thanks for joining us on Oncology, Etc.  Dr. Edith Mitchell: And thank you so much for the invitation, Dave and Pat, it is a pleasure.  Dave Johnson: You grew up on a farm, as I recall, in Tennessee. Perhaps you could tell us a little about your early life.  Dr. Edith Mitchell: I grew up on a farm that my great grandfather's mother received about 1863 when the Emancipation Proclamation was made. I was the fifth child in my family. My parents were working, my older siblings were in school, so my great-grandparents were my babysitters, so I spent a lot of time with them. He was 89 at the time, became ill, and I overheard family members and neighbors say that they couldn't take him to the hospital because Blacks were not treated properly in the hospital, so they were going to take care of him at home. A physician made a house call. When he left, I told my great-grandfather, “Pa, when I grow up, I'll be a doctor just like Dr. Logan and I'll make sure you get good health care.”  So, at three years, I decided I would become a doctor and I would make sure that Blacks received good health care. My work in disparity started when I was three. So, after my sophomore year in high school, there was a National Science Foundation program in Memphis at LeMoyne-Owen College. So, I applied and was accepted. And part of the time in Memphis that year, we were given opportunities to go to St. Jude. So my time at St. Jude made the decision that I would become an oncologist. I became really fascinated by cancers and in pathology, use of the microscope, and how cancers were all different, how they varied from the normal tissue for areas such as the colon or the stomach or the pancreas. Dave Johnson: It's amazing that that early in your life you made that kind of decision.  Can I back up just one moment? I want to ask you briefly about the doctor that visited your great-grandfather, Dr. Logan.  Dr. Edith Mitchell: Dr. Logan was a family physician, African American, and he had a great interest in Blacks being healthy. In fact, when the polio vaccine was made public, Blacks could only go one day per week because you couldn't go the times when whites were there. Dr. Logan obtained the vaccine and he would line the children up at his office. He gave me my first polio vaccine. He was a very handsome man. And, you know, Dave, I found out later that the medical school that he attended in Memphis was one of the ones closed as a result of the 1910 Flexner Report. So he had to go to Meharry in Nashville and take other courses to maintain his license to practice medicine.  Pat Loehrer: Were you the first one to go into medicine? Tell me about that background and how your family influenced you personally.  Dr. Edith Mitchell: Neither of my parents finished 8th grade, but they were very smart. They pushed their seven children to do well. They provided educational materials in our home and encouraged us to work and to take advantage of opportunities. Dave Johnson: Let's move forward a little bit. I thought I knew a lot about you, Edith, but I didn't realize that you were a Brigadier General. What was the motivation for joining the service in the ‘70s when you were at med school? Was it scholarship funding, or was there just patriotic zeal or a little of both? Dr. Edith Mitchell: My main objective was, for financial reasons - a scholarship covering all expenses of medical school, plus a monthly stipend. When I was in medical school, one of my laboratory instructors told me about this new scholarship program, and I said, "Okay, I just want to graduate from medical school." So he says, "Well, I know people in the surgeon general's office. I'll have them send you the information." He did, and I looked at it and didn't remember David, that my husband filled out the application. After my neurosciences final exam, I came home, and he says, "Your commission came in the mail today." So I said, "Okay." He says, "Well, I can swear you in. We can't do it at home because you have to have a witness. You take a nap, and then we're going out to job control, which was where all the aircraft controlled, the control room." We went there. We've got a picture of the swearing-in, and we then went to the officers club. It was Friday, and there were lots of people in his group from the Air Force Academy, from Citadel, Virginia Tech, and others. And they were all talking. "Yeah, Edith got a mail-order commission.”  So I owed the Air Force two years, and I practiced at Andrews Air Force Base, which was the presidential squadron. You hear the president always leaving Andrews Air Force Base. So I think I was 29 maybe, but I was young, and here I was taking care of senators and other important people in government, and these are people I'd only seen on TV before. So I had a really good experience. I received many accolades, but also many letters from people for whom I cared for. And I was therefore invited to stay on in the Air Force, either go to Walter Reed or to San Antonio. I said, "No, I'm going to Georgetown." So one of the VIPs, if I mentioned his name, you would know, said and wrote a letter for me that the Air Force should give me whatever I wanted and whatever I needed to continue in the Air Force. So I received my Air Force pay while I was a fellow at Georgetown.  So I stayed on. I got promoted early and engaged in Air Force work. I loved it, and I did well in that atmosphere and stayed on. After my second child was born, I decided I could not continue active duty and take care of two kids. So I left the Air Force, went to the University of Missouri, and someone called me one day and said, "You know, I hear you are at the University of Missouri now. Would you consider joining the National Guard?" I went, “ Joining the National Guard? Why would the National Guard want an oncologist?” And the information was, the Air National Guard wants good doctors, and you've got a great record. They invited me to St. Louis to just see the National Guard squadron there. I filled out the application while I was there and in a few days was appointed to the National Guard.  So after being there for a few years, I was discussing with one of the higher-ranking people in the National Guard who was in Washington, but visiting St. Louis. He said to me, "You know, you've done great work." He had gone through my record, and he said, "And you know, you're one of the people being considered to be in a group for promotion. Promotion at that time meant that it was a higher rank." So he said, "There's one thing you don't have in your records, however, and other competitors in your group have." I said, "What's that?" “You haven't been to flight school.” I said, "Okay." He said, "And everybody who is going to be competing with you will have gone to flight school, and having a flight record will be an important part."  So I was in my 40s. My oldest child was 14. I went to flight school and I got my certification, and obviously, I got promoted. And I am the first woman doctor to become a General in the history of the Air Force. And it was really interesting. I'm a Brigadier General. I'm invited to give a talk someplace, and there were lots of people there. So the person introducing me said, "And she is the first African American woman to become a General in the history of the United States Air Force." So I get up to speak and I thank him for this introduction. And I said, "Yes, I was the first Black woman physician to become a General. I said, but, you know, my ancestry says that I'm 30% something white. So I guess I was the first white woman, too." There was a big roar. But I loved every opportunity, and I worked hard at every opportunity.  So when I was in the active duty Air Force, I was chief of the cancer center at Travis Air Force Base. So I made my application for research with the Northern California Oncology group, got, they said, one of the highest ratings of the applicants at that time. And I received a phone call from Air Force administration saying “Congratulations, but the Air Force cannot accept this funding from the National Cancer Institute.” There is a law saying you can't transfer money from one area of the government to the other, as they called it, a "gift," but it was a grant. So I call Phil Schein and I tell him about the situation. And he already knew that I had received a top report, and he knew that I had the grant before I knew. So he says, "Well, let's see what we can do.”  Now, remember, Vince DeVita was the NCI Chair at that time and Dr. Rosenberg. At every ASCO meeting Phil, Vince, and Dr. Rosenberg would get together and they would bring their fellows. And Bill said, “Let me see what I can do.'" So somebody at NCI made some things happen. And I got this call from Saul Rosenberg. "Edith, congratulations." So I said, "Well, thank you, but I didn't expect a phone call from you." And he says, "Well, there have been some changes. Your grant, the face sheet has been changed." I said, "Oh.”  Pat Loehrer: Your husband again. Dr. Edith Mitchell: I can't say who or what, but it had Stanford on it. So my grant went to Stanford. I'm sure they appreciated the kick you get. But Dr. Rosenberg said, "Your grant is now Stanford. We're setting up an account for you at Stanford, and the funding goes to Stanford.” So I had people working for me at the Air Force Cancer Center who were Stanford employees. Dave Johnson: Edith, there are still too few African American and particularly African American men in medicine. What's your perspective on that?  Dr. Edith Mitchell: I think that many people are not given opportunities, and I've been concerned about Blacks and other racial and ethnic minorities not entering medicine, and particularly regarding oncology. So fewer than 5% of all practicing physicians in this country identify as Black. Little more than 5% identify as Hispanic. And I've been trying to do something about that. So ECOG-ACRIN has been very good about allowing me, and I set up with others, but I was the lead, a program for individuals - they could either be medical students, residents, fellows, or early faculty - to attend ECOG-ACRIN. And as a result of that program, we identified 12 individuals for each of the two ECOG-ACRIN annual meetings. We bring people in, and that has been a success. There's one person I introduced when she was a resident, she then did a fellowship in oncology, and it is now in her first year as faculty. And we have students mainly from Tennessee State. I do maintain very close relationships with Tennessee State, and I have the first Tennessee State student who has just been admitted to medical school at Jefferson. So trying to work with them.  As a result of my work with the National Medical Association and the International Myeloma Foundation, we have a group of medical students that have been mentored for oncology. Whether they will become oncologists, I don't know, but they all 12 are doing well in medical school, and with some anticipation they might select oncology as their area of specialty. We set them up with an individual mentor, various oncologists around the country, and they have conducted research with their mentor.  So I'm doing things that I think will be helpful to individuals. And I think we're not giving Blacks enough opportunities. Even in entering medical school, the number of Blacks entering most majority medical schools is still very low. Somewhere nine or ten students per year, Blacks entering medical schools. And also there has been a study conducted by the ACGME, which is the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, looking at graduate studies in oncology. Do you know that most of the oncologists have been trained at a few medical schools? And there are, I think it was 109 programs did not have a single minority student in the fellowship program. And that's terrible. I think that all fellowship programs should have some racial or ethnic fellows in their programs. Dave Johnson: Yeah. One of the disturbing statistics that I've read from the AAMC is that the number of African American men applying to medical school in 2023 and 2022 is actually less than the number that applied in the ‘70s. It's puzzling to me why we've not been able to attract young men into the medical profession, and perhaps it's because there's a sense of not being wanted or encouraged into the profession. More African American women are applying, but even that number is small, at least in terms of the increase in what we've seen. Pat Loehrer: Edith. You're also the Associate Director of Diversity Affairs at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center. What does the recent Supreme Court decision against Harvard in terms of admissions policy, how are you viewing that now at Jefferson? Dr. Edith Mitchell: So I think that the Supreme Court decision certainly was disappointing, but it is what it is, and we've got to deal with it. That is the Supreme Court. So my suggestion and what I am telling students that they have to do, you do have the essay. So when I applied to medical school, I did not talk about Dr. Logan, my growing up on the farm, or my parents not finishing 8th grade. But if I were applying to medical school now, I would use all of that background to include in my essay. And the Supreme Court didn't say that you couldn't include that information in your essay. It said the schools could not use your racial background as a part of the equation, but your letter is still there, and therefore, I would include all of that in the essay, so that you do have an advantage. We've just got to be able to do what we've got to do, not put the university or the medical school at risk because of the Supreme Court decision. But there's nothing in that decision that says you can't include that information in your letter. Dave Johnson: I have one question. What career advice would you offer your younger self? If you could speak to your 30-year-old self based on your knowledge, experience, what career advice would you give yourself? Dr. Edith Mitchell: So the one thing that I did not do when I was about 30 years old and I'm not sure I even knew about it, I think I could have done more in health policy, and the one thing that I have not done is become a White House fellow. And that's usually early in your career plan. But I think my research would have suffered had I done that. And I still say I don't know that I made bad choices. Dave Johnson: No, you didn't make bad choices. Knowing you, you could have been a White House fellow and done everything else you did. Pat Loehrer: And your husband did not make a bad choice either. Dave Johnson: Evidently not. Pat Loehrer: Edith, thank you so much for joining us. You've had such an incredible life, and it's so rich, and we deeply appreciate your spending time with us.  I want to also thank all our listeners of Oncology, Etc, which is an ASCO Education Podcast. This is as you know, where we talk about oncology medicine and everything else. If you have an idea for a topic or guest you'd like to see on the show, please email us at education@asco.org. To stay up to date with the latest episodes and explore other educational content, visit education.asco.org. The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional medical care and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions.   Guests on this podcast express their own opinions, experience, and conclusions. Guest statements on the podcast do not express the opinions of ASCO. The mention of any product, service, organization, activity, or therapy should not be construed as an ASCO endorsement.  

When the supreme court struck down race-conscious admissions this year, they ended policies of affirmative action that have helped to diversify college campuses since 1978. The ruling is considered detrimental to efforts to cultivate a representative healthcare workforce. At this year's annual National Medical Association scientific assembly in New Orleans, Dr. Ruth Simmons was the keynote speaker at a symposium organized by the Cobb Institute, in association with Movement is Life (1). In this episode she explores the implications of the SCOTUS ruling with Dr. Tammy Huff, a board director for Movement is Life and an orthopedic surgeon. In 1995, Dr. Simmons became the first African American woman to head a major college or university upon being named president of Smith College. Here, she established the first engineering program at a woman's college. In 2001 she was selected president of Brown University, making her the first African American woman to head an Ivy League institution. She was later appointed President of Prairie View A&M University, the second-oldest public institution of higher education in the state of Texas. Most recently she joined Rice University, in her home state of Texas, as a President's Distinguished Fellow, and is an advisor on HBCU engagement to Harvard University. (1) “From Hopwood to Harvard: Anti-Affirmative Action in Higher Education Admissions Amidst Systemic Racism and Historical Racial Inequities in Health.” © 2023 Movement is Life, Inc. Host:           Dr. Tamara Huff, Vigeo Orthopedics  Production:          Rolf Taylor, Project Advocacy Executive Producer:     Dr. Randall Morgan, Cobb Institute  Excerpts: “Merit has often been defined in the past in a political context. We cannot give so much credit to assertions of merit that are fundamentally rooted in something that is corrupt.” “I want us to begin to talk about human worth in different terms, and not these, I would say, lazy ways of classifying people.” “Seeing yourself as worthy of healthcare, seeing yourself as worthy of education, seeing your family and your children as worthy of something better – is powerful.”

Founder and President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative, Dr. Joia Crear-Perry joins us to discuss race, maternal health, healthcare and life outcomes. Dr. Crear-Perry is a physician, policy expert, thought leader, and advocate for transformational justice who identifies and challenges racism as a root cause of health inequities. She is a highly sought-after trainer and speaker who has been featured in national and international publications, including Essence and Ms. magazines. She has twice addressed the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to urge a human rights framework to improve maternal mortality. Previously, she served as the Executive Director of the Birthing Project USA, Director of Women's and Children's Services at Jefferson Community Health Care Centers, and Director of Clinical Services for the New Orleans Health Department. A proud recipient of the Congressional Black Caucus Healthcare Heroes award, she currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Community Catalyst, the National Medical Association, and the New Orleans African American Museum. Dr. Crear-Perry completed her medical degree at Louisiana State University and her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Tulane University School of Medicine. She was also recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Get Ready to meet Dr. Nicole Rochester!!Dr. Rochester shares her story about being a caregiver to her late father and how it propelled her into pursuing entrepreneurship.  In this episode, she is dropping gems about health advocacy and equity in addition to how she had to look in the mirror to overcome the roadblocks on her way to success in entrepreneurship.Dr. Nicole T. Rochester is a board-certified pediatrician, TEDx and keynote speaker, and the CEO of Your GPS Doc, LLC, an innovative company whose mission is to eliminate health disparities by empowering, educating and advocating for patients and family caregivers struggling to navigate the healthcare system and by providing health equity consulting services to healthcare organizations. Dr. Rochester was inspired to start her company after caring for her late father and witnessing the complicated healthcare system from the other side of the stethoscope.Dr. Rochester has been featured on television and radio, is a frequent podcast guest, has an active presence on social media, and has contributed to more than thirty digital publications. She speaks locally and nationally about health equity, navigating the healthcare system, and elevating the patient and family caregiver voice.A Maryland native, Dr. Rochester obtained her undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University, her medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine. She is a member of the Alliance of Professional Health Advocates, the National Association of Healthcare Advocacy, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Medical Association, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She is the proud mother of two young adult daughters.Follow & Connect with Dr. Rochester or hire her to be a Dynamic Speaker at your next event:https://www.yourgpsdoc.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-rochester-mdhttps://www.instagram.com/thegpsdocAttention Physicians who have an interest in health advocacy!! Dr. Rochester has created a coaching program for YOU: Navigating Health Advocacy: Ready, Set, LaunchYou can apply at  https://bit.ly/NHAapply1Go WATCH this episode on my YOUTUBE channel!!If you are a high achieving Black woman 40 and over who have a desire to build a service-based business but feel stuck, overwhelmed or less confident to do it, then I created my Menopause Moguls™  online group coaching program for YOU.It is a community of women who are going through similar struggles and want the same things...birth the business of their dreams and create a life that they deserve.I coach them on how to know, like and trust themselves so they can shift their mindset to a Mogul mindset that allows them to create their vision, decide on what they want, trust their decisions and launch a thriving business. If you want to be considered for my next cycle of Menopause Moguls, DM the word "Mogul"  on Instagram to apply.Please Subscribe, Leave a 5-Star Review & Share this episode!Remember to SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE channel to watch future episodes.

"You get your voice out through knowing who your representatives are...those people need to know what's important to you so you need to know who they are and they need to know who you are and what's important in your community." - Dr. Shaneeta JohnsonIn this enlightening episode of The Healthy Project Podcast, we dive deep into the intersection of climate change, health equity, and community empowerment. Dr. Shaneeta Johnson, is an Associate Professor of Surgery, Director of the Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Program, and Residency Associate Program Director at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. As a climate change and health equity fellow at the National Medical Association, Dr. Johnson sheds light on the importance of policy in addressing the unique challenges faced by the most vulnerable communities. She also highlights the power of community voices in influencing policy and promoting health equity amidst the ever-changing climate.Shownotes[24:05.86] About our Guest, Dr. Shaneeta Johnson - Dr. Johnson explains her work with the National Medical Association, focusing on climate change and health equity. She emphasizes her dedication to helping vulnerable communities mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change.[25:15.59] The Role of Policy - Corey and Dr. Johnson explore the importance of policy in public health, health equity, and the social determinants of health. Dr. Johnson encourages listeners to distinguish between politics and policy, highlighting the crucial role of the latter in protecting communities.[26:04.86] Community Impact on Policy - Corey asks Dr. Johnson about ways vulnerable communities can influence policy, especially those disproportionately affected by infrastructure decisions, like highway placement.[26:51.80] Increasing Community Voices - Dr. Johnson emphasizes the importance of representatives at local, city, state, and national levels to understand the needs of their community. She highlights the role of community organizations in health outcomes and underscores the significance of grassroots movements in effecting change.[28:20.31] Closing Remarks - Corey thanks Dr. Johnson for her time and insightful discussion. Dr. Johnson shares her social media information for those interested in continuing the conversation.Connect with Dr. JohnsonLinkedinTwitterInstagramConnect with me:LinkedinInstagramFacebookYouTubeTwitterWebsiteLoved this episode? Leave us a review and rating here: Apple ★ Support this podcast ★

Have you had an experience that impacted you so much that you were compelled to take action, to make a shift in your life, business, or career? “Compelled to take action” is one of the core stories you can use to frame a talk (others we teach include crisis of confidence, paradigm shift, pin drop, and more). This is precisely what happened to my guest Dr. Nicole Rochester. Nicole was inspired to start her company, Your GPS Doc, after caring for her late father and witnessing the complicated healthcare system from the other side of the stethoscope. Not only has Nicole channeled her advocacy work into her business, but she also does a lot of speaking engagements and panels. Nicole was on this podcast way back in December 2018 (episode 98) when we did an on-air coaching call to help her take her personal story and universalize it. She did exactly that, which led to her TEDx talk in 2019! In this episode, Nicole and I talk about: What she learned from that on-air coaching call How she prepared for her TEDx talk Why she decided to leave her career as a physician and start her own business The mindset challenges she's faced and how she's overcome them What's next for Nicole as she scales her business and impact This episode is part of our new podcast series called Use Your Voice. About My Guest: Dr. Nicole T. Rochester is a board-certified pediatrician, TEDx and keynote speaker, and the CEO of Your GPS Doc, LLC, an innovative company whose mission is to eliminate health disparities by empowering, educating and advocating for patients and family caregivers struggling to navigate the healthcare system and by providing health equity consulting services to healthcare organizations. Dr. Rochester was inspired to start her company after caring for her late father and witnessing the complicated healthcare system from the other side of the stethoscope. Dr. Rochester has been featured on television and radio, is a frequent podcast guest, has an active presence on social media, and has contributed to more than thirty digital publications. She speaks locally and nationally about health equity, navigating the healthcare system, and elevating the patient and family caregiver voice. A Maryland native, Dr. Rochester obtained her undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University, her medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine. She is a member of the Alliance of Professional Health Advocates, the National Association of Healthcare Advocacy, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Medical Association, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Most importantly, she is the proud mother of two young adult daughters. About Us: The Speaking Your Brand podcast is hosted by Carol Cox. At Speaking Your Brand, we help women entrepreneurs and professionals clarify their brand message and story, create their signature talks, and develop their thought leadership platforms. Our mission is to get more women in positions of influence and power because it's through women's stories, voices, and visibility that we challenge the status quo and change existing systems. Check out our coaching programs at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com.  Links: Show notes at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/329  Nicole's website: ​​http://yourgpsdoc.com/  Nicole's TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/0bcVfiI1zeM  Discover your Speaker Archetype by taking our free quiz at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/quiz/ Join our Thought Leader Academy: https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/academy/    Connect on LinkedIn: Carol Cox = https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolcox Dr. Nicole Rochester = https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-rochester-m-d-40700812/ Related Podcast Episodes: Episode 98: Expanding Your Personal Story into a Universal Message with Nicole Rochester, M.D. Episode 297: Integrating Your Story Into Your Talks with Carol Cox, Diane Diaz, and Joy Spencer  

Tune in every other Monday for a new episode of #MantleMondays with host: Bishop Travell Travis, Esq. as he interviews entrepreneurs, pastors, authors, and leaders sharing their career, entrepreneurial, and ministerial journeys. Learn more: www.travelltravis.com Purchase books authored by Bishop Travis: "Don't Eat the Baby: The Characteristics of Cannibalistic Church" and "Where Will the Mantle Fall: A Biblical and Legal Guide to Succession Planning" #mantles #leadership #succession #entrepreneurship #pastors #mantles #cannibalisticchurch #wherewillthemantlefall Dr. LaVonne Hairston is a board certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist (OB/GYN). She received her Bachelor of Arts in Exercise and Sport Science from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She earned her medical degree from the Meharry Medical College School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee and then went on to complete her residency training at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Hairston is extremely passionate about women's healthcare and has a keen interest in caring for the adolescent and young adult population. She is a member of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the National Medical Association, and Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority, Incorporated. In her spare time, she enjoys exercising, reading, and spending time with her family and friends.

Dr. Garfield Clunie (NYU Langone) works on the frontline of maternal child health in New York City, where recent policies to standardize treatments are part of efforts to replace outdated race-based decision-making with more equitable care. This insightful conversation, hosted by Dr. Michelle Leak (Mayo Clinic, Florida), covers several discussion areas. Firstly, the importance of the concept of belonging, which Dr. Clunie believes is at least equal to the more commonly referenced trio of DEI. Secondly, addressing the need for patients to receive care from people who look like them, and the challenges in increasing diversity in the healthcare workforce. This includes proactive policies such as resourcing mentorship appropriately so that it is not an additional unrewarded burden to health equity leaders. Dr. Clunie and Dr. Leak also discuss aspects of the Movement is Life annual Caucus experience, and some suggested health equity reads. With host Michelle Leak, DEd, MBA, FACHE, Mayo Clinic, Member, Board of Directors, Movement is Life; and Dr. Garfield Clunie, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Vice-Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, & the 123rd President of the National Medical Association. © Movement is Life 2022-2023. “Diversity is like being asked to attend the party. Inclusion is being asked to dance at the party, equity is having the same space as everyone else in which to dance. But belonging is being involved in the planning of the party and which kind of music is there. So, you are completely immersed with the other participants, and your input is equal to everyone else's input.”  ~ Dr. Garfield Clunie “The take home message is that diversity is important in all realms of our life. In business, medicine, in healthcare. And it's very important to have different lived experiences come to the table, to create solutions that will be beneficial to tall.” ~ Dr. Garfield Clunie “When it comes to diversity, equity, inclusion, and also belonging, I personally believe that out of all of those belonging is the most important.” ~ Dr. Garfield Clunie “Many medical students comment on the positive value that diversity brings to their experience in education. When you bring all the dimensions of diversity together, all the benefits that these dimensions bring to an organization, and to patients, is seen in better quality of care, better decision making, and better leadership.” ~ Dr. Michelle Leak “Not everyone has the same background or pathway, but they have the same perseverance. A holistic review application (to medical school) takes into account and places value on unique experiences and attributes beyond the standardized tests. But once you have a place, you are still going to have to pass the same exams.” ~ Dr. Garfield Clunie “In maternal and child health, to try and remove bias, we have moved as much as possible towards standardized care. Every patient is an individual, but it's unfortunate that in medicine we have adopted different thoughts for different races and ethnicities. In New York City we have made a big effort to remove instances where race is used as part of treatment algorithms. I think that using race or ethnicity to determine treatment pathways is absolutely the wrong way to go.” ~ Dr. Garfield Clunie

In this episode, we address the topic of maternal and fetal health with Dr. Kecia Gaither, a double board-certified physician in Ob/Gyn and Maternal Fetal Medicine and a champion of closing the gap in poor pregnancy outcomes for women of color. Dr. Gaither discusses some of the causes for this discrepancy and offers solutions for both patients and providers. Dr. Gaither received her BA in Biology from Barnard College, and her MD from SUNY Health Science Center in Syracuse. She completed her Ob/Gyn residency at Riverside Regional Medical Center, a subsidiary of The Medical College of Virginia and completed her Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship at The University of Medicine and Dentistry-Rutgers in Newark NJ. Dr. Gaither earned her MPH in Health Policy and Management from Columbia University and completed her dual MS/MBA degree in Healthcare Policy and Research/Healthcare Leadership from Cornell SC Johnson School of Business. She has recently been named a Fellow for the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM). A perinatal consultant and womens' health expert, Gaither's expertise is grounded in both research and her professional experience in caring for women with multiple medical/surgical/fetal conditions in pregnancy. In her current role, Dr. Gaither serves as the Director of Perinatal Services/Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine for NYC Health+ Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx. Dr. Gaither is also an Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology with Cornell Weill Medicine. A Harlem native, Gaither's mission as a medical professional is to offer exemplary prenatal care to all women, regardless of circumstance. Dr. Gaither regularly lends her commentary and expertise on issues pertaining to womens' health, pregnancy, and environmental/ population health policy, to leading national consumer health and lifestyle outlets across print, radio, TV, film and online. With her foray into social media, Dr. Gaithers' combined perspective as a maternal child specialist and public health proponent has allowed her to reach millions via her Twitter feed-- @KeciaGaitherMD and her website: www.keciagaither.com. Dr. Gaither has co-authored “The Confident Woman”, a must read book for women who desire increased confidence, self-esteem and empowerment. Helpful links: Dr. Gaither's Website: https://keciagaither.com/ National Medical Association: https://www.nmanet.org/ Medical Mentor: https://medicalmentor.org/ Key to Eliminating Medical Racism May Lie In Universal Healthcare: https://healthnews.com/news/eliminating-medical-racism-is-hard-but-universal-healthcare-could-help/ Episode produced by: Rasa Valiauga Episode recording date: 2/26/23 www.medicuspodcast.com | medicuspodcast@gmail.com | Donate: http://bit.ly/MedicusDonate --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/medicus/message

One of the ways that we measure whether we are moving toward health equity is by measuring health disparities, i.e., the size of the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged groups. In this episode, host Craig Wilson talks with Derek Lewis II, president of the Derek Lewis Foundation — founded by his father, Dr. Derek Lewis — about health disparities in Arkansas and the work that the foundation and the National Medical Association are doing to advance health equity. Lewis also offers a history lesson on how the Arkansas Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Association was formed 130 years ago.

Robert Ferguson is a nationally recognized certified nutritionist; fitness expert; television host; motivational speaker; author; creator of the Diet Free Life program; and America's Fat Loss Coach™. He has written three books on nutrition and fitness, authored three evidence based and clinically proven studies on weight loss and improving overall health; he currently serves on the Presidential Task Force on Obesity for the National Medical Association; he serves as the Health Ambassador for Stayhealthy, Inc. and co-founded the Show Me Better Health initiative with Aetna, which is an evidence based practice that has been implemented to under-resourced communities. For more than 20 years Robert has helped thousands lose weight and improve overall health with his methodology of losing weight and improving body composition while eating foods you love in fat burning combinations. Visit www.DietFreeLife.com to learn more.

Dr. Chanda Nicole Holsey is a Health Education and Maternal and Child Health specialist.  She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology where she graduated with honors at San Diego State University.  She also received a Master of Public Health in Behavioral Science and Health Education from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, and a Doctor of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.  Additionally, Dr. Holsey is a certified asthma educator (AE-C).  She has a passion for influencing children and families, especially the underserved and indigent.  She has worked with young children for much of her professional career in health education and promotion, and public health services.  At present, she is a consultant for both the African American Wellness Project and the National Medical Association.  In these roles she serves as a health disparities programs developer, where she writes grants, develops, and oversees the implementation of programs that focus on chronic disease prevention and health promotion in communities of color; she does this meaningful work under the umbrella of the public health company she founded, HALO for Families, LLC.She is also an adjunct professor for Nova Southeastern University, Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences, where she teaches an array of health care course, e.g., Community Capacity Building, Current Issues in Health Care, Topics in Maternal and Child Health, Health Care Delivery Systems, and Ethics of Health Care.Dr. Holsey refers to herself as a “virtual work from home mommy”, as currently she and her family resides in Sasebo, Japan.  Her husband is active-duty military with sea orders on mainland Japan.Dr. Holsey is the wife of enlisted sailor, Eric Demond, and the mother of two beautiful daughters—Savannah Nicole, age 14, and Erin Morgan, age nine.  Tweety, a spunky two – year old Jack Russell Terrier mix was adopted into the family in 2020. 

Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed and disconnected from the healthcare system? Do you crave a more personalized and proactive approach to your health and wellness? If so, then you won't want to miss this exciting live stream with Dr. Shabbaz as we talk about Direct Primary Care (DPC). There has been a lot of debate about the benefits Direct Primary Care (DPC) so Dr. Shabbaz is here to talk about it. DPC is a model of healthcare delivery that emphasizes a strong patient-doctor relationship and emphasizes preventive care and wellness. Instead of billing insurance companies, DPC practices charge patients a monthly or annual fee for access to comprehensive primary care services. Dr. Safiyya Shabazz is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and owner of Fountain Medical Associates, a hybrid Direct Primary Care practice specializing in the care of the whole person from childhood through adulthood. She holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and a Medical Doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. She completed an internship at Morehouse Family Medicine in Atlanta before returning to Philadelphia to complete her residency training at Penn Family Medicine. She also served on the clinical faculty. Dr. Shabazz currently serves as president of the Medical Society of Eastern Pennsylvania, the Greater Philadelphia affiliate of the National Medical Association, the nation's oldest and largest association of Black physicians. She has been a featured speaker on local and national programs explaining the link between physical, mental, and spiritual health. Her advice for health and long life is based on “eating to live” and establishing lasting habits that reduce the risk of death and disease. Contact: https://www.fountainmedonline.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/urcaringdocs/message

 Dr. Jan Gorniak was born and raised in Bronx, NY. She graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, PA. Dr. Gorniak is certified by the American Board of Pathology in anatomic and forensic pathology. She served as a Deputy Coroner/Forensic Pathologist for Franklin County, Ohio from July 2005 to January 2008. She is a member of the National Association of Medical Examiners, the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners, and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, American Osteopathic Association, and the National Medical Association. Dr. Gorniak is also a registered medicolegal death investigator through the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators.In November of 2008, Dr. Gorniak was elected to the position of Franklin County Coroner, Columbus, Ohio. She was the county's first full-time forensic pathologist coroner. She was re-elected in November 2012, and served in that position until resigning in October 2014. She went on to work as the Deputy Chief Medical Examiner for the District of Columbia (DC) Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. In the Fall of 2016, she was appointed the Fulton County Chief Medical Examiner (Atlanta, GA). As of June 2020, Dr. Gorniak calls Las Vegas, NV home, working as a Medical Examiner/Forensic Pathologist for the Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner.Twitter: twitter.com/drquincydohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-thompson-gorniak-79b871a6?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3BAOeW%2Fz59TDO1sOLvjQujgw%3D%3D  

Dr. Omondi Nyong'o is a pediatric and adult strabismus ophthalmologist at Palo Alto Medical Foundation. He holds a Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude, and Neuroscience with distinction in physics from Brown University, an MD from the University Of California San Francisco School Of Medicine, and has received the Rabb-Venable research prize in ophthalmology from the National Medical Association. He has several accomplishments in his profession. He has been a professor and instructor at the University of California San Francisco and Stanford University School of Medicine. He has published widely and is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Nyong'o serves on multiple volunteer medical missions to Mexico where he performs free eye surgery for children and adults, and teaches surgery to Latin American ophthalmologists-in-training. He also staffs a charity clinic for blind children at the San Francisco public hospital. He is currently the President of the Alumni Alliance for the National Medical Fellowships Inc.  In this episode we talked about: Who and what was instrumental in his career journey His role as a pediatric ophthalmologist and what it means to be a role model How he became involved with NMF Why being inclusive is the right thing to do How we can learn from children to build a better future To support NMF in its mission of increasing the number of BIPOC physicians please visit www.nmfonline.org Ready to arm your organization with physician leaders who are ready to effectively manage the current healthcare climate? Supporting physicians in learning the crucial leadership skills they need to make change happen, is how I can help. Find out more here

This week, Dr. Randy Hines II is going on call with Dr. Cierra Allen, a dedicated Family Medicine & Primary Care Physician telling us everything we need to know about primary care. Not only does she outline how to find a primary care provider, but she also highlights what to expect on your visits, how to conduct lab work and the tips she gives her patience for maintaining overall health. Here's what to expect from the episode:   3:10 - Journey to being a physician 5:36 - Finding a Primary Care Physician 8:51 - First time visits 13:38 - The role of a Primary Care Physician 26:52 - Established care visits 35:12 - Lab prep & experience  42:00 - Patient questions  47:16 - Keeping patients healthy  55:14 - Words of wisdom 57:00 -Randy's Random Questions    Tweetable Quotes: “I never saw physicians who looked like me growing up in Detroit.” - Dr. Cierra Allen “You are an active participant in your healthcare." - Dr. Cierra Allen "Your PCP should be your point person in your medical care." - Dr. Cierra Allen "If your mental health is not appropriate, your physical health will follow behind." - Dr. Cierra Allen "Health is specific to YOU." - Dr. Cierra Allen   About Dr. Cierra Allen Dr. Cierra Allen is a dedicated and diligent family physician and primary care doctor in Morrow, GA. She received her bachelor's degree from Spelman College in Atlanta, GA and medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine in Boston, MA. Dr. Allen completed her family medicine residency at Atlanta Medical Center in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Allen is certified in basic life support, advanced cardiovascular life support and Merck Nexplanon. She is a member of the National Medical Association, American Academy of Family Physicians, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Allen currently is in practice with Wellstar Family Medicine – Morrow. She was most recently named one of the "2022 Top Doctors" by Castle Connolly.    On Call With Dr. Randy Demographic Survey: Take the survey.   Contact Dr. Randy Hines II: https://www.drrandymd.com  IG: @_drrandy FB: @HinesEntertainment   LinkedIn: Dr. Randy Hines II Twitter: @_DrRandy TikTok: @_drrandy   Contact Dr. Alicia Shelly:  Office location: 1000 Corporate Center Dr., Suite 200, Morrow, GA 30260  Phone: 770-968-6464

Milton R. Mills, M.D. graduated in 1991 from Stanford University School of Medicine and did his internship at the University of California-San Francisco, and completed his residency training at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. In the past, Dr. Mills has volunteered as Associate Director of Preventive Medicine for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a North American group of doctors and laypersons dedicated to promoting improved health care, better and more appropriate nutrition, and higher standards in medical research. Dr. Mills currently works as a Critical Care physician and Internist in Washington, D.C. His broad experience specializing in Internal Medicine, Critical Care and HIV disease, and in the relationship between nutrition and chronic diseases has made him knowledgeable about the unique healthcare needs of all Americans including minority populations and people facing the unique challenges of dealing with HIV infection. As an African-American physician focusing on preventive medicine, Dr. Mills has delved into some of the environmental and societal influences affecting the health of African Americans and other racial/ethnic minorities, as the general population. Dr. Mills has lectured and given research seminars across the United States and in Mexico, Canada, Ireland and the UK on such topics as the negative impacts of meat and dairy consumption on human health; nutrition and HIV/AIDS; nutrition and cancer; and the dietary needs of all humans. Dr. Mills' papers on race and diet have appeared in the Journal of the National Medical Association. Dr. Mills' Website: https://drmiltonmillsplantbasednation.com/ Dr. Columbus D. Batiste is a board-certified Interventional Cardiologist and Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California Riverside School of Medicine. From 2008 until 2020 he served as Chief of Cardiology. Over the years Dr. Batiste has been recognized for his work in the community and abroad by multiple organizations. In 2010, Dr. Batiste sought to break-the-cycle of prescriptions and procedures as the sole management of chronic disease and began promoting a long-term solution for his patients through nutrition, stress reduction, and exercise. As a result, in 2011 Dr. Batiste established the Integrative Cardiovascular Disease Program (based at Kaiser Permanente). This program sought to prevent the re-occurrence of major adverse cardiac events in patients who were diagnosed with a cardiovascular disease by focusing on lifestyle modification. In 2016 Dr. Batiste led a group that collaborated with Samsung Technologies and developed a virtual cardiac rehabilitation program utilizing a Samsung wearable. Since its launch the program, which applies the principles of lifestyle, has treated nearly 10,000 patients. Dr. Batiste's mission is to share information so that “each-one can teach-one” about the benefits of plant-based nutrition, daily exercise, and stress reduction and therefore, provide everyone with the opportunity to take control of their health. This mission and his passion for the community has led to the formation of a non-profit organization called the Healthy Heart Nation, which provides education through lectures, newsletters, social and digital media. Dr. Batiste's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SlaveFoodProject

“In medical school, you don't learn about leadership. You don't learn about what skills are required to make large-scale strategic decisions that can impact your patients,” says Nita Gombakomba, who will complete her medical degree later this year at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.  As national president of the Student National Medical Association -- which has been fighting for equity and diversity in the medical field for sixty years – Nita has cultivated a broad perspective on medical education and the practice of medicine as she contemplates the future she and her classmates are facing. As she explains to host Michael Carrese, adding leadership training to medical school curricula is particularly important for students from underrepresented communities who see few role models in the ranks of healthcare leadership. As president of SNMA, she's made leadership opportunities for members a focus, as well as community service initiatives and addressing health disparities. “We've really been pushing the focus on how housing instability also doubles as healthcare instability and the other health disparities that are related to that.” Tune in for a thoughtful perspective from the trenches of medical education and learn why it was important for Nita to take a break from med school to earn an MBA. https://snma.org/Mentioned in this episode: 

Dr. Charles Drew was once described as “one of the most constructively active figures in the medical profession.” His work as a key figure in the development of blood banking continues to impact lives today, long after his tragic death.  Research: "Charles R. Drew." Notable Black American Men, Book II, edited by Jessie Carney Smith, Gale, 1998. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1622000127/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=3948f072. Accessed 21 Oct. 2022. "Drew, Charles Richard (1904-1950)." Encyclopedia of World Biography, Gale, 1998. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A148418612/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=a6aa993c. Accessed 21 Oct. 2022. “Charles Richard Drew.” https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/african-americans-in-sciences/charles-richard-drew.html Biswas, Saptarshi and Dannie Perdomo. “Charles Drew: An extraordinary life.” CC2017 Poster Competition. https://www.facs.org/media/u3xhtqz0/01_charles_drew.pdf Cobb, W. Montague. “Charles Richard Drew, 1904-1950.” The Journal of Negro History , Jul., 1950, Vol. 35, No. 3 (Jul., 1950). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2715713 Diamond, Louis K. “History of Blood Banking in the United States.” JAMA, July 5, 1965. Eschner, Kat. “The First-Ever Blood Bank Opened 80 Years Ago Today.” Smithsonian. 3/15/2017. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/first-ever-blood-bank-opened-80-years-ago-today-180962486/ Giangrande, Paul L.F. “The history of blood transfusion.” British Journal of Hematology. 12/24/2001. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2141.2000.02139.x Gordon, Ralph C. “Charles R. Drew: Surgeon, Scientist, and Educator.” Journal of Investigative Surgery, 18:223–225, 2005. Grimes, William T. Jr. “The History of Kate Bitting Reynolds Memorial Hospital.” Journal of the National Medical Association. July 1972. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2608830/pdf/jnma00500-0084.pdf Guglielmo, Thomas A. “'Red Cross, Double Cross': Race and America s World War II-Era Blood Donor Service. The Journal of American History , June 2010, Vol. 97, No. 1 (June 2010). https://www.jstor.org/stable/40662818 Love, Spencie. “'Noted Physician Fatally Injured': Charles Drew and the Legend That Will Not Die.” Washington History , Fall/Winter, 1992/1993. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40073067 Love, Spencie. “Blood: The Death and Resurrection of Charles R. Drew.” University of North Carolina Press. 1996. Love, Spencie. “One Blood: The Death & Resurrection of Charles R. Drew (Book).” American Visions. Oct/Nov95, Vol. 10 Issue 5, p28-31. National Library of Medicine. “Charles R. Drew: The Charles R. Drew Papers.” https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/spotlight/bg/feature/biographical-overview Pilgrim, David. “The Truth about the Death of Charles Drew.” June 2004. https://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/question/2004/june.htm Thomas, Heather. “Dr. Charles R. Drew: Blood Bank Pioneer.” Library of Congress. 2/16/2021. https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/02/dr-charles-r-drew-blood-bank-pioneer/ University of Chicago. “Dr. Bernard Fantus: Father of the Blood Bank.” 2004. https://storage.lib.uchicago.edu/pres/2011/pres2011-0100.pdf Wallace, Rob. “Medical Innovations: Charles Drew and Blood Banking.” National World War II Museum. 5/4/2020. https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/medical-innovations-blood-banking Woo, Susie. “When Blood Won't Tell: Integrated Transfusions and Shifting Foundations of Race.” American Studies, Vol. 55/56, Vol. 55, No. 4/Vol. 56, No. 1 (2017). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/44982617 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9.29.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Ginni Thomas Faces Jan. 6 Committee, Coolio Dies, Miss. Water Crisis, Black Girls & Suspension Rates Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, was questioned by the House January 6 Committee today.  She told the Jan. 6 investigators she still believes the 2020 election was stolen.  We'll break it all down.  We lost another great one.  Grammy-winning rapper Coolio died after being found unresponsive on a bathroom floor inside a friend's house.    The life expectancy for black men has decreased, and it's four years shorter than our white counterparts.   We'll have the newly elected President of the National Medical Association break down the new study.   The state of Tennesee still owes the state's only publicly funded HBCU, Tennessee State University, over $500M.  Dr. Jeff Carr will join us to explain why the state hasn't signed that check yet.  Jackson, Mississippi, has been begging for funds to update its water system for years.  The current governor has admitted to blocking funds the city needed when he was the state's treasurer. Mayor Chokwe Lumumba will join us for an update on the city's water crisis.  And a new study finds that black girls are more than four times more likely to get suspended from school.  We'll talk to the study's author and the executive director of an organization with programs to help those girls get back on track.  We'll tell you why several republican-led states are suing President Joe Biden over his student load forgiveness plan.   Support RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ roland@rolandsmartin.com Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox

This week, Courtney is joined by Dermatologist, Dr. Michelle Henry to talk about treating skin of color & the many misconceptions of skin cancer. Dr. Henry is a board-certified dermatologist and dermatologic surgeon.  She is currently a Clinical Instructor of Dermatology at Weill Cornell Medical College.  Dr. Henry is the founder of Skin & Aesthetic Surgery of Manhattan and The Henry Research Group.   She practices Mohs micrographic surgery, laser surgery, and cosmetic surgery.  Dr. Henry completed her residency in dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, where she served as Chief Resident. Following residency, she completed a fellowship in cutaneous oncology, Mohs micrographic, and reconstructive surgery at Harvard Medical School. She specializes in high-risk skin cancer treatments, cosmetic surgery, hair loss, skin rejuvenation, and skin of color.  She has published numerous articles and book chapters on skin cancer treatment and surgery, aesthetic treatment skin of color, and hair restoration.  She has lectured nationally and internationally at  the Annual Meetings of the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, The International Society of Dermatologic Surgery, and the National Medical Association on the proper techniques for injecting dermal fillers, lasers in skin of color, hair transplantation, body contouring, and Mohs reconstruction.  Dr. Henry has been featured in many magazine and newspaper publications, including The New York Times, Instyle Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Allure, Woman's Day, Essence, Ebony, Harper's Bazaar, Better Homes and Gardens, Health, Black Enterprise, Newsday and many others.   She has been a repeat guest speaker on SiriusXM Satellite Radio.  She is and has been seen on Dr. Oz, Good Morning America, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Rachael Ray, HLN, ABC, FOX and NBC news.  She is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, American Society of Dermatologic Surgery, American Society for Laser Medicine, and American College of Mohs Surgery.   Her treatment philosophy is to provide holistic care while utilizing the latest techniques and scientific data.   Instagram:  @drmichellehenry @courtneyspatrouve @spatrouve @theglowbosspodcast   Websites:  skinaestheticsurgery.com spatrouve.com

U.S. adults who haven't gotten any COVID-19 shots yet should consider a new option from Novavax -- a more traditional kind of vaccine, health officials said Tuesday.Regulators authorized the nation's first so-called protein vaccine against COVID-19 last week, but the final hurdle was a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.“If you have been waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine built on a different technology than those previously available, now is the time to join the millions of Americans who have been vaccinated,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC's director, said in a statement, endorsing an earlier decision from an influential advisory panel.Most Americans have gotten at least their primary COVID-19 vaccinations by now, but CDC officials said between 26 million and 37 million adults haven't had a single dose -- the population that Novavax, for now, will be targeting.“We really need to focus on that population,” said CDC adviser Dr. Oliver Brooks, past president of the National Medical Association. Hopefully, the vaccine "will change them over from being unvaccinated to vaccinated.”READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/vaccine/cdc-advisers-endorse-novavax-covid-vaccine/507-5cf10985-355d-4a0e-97ca-46495cc961aeIt was a jampacked weekend in Charlotte. Charlotte Pride just wrapped up and a whole bunch of sporting events kicked off. Thousands were in the streets of Uptown. The quiet and dead Uptown we all came to understand had some life breathed back into it. Whether you were here for an event two years in the making, preparing for the big Charlotte FC game, or headed out to the ballpark -- Energy was felt. Jada Nelsen, Manager of Day and Night Cereal Bar in the French Quarter said sales skyrocketed. “It's been packed everyone been in the ally," Nelsen said. "Double the amount of people have come in from out of town for this.”READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/people-flock-to-uptown-businesses-see-the-impact-charlotte-economy-business-north-carolina/275-e2d92c93-4652-4a22-ac01-d74cff3ea394Plus, shelters in the Charlotte area have reached critical levels. Here's how you can help WCNC Charlotte find forever homes for these sweet animals.Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT! 

U.S. adults who haven't gotten any COVID-19 shots yet should consider a new option from Novavax -- a more traditional kind of vaccine, health officials said Tuesday. Regulators authorized the nation's first so-called protein vaccine against COVID-19 last week, but the final hurdle was a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “If you have been waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine built on a different technology than those previously available, now is the time to join the millions of Americans who have been vaccinated,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC's director, said in a statement, endorsing an earlier decision from an influential advisory panel. Most Americans have gotten at least their primary COVID-19 vaccinations by now, but CDC officials said between 26 million and 37 million adults haven't had a single dose -- the population that Novavax, for now, will be targeting. “We really need to focus on that population,” said CDC adviser Dr. Oliver Brooks, past president of the National Medical Association. Hopefully, the vaccine "will change them over from being unvaccinated to vaccinated.” READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/vaccine/cdc-advisers-endorse-novavax-covid-vaccine/507-5cf10985-355d-4a0e-97ca-46495cc961ae It was a jampacked weekend in Charlotte. Charlotte Pride just wrapped up and a whole bunch of sporting events kicked off. Thousands were in the streets of Uptown.  The quiet and dead Uptown we all came to understand had some life breathed back into it. Whether you were here for an event two years in the making, preparing for the big Charlotte FC game, or headed out to the ballpark -- Energy was felt.  Jada Nelsen, Manager of Day and Night Cereal Bar in the French Quarter said sales skyrocketed.  “It's been packed everyone been in the ally," Nelsen said. "Double the amount of people have come in from out of town for this.” READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/people-flock-to-uptown-businesses-see-the-impact-charlotte-economy-business-north-carolina/275-e2d92c93-4652-4a22-ac01-d74cff3ea394 Plus, shelters in the Charlotte area have reached critical levels. Here's how you can help WCNC Charlotte find forever homes for these sweet animals. Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT! 

Vascular Origin Stories is a podcast series that explores the fun and engaging stories that shaped vascular surgery. Today's episode will be the first part of a multi-episode series exploring how the young battalion surgeons serving in MASH units in the Korean war pioneered wartime vascular repair. This episode introduces the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH), as well as some of the real-life stories from the surgeons unknowingly changing the field of medicine, which inspired the hit movie and TV series M*A*S*H.  We'll look at what caused arterial repair to be removed from the army surgical handbook after WWI and how changing medical education helped create the environment for ingenuity in the MASH units. In part 2, we'll explore in detail the individual stories of adversity, courage, and perseverance that led to the re-introduction of arterial repair in the military. Major sources for the episode are linked below, and a full reference list can be found at the bottom of the page. Articles In Ukraine, Gruesome Injuries and Not Enough Doctors to Treat Them, by Michael Schwirtz and Lynsey Addari Korea, M*A*S*H, and the accidental pioneers of vascular surgery by Dr. Steven Friedman, MD Books Of Life and Limb: Surgical Repair of the Arteries in War and Peace, 1880-1960 by Dr. Justin Barr, MD, PhD MASH: An Army Surgeon in Korea by Dr. Otto Apel, MD and Pat Apel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors  by Richard Hooker References  Robinson, A. Galen: Life Lessons from Gladiatorial Contests. The Lancet Perspective. Vol 382, Is. 9904. November 2013. Friedman, S.G. A History of Vascular Surgery. Futura Publishing. 1989. Van Way, C. War and Trauma: A History of Military Medicine. Mo Med. 2016 Jul-Aug;113(40:260-263 Hernigou, P. Ambroise Pare II: Pare's contributions to amputation and ligature. Int Orthop. 2013 Apr; 37(4): 769-772  Van Way, C. War and Trauma: A History of Military Medicine- PArt II. Mo Med. 2016 Sep-Oct; 113 950:336-340 Apel, O. Apel, P. MASH: An Army Surgeon in Korea. The University Press of Kentucky. 1998.  King, B. Jatoi, I. The Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH): A Military and Surgical Legacy. Journal of the National Medical Association. Vol. 97, No 5. May 2005. Friedman, S.  Korea, MASH and the Accidental Pioneers of Vascular Surgery. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2007.  Wesselingh, R. From Milites Medici to Army Medics- A two Thousand Year Tradition of Military Medicine. Journal of Military and Veterans' Health. Vol 16, No 4 Gabriel, R. Between Flesh and Steel: A History of Military Medicine from the Middle Ages to the War in Afghanistan. Potomac Books. 2016 Jorgensen,T.J. How Marie Curie Brought X-Ray Machines To the Battlefield. Smithsonian Magazine. Oct 11. 2017 Of Life and Limb: Surgical Repair of the Arteries in War and Peace, 1880-1960. Joseph Barr. University of Rochester Press; 1st edition. November 1, 2019.  Duffy, T.P. The Flexner Report- 100 Years Later.  Yale Journal of Biological Medicine. 2011 Sep;84(3): 269-276  Andrew Dale. Band of Brother: Creators of Modern Vascular Surgery. Deweese. 1996 John Kobler. The Reluctant Surgeon, a Biography of John Hunter. Doubleday and Company. 1960 Eugene Custers, Ollen ten Cate.The History of Medical Education in Europe and the United States, With Respect to Time and Proficiency. Academic Medicine. March 2018-Vol. 93 Is. 3S Kapp, K. Talbot, G. John Hunter, The Father of Scientific Surgery. The American College of Surgeons. Poster CC2017  “Alpha Omega Alpha' History”. Website Kenneth M. Ludmerer. Learning to Heal: The Development of American Medical Education. Basic Books, Inc., Publishers. New York. 1985 Richard Hooker and WC Heinz.  MASH: A Novel About Three Army Surgeons. Pocket Books. 1968.  Jahnke Jr., E.J., Seeley S.F. Acute vascular injuries in the Korean War: an analysis of 77 consecutive cases. Ann Surg. 1953; 138: 158-177 Author + Host: Marlene Garcia-Neuer (@GarciaNeuer) is a PGY1 General Surgery Resident at Mayo Clinic Arizona. Calling all medical students! Submit your questions for the mailbag episode! Ask us any question related to vascular surgery, and have it answered on the podcast. Include the following: Your name, school, year, and to whom you want to address the question (resident, fellow, attending, or someone specific). Send them in writing or voice-recorded format.  Send them to audiblebleeding@vascularsociety.org. Follow us on Twitter @audiblebleeding Learn more about us at https://www.audiblebleeding.com/about-1/ and #jointheconversation. Credits: Author: Marlene Garcia-Neuer Editor: Sharif Ellozy Reviewer: Eilidh Gunn Music and Sound Effects from Pixabay, special thanks to ZakharValaha and BlenderTimer.

In this episode of Danforth Dialogues, Laphonza Butler, President of EMILY's List, sits down with Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice for a Conversation of Significance. They discuss the intersection between disparities in health equity amongst communities of color and the power of electing women who can influence public policy. This episode was recorded live from the 2022 Annual Convention of the National Medical Association in Atlanta. About EMILY's List EMILY's List seeks to put women into office who can make significant contributions to education, health care, voting rights, and economic equality, we have systematically defined a strategic approach to winning elections that drive progressive change. RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE Visit https://www.msm.edu/about_us/office-president-ceo Visit EMILY's List CREDITS Theme Music

The Student National Medical Association has been fighting for equity and diversity in the medical field for almost 60 years. Unfortunately, it's a need as pressing today as it was when the association began, with Black doctors making up only 5% of the physician workforce in the nation.  And beyond making sure Black Americans are aware of the path to, and through, medical school, SNMA Executive Director Bridgette Hudson also works closely with her team to make sure medical students have the opportunity to be great leaders as well. “We have an amazing pipeline of learners who are going to be primed to be physician leaders to make sure positions and influences are diversified not just on the floors of the hospital systems, but also in those decision-making suites and in our accreditation spaces.” On this episode of Raise the Line, Hudson joins host Michael Carrese to discuss the importance of maintaining support for the record number of first-year medical students who are Black to ensure they graduate, how SNMA supports diversity in medical research and the role of medical educators in breaking down stereotypes about race and health.Mentioned in this episode:https://snma.org/

Community, connection, purpose: these values are almost palpable even in a virtual conversation with Dr. Susan Rogers. Dr. Rogers is an internist, educator, and activist on behalf of those who suffer when profit motives bulldoze the institutions that are meant to serve the public. A neon example of a public good which has been targeted by profiteers is traditional Medicare. As president of Physicians for a National Health Program, Dr. Rogers is fighting back against the shape-shifting strategies launched by insurance companies and private equity firms to cash in on Medicare. She fills us in on the importance of preserving the choice of traditional Medicare, and talks about her work to inform the public and Congress about the “predatory DCEs” or Direct Contracting Entities.She was shaped by growing up in a uniquely integrated community in Chicago as well as by the activism of the 1960s. When she was in middle school, her mom took her to a march led by Martin Luther King, Jr. protesting the state of the public schools in Chicago. She trained at Cook County Hospital in Chicago and then went on to hold leadership and teaching positions there as an attending. While she did defect temporarily to work in other settings in Chicago, she missed the camaraderie and like-minded passion of her Cook County colleagues. She emphasizes the importance of community with colleagues and the significance of a physician's long-term relationships with patients.Dr. Rogers is exasperated at the privatization of healthcare by people who know nothing about the practice and profession of medicine. She describes the total disconnect when decisions are made by financially-driven business people: “There should be no role for them.”“Resources aren't placed where they're needed—they're placed where they can generate more money.”She compares the inroads of private equity firms in healthcare to the debacle of private equity firms and charter schools siphoning funds away from public schools in poor communities. As in healthcare, the motives are not to provide the needed services to the public—but to amass profits for investors. Rural hospitals that are acquired and then closed by large healthcare systems are another example of decision-making by those seeking to maximize profit, not community benefit. Dr. Rogers and other representatives from Physicians for a National Health Program had success on Capitol Hill when they petitioned Congress and HHS to reject DCEs. While PNHP's efforts were influential regarding DCEs, she describes how it didn't take long for a new acronym and strategy to emerge. “Same shirt, different color,” she says about ACO REACH (ACO Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health). She emphasizes the remarkable lack of oversight by Congress for this program that can be hoisted on patients without patients realizing that their traditional Medicare decision has been overruled.Also in this episode: •The powerful impact of a high school biology teacher•Activism in the time of role model Angela Davis •A Tuskegee airman who exemplified the bond between physician and patient•She was able to see patients as people: “They shared their lives with me”•“Are you going to open your own office?” a question rarely posed to medical students now that 70%+ physicians are employed•Burgeoning full-service hospitals arising in close proximity are as logical as putting a town's four fire stations on facing corners.Meet Susan Rogers, MDDr. Susan Rogers is president of Physicians for a National Health Program, a national organization with over 23,000 physician members, whose mission is to advocate for Single Payer/Medicare for All. Dr. Rogers received her medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. She spent most of her career at Cook County Hospital (now Stroger Hospital of Cook County), where she practiced internal medicine in a neighborhood clinic before becoming a hospitalist and Director of Medical Student Programs for the Department of Medicine. She has also worked at the Lakeside VA hospital in Chicago affiliated with Northwestern and was a prior Medical Director at Near North Health Services, an FQHC in Chicago. She retired in 2014 but remains a voluntary attending at Stroger Hospital and continues as active faculty at Rush University in Chicago as an Assistant Professor of Medicine.Dr. Rogers is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, and a member of the National Medical Association. ResourcesPhysicians for a National Health Program: https://pnhp.org/Protect Medicare: https://protectmedicare.net/Twitter: @rgrsssn @PNHP #M4A and #BLMSIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER: https://bit.ly/LicensedToLeadSignup

For more #ReleaseThePressure resources, visit: releasethepressure.org AMA CXO Todd Unger discusses ways to reduce hypertension and improve health outcomes in Black communities with Rachel Villanueva, MD, president of the National Medical Association (NMA), and a clinical assistant professor of obstetrics/gynecology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York. Also covering, #WorldHypertensionDay and “Release the Pressure,” a collaborative effort between the AMA, NMA and other health care organizations, with the shared goal of partnering with Black women to support their heart health.

Impression: Saad and Travis track down the author of "A Centennial History of African Americans in Radiology" to thank him and the section of Radiology of the National Medical Association for publishing a masterpiece. Copies can be ordered by emailing Tonya Greene at tgreene@mednet.ucla.edu or calling 323-791-9029

Dr. Kimberly Smith is a Senior Vice President and Head of Research and Development at ViiV Healthcare. She oversees the development of the ViiV Healthcare marketed and pipeline assets. Before joining ViiV Healthcare, she spent twenty years as an HIV clinician and researcher. Dr. Smith is the recipient of many awards over her career recognizing her HIV patient care and advocacy, including the Black AIDS Institute "Heroes in the Struggle" Award, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Award of Excellence in Medicine, the Clinical Educator Award, and the National Medical Association's Scroll of Merit. In this episode, we talk over the importance of representation, her incredible career, and how to cause good trouble in the industry. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at hello@rosenmaninstitute.org. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek  

On this edition of the Black Doctors Speak Podcast, we are joined by Mark Mitchell M.D., MPH, FACPM to discuss Environmental Justice and how this impacts your health. Mark Mitchell M.D., MPH, FACPM is a senior member of our Program on Climate and Health team. A preventive medicine physician trained in environmental health and health policy, for over two decades Dr. Mitchell has worked in the public health sector -- including as Director of the Hartford, Connecticut Health Department -- and with environmental justice communities to prevent and reduce environmentally related disease and change policies that are detrimental to environmental health.  Dr. Mitchell chairs the National Medical Association's Council on Medical Legislation and co-chairs the NMA's Commission on Environmental Health. He has also served on several U.S. EPA and FDA advisory committees and has received a number of awards for his community and environmental health leadership. Dr. Mitchell earned his medical degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and his Masters of Public Health from The Johns Hopkins University, and is the principal of Mitchell Environmental Health Associates, a consulting firm on environmental health and environmental justice issues.

In this episode, we bring two experts in Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) to discuss everything you need to know about infertility in men and women. Dr. Temitope Ekwo and Dr. Nicole Plenty will be shedding more light on what infertility truly is, the prevalence, risk factors with more focus on fibroids, as well as medical advice on taking the Covid-19 vaccine while pregnant. We will also address some myths and facts that are common in our community and action steps that can be taken by our community to support those experiencing infertility. There is so much to unpack in this episode, and I truly hope that you learn from it and put a lot of the lessons into practice. MEET OUR GUESTS Dr. Temitope Ekwo is a board-certified OB/GYN who was born and raised in Providence, RI where she lived until moving to Washington D.C after high school. She frequently participates in activities within the community to increase patient awareness and education regarding woman's health issues. Dr. Ekwo is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, as well as a member of the Association of Nigerian Physicians and Texas Medical Association. Her clinical interests include adolescent and teen gynecology, high-risk obstetrics, minimally invasive procedures, outpatient surgeries, contraception, pelvic pain, menopause, health maintenance, and general gynecology. Dr. Ekwo and her staff take pride in providing extraordinary care to their patients during all stages of a woman's life. Dr. Nicole Plenty is a double board-certified OB/GYN and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, blogger, public speaker, and patient advocate. After experiencing a difficult pregnancy herself, to increase her advocacy efforts, she launched Pregnancy Pearls with Dr. Plenty, a vlog and podcast she created to help patients advocate for themselves by providing pre-/post-conception advice and education regarding complications of pregnancy. She has received local, state, and national honors for her involvement in health policy, mentorship, and work in health advocacy.  Among those, she has received Top 40 under 40 recognitions from the National Minority Quality Forum, the National Medical Association, the Indianapolis Business Journal, as well as her alma mater, Xavier University of LA. Things you will learn in this episode: [00:01 – 04:42] Introduction Introducing the guest and sharing a brief background on the topic. [04:42 – 19:32] Understanding Infertility & Its Causes Understanding fertility in Men & Women Some common causes of infertility How mental health can affect fertility in marriage Why you need to 'relax'  [19:32 – 42:10] Myths, Misconceptions & Fibroids The effect of aging on infertility in men & women Fibroids and its related issues with infertility in women Are there ways to manage Fibroids? Why African Women are hesitant when it comes to surgery Secondary infertility and its issues How to support couples facing infertility  [42:10 – 54:30] Covid-19 Vaccine & Pregnancy Education on the Covid-19 vaccine & pregnancy Some myths and conspiracies about the vaccine How covid is affecting unvaccinated pregnant women Read & listen to experts for advice [54:30 – 1:01:31] Remedies & Therapeutic Measures for Infertility Consultation & medication Don't be anxious and nervous Seek knowledge & find options [1:01:31] – 1:07:44] Final Discussions Advising the community on how to be supportive Anyoh shares her last words How to connect with the guests Tweetable Quotes: “Stay out of women's uteri! Don't ask them when they're going to get pregnant. Don't ask them why they haven't gotten pregnant don't ask them when they're having another child! Just mind your business!” – Dr. Temitope Ekwo [on how the community can stay supportive towards women dealing with infertility] “Everybody always points a finger at the woman when men make up 48% of the cases of infertility. So, the infertility rates for men and women are almost about the same. I have seen people not be pregnant for years on end and then all of a sudden they do a work up and lo and behold the man has a low sperm count but never wanted to do a sperm sample” – Dr. Nicole Plenty “Secondary infertility is a real thing. People think that if they have one baby that means they are fertile and so they have all the time in the world. But we as women have all the eggs that we are born with and over time, our fertility rate gradually decreases because we lose an egg every time we ovulate. Men are also not off the hook here. As they age, their quality of sperm also decreases.” – Dr. Nicole Plenty  “The amount of miscarriages and stillbirths that I have seen [in pregnant COVID-19 patients] since this pandemic has started is more than the amount I have seen in my 10 years of practicing, but people don't want to talk about that. Having COVID-19 while pregnant is a prenatal complication.” – Dr. Temitope Ekwo LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out the best content just for you! Connect with Dr. Temitope Ekwo:   Phone: (713) 799-9900 Address: Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology 7400 Fannin St Ste 1200 Houston, TX 77054 Physician loactions Connect with Dr. Nicole Lee Plenty, MD, MPH, MS, FACOG: Facebook: @pregnancypearls Instagram: pregnancy_pearls Twitter: @NicoleLeeMD Youtube: youtube.com/pregnancypearlswithdrplenty Website: www.pregnancypearls.com Email: pregnancypearls@gmail.com   You can connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, or send us an email at hello@livingafricanpodcast.com. Check out our website www.livingafricanpodcast.com for more resources and to learn more. You can connect with Anyoh on Facebook (@anyohf), Instagram (@anyohfombad), and Twitter (@anyohfombad).    

8.11.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Repubs block voting rights, go on recess; Family of John Lewis rally for voting rights on Capitol Hill; Rights groups urge Biden to end the filibuster; New census numbers expected to impact redistricting; Outrage over Louisiana teacher's racist social media post; President of the National Medical Association talks COVID vaccine and mask mandates + Willie Moore Jr and his son Khalil talk mentorship. Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered #RolandMartinUnfiltered is a news reporting platform covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.