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Bianca Silva just graduated from osteopathic medical school at the Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences and is beginning her residency in family medicine at Kaiser Permanente. She shares the story of her path into medicine, which involved growing up in an immigrant family, going to community college, transferring to a four-year university, working multiple jobs, taking post-bac courses to improve her GPA, finding a great mentor, and getting a master's degree in business administration. She highlights what she loved about studying osteopathic medicine and learning the art of hands-on healing techniques.

Amy Bhatt, Ph.D. is a writer, educator, and content creator. She received her B.A. in Political Science and Women's Studies from Emory University and her Ph.D. in Feminist Studies from the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. She is the author of High-Tech Housewives: Indian IT Workers, Gendered Labor, and Transmigration (University of Washington Press, 2018) and co-author of Roots and Reflections: South Asians in the Pacific Northwest (University of Washington Press, 2013) with Dr. Nalini Iyer. As a public historian, she coordinated the South Asian Oral History Project at UW and currently serves on the South Asian American Digital Archive's Board of Directors.  She was a researcher and guest curator at Seattle's Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) from 2018-2021, where she co-curated the traveling Smithsonian exhibit Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation (2019-20) Currently, she and her writing partner, Shiwani Srivastava, have an animated feature film in development with ReelFX and a television pilot in development with Gunpowder & Sky.In today's conversation, we talk about:Definition of IndiaCastesThe History of IndiaThe History of Indian Immigration to IndiaFirst wave: 1800s to 1920s, Sikh and Punjabi immigrants (1917-1952: dead period immigration)Second Wave: 1965-1980, educated, higher-income immigrantsThird Wave: 1980-1990s, diverse backgrounds, including small businesses owners Fourth Wave: 1990s, immigration to work in the tech industryPrejudice and DiscriminationThe case of Bhagad ThindThe Model Minority MythHow the co-existence of culture with historical, economic, and social advantages contributes to the model minority mythNext Steps:Review episode takeaways and a full transcript and visit the websiteFollow Raj on Twitter and follow his blog No-Parachutes Email us at healthcareforhumans@yahoo.com

Dr. Arif Khan at the Northwest Clinical Research Center talks about Parkinson's disease and an exciting clinical study by Athira Pharma for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease Dementia (PDD) and Dementia with Lewy Bodies. The medicine is designed to boost a repair and regenerative pathway for brain cells, promoting brain health and function. It's a new approach, potentially targeting the root cause of memory decline by repairing brain cells and rebuilding brain networks. For more information, or to enroll, visit http://shapetrial.com. Dr. Khan is a Board Certified Psychiatrist, an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at Duke University School of Medicine and an Adjunct Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences. Dr. Khan has been conducting clinical trials in the greater Seattle area since 1984 and founded the NorthWest Clinical research Center (NWCRC) in 1995. He has been the Principal Investigator in over 600 clinical trials. In addition, he has published more than 175 scientific papers in leading medical journals. His work on clinical trial design, safety and efficacy is widely recognized and presented at both national and international scientific meetings.

Dr. Moore is board certified in Family Medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He has over 27 years of military service, first as a Marine Officer, then as a Naval Doctor. He earned his BS degree from the United States Naval Academy, DO degree from Nova Southeastern University, holds a master's degree in public health from the University of West Florida, and has completed residencies in Family and Aerospace medicine. During his active duty service with the US Navy and Marine Corp, Dr. Moore had the privilege of caring for active duty members of all service branches in peacetime and in combat, as well as, providing care for their families. He is currently part of the faculty of Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, serving as the Chair of the Department of Family Medicine and Osteopathic Principles and Practice. Dr. Moore discusses some of the travel and education experience he has been granted by being a Naval doctor, how he chose Family Medicine as a specialty, and why students should not be discouraged from choosing a primary care specialty. Dr. Moore also talks about the importance of being professional and honest, as a physician and as a military officer, and how the two positions are very similar. He shares some of the challenges being a member of the military presents, especially in regards to family life.

In this segment sponsored by Athira Pharma focused on Alzheimer's disease, Suzanne speaks with Dr. Arif Kahn, Adjunct Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences. Dr. Khan has been conducting clinical trials in the greater Seattle area since 1984 and founded the NorthWest Clinical Research Center in 1995. He has been the Principal Investigator in over 600 clinical trials and has published more than 175 scientific papers in leading medical journals. He is also a Board Certified Psychiatrist and an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at Duke University School of Medicine.

Did you know that what we do in our daily lives affects inflammation? The way we eat, the way we sleep, the way we think, the way we breathe, and the way we drink water all work to prevent inflammation. Dr. Erika La Vella joins us today to talk about how our pain is affected by how we take care of our bodies by what we put into them. Dr. Erika La Vella, D.O. is a board-certified general surgeon with sub-specialty in robotics and bariatrics. She grew up in northern Idaho and studied Nutrition and Psychology at the University of Idaho before going to osteopathic medical school at Pacific Northwest University. She thought osteopathic medical school meant she would learn more about how to be a preventive medicine doctor but was surprised to learn primary prevention means aspirin and statins. She found surgery to be gratifying and is thankful to have found a sub-specialty of surgery that allows her to be both a health coach and a surgeon. She is passionate about preventive medicine and the interconnected, trans-disciplinary, modalities of cognitive and emotional development. She is an expert in nutrition and the gut microbiome and teaches these concepts to patients and community at large.

What does it mean to you or your loved ones to be “alive?" If you had a say in how you wanted to leave this world, what would your preferences be? We will all leave this world someday; the difference is how we leave it. Katie Buckman is a second-year osteopathic medical student at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, and one of the founders of “What Matters in the End Week,” which aims to educate the community on the importance of end-of-life planning. Laurie Jackson is the Senior Director of Compass Care, Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital's end-of-life line of services, and brings over 20 years of experience in end-of-life care to our conversation.

Dr. Anthony Lyons is a professor at Pacific Northwest University, and an expert in neuroscience. We discuss what runner's high is, and many of its misconceptions. While many people think this "high" is from endorphins, Dr. Lyons explains how endocannabinoids also play an important role in this sensation from exercise. We discuss how to achieve a runner's high, and what researchers know and don't know how these endocannabinoid receptors relate to consuming cannabis (marijuana). Dr. Lyons received his PhD in Biochemistry from University of College Cork, Ireland, and focuses on neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative disease. He is an avid runner and endurance athlete as well!

EPISODE 30 ft. Dr. Erika La Vella – Did you know that what we do in our daily lives affects inflammation? The way we eat, the way we sleep, the way we think, the way we breathe, and the way we drink water all work to prevent inflammation. Dr. Erika La Vella joins us today to talk about how our pain is affected by how we take care of our bodies by what we put into them. Dr. Erika La Vella, D.O. is a board-certified general surgeon with sub-specialty in robotics and bariatrics. She grew up in northern Idaho and studied Nutrition and Psychology at the University of Idaho before going to osteopathic medical school at Pacific Northwest University. She thought osteopathic medical school meant she would learn more about how to be a preventive medicine doctor but was surprised to learn primary prevention means aspirin and statins. She found surgery to be gratifying and is thankful to have found a sub-specialty of surgery that allows her to be both a health coach and a surgeon. She is passionate about preventive medicine and the interconnected, trans-disciplinary, modalities of cognitive and emotional development. She is an expert in nutrition and the gut microbiome and teaches these concepts to patients and community at large.

Dr. Anthony Lyons is a professor at Pacific Northwest University, and an expert in neuroscience. We discuss what runner's high is, and many of its misconceptions. While many people think this "high" is from endorphins, Dr. Lyons explains how endocannabinoids also play an important role in this sensation from exercise. We discuss how to achieve a runner's high, and what researchers know and don't know how these endocannabinoid receptors relate to consuming cannabis (marijuana). Dr. Lyons received his PhD in Biochemistry from University of College Cork, Ireland, and focuses on neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative disease. He is an avid runner and endurance athlete as well!

Dr. Michael Lawler is Pacific Northwest University's new president, and started his career as a social worker. We dive into his journey starting as therapist, moving onto academics, and eventually administration. Dr. Lawler is an expert in child psychology, and has participated in over 80 publications. We discuss his most interesting findings, and how we can apply these lessons to PNWU. Dr. Lawler talks about his emphasis on mental health, and welcomes suggestions on how to improve student life. We talk about the impacts of the Dr. Nassar sexual harassment scandal on osteopathic medicine, and the differences men and women face as physicians and patients. It was an honor to be able to sit down with PNWU's new president, and I guarantee you will enjoy our conversation.

Dr. Michael Lawler is Pacific Northwest University's new president, and started his career as a social worker. We dive into his journey starting as therapist, moving onto academics, and eventually administration. Dr. Lawler is an expert in child psychology, and has participated in over 80 publications. We discuss his most interesting findings, and how we can apply these lessons to PNWU. Dr. Lawler talks about his emphasis on mental health, and welcomes suggestions on how to improve student life. We talk about the impacts of the Dr. Nassar sexual harassment scandal on osteopathic medicine, and the differences men and women face as physicians and patients. It was an honor to be able to sit down with PNWU's new president, and I guarantee you will enjoy our conversation.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play affect a wide range of health risks and outcomes. These conditions are known as social determinants of health. To discuss these conditions, and the massive impact they have on society, we sat down with Mike Johnson and Dr. Michael Lawler. Mike Johnson is the Executive Director of Yakima's Union Gospel Mission, which aims to help people move from homelessness to wholeness. He has dedicated much of his life to working with underserved populations, gaining deep insight into the challenges facing theses communities firsthand. Dr. Michael Lawler is the President of Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, and brings over 35 years of experience in health and human services, much of which focuses on improving the health of some of our most vulnerable populations.

According to data published recently by the US Centers for Disease, overall life expectancy in America fell fractionally in 2017, from 78.7 to 78.6 years, marking the first time in half a century that there have been two consecutive years of declining life expectancy. Underlying the drop was a bad year for influenza and a slight increase in the toll of Alzheimer's disease. But more significant was an increase in what some are referring to as “deaths of despair”: Suicides and drug overdoses. To better understand the problem, we sat down with an expert on opioid pharmacology, pain and addiction, the Provost and Chief Academic Officer of Pacific Northwest University, Dr. Edward Bilsky.

Dr. Edward Bilsky is Provost and Chief Academic Officer at Pacific Northwest University. He received a Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy in 1996, with a concentration in opioid pharmacology, pain and addiction. We talk about diagnosing and treating pain, and the epidemic of opiate addiction. We discuss the various treatment options of addiction, and the harm reduction model. We conclude our conversation by talking about the possible benefits and harms of marijuana, and the barriers of researching this chemical compound.

Dr. Edward Bilsky is Provost and Chief Academic Officer at Pacific Northwest University. He received a Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy in 1996, with a concentration in opioid pharmacology, pain and addiction. We talk about diagnosing and treating pain, and the epidemic of opiate addiction. We discuss the various treatment options of addiction, and the harm reduction model. We conclude our conversation by talking about the possible benefits and harms of marijuana, and the barriers of researching this chemical compound.

I rapidly interview any medical student that visited my Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Club booth at Pacific Northwest University club fair. As president of this club, I have the opportunity to interact with many students interested in psychiatry. I ask them how they gauge their own mental health, and how they mitigate against mental challenges. I was able to interview a wide variety of 1st and 2nd year medical students.

I rapidly interview any medical student that visited my Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Club booth at Pacific Northwest University club fair. As president of this club, I have the opportunity to interact with many students interested in psychiatry. I ask them how they gauge their own mental health, and how they mitigate against mental challenges. I was able to interview a wide variety of 1st and 2nd year medical students.

“99% of the time children should get their vaccines, and there's very few contrary indications against that. I advocate for children and I advocate for parents making the right decisions, and providing accurate information is very important. Your child is the most important thing in your life; that's why I do my job.” On this week's episode Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences Chief and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Dr. Melissa Lemp discusses the anti-vaccine movement and works to clear the smokescreen on vaccines in America.

“Mother Nature is prejudiced. Humans should not be.” On the heels of John McEnroe's claim that female tennis superstar Serena Williams would be “ranked 700” if she played against men, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Education, Idaho Air National Guard Colonel and former Unites States Air Force Freestyle Greco-Roman wrestling team physician Dr. Brandon Isaacs discusses the role that gender plays in athletics and the physiology of men versus women.

On October 29, 2014, the EC2 team – Brent Olson and Jeff Nichols – sat down with Dr. Peter Boag in the elegant Hotel Monaco in Salt Lake City for our first-ever EC2 interview. Peter is professor and Columbia Chair in the History of the American West at Washington State University. His WSU website tells us about Peter's distinguished publication record: He is the author of three books, Environment and Experience: Settlement Culture in Nineteenth-Century Oregon (University of California Press, 1992), Same-Sex Affairs: Constructing and Controlling Homosexuality in the Pacific Northwest (University of California Press, 2003), and Re-Dressing America's Frontier Past (University of California Press 2011). The latter title won the 2013 biennial Ray Allen Billington Prize for the best book on American frontier history from the Organization of American Historians; was named an “Over the Rainbow Book” by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table of the American Library Association in 2013; received the Honorable Mention from the Armitage-Jameson Book Prize Committee for the best book in Western American Women's and Gender History, in 2012; and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards in 2012. Journal articles he has written have won the Oscar O. Winther Prize, the Joel Palmer Award, and honorable mentions for the Audre Lorde Prize and the Joan Jensen-Darlis Miller Prize. We had a wide-ranging conversation for about an hour, concerning one of Peter's latest projects, a history of lgbt people in the West, as well as the subject he talked about at the University of Utah, “Gender, Sexuality and the Decolonization of the Mythic American West.” Our thanks to our friends in the History Department at the U. and the American West Center, co-sponsor of Peter's visit, for letting us piggyback on their invitation. Unfortunately Jeff and Brent have proven to be interview novices. We failed to properly record the interview audio, so only the last ten minutes survived, in which Peter talks about his other current project, a story of parricide and agrarian crisis at the turn of the twentieth century. That's also why it's taken us so long to process the audio. Our thanks, and apologies, to Peter for being our guinea pig. It really was an excellent conversation and Peter was, as usual, thoughtful and engaging. We believe that this short excerpt is well worth your time; you'll have to take our word for the rest of it. We promise to do better next time.

In the Pacific Northwest, immigrants from Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia coexist, making a life for themselves and their family in a new country. In the book Seeking Salaam : Ethiopians, Eritreans and Somalis in the Pacific Northwest (University of Washington Press, 2011), Sandra Chait goes into these communities to understand the particular issues and conflicts that they face, particularly with each other. Though these immigrants often work together and have children in the same school, tensions among them are high, due to historical as well as current events in the Horn of Africa. Violence and poverty continue to plague these three countries, and news from back home increases the resentment that creates a heavy burden for these immigrants to carry. Chait, herself having grown up in apartheid South Africa, felt a need to bear witness to their stories, and records their narratives with grace and sensitivity. Though Salaam (peace in Arabic) may be difficult to find, these survivors continue to search for it, as they struggle to move on and build a better life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the Pacific Northwest, immigrants from Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia coexist, making a life for themselves and their family in a new country. In the book Seeking Salaam : Ethiopians, Eritreans and Somalis in the Pacific Northwest (University of Washington Press, 2011), Sandra Chait goes into these communities to understand the particular issues and conflicts that they face, particularly with each other. Though these immigrants often work together and have children in the same school, tensions among them are high, due to historical as well as current events in the Horn of Africa. Violence and poverty continue to plague these three countries, and news from back home increases the resentment that creates a heavy burden for these immigrants to carry. Chait, herself having grown up in apartheid South Africa, felt a need to bear witness to their stories, and records their narratives with grace and sensitivity. Though Salaam (peace in Arabic) may be difficult to find, these survivors continue to search for it, as they struggle to move on and build a better life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the Pacific Northwest, immigrants from Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia coexist, making a life for themselves and their family in a new country. In the book Seeking Salaam : Ethiopians, Eritreans and Somalis in the Pacific Northwest (University of Washington Press, 2011), Sandra Chait goes into these communities to understand the particular issues and conflicts that they face, particularly with each other. Though these immigrants often work together and have children in the same school, tensions among them are high, due to historical as well as current events in the Horn of Africa. Violence and poverty continue to plague these three countries, and news from back home increases the resentment that creates a heavy burden for these immigrants to carry. Chait, herself having grown up in apartheid South Africa, felt a need to bear witness to their stories, and records their narratives with grace and sensitivity. Though Salaam (peace in Arabic) may be difficult to find, these survivors continue to search for it, as they struggle to move on and build a better life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the Pacific Northwest, immigrants from Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia coexist, making a life for themselves and their family in a new country. In the book Seeking Salaam : Ethiopians, Eritreans and Somalis in the Pacific Northwest (University of Washington Press, 2011), Sandra Chait goes into these communities to understand the particular issues and conflicts that they face, particularly with each other. Though these immigrants often work together and have children in the same school, tensions among them are high, due to historical as well as current events in the Horn of Africa. Violence and poverty continue to plague these three countries, and news from back home increases the resentment that creates a heavy burden for these immigrants to carry. Chait, herself having grown up in apartheid South Africa, felt a need to bear witness to their stories, and records their narratives with grace and sensitivity. Though Salaam (peace in Arabic) may be difficult to find, these survivors continue to search for it, as they struggle to move on and build a better life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the Pacific Northwest, immigrants from Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia coexist, making a life for themselves and their family in a new country. In the book Seeking Salaam : Ethiopians, Eritreans and Somalis in the Pacific Northwest (University of Washington Press, 2011), Sandra Chait goes into these communities to understand the particular issues and conflicts that they face, particularly with each other. Though these immigrants often work together and have children in the same school, tensions among them are high, due to historical as well as current events in the Horn of Africa. Violence and poverty continue to plague these three countries, and news from back home increases the resentment that creates a heavy burden for these immigrants to carry. Chait, herself having grown up in apartheid South Africa, felt a need to bear witness to their stories, and records their narratives with grace and sensitivity. Though Salaam (peace in Arabic) may be difficult to find, these survivors continue to search for it, as they struggle to move on and build a better life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices