Podcasts about pediatrics residency

Matteo Trucco, MD joins us on OsteoBites to provide a preview of the FACTOR 2024 scientific panels in layperson terms with a brief overview of vocabulary and terms as a helpful resource for patients and families attending our FACTOR 2024 conference.Dr. Matteo Trucco is a pediatric oncologist caring for children, teens and young adults with sarcomas at Cleveland Clinic Children's. He also serves as Clinical Director, directs the Children's Cancer Innovative Therapy Program and co-chairs the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation's Sunshine Project consortium where he and colleagues develop and conduct clinical trials seeking more effective and less toxic treatments for childhood cancers. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Medical Degree from Temple University School of Medicine, and completed his Pediatrics Residency at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital and his Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at Johns Hopkins and the National Cancer Institute. He is honored to be on the MIB Agents Board of Directors, chairs the MIB Agents Scientific Advisory Board, and co-chairs the organizing committee for the annual FACTOR Conference. He also has the privilege of moderating the MIB Agents Tumor Review Board for Osteosarcoma

According to the 1964 Mary Poppins children's film, "just a spoonful of sugar" is said to make the medicine go down. But what if we say that those daily spoons of sweetness may actually result in the need for kids to take medication? According to the American Diabetes Association, approximately 30 million people in the United States alone in 2021 were diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, Types I and II combined, with 352,000 of these being under the age of 20. Diabetes is a chronic condition influenced by the body's inability to either produce the insulin hormone or effectively utilize it. Truly, hormones and their balance influence the optimal functioning of the human body, especially in the youth. According to the American Board of Pediatrics, if left untreated, diabetes and other leading chronic diseases influenced by hormones, such as obesity, can lead to detrimental health concerns, such as cardiovascular disease and mortality. Endocrinology is the complex field of hormones and their equilibrium, and there is no space for sugarcoating in this domain.We are joined in this episode by Dr. Sheila Pérez-Colón, a board-certified pediatric endocrinologist based in Puerto Rico. She received her BS in Biology from the University of Puerto Rico, MD from the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara with its pathway completion at New York Medical College (where she attained a #1 class rank), Pediatrics Residency at Maimonides Medical Center/Infants and Children's Hospital of Brooklyn, and Pediatric Endocrinology fellowship at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University where she later served as an Assistant Professor of Medicine. Dr. Sheila became an attending physician in offices across the United States, having been the Diabetes Clinic Director at Kings County Hospital in New York City, Baptist Health South Florida, and Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles. Having moved back to Puerto Rico in 2020 to serve her homeland, she currently stands as the Owner of Elite Endocrine MD, a direct specialty care practice that focuses on pediatric diabetes, obesity management, thyroid disorders, and pubertal disorders. Dr. Sheila has over 15 publications on prediabetes, autoimmune thyroiditis, and adolescent obesity and has been featured on Yahoo! News and Everyday Health.Livestream Air Date: March 28, 2023Follow Sheila Pérez-Colón, MD: Instagram, FacebookFollow Friends of Franz Podcast: Website, Instagram, FacebookFollow Christian Franz Bulacan (Host): Instagram, YouTubeThankful to the season's brand partners: Covry, House of M Beauty, Nguyen Coffee Supply, V Coterie, Skin By Anthos, Halmi, By Dr Mom, LOUPN, Baisun Candle Co., RĒJINS, Twrl Milk Tea, 1587 Sneakers

Matteo Trucco, MD and Kurt Weiss, MD joins us on OsteoBites to describe the collaboration that led to the current Phase 1 clinical trial repurposing the alcoholism drug disulfiram to see if it can overcome the chemotherapy resistance seen in relapsed sarcomas, including osteosarcoma. Matteo Trucco is a Pediatric Oncologist and the Clinical Director of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Cleveland Clinic Children's, specializing in the care of children, teenagers and young adults battling bone and soft tissue cancers. He also directs the Children's Cancer Innovative Therapy Program where he and colleagues design, develop and conduct clinical trials seeking more effective and less toxic treatments for childhood cancers. Dr. Trucco earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and Medical Degree from Temple University School of Medicine. He completed his Pediatrics Residency at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital and his Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship from Johns Hopkins and the National Cancer Institute. In addition to his roles at the Cleveland Clinic, he is a Co-chair of the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation's Sunshine Project consortium, partnering with other top pediatric cancer centers to develop clinical trials. He is honored to be on the Board of MIB Agents, chairs its Scientific Advisory Board and co-chairs the organizing committee for the FACTOR Conference. He also has the privilege of moderating the MIB Agents TURBO Tumor Review Board for Osteosarcoma. Dr. Weiss directs the Department's Musculoskeletal Oncology Laboratory, a basic science laboratory dedicated to the study of sarcomas. His mission is to help develop a world-class translational sarcoma research program at the University of Pittsburgh. As a bone cancer survivor himself, Dr. Weiss brings passion and enthusiasm to the laboratory, clinic, and operating room. Through the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, he is also a proud collaborator with scientists who are trying to understand how other forms of cancer spread to and destroy the bone. Dr. Weiss is a Founding Member of the Musculoskeletal Oncology Research Initiative (MORI), Pittsburgh Cure Sarcoma (PCS), the Pittsburgh Sarcoma Research Collaborative (PSaRC), and the Pittsburgh Center for Bone and Mineral Research (PCBMR). He is a peer reviewer for multiple journals including the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, BioMed Central Cancer, Sarcoma, Cancer Research, International Journal of Cancer, and others. He is a former member of the NIH's Center for Scientific Review Early Career Reviewer program. He has served on multiple National Cancer Institute Study Sections. He is a member of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) for which he serves as Chair of the Research Committee and the Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS), for which he has served on the Board of Directors. ----- What We Do at MIB Agents: PROGRAMS: End-of-Life MISSIONS Gamer Agents Agent Writers Prayer Agents Healing Hearts - Bereaved Parent and Sibling Support Ambassador Agents - Peer Support Warrior Mail Young Adult Survivorship Support Group EDUCATION for physicians, researchers and families: OsteoBites, weekly webinar & podcast with thought leaders and innovators in Osteosarcoma MIB Book: Osteosarcoma: From our Families to Yours RESEARCH: Annual MIB FACTOR Research Conference Funding multiple $100,000 and $50,000 grants annually for OS research MIB Testing & Research Directory The Osteosarcoma Project partner with Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard ... Kids are still dying with 40+ year old treatments. Help us MakeItBetter. https://www.mibagents.org​ Help support MIB Agents, Donate here https://give-usa.keela.co/embed/YAipuSaWxHPJP7RCJ SUBSCRIBE for all the Osteosarcoma Intel

Dr. Maureen Nemetski is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending Physician at Hackensack University Medical Center - Joseph M Sanzari Children's Hospital, and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. She obtained her MD/PhD from New York University School of Medicine, and completed a Pediatrics Residency at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, and a Fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore. In 2019, she joined JOWMA as the first chair of the Preventative Health Committee and launched our vaccination hotline and preventative health podcast. She stepped down from her role as the JOWMA Preventative Health Committee Chair in May 2020, in order to devote her energies to the medical advisory committees of Yeshivat Frisch and Ben Porat Yosef, and the New Jersey Yeshiva Joint Medical Committee as they worked with Jewish day and high schools in and around Bergen County to re-open - and stay open - safely during the Covid pandemic.

Dr. Maureen Nemetski is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending Physician at Hackensack University Medical Center - Joseph M Sanzari Children's Hospital, and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. She obtained her MD/PhD from New York University School of Medicine, and completed a Pediatrics Residency at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, and a Fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore. In 2019, she joined JOWMA as the first chair of the Preventative Health Committee and launched our vaccination hotline and preventative health podcasts. She stepped down from her role as the JOWMA Preventative Health Committee Chair in May 2020, in order to devote her energies to the medical advisory committees of Yeshivat Frisch and Ben Porat Yosef, and the New Jersey Yeshiva Joint Medical Committee as it worked with Jewish day and high schools in and around Bergen County to reopen - and stay open - safely during this pandemic.

Everything you always wanted to know, but were afraid to ask about ways to shine as a pediatrics resident (from a senior resident, Dr. Chineze "Chi" Ebo). Short and helpful tips while you're taking a break. Acid Trumpet Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Well, we didn't want to do another episode on COVID-19, but….with the Delta variant, the rise in cases across parts of the country, and all the misinformation floating around social media….we kinda had to.   For Episode 46, host Joe Buccino brings back Dr. Sammy Choi, the Chief of Research at Fort Bragg's Womack Army Medical Center, and Army Lieutenant Colonel Owen Price, Fort Bragg Force Health Protection Officer. You may remember Owen and Sammy from Episode 13, our first foray into COVID. These two are joined by Army Lieutenant Colonel Teresa Pearce, a Preventive Medicine Physician and the Director of Fort Bragg Public Health.     Joe leads our experts in an illuminating discussion that will answer any remaining questions:   How concerned should we be about the delta variant? Am I safe if I'm unvaccinated but already contracted COVID-19? Will we go back into a shutdown? Are we going to receive a booster shot? Is Johnson & Johnson safe? Have any Soldiers experienced concerning side effects of the COVID vaccines? Which is the best, most effective, safest vaccine? What are the risks of myocarditis associated with the vaccine?   This episode comes at a critical moment for the Army. Over the past six months, the Army has clawed its way out of a terrible position with COVID. Most bases have lifted restrictions, children are back in school, and facilities are reopened. With the Delta variant, however, which we know to be twice as transmissible as the strain that caused the winter surge, we're in danger of losing all that we've gained.   Most concerning, the Army now has a number of COVID cases among fully-vaccinated Soldiers. Further, the Delta variant appears to generate much higher viral loads, and unvaccinated individuals may be twice as likely to be hospitalized.   Please listen to Episode 46 and pass this around to anyone who remains unvaccinated or is concerned about the virus.   About Episode 46's guests:   Choi is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine; he completed a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency at William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, Texas. Owen Price is an Army Lieutenant Colonel and a graduate of Oklahoma State with a degree in Entomology; He is an Army Environmental Science and Engineer Teresa Pearce is, like Owen, an Army Lieutenant Colonel. He is a Preventive Medicine Physician with a Masters of Public Health.

Dr. Kara Wada is an Assistant Clinical Professor and Associate Fellowship Program Director of Allergy/Immunology at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. She graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine and completed her Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency and Allergy/Immunology Fellowship at the Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. After having completed additional fellowship training in medical education, Dr. Wada is passionate about building meaningful connection and therapeutic relationships with her patients and inspiring future physicians to do the same. She seeks to empower her patients and coaching clients with a naturally-minded and scientifically-grounded approach to care.  She speaks nationally on topics including medical education, allergic and immunologic conditions. Outside of her work, she is an autoimmune patient, a food allergy mom of 2 spunky daughters, and wife to another Dr. Wada.  Cheryl Crow is an occupational therapist who has lived with rheumatoid arthritis for seventeen years. Her life passion is helping others with rheumatoid arthritis figure out how to live a full life despite arthritis, by developing tools to navigate physical, emotional and social challenges. She formed the educational company Arthritis Life in 2019 after seeing a huge need for more engaging, accessible, and (dare I say) FUN patient education and self-management resources. Links to things discussed in the episode:Where to find Dr. Kara Wadawww.crunchyallergist.comwww.instagram.com/crunchyallergistwww.facebook.com/groups/crunchyallergistwww.twitter.com/crunchyallergyClubhouse @crunchyallergyWhat is a Allergist Immunologist? DR. Kara’s Recommendations:Sleep bookUniversity of Arizona Integrative Medicine website -Book - Nourish Cheryl's Free Handout: Cheryl’s Master Checklist for Managing RACheryl’s Facebook group: Arthritis Life Podcast, Practical Tips & Positive, Realistic SupportCheryl on InstagramCheryl’s website: Arthritis LifeCheryl’s Tiktok: @ArthritisLife Arthritis Life Facebook PageCheryl’s Twitter: @realcc This episode is brought to you by the Rheumatoid Arthritis Roadmap, an intensive online education and support program Cheryl created to empower people with the tools to confidently manage their social, emotional and physical life with rheumatoid arthritis.Medical disclaimer: All content found on the Arthritis Life public channels was created for generalized informational purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.Here's the show breakdown:01:25 - Introduction: Dr. Kara’s job as an Allergist Immunologist doctor at an academic medical center, journey with the autoimmune disease Sjogren's syndrome, and her role as a mother to a child with food allergy.4:10 - Dr. Kara’s experience having to advocate to get the blood testing and labs drawn for Sjogren’s disease while she was a medical intern.6:30 - Reflections on the power dynamics in physician - patient relationships and the importance of two way communication.8:38 - Dr. Kara’s tips on how to develop a trusting relationship with a physician.13:48 - How Dr. Kara uses a shared decision making to work together with patients, rather than the old model where the doctor told patients what to do.16:28- Dr. Kara explains the difference between an Allergist Immunologist and a Rheumatologist, and explains how allergist immunologists do more than “just” allergies.20:25 - How Dr. Kara manages her Sjogren’s currently, with an emphasis on the word “and” (western medicine and other “crunchy” alternatives). An explanation of Dr. Kara’s anti-inflammatory living techniques: food, meditation, and most importantly sleep to support health and healing.25:10 - How Dr. Kara un-learned her perfectionist tendencies, and Cheryl & Dr. Kara reflect on how parenting helped them lean into “progress over perfection.”26:28: Reflections on how to accept the reality: you can do everything right, and sometimes your body is going to have a mind of its own. How to accept the element of randomness and move on with an empowered and self-compassionate mindset rather than letting it get us down.27:00 - Dr. Kara explains how she finds a balance between conventional and complementary alternative treatments: “weeding out the woo.”31:10 - The warning signs to look out for when looking at different complementary alternative treatment options33:10 - Dr. Kara explains how the supplement industry is not regulated and can be dangerous and shares her own experience of experiencing liver abnormalities after taking a “superfood” supplement.36:44 - The importance of a personalized care plan and getting a variety of specialists on your care team.38:43 - Just because it’s natural doesn’t mean that it’s healthy. Dr. Kara and Cheryl dive into the balance between being open minded and skeptical about alternative methods of managing rheumatic diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and Sjogren’s.41:00 - Dr. Kara and Cheryl’s discuss the importance of an individualized risk / benefit analysis when trying any new approach (including financial risks / investments, time risks / investments and health risks / investments / benefits).45:02 - Dr. Kara’s recommended resources for patients looking into alternative options: University of Arizona’s Website.46:55- Dr. Kara’s advice about lab tests that are marketed as “the tests your doctor doesn’t know to give you,” particularly for “food sensitivities” or food intolerances.48:33 - Cheryl & Dr. Wada reflect on how to still feel empowered when facing the truth that there may be no “magic wand” solution for rheumatic diseases.49:05 - Importance of making your ordinary routine fun in small ways to add up to larger gains in health over time. Reflections that many people with rheumatic diseases don’t need many supplements. 

Dr. Kara Wada is an Assistant Clinical Professor and Associate Fellowship Program Director of Allergy/Immunology at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. She graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine and completed her Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency and Allergy/Immunology Fellowship at the Ohio State University and Nationwide Children's Hospital. After having completed additional fellowship training in medical education, she is passionate about building meaningful connection and therapeutic relationships with her patients and inspiring future physicians to do the same. She seeks to empower her patients and clients with a naturally-minded and scientifically-grounded approach to care. She speaks nationally on topics including medical education, allergic and immunologic conditions. Outside of her work, she is an autoimmune patient, a food allergy mom of 2 spunky daughters, and wife to another Dr. Wada. Find more information at www.crunchyallergist.com and follow her @crunchyallergist on IG and Facebook. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wishwell/support

This week I am joined by Dr. Maximilian Cruz (@maxabillioncruz) who shares his reasons why Med Students should consider a #MedPeds residency. We discuss our favorite tweets. Check it out! Published May 22, 2020 Host: Chris "The Chiu Man" Chiu Guest: Maximilian Cruz Tweets Discussed: https://twitter.com/maxabillioncruz/status/1263148455066730497?s=21 https://twitter.com/ebrheum/status/1259962024429342725?s=21 https://twitter.com/avrahamcoopermd/status/1261289014671429633?s=21 https://twitter.com/buckeye_sanjay/status/1262912764349222914?s=21 https://twitter.com/cincymedpeds/status/1260642343394447360?s=21 https://twitter.com/cincymedpeds/status/1263147490259468289?s=21 Shout-outs: https://twitter.com/aoglasser https://twitter.com/jbcarmody https://twitter.com/DrQuinnCapers4 https://twitter.com/cardionerds https://twitter.com/CPSolvers https://twitter.com/CuriousClinPod https://twitter.com/TheCribsiders Other platforms Podcast: https://anchor.fm/MedTTW YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzqsMnQAkVCTd0I5DuUzTfA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/101300171577512/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MedTwitThisWeek

Dr. Orajiaka shares how you can overcome the fear of being an "old grad" as an IMG by using your mindset. She is an American board certified Pediatrician with love for Emergency Medicine and is rocking the ER life in a pretty busy children's Emergency room in Ohio. She prides herself in being a wife and mother of 3 wonderful kids. Dr. Orajiaka grew up in Nigeria and completed medical school there. She fell in love with New York City when she moved to the US for a few years to obtain a Masters in Public Health from Columbia University New York. After obtaining her MPH degree she then moved back to Nigeria, worked on her portfolio and ultimately returned to New York city for Pediatrics Residency at the Columbia University Medical Center affiliation at Harlem Hospital. Besides being an outstanding physician in the peds ED, she is a blogger on https://drnkeiru.com/ and a health educator on Instagram where you can fine her at @dr_norajiaka. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ninalum/support

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Ever thought about going to an American Medical Student Association convention?   AMSA has teamed up with TUMS to offer a discount code (code: TUMS) that gets you $50 off convention registration, as well as $25 off AMSA membership!   I specifically requested that the code also apply for pre-med students as well as current med students, so even if you're still on the war path, the code'll still work!   The convention is March 8-11 in Washington, DC, and the Keynote Speaker is Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, which promises to be awesome!   So, if you're thinking about going, head on over to amsaconvention.org/register and enter the promo code "TUMS" at check out!   ----- Help Ian interview all *190+* specialties! www.undifferentiatedmedicalstudent.com/suggestions TUMS Email template to facilitate reaching out to guests! Become a TUMS patron! Show notes for this episode can be found here.  Dr. Aaron Leetch Dr. Leetch is the Program Director of the Combined Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics Residency at the University of Arizona Tucson Dr. Leetch completed his undergraduate degree in 2004, his medical degree in 2008 and then his Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Combined training in 2013 all The University of Arizona. Dr. Leetch is an Arizona native and has completed both medical school and residency at the University of Arizona. Dr. Leetch holds a dual appointment with the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics. He is currently the Program Director of the Combined Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics Residency. His academic interests include medical education, simulation medicine and pediatric critical care and the recognition of sick children. Teaching is his passion. Having started as a high school science teacher, he now enjoys teaching medical students, residents, nurses and pre-hospital providers locally, regionally and nationally about pediatric emergency recognition. As the host of the AZEMCast podcast, he produces a monthly peer-reviewed emergency podcast complete with in-audio citations delineating evidence-based from opinion. Ultimately, his goal in medical education is to make kids less scary to providers and to provide practical approaches to emergency care. Please enjoy with Dr. Aaron Leetch!

This presentation will (i) describe the problem of child abuse, particularly as it relates to reporting suspected abuse; (ii) share research findings from the Center for the Protection of Children; and (iii) discuss some of the ethical and practical challenges that arise in our efforts to protect children from abuse. Benjamin H. Levi, MD PhD, is a practicing pediatrician and a philosopher who is a Professor in the Departments of Humanities and Pediatrics at the Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Children’s Hospital. In addition to his other work in bioethics, Dr. Levi is recognized as an expert on ethical and professional concerns regarding the reporting of suspected child abuse. Dr. Levi has published and lectured widely on this topic, both nationally and abroad. Dr. Levi is Director of Penn State Hershey’s Center for the Protection of Children; along with colleagues has been instrumental in developing Penn State Children’s Hospital initiatives for the treatment and prevention of child abuse; and is co-creator of Look Out for Child Abuse, an extensive online resource that includes the Commonwealth’s only web-based tool for reporting suspected abuse. Dr. Levi earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy from Antioch College; his Master’s Degree in Philosophy, PhD in Philosophy of Education, and Doctor of Medicine from the University of Illinois in Urbana; and completed his Pediatrics Residency at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. Dr. Levi joined the faculty at Penn State Hershey in 1999, and since that time has been the recipient of numerous awards, including: the Hinkle Award for Translational Research; 4 awards for Outstanding Patient Satisfaction; an Excellence in Teaching award from Penn State medical students; a prestigious four-year Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Faculty Scholarship; a Community Service Award for his work on child abuse; a Founder’s Award for service to foster children; and a 12-month University Research Sabbatical during which he traveled to New Zealand and Australia, examining their systems for responding to suspected child abuse.

The terms “research” and “children,” when used together, tend to arouse suspicion of ethical abuse. That’s the right attitude to have, according to Penn State Hershey bioethicist and pediatrician Benjamin Levi, because of the potential risk of child abuse and harm. In this interview, Levi shares how research involving children can protect and promote children’s interests as long as researchers take the time to understand the special needs and interests of participants. “If you’re willing to listen,” Levi tells us, “children will tell you a great many things about what maters to them.” But Levi also discusses how the potential risk of abuse and harm that comes with involving children in research makes it necessary to understand and act on feelings of suspicion, both an empirical and conceptual task. Who is Dr. Benjamin Levi? Benjamin H. Levi, MD PhD, is a practicing pediatrician and a philosopher who is a Professor in the Departments of Humanities and Pediatrics at the Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Children’s Hospital. In addition to his other work in bioethics, Dr. Levi is recognized as an expert on ethical and professional concerns regarding the reporting of suspected child abuse. Dr. Levi has published and lectured widely on this topic, both nationally and abroad. Dr. Levi is Director of Penn State Hershey’s Center for the Protection of Children; along with colleagues has been instrumental in developing Penn State Children’s Hospital initiatives for the treatment and prevention of child abuse; and is co-creator of Look Out for Child Abuse, an extensive online resource that includes the Commonwealth’s only web-based tool for reporting suspected abuse. Dr. Levi earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy from Antioch College; his Master’s Degree in Philosophy, PhD in Philosophy of Education, and Doctor of Medicine from the University of Illinois in Urbana; and completed his Pediatrics Residency at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. Dr. Levi joined the faculty at Penn State Hershey in 1999, and since that time has been the recipient of numerous awards, including: the Hinkle Award for Translational Research; 4 awards for Outstanding Patient Satisfaction; an Excellence in Teaching award from Penn State medical students; a prestigious four-year Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Faculty Scholarship; a Community Service Award for his work on child abuse; a Founder’s Award for service to foster children; and a 12-month University Research Sabbatical during which he traveled to New Zealand and Australia, examining their systems for responding to suspected child abuse.

This presentation will (i) describe the problem of child abuse, particularly as it relates to reporting suspected abuse; (ii) share research findings from the Center for the Protection of Children; and (iii) discuss some of the ethical and practical challenges that arise in our efforts to protect children from abuse. Benjamin H. Levi, MD PhD, is a practicing pediatrician and a philosopher who is a Professor in the Departments of Humanities and Pediatrics at the Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Children’s Hospital. In addition to his other work in bioethics, Dr. Levi is recognized as an expert on ethical and professional concerns regarding the reporting of suspected child abuse. Dr. Levi has published and lectured widely on this topic, both nationally and abroad. Dr. Levi is Director of Penn State Hershey’s Center for the Protection of Children; along with colleagues has been instrumental in developing Penn State Children’s Hospital initiatives for the treatment and prevention of child abuse; and is co-creator of Look Out for Child Abuse, an extensive online resource that includes the Commonwealth’s only web-based tool for reporting suspected abuse. Dr. Levi earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy from Antioch College; his Master’s Degree in Philosophy, PhD in Philosophy of Education, and Doctor of Medicine from the University of Illinois in Urbana; and completed his Pediatrics Residency at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. Dr. Levi joined the faculty at Penn State Hershey in 1999, and since that time has been the recipient of numerous awards, including: the Hinkle Award for Translational Research; 4 awards for Outstanding Patient Satisfaction; an Excellence in Teaching award from Penn State medical students; a prestigious four-year Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Faculty Scholarship; a Community Service Award for his work on child abuse; a Founder’s Award for service to foster children; and a 12-month University Research Sabbatical during which he traveled to New Zealand and Australia, examining their systems for responding to suspected child abuse.

This is a preview of the Dr. Levi lecture on November 15th at 3:30 p.m. Dr. Levi will (i) describe the problem of child abuse, particularly as it relates to reporting suspected abuse; (ii) share research findings from the Center for the Protection of Children; and (iii) discuss some of the ethical and practical challenges that arise in our efforts to protect children from abuse. Benjamin H. Levi, MD PhD, is a practicing pediatrician and a philosopher who is a Professor in the Departments of Humanities and Pediatrics at the Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Children’s Hospital. In addition to his other work in bioethics, Dr. Levi is recognized as an expert on ethical and professional concerns regarding the reporting of suspected child abuse. Dr. Levi has published and lectured widely on this topic, both nationally and abroad. Dr. Levi is Director of Penn State Hershey’s Center for the Protection of Children; along with colleagues has been instrumental in developing Penn State Children’s Hospital initiatives for the treatment and prevention of child abuse; and is co-creator of Look Out for Child Abuse, an extensive online resource that includes the Commonwealth’s only web-based tool for reporting suspected abuse. Dr. Levi earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy from Antioch College; his Master’s Degree in Philosophy, PhD in Philosophy of Education, and Doctor of Medicine from the University of Illinois in Urbana; and completed his Pediatrics Residency at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. Dr. Levi joined the faculty at Penn State Hershey in 1999, and since that time has been the recipient of numerous awards, including: the Hinkle Award for Translational Research; 4 awards for Outstanding Patient Satisfaction; an Excellence in Teaching award from Penn State medical students; a prestigious four-year Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Faculty Scholarship; a Community Service Award for his work on child abuse; a Founder’s Award for service to foster children; and a 12-month University Research Sabbatical during which he traveled to New Zealand and Australia, examining their systems for responding to suspected child abuse.