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Strong Women In Medicine

84 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratings

Has medicine changed women or will women change medicine? Join Candace Bellamy, a doctor, and filmmaker, as women across different ages, ethnicities, and lifestyles share their experiences in medicine.

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New Episode: From Rhinitis to Resilience: Shani Bocian's shares how she built her company Allermi

November 28, 2023 13:35 - 29 minutes - 42.8 MB

In the finance and business world, women are sometimes perceived as weak entrepreneurs and not considered suitable for work in that field.   In this episode, Shani Bocian, the founder and CEO of Allermi, shares how having chronic allergy rhinitis influenced the development of her company. She talks about the difficulties allergy sufferers have in locating suitable medications and emphasizes the uncertainty and trial-and-error process involved in symptom management. Shani adds that each p...

Physical therapist, Coach, Speaker and Business Owner Natasha Wilch joins us to discuss Concussion Care and what it means to be a Moment Maker

September 21, 2023 15:03 - 26 minutes - 38 MB

In this episode, Natasha Wilch, a licensed physical therapist from Nanaimo, British Columbia, discusses her experience working with concussion and brain injury patients. She has a clinic called Symphony Brain Performance and also has a company that trains medical professionals across the world on how to treat concussions. Natasha's motivation stems from her own struggles with mental illness and her father's work accident that resulted in brain injury. She underlines the significance of prior...

New Episode: Physician Leadership with Natasha W. Beauvais, MD, MPH

September 14, 2023 02:17 - 26 minutes - 60 MB

Being a Physician leader is not only about your own growth but the growth of your team. By recognizing what you can do to make those around you succeed, you create a postitive workplace culture that leads to better patient care. Tune in to hear more from today's guest, Dr. Natasha Beauvais, as she kicks off Season 4 of the Strong Women in Medicine podcast.   About our guest:  Natasha W. Lewry Beauvais, MD, MPHis a physician at Northern Virginia Family Practice Associates (NVFP), a fami...

Replay: Putting patient's first- the leap to Direct Primary Care with Dr. Kimberly Legg Corba

August 03, 2023 05:00 - 45 minutes - 105 MB

After practicing in the Lehigh Valley for 15 years, Dr. Kimberly Legg Corba opened the first Direct Primary Care office in the Lehigh Valley on January 2, 2016.  The transition from her established practice to the Direct Primary Care model allows Dr. Corba to continue to provide the highest quality care, for which she has been rated by insurers in the past, while continuing to focus on her patients’ needs with unmatched affordability and convenience.  The DPC model will allow more time and a...

Replay: National Speaker, Physician Coach, Teacher and CEO, Dr. Shola Ezeokoli discusses Physician Burnout and living your best life.

July 20, 2023 17:48 - 39 minutes - 53.9 MB

Tune in to the replay of today's episode of the Strong Women in Medicine podcast featuring Dr. Shola Exzrokoli. Dr. Shola is the multi-talented founder and CEO of Balance with Dr. Shola LLC and the Physician Heal Yourself brand. Known for her vibrant personality and innovative approach in her talks, Dr. Shola is passionate about helping to empower early to mid-career women to create lives of more wealth, autonomy, freedom, and fun through her work as a professional coach, speaker, and author...

Replay:Dr. Pui-Ying Iroh Tam, Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist and Leadership and Life Coach shares how she found her dream job in Malawi

July 06, 2023 05:01 - 20 minutes - 46.7 MB

This week's guest is Dr. Pui-Ying Iroh Tam, a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and leadership and life coach who has spent the last 5 years based full-time in Malawi.  Dr. Pui works in the government hospital, leads child health research studies, and mentors amazing young African clinician-researchers to become the next generation of researchers for the country. She will be sharing how she found her dream job in Malawi and how as a leadership and life coach she loves helping others cr...

New: Overcoming perfectionism with physiotherapist and health coach Charlotte Mah

June 29, 2023 14:35 - 18 minutes - 41.3 MB

On today's episode of the Strong Women in Medicine podcast, Charlotte Mah, a recovering people pleaser and perfectionist shares her career journey and how she worked to overcome perfectionism and is now helping others do the same.  About our Guest: Charlotte Mah is a physiotherapist and health coach who is passionate about using neuro drills to help ambitious, overwhelmed [mostly female!] healthcare professionals to bust stress for good by breaking the cycle of people pleasing and perfec...

REPLAY: Addressing Physician Burnout with Tammie Chang, MD

May 11, 2023 05:01 - 14 minutes - 21.3 MB

About Our Guest: Dr. Tammie Chang is a board-certified pediatric hematologist/oncologist physician practicing in the Pacific Northwest. She is the Co-Founder of Pink Coat, MD, a safe community and digital platform to empower women physicians to thrive, and the Founder of Tammie Chang, MD, her thriving women physician's empowerment and leadership coaching practice. She is also the program director of ELEVATE, the American Medical Women's Association's (AMWA) national leadership development ...

Award winning musician and licensed clinical social worker Michael Romero on using music to create connection with dementia patients

May 04, 2023 17:22 - 22 minutes - 52.4 MB

Award-winning musician and licensed clinical social worker Michael Romero shares his personal journey of being a caregiver for his Mom who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and how he and his family were able to use music to connect with her as the disease progressed. Michael is now using his lived experience with Caregiving for persons with Dementia along with creative and technological tools to support other Caregivers and their loved ones. About our guest:  Michael D. Romero, LCSW-S is...

Licensed Psychologist Dr. Rebecca Eldredge discusses the importance of women healthcare leaders honoring their own self-compassion and wellbeing in order to make a positive and sustainable impact.

April 27, 2023 12:53 - 28 minutes - 65.7 MB

Despite the warning signs of fatigue, burnout, and overwhelm, many of us continue to "push through" because others are depending on us. But ignoring these signs not only can affect our mental health but can impact our physical health as well.  On today's episode of the Strong Women in Medicine podcast licensed Psychologist Dr. Rebecca Eldredge discusses how important it is for women healthcare leaders to recognize the importance of caring for themselves and understand how destigmatizing se...

Physician, philanthropist, founder and CEO of Troy Medical, Dr. Kara Hartl discusses her innovative approach to telemedicine to provide quality medical specialists to remote and medically underserved communities

April 20, 2023 14:07 - 31 minutes - 72.5 MB

Today's guest, Dr. Kara Hartl shares her journey in medicine, from moving to Alaska to start a practice in an underserved community to creating Troy Medical after witnessing one of her own patients become overwhelmed by a debilitating medical condition.   About our guest: Dr. Kara Hartl is a physician, philanthropist, Harvard graduate and the founder and CEO of Troy Medical, an innovative approach to telemedicine that uses technology to bring high-quality medical specialists to remote ...

REPLAY: Paving The Way For Women In Sports Medicine with Dr. Jill Moschelli, MD, MBA, CAQ-SM, FAAFP, FACSM

April 19, 2023 05:01 - 17 minutes - 24.8 MB

For decades, the specialty of sports medicine has been predominantly male, but like many areas of medicine, that is changing. In this episode, Dr. Jill Moschelli talks about being a woman in sports medicine. While in her Family Medicine residency, Dr. Moschelli, who is also an athlete, discovered her passion for treating athletes dealing with musculoskeletal injuries along with addressing their primary care needs.  Dr. Jill shares how it is important for athletes to have a choice when it c...

REPLAY: Better Sex, Better Health, Better You with Dr. Nita Landry, OB-GYN, TV Host, Media Expert and Keynote Speaker

April 13, 2023 13:37 - 17 minutes - 16 MB

Women have been taught that it is taboo to talk about their sexuality and their body. This leaves women with a lot of questions unanswered and needs unmet. Dr. Nita isn’t a fan of this narrative. Dr. Nita Landry is a board-certified OB-GYN, and co-hosted The Doctors TV show for six seasons.  Rather than taking a traditional path, she chose to combine medicine and entertainment and has been able to reach women around the world through television and social media. She is on a mission to help...

How burnout and adversity led to Medical School for the Soul with Founder and Creator Dr. Gigi Abdel-Samed

April 06, 2023 05:01 - 35 minutes - 67.5 MB

After experiencing burnout and significant life events, Dr. Gigi knew she wanted to do things differently. Out of her transformational journey Medical School for the Soul was born. Tune in to hear Dr. Gigi's inspiring story and her work to return heart to healthcare. About our guest: Dr. Gigi Abdel-Samed is a Board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician, with almost 28 years in practice. She is a recognized speaker, and transformational coach with an MBA.    She is the creator of Medical...

REPLAY: From Employee to Entrepreneur with Asha M. Creary, M.Ed, LPC, NCC, Founder of Crave Counseling

April 05, 2023 05:01 - 26 minutes - 36.9 MB

Set-backs are sometimes the best moments to pivot your career for the better.   In today’s episode, we will be joined by Asha Creary. Asha is the founder of Crave Counseling - a network of therapists that provides individuals, families and couples with quality mental health services. Crave Counseling was founded in 2019 and has served more than 600 families, 12 businesses and 18 practitioners.   Asha will be sharing her journey from employee to entrepreneur. She will also be discussi...

Pain Expert Dr. Saloni Sharma discusses her best selling book, The Pain Solution: 5 Steps to Relieve and Prevent Back Pain, Muscle Pain, and Joint Pain without Medication.

March 30, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes - 12.4 MB

As a Pain Management Physician, Dr. Sharma knew the key to treating pain was treating the whole person, not just the symptoms. She also knew she wanted to share more information with patients than what she could fit into an appointment. This led to writing, The Pain Solution: 5 Steps to Relieve and Prevent Back Pain, Muscle Pain, and Joint Pain without Medication. This best selling book, written with empathy and scientific savvy by Dr. Sharma, offers a personalized and innovative five-step p...

REPLAY: Leading the Pharmaceutical Industry with XIL Health CEO, Susan Lang

March 29, 2023 05:00 - 21 minutes - 31.2 MB

Starting a career in healthcare at age 26, Susan Lang was already a hospital administrator at a large hospital at the age of 31 when she was in a head-on collision that resulted in significant physical injuries and traumatic brain injury.  Refusing to let this be the rest of her story she attended physical therapy 8 hours a day in a wheelchair for over a year and returned to work. Susan worked as a c-suite executive before founding XIL Health, a woman-owned healthcare analytics, and techno...

Pediatrician, Business Owner, Wife and Mother Dr. Chinwe Efuribe on starting an Innovative Youth Centered Medical Practice.

March 23, 2023 02:44 - 26 minutes - 59.9 MB

So, when health care really gets it right, the design of care is human centered, meaning it addresses individuals’ and families’ needs effectively, inclusively, and, when possible, proactively. -Elizabeth Teisberg, Executive Director of The Value Institute of Healthcare  Starting a practice is no small feat, but Dr. Chinwe knew she not only wanted to start her own practice, but she wanted to create a youth centered practice that was unconventional and focused on meeting the needs of today'...

Replay: Let's talk about sex with Kate Roberts, Social Entrepreneur and Founder of The Body Agency.

March 22, 2023 14:31 - 30 minutes - 41.2 MB

Sex education– an active fight to break the stigma and promote sexual health, and controversy for some. With so many people finding the topic taboo, it’s so easy to overlook the issues that come with being misinformed on what’s meant to be a natural part of being human. In this episode, I’m joined by Kate Roberts, a social entrepreneur that founded The Body Agency, a company that aims to aid women and increase awareness in sexual wellness while being aware and considerate of both political...

The Moxie Mindset: How to Cultivate Grit, Courage, and Confidence with Alexia Vernon

March 16, 2023 05:02 - 22 minutes - 32.5 MB

In this episode, Alexia Vernon, Founder and President of Step Into Your Moxie shares her journey of starting her business and how she helps healthcare leaders create safe spaces for their employees to speak up. She also explains why she chose "moxie" and how it factors into effective leadership. Alexia discusses her inspiration for writing, Step into Your Moxie, as well as sharing some insights from her book.  About Alexia Vernon: Alexia was dubbed as a "Moxie Maven" by the White House O...

REPLAY Part 2 Retired OB-GYN Dr. Janet Lawson shares her experience growing up during segregation, what inspired her to become a doctor and her work in Public Health to create policy change

March 15, 2023 05:06 - 22 minutes - 43.3 MB

Dr. Janet Lawson was the first guest on the Strong Women in Medicine podcast. A retired OB-GYN, she shares her experience growing up during segregation, what inspired her to become a doctor and how her work in Public Health helped to create policy change.  About our guest: Dr. Lawson had a unique career in clinical medicine and public health. She received her medical degree in June 1980 from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and completed a residency program in Obstetrics and ...

REPLAY Part 1: Retired OB-GYN Dr. Janet Lawson shares her experience growing up during segregation, what inspired her to become a doctor and her work in Public Health to create policy change

March 15, 2023 05:01 - 29 minutes - 55.6 MB

Dr. Janet Lawson was the first guest on the Strong Women in Medicine podcast. A retired OB-GYN, she shares her experience growing up during segregation, what inspired her to become a doctor and how her work in Public Health helped to create policy change.  About our guest:  Dr. Lawson had a unique career in clinical medicine and public health. She received her medical degree in June 1980 from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and completed a residency program in Obstetrics and...

Michael Lewis on starting his business, Tutor Financial Advisors, LLC and why it was important to help Health Professionals who specialize in Addiction Medicine prepare for retirement

March 09, 2023 05:01 - 19 minutes - 44.9 MB

Starting his career on Wall Street after graduating from the Duke University Fuqua School of Business, Michael Lewis learned how Wall Street really works from the inside, assisting international banks such as BNY Mellon and institutional fund managers such as SEI Investments, managing risk and improving returns using technology. After retirement, Michael continued to feel the call to help others with finances but in a different way-he wanted to help Health Professionals working in  Addicti...

Replay: Meet Dr. Averil Mansfield, Pioneering Vascular Surgeon and the UK’s first female professor of surgery

March 08, 2023 05:01 - 25 minutes - 37 MB

In honor of International Women's Day, we are re-airing our interview with Dr. Averil Mansfield, Pioneering Vascular Surgeon and the UK's first female professor of surgery. She recently published her autobiography, Life in Her Hands. From a young age, Averil Mansfield wanted to become a doctor. But it was the early 1950s, and women were not expected to pursue a career in medicine. Against all expectations, Dr. Mansfield forged ahead and became a Vascular surgeon in the UK. In addition to h...

Jen Shultz, Founder & Leader of The Non-Nine-to-Five™ shares her journey to starting her own business, and her enthusiasm for helping other women do the same

March 02, 2023 18:08 - 20 minutes - 46.2 MB

If you feel a strong call to step outside your full-time 9 to 5  because there is something more you are meant to create on your own, this episode is for you. Jen Shultz, Founder & Leader of The Non-Nine-to-Five™, left a full-time job as a teacher, unsure of what was next. She listened to her inner voice which resulted in her finding her purpose and starting The Non-Nine-to-Five™.  Tune in to hear some tips for stepping out on your own and writing the next chapter of your story. And if y...

Nicole Lamoureux, President and CEO of the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) shares her passion for change and what it means to be a disrupter

February 24, 2023 14:10 - 17 minutes - 39.1 MB

  What do uninsured people do when they can’t afford insurance? Nicole Lamoureux went on a mission to find answers to that question. After a diagnosis of inflammatory breast cancer at age 33, Nicole, who had insurance and access to care, realized she would also need to deplete her 401K. In the midst of her diagnosis, Nicole made some major life changes one of which was to leave her job to find an opportunity that would allow her to advocate for the healthcare of others. This quest led ...

Psychologist, Executive Coach, and Prison Warden Tamara Lyn shares her unique journey and the power of keeping an open mind

February 16, 2023 18:02 - 27 minutes - 61.8 MB

In today's episode, Dr. Tamara Lyn shares her journey as a Psychologist, Executive Coach and Warden in a federal prison during the global pandemic and the insights she learned from these experiences.  About our guest: Tamara S. Lyn, PhD, ABPP, ACC As an executive coach and organizational consultant, Tammy facilitates professional growth for leaders in high stakes, high impact organizations. She takes a strengths- based approach to transforming internal system dynamics and enhancing rela...

Paving The Way For Women In Sports Medicine with Dr. Jill Moschelli, MD, MBA, CAQ-SM, FAAFP, FACSM

February 09, 2023 03:59 - 17 minutes - 24.8 MB

For decades, the specialty of sports medicine has been predominantly male, but like many areas of medicine, that is changing. In this episode, Dr. Jill Moschelli talks about being a woman in sports medicine. While in her Family Medicine residency, Dr. Moschelli, who is also an athlete, discovered her passion for treating athletes dealing with musculoskeletal injuries along with addressing their primary care needs.  Dr. Jill shares how it is important for athletes to have a choice when it c...

From Nurse to NursePreneur with Catie Harris

January 19, 2023 20:07 - 15 minutes - 22.3 MB

Today's episode features Catie Harris, NursePreneur. At 16, Catie had a vivid dream of becoming a nurse and never questioned her decision since. Like many aspiring nurses, she imagined caring for patients, becoming a healer, and serving her community. Reality hit in the form of 60-to-80 hour work weeks, not having the resources to complete daily never-ending to-do lists, corrupt administrative games, a culture of dishonesty and a total mental and physical breakdown. No longer proud of her ...

Dr. Sarah Allen, Founder of The Skin Clique, shares her amazing journey as a Physician and Business Owner.

January 12, 2023 11:00 - 13 minutes - 18.9 MB

On today's episode, Sarah Allen, MD Founder of The Skin Clique, shares her amazing journey in business and medicine and how she finds joy while doing both. Stay tuned to find out Sarah’s advice to Women in medicine who want to establish their own businesses and strive in both the medical and business fields.   Highlights Sarah Allen’s Skin Clique Journey About The Skin Clique Sarah's advice for business owners   About Dr. Sarah Allen Sarah Leatherman Allen, MD, Founder of The S...

Dr. Amy Beckley, CEO and founder of Proov, discusses how personal infertility struggles led to creating the first FDA approved at home ovulation test.

December 08, 2022 18:28 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MB

Infertility is a silent struggle for many couples because there is still a stigma associated with this topic. Infertility challenges can also result in expensive treatments costing tens of thousands of dollars and significant time off work.  Amy Beckley, Ph.D., joins us to share her personal journey with infertility which led to starting Proov, which offers accessible, noninvasive at-home fertility diagnostics to help couples experiencing fertility challenges. Episode Highlights & Resour...

Better Sex, Better Health, Better You with Dr. Nita Landry, OB-GYN, TV Host, Media Expert and Keynote Speaker

November 17, 2022 15:37 - 17 minutes - 16 MB

Women have been taught that it is taboo to talk about their sexuality and their body. This leaves women with a lot of questions unanswered and needs unmet. Dr. Nita isn’t a fan of this narrative!  Dr. Nita Landry is a board-certified OB-GYN, and co-hosted The Doctors TV show for six seasons.  Rather than taking a traditional path, she chose to combine medicine and entertainment and has been able to reach women around the world through television and social media. She is on a mission to hel...

Dr. Madhavi Vemireddy shares how being a Primary caregiver led her to building programs to empower and support other caregivers

November 10, 2022 16:28 - 23 minutes - 33.9 MB

Being a caregiver can be overwhelming. Dr. Madhavi Vemireddy’s first son was born with congenital heart disease and at age 5 was diagnosed on the autism spectrum. As a result of her experiences as a Primary Caregiver,  Dr. Vemireddy began looking at ways to help other caregivers and provide resources to them she wished she'd had early on in her journey caring for her son.  In today's episode, Dr. Vemireddy will talk about her experiences as a Primary Caregiver, how she and her husband co...

Taking Care of You: The Empowered Woman's Guide to Better Health with co-authors Mary O’Connor, M.D., & Kanwal Haq, M.S

October 18, 2022 14:45 - 17 minutes - 24.4 MB

In this episode, co-authors Mary O'Connor, M.D., and Kanwal L Haq, M.S., discuss their book, "Taking Care of You: The Empowered Woman's Guide to Better Health".  With contributions from over 100 medical experts, this easy-to-use comprehensive guide was created to help women get better healthcare and improve their health. This is a book to be shared between mother and daughter, sister, aunt, and grandmother — an essential resource for every woman, and those who love her. The book is out ...

From Employee to Entrepreneur with Asha Creary, Founder of Crave Counseling

October 18, 2022 14:11 - 26 minutes - 36.9 MB

In today’s episode, we will be joined by Asha Creary M.Ed, LPC, NCC. Asha is the founder of Crave Counseling - a network of therapists that provides individuals, families, and couples with quality mental health services. Crave Counseling was founded in 2019 and has served more than 600 families, 12 businesses, and 18 practitioners. Asha will be sharing her story of how Crave Counseling came to fruition and what prepared her early in life to take on the challenges, failures, and setbacks t...

Expanding the Scope of Primary Care with Kelsey Mellard

September 28, 2022 14:25 - 27 minutes - 38.4 MB

In our current healthcare system, patients can sometimes spend half a day waiting to see one healthcare provider. And the average wait time in the United States to schedule a consultation can take anywhere from six to eight weeks. The long wait to see a provider can be stressful for families, can raise healthcare costs, and limit provider impact and satisfaction. Kelsey Mellard realized that the system needs to be transformed through bigger, bolder changes. Kellsey is on a mission to revol...

Leading the Pharmaceutical Industry with XIL Health CEO,  Susan Lang

September 20, 2022 16:19 - 21 minutes - 31.2 MB

Starting a career in healthcare at age 26, Susan Lang was already a hospital administrator at a large hospital at the age of 31 when she was in a head-on collision that resulted in significant physical injuries and traumatic brain injury.  Refusing to let this be the rest of her story she attended physical therapy 8 hours a day in a wheelchair for over a year and returned to work. Susan worked as a c-suite executive before founding XIL Health, a woman-owned healthcare analytics, and techno...

Addressing Physician Burnout with Tammie Chang, MD

September 06, 2022 13:54 - 14 minutes - 21.3 MB

About Our Guest: Dr. Tammie Chang is a board-certified pediatric hematologist/oncologist physician practicing in the Pacific Northwest. She is the Co-Founder of Pink Coat, MD, a safe community and digital platform to empower women physicians to thrive, and the Founder of Tammie Chang, MD, her thriving women physician's empowerment and leadership coaching practice. She is also the program director of ELEVATE, the American Medical Women's Association's (AMWA) national leadership development ...

Next Generation Orthodontics with Dr. Ingrid Murra

August 30, 2022 04:00 - 7 minutes - 12 MB

Mail-order aligner companies first appeared in the year 2015.  With their existence, do we no longer require the services of an orthodontist? Enter Dr. Murra. Insecure about her teeth at a young age and after going through four years of braces, Dr. Ingrid Murra realized that orthodontics could be truly life transforming. She then decided that this would be her mission in life. During her orthodontics residency program at the Harvard Dental School, she realized that the practice of Orthod...

Dr. Katerina Kurteeva, Board-Certified Ophthalmologist, discusses her journey in medicine and the importance of embracing your true calling and following your entrepreneurial spirit.

August 23, 2022 04:00 - 19 minutes - 27.8 MB

Dr. Katerina Kurteeva is a Board-Certified Fellow of the American Board of Ophthalmology. She completed her medical training at Loma Linda University graduating with top honors and was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha honors society. Her renegade spirit led her to start her own practice where she is passionate about providing patients with excellent eye care. Tune in as Dr. Kurteeva discusses her journey in medicine and the importance of embracing your true calling and following your ent...

Dr. Rahi, MD on Health, Wellness, and Integrative Aesthetics

August 17, 2022 17:25 - 14 minutes - 21.3 MB

Physical aesthetics is the result of well-balanced hormones, healthy diet and lifestyle, exercise routines, and prioritizing mental health. Beauty radiates from the inside glowing to the outside. Our next guest, Dr. Rahi, MD, joins us today to show us how practicing regenerative medicine is as helpful as treating diseases. Dr. Rahi has been an integrative and aesthetics doctor specializing in anti-aging procedures, hormone therapy, and preventative medicine since 2017. With the deficiency ...

Dr. Averil Mansfield, Pioneering Vascular Surgeon and the UK’s first female professor of surgery

August 09, 2022 04:00 - 25 minutes - 35.2 MB

From a young age, Averil Mansfield wanted to become a doctor. But it was the early 1950s, and women were not expected to pursue a career in medicine. In this episode, Averil will share her journey to becoming a vascular surgeon, how she balanced work and family,  and what life has been like since retirement.   Dr. Mansfield was voted one of "100 Women Who Have Changed the World" and founded Women in Surgery, a Royal College of Surgeons initiative to encourage more women to enter the fiel...

Paige Heaphy, CIO of GYANT Brings AI-Driven Tools and Software Solutions to Improve Access to Healthcare

July 15, 2022 07:35 - 19 minutes - 27.2 MB

The unfortunate truth about the American healthcare system is that it's very complex and very expensive. Its bureaucratic nature makes it difficult to navigate for patients and their loved ones. But with the emerging world of digital technology bringing new innovations to healthcare, my guest, Paige Heaphy, aims to simplify that complexity and give patients greater knowledge and autonomy, and ultimately achieve transparency and equitable access to high-quality care.   Paige is the Chief ...

Estelle Giraud, CEO & Co-Founder of Trellis Health on Improving Health Data Systems for Families Everywhere

June 24, 2022 04:00 - 20 minutes - 29.3 MB

While there have been massive leaps in healthcare innovation in the past decade, an unfortunate reality is that our health data systems are incredibly fragmented. Human health by nature is complex and no one person is built the same. If we want to achieve precision health for everyone, we first need to create a better foundation for our health systems that removes needless barriers and data siloes.   Estelle Giraud, CEO & Co-Founder of Trellis Health joins me today to discuss how her com...

Laura Purdy, MD, Co-founder of MD Integrations on Innovating the Future of Healthcare with Telehealth Medicine

April 29, 2022 14:56 - 29 minutes - 43.1 MB

The rapid growth of virtual technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed how we interact with the world and the healthcare industry is no exception. Although the field of telehealth is still to be considered in its infancy, it has the great potential to make healthcare more accessible and improve the lives of patients and doctors alike.  Dr. Laura Purdy joins me on the show to share her story of how she emerged into the telehealth space after serving as a US Military physici...

Diane Shannon, MD, MPH, Founder of Shannon Healthcare Communications, Overcoming Burnout: Finding Another Way to Heal

April 07, 2022 13:30 - 23 minutes - 33 MB

The clinical environment patients see versus what we as healthcare professionals see are worlds apart– rife with chaos, mountains of paperwork, and sometimes it can even be antithetical. Because of this, burnout is rampant throughout the system. Burnout is something we can all experience across different fields– but in this episode, I wanted to focus on physician burnout and how we can both avoid and overcome it. I’m joined by Diane Shannon, MD, MPH, a former primary care physician that boas...

Meet Kate Roberts, Social Entrepreneur and Founder of The Body Agency, Out to Break The Stigma in Sex Education

March 08, 2022 11:00 - 30 minutes - 41.2 MB

Sex education– an active fight to break the stigma and promote sexual health, and controversy for some. With so many people finding the topic taboo, it’s so easy to overlook the issues that come with being misinformed on what’s meant to be a natural part of being human. In this episode, I’m joined by Kate Roberts, a social entrepreneur that founded The Body Agency, a company that aims to aid women and increase awareness in sexual wellness while being aware and considerate of both political...

Meet Dr. Jaclyn Tomsic, MD, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at Ohio’s Center for Oral, Facial, and Implant Surgery

January 11, 2022 18:52 - 35 minutes - 52.7 MB

This week's guest is Dr. Jaclyn Tomsic, MD, an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at Ohio’s Center for Oral, Facial, and Implant Surgery. Dr. Tomsic discusses her journey to becoming an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon that includes both dental and medical school! She also offers tips for medical students and residents interviewing this season and discusses her love of country music!  https://www.ohsurgery.com/meet-us/meet-the-doctor/dr-jaclyn-tomsic/ https://www.instagram.com/doctorjacci/?hl...

Dr. Pui-Ying Iroh Tam, Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist and Leadership and Life Coach shares how she found her dream job in Malawi

August 02, 2021 16:25 - 18 minutes - 34.3 MB

This week's guest is Dr. Pui-Ying Iroh Tam, a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and leadership and life coach who has spent the last 5 years based full-time in Malawi.  Dr. Pui works in the government hospital, leads child health research studies, and mentors amazing young African clinician-researchers to become the next generation of researchers for the country. She will be sharing how she found her dream job in Malawi and how as a leadership and life coach she loves helping others cr...

Meet Noel Keck, Executive Director, Contracts and Client Solutions, Clinistart

July 22, 2021 14:50 - 19 minutes - 30.2 MB

CliniStart is a Raleigh, NC-based company that provides a global streamlined clinical study start-up process with their tech-enabled approach to clinical contracts, site payments, and budgets.  Noel Keck serves as Executive Director, Contracts and Client Solutions, and previously worked for the world’s largest Clinical Research Organization (CRO) and some of the world’s leading pharmaceutical sponsors. Noel has experience in multiple therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Rheumatology, Endoc...

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