Podcasts by Raise the Line

Leveraging Facebook's Reach to Improve Health – Kang-Xing Jin, Head of Health at Facebook from 2023-12-13T18:19:00.686470

To create behavior change, like getting people to wear masks, it's not enough just to give people information, you also need to communicate that information effectively. Facebook's Kang-Xing Jin --...

Targeting the Scar Tissue of Distrust - Dr. Ali Khan, Executive Medical Director, Oak Street Health from 2023-12-13T18:19:00.593345

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Surgical Training in Virtual Reality - Dr. Justin Barad, CEO of Osso VR from 2023-12-13T18:19:00.578789

Pairing Teaching With Lifelong Learning - Dr. Sharon Goldfarb, Former Dean of Health Sciences at College of Marin from 2023-12-13T18:19:00.544088

Dr. Sharon Goldfarb, Former Dean of Health Sciences at College of Marin in Kentfield, CA, very much considers herself a lifelong learner; one of the many qualities that earned her the first ever Os...

Jesse vanWestrienen, Co-Founder & Biology Lead, Biomeme, Inc. from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.349383

Quick, accurate testing for COVID-19 is critically important as states begin to loosen up social distancing. Enter Biomeme, a Pennsylvania-based biotech firm, with a system that allows sophisticate...

Dr. Roger Seheult, Co-Founder of Medcram from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.348553

Why are young patients with COVID 19 having strokes? Why are ventilators not as effective as expected? Why do some patients have the symptoms of altitude sickness? One explanation for these myster...

Donna Meyer - CEO, Organization for Associate Degree Nursing from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.347729

Half of all nurses in the U.S. are graduates of two-year programs when they first start practicing, and while a national push is on to encourage RN's to get bachelor's degrees, an associate's degre...

Could A.I. Replace Healthcare Workers? - Gabe Dalporto, CEO of Udacity from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.338482

Relax. Artificial Intelligence can't do EVERY job, but Gabe Dalporto believes it's a good idea to think about whether it could replace yours, even if you work in healthcare. As CEO of the popular...

A Quarterback for Chronic Conditions - Dhiren Patel, VP of Medical Affairs at Pack Health from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.337515

Maybe you can't pick-up your prescriptions because you can't afford to fix your car. Or maybe getting outside to exercise is a worry because your neighborhood isn't safe. Dhiren Patel and his colle...

Testing a Trillion Drug Cocktails - Dr. Dean Ho, National University of Singapore from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.336603

In the race to find an effective treatment for COVID-19, Artificial Intelligence may end up playing a big role because of its ability to quickly test drug combinations -- as in testing up to a tril...

COVID Testing at Home - Julia Cheek, Founder and CEO of Everlywell from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.335801

It's now possible to do your own test for COVID-19 at home. It involves doing a simple nasal swab and mailing it to a pre-approved lab. Results are available in just a few days. These FDA authoriz...

"Double Down" On a Healthcare Career - Dan Weberg, Head of Clinical Innovation at Trusted Health from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.288977

It's understandable for people to have second thoughts about becoming a healthcare provider at any time, let alone in the middle of a pandemic. But despite the many challenges that come with nursin...

Skills Over Qualifications - Dr. Vu Tran, Co-founder & Head of Growth at GO1 from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.288138

Dr. Vu Tran thinks doctors make the best salespeople, and he's in a good position to judge as both a general practitioner and growth leader at a booming workplace learning start-up. In fact, Tran b...

Transitioning to High Growth Jobs - Dara Warn, Chief Customer Officer at Penn Foster from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.286334

The COVID economy is prompting millions of unemployed Americans to learn new skills to help their chances of getting a job. That's obviously good news for companies like Penn Foster, which has been...

Networking Is Not a Bad Word - Bunny Ellerin, CEO and Co-founder, NYC Health Business Leaders from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.277896

Even though Bunny Ellerin has built a career around bringing people and organizations together -- in fact she's known as "the most connected
person in healthcare" -- she still gets apprehensi...

Physicians with a Philosophy - Robert Cain DO, President and CEO of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.276954

They share one initial in their credentials, meet the same professional standards and have the same passion to care for people, but there are also differences between MDs and DOs in their education...

Giving Voice to Patients - Mel Hall, Former CEO of Press Ganey Associates from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.269738

Practicing what he preached in inner city Detroit led Methodist minister Mel Hall to pursue a PhD in statistics. Not your typical path, perhaps, but Hall had a vision to use data to describe the co...

Years of Change in Six Months - Cyril Philip, Principal, Providence Ventures from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.268850

A healthcare venture capitalist's take on COVID? The pandemic has basically been an accelerator. It's prompted a “digital, virtual revolution” that can be seen in the boom in telehealth and technol...

All Nurses Are Leaders - Dr. Deborah Trautman, President and CEO, American Association of Colleges of Nursing from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.267970

No matter what position they hold, from floor nurse to administrator, all nurses are leaders, and all health care professionals have a responsibility to use their knowledge to impact change. Those ...

Making Healthcare Consumer Friendly – Dr. Florian Otto, CEO and Co-Founder of Cedar from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.260449

You can make purchases, travel plans and dinner reservations in a few clicks, but being able to pay your hospital bill with similar ease is a rarity. That's where Cedar comes in, a "fintech" start-...

A New Vital Sign for Behavioral Health - Mainul Mondal, Founder & CEO of Ellipsis Health from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.259551

Mental illness was on the rise in the U.S. even before COVID-19 hit, and studies show a majority of Americans say their mental health has been negatively impacted due to worry and stress over the c...

Empowering Menopause - Jannine Versi, COO and Co-Founder, Elektra Health from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.258323

It's time to change the narrative on menopause, says Jannine Versi. Women in their 40s, 50s and 60s aren't fading from relevance, they're discovering greater freedom and creativity, and looking to ...

Education for Anyone, Anywhere - Salman Khan, Founder and CEO, Khan Academy from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.250896

Described as “Bill Gates' favorite teacher” in Fortune Magazine, Salman Khan started his now-famous Khan Academy by tutoring his cousins long-distance in 2004. Since then, Khan's non-profit educati...

Taking Big Swings - Dr. Sachin Jain, President and CEO of SCAN Health Plan from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.250007

Dr. Sachin Jain has always been drawn to taking "big swings" at tough problems, and the disconnect between care delivery and care administration is one of them. As a leader in various capacities i...

Affordable Primary Care Everywhere - Eren Bali, CEO and Co-Founder of Carbon Health from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.188787

As a child in rural southeastern Turkey, Eren Bali knew that people died needlessly for lack of access to healthcare. This explains his passion for making affordable healthcare available to everyo...

The Doctor Is In…School - Josh Golomb and Jeannie Chen, Hazel Health from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.187737

Kids without regular access to healthcare are obviously at higher risk for developing health issues, but it also makes them more likely to face long-term consequences such as dropping out of school...

Where Science, Politics and Ethics Meet - Dr. George Daley, Dean of Harvard Medical School from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.186277

“Science transcends politics,” says Dr. George Daley. “My hope is that physicians and scientists will, in fact, be a force for global harmony, and that will be a silver lining to come out of the pa...

What Makes a Good Physician? - Dr. Jerry Balentine, Dean of New York Institute of Technology’s College of Osteopathic Medicine from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.185040

Dr. Jerry Balentine thinks a lot about the qualities successful medical students and physicians need. “I think all medical schools wish there was a way of testing who's going to be a great physicia...

A New Model for Primary Care - Tim Barry, Co-Founder and CEO of VillageMD from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.183957

As a young professional in Chicago in the early 1990’s, Tim Barry happened upon a poster in a store one day that simply stated, “You just can’t fake love, man”— and it was at that moment he realize...

Serving the Underserved - Dr. Chuck Cairns, Dean & Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs, Drexel University College of Medicine from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.182410

Dr. Chuck Cairns enjoyed practicing emergency medicine early in his career, but he soon realized he could have a bigger impact by focusing on how clinical care, education and medical research is or...

Less Mechanics, More Thinking - David Fischel, CEO of Stereotaxis from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.181353

“The whole point of robotic medical devices is to reduce the role of the surgeon as a "mechanic' and enhance their role as a strategist, thinker and designer of the therapy which is best for each p...

How COVID is Changing Dentistry - Eve Cuny, Director of Environmental Health and Safety, University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.153520

COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on dentistry, says Eve Cuny, who has worked in the area of dental infection prevention and patient safety for the past 30 years. Many dental procedures create f...

The Answer Is At the Bedside - Dr. Thomas Rebbecchi, Medical Advisor, National Board of Medical Examiners from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.152502

“Often, the real answer is at the bedside,” says Dr. Thomas Rebbecchi, who has worked as an ER doctor at Cooper Hospital in Camden, New Jersey for 23 years. “If you ask the right questions to peopl...

Lessons Learned in a COVID Epicenter - Dr. Brian Radbill, Chief Medical Officer at Mount Sinai Morningside from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.150991

“In less than a month we went from zero COVID patients to 285, and we’re only a 300-bed hospital,” says Dr. Brian Radbill, recalling the early weeks in March and April when coronavirus stormed New ...

Expert Guidance for Getting Into Medical School - Laura Turner, Executive Director of the Student Doctor Network from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.149821

One positive side effect of the COVID crisis you may not have heard about is a significant increase in applications to medical school. As many of those would-be physicians are learning right now,...

Empowering Providers and Patients to Get Political - Dr. Alister Martin, Founder of VotER from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.083421

“In our system, if you are not at the table, you are on the menu, politically. So, in order to make our healthcare system work better for vulnerable people, we have to organize them politically.” T...

Improving your “Webside” Manner – Dr. Mia Finkelston, Medical Director of Amwell from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.082003

The explosion in the use of telemedicine during COVID-19 has introduced many challenges for providers, some of whom had little experience with the method before the crisis hit. Among them is devel...

Reconsidering Menstruation - Dr. Sophia Yen, CEO of Pandia Health from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.080990

“For anyone with a uterus out there, we're about to blow your mind.” With that, Dr. Sophia Yen set the stage for an interview as fascinating and lively as any of the 100+ we’ve done.  For instan...

What's Your Legacy Going to Be? - Dr. Henri Ford, Dean of the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.079977

Ever since his youth, making the biggest difference he can in the lives of others has been what motivates Dr. Henri Ford. It’s why he chose to go into medicine, why he chose surgery, and why he’s...

Expanding Access to Fertility Care - Tammy Sun, CEO of Carrot Fertility from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.077835

Tammy Sun has always been interested in impacting change at scale and as Co-Founder and CEO of Carrot Fertility, she’s found an innovative way to do that through employee benefits. Carrot offers a ...

The Trust Factor in Health Communications - Dr. John Whyte, Chief Medical Officer of WebMD from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.076959

“People used to say, I don't understand science or I don't like science but now people are saying, I don't trust science.” As a physician and healthcare communicator with a global audience, that r...

Managing the Incredible Complexity of the COVID Vaccine Campaign - Dr. Suman De and Dr. Amy Osmond-Cook, Infosys from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.060426

“When you have multiple vaccines, managing the second shot becomes more critical because a Pfizer dose has to be followed up with a Pfizer dose. You cannot substitute one for the other,” says Dr. S...

Rewarding Good Results - Dr. Christopher Chen, CEO of ChenMed from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.058128

“We're missing purpose,” says Dr. Christopher Chen. By squeezing its caregivers, doctors, and nurses for volume, Chen believes the major healthcare systems strip health workers of their dignity. He...

Allowing Workers to Blossom - Gary Johnson, Partner and Consultant at Monarch Pathways from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.057091

How can frontline workers become the best versions of themselves? For Gary Johnson, the answer often lies in creating a more supportive and less hierarchical work environment. In his work for the c...

Solving the Hard Problems in Healthcare - Dr. Ami Parekh, Chief Medical Officer at Grand Rounds Health from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.039607

“If we're going to solve these intractable problems that have been exposed by COVID,” asserts Dr. Ami Parekh, “we're really going to need people who can lead across disciplines.” Dr. Parekh always ...

Staying Curious and Personal - Derek Apanovitch, Advisor at Osmosis and Former CEO of Global Safety Management from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.038191

“Know the ins and outs of your job extremely well,” advises Derek Apanovitch, “but make sure you're curious, that you want to learn more about that entire ecosystem.” In this episode of Raise the L...

COVID is Showing the Value of Value-Based Care – Dr. Tobias Barker, Chief Medical Officer at Everside Health from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.037075

“Most of the time, things that make sense are probably going to find their way to the top, and value-based care just makes so much sense,” says Dr. Tobias Barker, chief medical officer of Everside ...

Creating Higher Expectations for the Healthcare Experience - Bhavdeep Singh, CEO and Co-Founder of HealthQuarters from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.035866

“We've got great doctors, we just need to give them the right ecosystem to work in,” says Bhavdeep Singh, a deeply experienced leader in the healthcare and retail sectors in the U.S. and India. Si...

Paying it Forward For Your Future - Dr. Raymond J. Pavlick, Assistant Dean for Pre-Clinical Education at A.T. Still University from 2022-02-21T12:39:49.034418

AT Still University (ATSU) Physician Assistant Program Professor Dr. Raymond Pavlick, is one of Osmosis’ Raise the Line Faculty Award winners for 2020! Dr. Pavlick hopes his students see his teachi...

Creating a Digital Front Door for Patients - Dr. Beth Smolko, President of the American Academy of PAs from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.988742

“We need to make sure everybody understands telehealth technology,” says Dr. Beth Smolko. Representing over 150,000 PAs in the US who work in every medical specialty and setting, Dr. Smolko and her...

Building Trust Through Individualized Care - Brantley Fry, VP of Health Equity and Community Engagement at Pack Health from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.987797

As chronic conditions like diabetes continue to rise, so does the importance of getting people to stick to the treatment plans laid out by their doctor. That’s where health coaching companies like...

Reinventing Healthcare After the Pandemic: Dr. Shantanu Nundy, Chief Medical Officer at Accolade from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.986458

"Healthcare needs to become distributed, digitally enabled, and decentralized.” That’s the core message in the new book Care After Covid: What the Pandemic Revealed Is Broken in Healthcare and How...

Regaining Trust through Education - Dr. Michael Whitt, University of Tennessee Health Science Center from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.977058

“There is a lot of distrust for the medical profession, and certainly, for, I think, science in general,“ observes Dr. Michael Whitt. How to rebuild that trust? Dr. Whitt believes the answer is tea...

How Professional Organizations Can Help You Make an Impact - Dr. Ric Ricciardi, President of Sigma Theta Tau from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.974626

“Being a nurse practitioner was just a great fit for me. I'd wake up every morning with just a great deal of enthusiasm,” says Dr. Ric Ricciardi. But, he notes, “That was before managed care came i...

Big Data Will Give Physicians Superpowers – Dr. Marc Triola, NYU Langone Health from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.973503

If you have a sense of dread about what impact AI will have on healthcare providers and quality of care, you should listen to today’s episode of Raise the Line. Dr. Marc Triola, who spends a lot o...

Rural Health and the Provider-Patient Relationship - Dr. Jean Sumner, Dean of Mercer University School of Medicine from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.972415

“Everybody deserves access to care, and it's up to us to find a way to provide that,” says Dr. Jean Sumner. She and her team at Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, Georgia take their mis...

Supporting Students and Faculty on the Same Platform – Andrew Grauer, CEO of Course Hero from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.970862

Andrew Grauer was just trying to solve his own problems with finding study help as a student at Cornell University, but it turns out his initial solutions, and those that followed, have also worked...

Studying for Big Tests Like a Rockstar - Matt Riley, CEO of Blueprint Test Preparation from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.946277

Can having a rockstar teacher make all the difference? Matt Riley thinks so. He built his company, Blueprint Test Preparation, on hiring and creating rockstar LSAT and MCAT instructors across the c...

A More Inclusive, Less Expensive Way to Do Medical Education - Dr. Peter Horneffer, All American Institute of Medical Sciences from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.945327

Even though the practice of medicine has changed enormously in the past 100 years, the way medicine is taught is largely the same -- long lectures held on elite campuses in urban centers. Dr. Peter...

A New Model of Healthcare for the Homeless - Dr. Michael Hochman, Inaugural CEO of SCAN's Homeless Medical Group Initiative from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.938174

As California’s crisis of people experiencing homelessness continues to deepen, a major player in the state’s healthcare system is stepping up with a new approach to providing them with the healthc...

Key Lessons on Effective Leadership: Dr. John Tomkowiak, Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.937274

“Leadership is a science, just like medicine, and there are theories and facts and best practices in leadership that we know work. If you understand them, then you can become a better leader,” says...

The Global State of Nursing During COVID – Elizabeth Iro, Chief Nursing Officer at the World Health Organization from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.889665

“I'm really proud of the global response from nurses to this pandemic. They really have stepped into a situation that is high risk, but they continue to care in the most difficult situations,” says...

Creating a Better Way to Hire Nurses: Dr. Iman Abuzeid, Co-Founder and CEO of Incredible Health from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.888773

Dr. Iman Abuzeid and Rome Portlock co-founded Incredible Health after observing a disconnect: The doctors Abuzeid knew complained about understaffing at their hospitals, and yet the nurses Portlock...

Honoring Nurses After a Family Tragedy - Bonnie Barnes, CEO and Co-Founder of the DAISY Foundation from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.887888

"Please don't ever forget why you are becoming a nurse," urges Bonnie Barnes of the DAISY Foundation. "Hold that in your heart always." Barnes has experienced firsthand the tremendous impact that a...

Using Genetic Information to Help People Be Healthy at 100: Anne Wojcicki, CEO of 23andMe from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.886654

Discovering your ancestry through a DNA saliva test is commonplace and very popular today, but when 23andMe started offering the service to consumers in 2007, it was breaking new ground. “We starte...

A Personal Story of Opiate Addiction and Education - Dr. Richard Morgan, Clinical Instructor at NYIT's College of Osteopathic Medicine from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.877492

Ten years after taking his first opiate-based painkiller after dental surgery, today's guest, Dr. Richard Morgan, was arrested for conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and ultimately spent nine years...

The TRICK to Empowering Children - Esther Wojcicki, Co-founder of Tract and “Godmother of Silicon Valley” from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.870337

“There's nothing like having agency to make you want to do something,” says today's guest on Raise the Line, influential educator Esther Wojcicki. Wojcicki has used the strategy of trusting childre...

Embracing New Ways to Learn, Teach, and Connect – Nick Gomez and Sumer Avila, San Joaquin Valley College from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.869401

As it trains technicians and medical professionals, many of whom go into healthcare, California’s San Joaquin Valley College focuses on the practical skills necessary to forge a successful career. ...

Helping People to Become Better Versions of Themselves – Saeju Jeong, CEO of Noom from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.868369

Before he died, Saeju Jeong's father, an esteemed doctor in South Korea, passed down a question for his son to consider: "Why is healthcare overly-optimized for sick care management?" “My father en...

How To Make Healthcare Innovation Happen - Regina Herzlinger, Professor at Harvard Business School from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.862237

Regina Herzlinger has been called “the godmother of consumer-driven healthcare” because of her groundbreaking scholarly articles and books on the subject. As a professor of business administration ...

Achieving a Healthcare System That Works for All – Dr. David Blumenthal, President of the Commonwealth Fund from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.861317

For more than two decades, the Commonwealth Fund has produced a report comparing the performance of the U.S. health system to that of 10 other high-income countries. The U.S reliably comes in last,...

Special Episode: Osmosis and Elsevier Join Forces to Raise the Line! from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.860381

As the exciting new relationship between Osmosis and global medical education leader Elsevier begins, Co-founder & CEO Shiv Gaglani and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Rishi Desai sat down with Jan Herzh...

Making People Feel Heard in Healthcare: Dr. Karen Rigamonti, Leadership Coach at KHDR Consulting from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.859400

Two early experiences shaped Dr. Karen Rigamonti’s career in healthcare. First, she realized she had a gift for listening when assigned to a patient on a psych floor who wouldn’t communicate with a...

Healthcare As an Information Service - Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of HealthTap from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.855430

“It's astonishing how many health-related questions are asked on Google every day,” observes Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge. “What we set out to do at HealthTap was create a place where people could get tru...

Integrative Approaches to Addressing the “Survival Paradox” – Dr. Isaac Eliaz, Founder of Amitabha Medical Clinic and Healing Center from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.854128

Dr. Isaac Eliaz begins his work from a place of contemplation. “Nothing is solid. Nothing stays the same,” he tells host Dr. Rishi Desai. He has focused in part on Galectin-3, which he calls the su...

Learning is a Contact Sport - Dr. Joshua Courtney, Founder and CEO of TrueLearn from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.849056

“We're in the business of empowering students,” explains Dr. Joshua Courtney, who joins host Shiv Gaglani on this episode of Raise the Line. Dr. Courtney's company, TrueLearn, served 60 million pra...

Virtual Patient Platform Aims to Reduce Misdiagnoses - Dr. Thomas Kelly, Founder and CEO, Oscer from 2022-02-21T12:39:48.848082

“Software can keep in its mind a million more things than a doctor can,” explains Dr. Tom Kelly, who started a company in Australia called Oscer that aims to eliminate misdiagnosis. It all started ...

A Medical Device Pioneer Discusses Remote Possibilities – Dr. David Albert, Founder of AliveCor from 2022-02-17T17:00

A new generation of medical technology has produced endless new rivers of biometric data, and attuned regular people to their own health in new and complicated ways. On today’s episode of Raise the...

Why Is a Hospital Offering Tutoring and Job Programs? - Dr. Omar Lateef, President and CEO of Rush University Medical Center from 2022-02-16T17:00

“In life, I feel like you always know what the right thing to do is, it's just hard,” says Dr. Omar Lateef, who runs Rush University Medical Center in the Near West Side of Chicago. Lateef has embr...

Making Healthcare Data Meaningful for Learners, Patients and Providers: Josh Schoeller - President of Global Clinical Solutions at Elsevier and CEO of Healthcare for LexisNexis Risk Solutions from 2022-02-10T17:00

Despite being a self-described “data geek” Josh Schoeller is well aware of the challenges in making sense of the ever-expanding amount of healthcare-related data. As he puts it, “More data doesn't ...

At-Home Cardiac Rehabilitation Gains Traction - Dr. Harsh Vathsangam, Co-founder and CEO of Moving Analytics from 2022-01-26T17:00

“I'm a tinkerer by nature,” says today's guest, Dr. Harsh Vathsangam. “Left to my own devices, I'll start opening up remotes and breaking apart bicycles.” That curiosity in how things work, combine...

Bringing Gender Diversity to Medical Education Leadership - Dr. Nancy Spector, Executive Director of ELAM from 2022-01-18T17:00

Even though women are the backbone of the healthcare system in the U.S., comprising 77% of the patient-facing workforce, studies have shown they're not paid or promoted equitably and this gender eq...

Better Access to Education for Working Adults Will Help Meet the Nursing Shortage - Dr. Michelle Cummings, Senior Director of Healthcare and Nursing at Academic Partnerships from 2022-01-13T17:00

“The nursing workforce is truly the backbone of the healthcare delivery system,” observes today's guest, Dr. Michelle Cummings, who has straddled clinical nursing and the nursing academic world for...

Forging Psychiatry’s Technology-Driven Future – Dr. David Mou, Chief Medical Officer at Cerebral from 2022-01-11T17:00

Early on in his psychiatry career, Dr. David Mou found to his surprise that most mental health professionals didn’t prioritize using data to measure outcomes. Today, he attributes much of the early...

Empowering Others to Shine - Simmi Singh, Partner and Leader, Egon Zehnder from 2021-12-21T17:00

“It's interesting that it's called coaching,” says expert leadership coach Simmi Singh. “I think of it more as learning to be a better student of myself, and learning to be the mirror that others c...

The Role of Exams for Doctors, and Why They Have Changed - Dr. Peter Katsufrakis, President and CEO of NBME from 2021-12-16T17:00

What does it mean to be a good physician, and how do you measure it? Medical educators face such questions, but few with more focus than Dr. Peter Katsufrakis who heads the National Board of Medica...

Practical Steps for Combatting COVID Misinformation: Adam Beckman & Kyla Fullenwider, Office of the U.S. Surgeon General from 2021-12-14T17:00

According to a recent Kaiser Health News study, nearly 80% of Americans believe at least some of the COVID-19 misinformation that has flooded news and social media channels since the start of the p...

The Human Side of Teaching and Medicine – Dr. Masha Gouzman-Allouche, Senior Teacher, Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University from 2021-11-30T17:00

Dr. Masha Gouzman-Allouche likes to see student’s eyes, to be there with them for those “aha moments” when a difficult problem is solved. Zoom-based teaching was not without its advantages -- it us...

The Why and How of Joining the ‘Best Profession in the World’ - Dr. Katie Bean and Dr. Beth Macintire, Co-founders of Pre-PA Clinic from 2021-11-22T17:00

“We want everybody to be able to be a PA if they have the passion and the drive,” says Physician Assistant Beth Macintire. She and her colleague, Katie Bean – both of whom hold doctorates in medica...

Fixing the Black Hole of American Medicine – Dr. Rahul Rajkumar, COO Optum Care Solutions from 2021-11-18T17:00

Early in Dr. Rahul Rajkumar’s career, he wondered how he could help improve health outcomes at a population level. An interest in public policy led him to the realization that, at least in the U.S....

Everything You Want to Know about ‘The Match’ But Are Afraid to Ask - Dr. Donna Lamb, President & CEO of the National Resident Matching Program from 2021-11-16T17:00

Dr. Donna Lamb wanted to be a surgeon growing up, but coming from a poor family in which no one had been to college, she was routed into becoming a nurse instead. Today, she leads the National Resi...

The Unacknowledged Value of Unpaid Caregivers – Alexandra Drane, CEO of ARCHANGELS from 2021-11-11T17:00

Nearly half of U.S. adults work as unpaid caregivers, but the essential contribution they make is undervalued, and even often unacknowledged, by employers and healthcare professionals. Alexandra Dr...

A New Social Movement to Improve Mental Health Care – Dr. Tom Insel, Chairman of the Steinberg Institute from 2021-10-28T16:00

Dr. Tom Insel wanted to know why life was not better for mental health patients. Neuroscience and psychiatry had made significant advances in the decades since he entered the fields. More people wi...

Tackling Pervasive Health Inequity - Geoffrey Roche, Dignity Health Global Education from 2021-10-26T16:00

“There's health equity concerns in everything,” observes Geoffrey Roche, from organ donation, to clinical care, to access of care, to quality of care. “I think everyone within healthcare needs to p...

Training Resilient Healthcare Workers – Dr. Lisa Urban, Southern New Hampshire University from 2021-10-21T16:00

To train flexible nurses, Dr. Lisa Urban has found, you need to be a flexible educator. As Associate Chief Nursing Administrator at Southern New Hampshire University, Dr. Urban has helped reorient ...

Inspiring Health at the Community Level - Esther Dyson, Executive Founder of Wellville from 2021-10-19T16:00

“My superpower is asking questions, and that's pretty good training for just about anything,” says Raise the Line guest Esther Dyson. She has decades of experience as an advisor to and investor in ...

The New Acceptance of Online Learning - Ashwin Damera, CEO of Eruditus/Emeritus from 2021-10-14T16:00

“What makes me successful? My simple answer is, 'I tried.'” Today's guest, first-generation entrepreneur Ashwin Damera, seems to embody the humility he advises to others. His personal motto? “Life ...

Nursing’s Role in Improving Health Equity– Dr. Emerson Ea, NYU Meyers College of Nursing from 2021-10-12T16:00

Growing up in the Philippines, Dr. Emerson Ea’s dreams of becoming a doctor were dashed by the high cost of education. He studied nursing instead, and realized the work was more than just a science...

Using Lab Tests to Diagnose and Improve the Healthcare System– Dr. Brian Caveney, Chief Medical Officer at Labcorp from 2021-10-08T21:24:21.436996

A fascination with data drew Dr. Brian Caveney to Labcorp, a lab testing and research company which has processed more than 50 million COVID-19 tests and runs more than half a billion medical tests...

How to Increase Diversity in Healthcare – Dr. David Lenihan, Co-founder Tiber Health, and President of Ponce Health Sciences University from 2021-09-30T16:00

In the ongoing effort to increase diversity in the healthcare workforce, Dr. David Lenihan believes one key factor is being overlooked: medical school admission policies that prevent a broad enough...

Caring for the Whole Patient, and Yourself - Dr. Thomas Tsang, Co-founder and CEO of Valera Health from 2021-09-28T16:00

“We see a huge unmet need across the marketplace for our type of model and our service,” says Dr. Thomas Tsang of Valera Health, a provider of comprehensive mental health services on a virtual plat...

A Sea Change for Medicine - Dr. Vineet Arora, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine from 2021-09-23T16:00

Helping to lead one of the nation’s most prestigious medical schools is a challenge at any time, but Dr. Vineet Arora is stepping into that role when the fight against COVID is far from over. Alth...

Try to Anticipate and Solve the Next Problem – Dr. Zeke Emanuel, Vice Provost for Global Initiatives at University of Pennsylvania from 2021-09-21T16:00

To his father’s occasional befuddlement, Dr. Zeke Emanuel’s prolific, eclectic, and high-profile career in medicine, academia, and government has been driven less by strategy than basic curiosity: ...

Building Trust with Marginalized Populations – Dr. David Carlisle, CEO of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science from 2021-09-16T16:00

“If you want to reach marginalized populations in general, but in healthcare as well, you've got to build a bridge based on trust,” says Dr. David Carlisle whose mission, as leader of Charles R. Dr...

A Focus on Active Learning and Community Connection - Dr. Johannes Vieweg, Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine from 2021-09-14T16:00

“The issue of prevention needs to be pushed harder,” Dr. Johannes Vieweg asserts, drawing from his experience growing up in Europe. Smart growth and smart leadership are two of Dr. Vieweg's favorit...

Cementing the Gains Telehealth Made During COVID – Ann Mond Johnson, CEO of the American Telemedicine Association from 2021-08-31T16:00

Whenever we ask Raise the Line guests about the biggest changes in healthcare during COVID, the use of telehealth is always at the top of the list. Aside from the need to keep patients and provider...

Helping Doctors to Avoid Getting Ripped Off – Dr. James Dahle, Founder of The White Coat Investor from 2021-08-26T16:00

“I don't want doctors to get ripped off. They are wonderful people dedicated to healing the sick and injured, and they're getting taken advantage of way too often,” says emergency physician James D...

Physician Assistants Are Showcasing Flexibility During COVID - Dr. Kevin Lohenry, Keck School of Medicine of USC from 2021-08-24T16:00

“It is the nature of our profession to be flexible, because our roles can change,” explains longtime PA and educator Dr. Kevin Lohenry. Physician assistants have had the chance to showcase that fle...

The COVID Pandemic Is a Paradigm Shift - Varun Khanna, Director at Siloam Hospitals Group, Indonesia from 2021-08-19T16:00

“I don't see a scientific way of saying that one fine day COVID-19 will vanish. We'll have to learn to manage life alongside infectious diseases, whether it's COVID-19 or something else,” says Varu...

Giving Family Caregivers the Support They Need - Bianca Padilla, Co-Founder and CEO of Carewell from 2021-08-17T16:00

After being thrust into a caregiving role for her elderly grandmother after college, Bianca Padilla was shocked to discover how little support there was for family caregivers -- especially since re...

The Special Value of PA Programs in a Time of Change: Christina Robohm, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center from 2021-08-12T16:00

“We have the ability within our profession to quickly pivot in our educational programs because of their short-term nature. We can set the competency and quickly change curriculum,” says Christina ...

Tools for Healthcare Leaders - Dr. Hanadi Hamadi and Dr. Shyam Paryani, University of North Florida Brooks College of Health from 2021-08-10T16:00

“Question everything,” advises Dr. Hanadi Hamadi to future healthcare professionals, but “always remember your lines and your boundaries, your mental health.” In this episode of Raise the Line, Dr....

“Nurse Mike” Serves Up Hacks for Life and Learning - Mike Linares, Founder and CEO of Simple Nursing from 2021-07-29T16:00

Failing out of nursing school may not be the recommended path toward starting a successful learning platform, but it worked for today's guest, Mike Linares, MSN, RN. In this episode of Raise the Li...

Discovering a Hybrid Learning Sweet Spot in India: Aakash Chaudhry, Managing Director at Aakash Educational Services Limited from 2021-07-27T16:00

“There was doubt that online education could work in preparation for competitive exams. That has been washed away by our pandemic experience,” says Aakash Chaudhry who helps lead Aakash Educational...

The Next Ten Years in EdTech Will Be Exciting - Deborah Quazzo, Managing Partner at GSV Ventures from 2021-07-22T16:00

“We are sitting at a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to adequately fund early childhood, K-12, and even higher education,” says Deborah Quazzo, a former investment banker with 25 years working in ed...

Misinformation is the Biggest Challenge of Our Time – Dr. Ashish Jha, Brown University School of Public Health from 2021-07-20T16:00

“If you can help alleviate fear and guide people in decision-making, that's what public health people should be doing during a pandemic,” says Dr. Ashish Jha, who has become one of the leading medi...

Academic Medicine’s Vital Role in Pandemic Response: Dr. LouAnn Woodward, University of Mississippi Medical Center from 2021-07-15T16:00

“I feel like academic medicine has had one of its finest hours and people understand its importance in a way they had not before,” says Dr. LouAnn Woodward, vice chancellor for Health Affairs at th...

Discover Your Unique Way of Learning - Dr. Rivka Stone, Chief Medical Officer at Med School Tutors from 2021-07-13T16:00

“Students sometimes look to us for the only way to master something. We really try to guide them to their unique way of learning,” says Dr. Rivka Stone of Med School Tutors. As chief medical offic...

Healthcare Delivery Needs to Be More Like McDonald’s – Dr. Richard Park, CEO of Rendr Care Physicians from 2021-06-30T20:08:31

Many people involved in improving healthcare quality are looking to artificial intelligence and innovative delivery models as answers. But Dr. Richard Park, one of the country's leading healthcare...

Using Tech to Navigate Well-Being – Jeff Arnold, CEO of Sharecare from 2021-06-28T16:00

“I think today’s young doctors will lead the digital health revolution. They've grown up with the technology and they understand the power of connectivity and social media and being on all the time...

An Insurance Insider’s View on How to Fix the U.S. Healthcare System - Jeb Dunkelberger, CEO of Sutter Health|Aetna from 2021-06-24T16:00

In his book, Rich & Dying: An Insider Calls Bullsh*t on America's Healthcare Economy, Sutter Health|Aetna CEO Jeb Dunkelberger uses his unique position as head of a company whose clients are some o...

How to Study Better and Reduce Burnout - Dr. Jason Ryan, CEO of Boards and Beyond from 2021-06-22T16:00

“Information that you don't use regularly, you will quickly forget,” says Dr. Jason Ryan, “no matter what it is.” Accepting that reality, he argues, is a good way to form an effective study plan. T...

Female-Focused, Video-Free Telehealth – Varsha Rao, CEO of Nurx from 2021-06-17T16:00

Telehealth has emerged as one of the biggest “winners” of the pandemic if you measure that in terms of a huge jump in awareness and amount of use. People most often associate it with video convers...

YouTube Powers Health Information Videos - Dr. Garth Graham from 2021-06-16T16:00

Communicating accurate, vital healthcare information to the public has seldom been more important than during the COVID 19 pandemic. As we’ve all seen, the challenges of doing that well have been ...

Self-Care is Not Selfish - Dr. Bern Melnyk, College of Nursing Dean at Ohio State University from 2021-06-15T16:00

With just 30 minutes of physical activity every day, says Dr. Bernadette Melnyk, or “Bern,” as she's known, 80% of chronic disease could be totally prevented. Unfortunately, though, most people wil...

Strategies for Stress Reduction and Wellness – David Kopp, Former CEO of Healthline Media from 2021-06-11T16:00

“I'm a huge fan of progress, not perfection. Small steps lead to transformation more often than large steps.” David Kopp has not only experienced this personally as an effective approach to positi...

Supporting Mental Health for Healthcare Workers - Sara Sarkey, U.S. Medical at Takeda from 2021-05-27T16:00

“We really see frontline healthcare workers as a segment of the population that has been uniquely impacted by the pandemic, and we recognize that they need some mental health supports,” says Sara S...

Deciding to Do Good - Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Author of "Medicare for All: A Citizen's Guide" from 2021-05-25T16:00

When Dr. Abdul El-Sayed realized that he could travel 15 hours to visit family in Egypt or drive 15 minutes away in Detroit and traverse the same 10-year life expectancy gap, the deeply political a...

Can Learning Medicine Actually Be Fun? - Andrew Berg and Saud Siddiqui of SketchyMedical from 2021-05-20T16:00

You might say Osmosis and SketchyMedical share some DNA. Both learning platforms were started by medical students seeking a better way to manage the avalanche of information they had to memorize; ...

Nursing’s Role in Advancing Health Equity - Suzanne Miyamoto, CEO of the American Academy of Nursing from 2021-05-19T16:00

Suzanne Miyamoto's appreciation for healing and personal connection started while volunteering at a hospital in high school, and has been central to her life ever since. She has spent most of her c...

Are Micro-Assessments the Future of Testing? - Sebastian Vos, Chief Business Officer of Turnitin from 2021-05-18T16:00

We’re all aware that during last year’s massive shift to virtual learning, many colleges and universities scrambled to acquire technology and to help instructors get good at using it to teach and a...

The Journey to Safety Never Ends - Dr. Daniele Rigamonti, Medical Director at Johns Hopkins Medicine International from 2021-05-13T16:00

“Safety is the number one element of quality,” says Dr. Daniele Rigamonti, who has spent his career trying to find solutions to one of the profession’s biggest challenges. In this episode, the vete...

Medical Schools Must Champion Health Equity - Dr. Valerie Weber, Dean of Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine from 2021-05-12T16:00

“It has always really been about making things better for people,” says Dr. Valerie Weber of the various roles she has held in her distinguished career. “As somebody who is fortunate, you must use ...

Making Family-Sustaining Careers Possible - Dr. Angela Kersenbrock, President of the Community College Baccalaureate Association from 2021-05-10T16:00

“We just need to work in partnerships with the goals of family-sustaining wages, economic development, and health for everybody.” That broad perspective and desire to improve people’s lives is what...

The Need for Assertive, Independent Nursing Students - Mary M. Brennan, DNP at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing from 2021-04-29T16:00

At the New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing, you can find Dr. Mary Brennan working tirelessly alongside her colleagues and students to ensure the future of healthcare lands in capable...

A Profession As Versatile As You Want It To Be - Sonia Otte and Brianna Cardenas, Keck Graduate Institute PA Programs from 2021-04-27T16:00

“We can conduct research, perform lab procedures, order and interpret tests, assist in surgery, and even own our own medical practices in some states,” says Brianna Cardenas, director of Clinical E...

Keeping the Humanity in Healthcare - John Driscoll, CEO, CareCentrix, Inc. from 2021-04-26T16:00

Don't let the system beat the humanity out of you, urges John Driscoll. His company, CareCentrix, wants to help people heal and age at home by reimagining home healthcare and focusing on the patien...

Healthcare Can’t Be a Zero-Sum Game - Scott Becker, Publisher of Becker's Hospital Review and Becker's Healthcare from 2021-04-23T16:00

Scott Becker took an interesting path on the road to becoming an influential voice in the U.S. healthcare ecosystem. With an education in accounting and a law degree from Harvard in hand, Becker w...

Compassion During Unprecedented Times - Dr. Zsa-Zsa Booker, Learning Skills Specialist at Wayne State University from 2021-04-22T16:00

Dr. Zsa-Zsa Booker received many nominations for the Osmosis Raise the Line Faculty Awards, and the overarching theme was how much passion and light she brought with her to Wayne State University e...

Life Skills for Crisis Moments - Tony Jace, CEO of Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) from 2021-04-20T16:00

Healthcare workers are three times more likely to experience violent episodes on the job than workers in all other industries combined. Still, argues Tony Jace, there is no reason why they should b...

Flexible Education is the Future - Brian Mueller, President of Grand Canyon University from 2021-04-16T16:00

As soon as the early 1990s, Brian Mueller and his team were confident that people could learn very well online -- especially working professionals. Three decades later, buoyed by the COVID pandemic...

The Importance of Messages of Hope - Dr. Mark Slivkoff, Assoc. Professor of Physiology at Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine from 2021-04-15T16:00

Dr. Mark Slivkoff is an Associate Professor of Physiology at the Idaho College of Medicine, where he teaches his students not only how to be valuable contributors to society, but also the importanc...

Creating A Culture of Caring - Mike Mutka, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of Relias from 2021-04-14T16:00

Today's guest, Mike Mutka, would rather employ someone with no formal education who deeply cares about customers than a PhD who doesn't care that much. In this episode with host Dr. Rishi Desai, le...

Bridging Education Gaps through Teletherapy - Kate Eberle Walker, CEO of PresenceLearning from 2021-04-12T16:00

There are over seven million disabled children in the U.S. public education system who are required to be served by speech therapy, occupational therapy, or other types of counseling through their ...

Solving the Hard Problems in Healthcare - Dr. Ami Parekh, Chief Medical Officer at Grand Rounds, Inc. from 2021-04-03T03:23:00.772742

“If we're going to solve these intractable problems that have been exposed by COVID,” asserts Dr. Ami Parekh, “we're really going to need people who can lead across disciplines.” Dr. Parekh always ...

A Global Impact on Healthcare in the Home - Jennifer Sheets, President and CEO of Interim HealthCare and Caring Brands International from 2021-03-30T16:00

“Starting my career as a registered nurse really made me aware of the dedication and the heart that it takes to serve others in the healthcare environment,” says longtime nurse and healthcare lead...

What Better Data Consciousness Can Bring to Healthcare - Dr. Arif Nathoo, CEO of Komodo Health from 2021-03-26T16:00

Dr. Arif Nathoo has always been passionate about addressing the unmet needs of humanity and fundamentally disrupting the way medicine is being practiced through better technology. In this episode, ...

Reinventing Primary Care - Rushika Fernandopulle, Co-Founder and CEO of Iora Health from 2021-03-25T16:00

The way we organize our medical system is a disaster, says Dr. Rushika Fernandopulle. When he and his team started thinking about this problem 17 years ago, they asked, "What if we actually tore do...

Learning Must Be Greater Than the Rate of Change – Eric Larsen, President of the Advisory Board from 2021-03-23T16:00

The enormous disruptions in healthcare caused by the pandemic have given Eric Larsen plenty of occasions to recall some wisdom he once heard from a pastor: “In times of volatility and upheaval, lea...

Value-focused Recruiting in Healthcare – Blake Thiess, Director of Talent Acquisition at Prestige Care, Inc. from 2021-03-22T16:00

“One of the first questions we ask in job interviews is, tell us about your core values." For Blake Thiess, aligning employee and company values is one of the keys to retaining high quality workers...

The Role of Venture Capital in Solving Healthcare Problems – Deena Shakir, Partner at Lux Capital from 2021-03-17T16:00

“It’s not going to be Big Tech solving some of these intractable healthcare problems,” says investor Deena Shakir. In her experiences at Google Ventures and elsewhere, she’s seen how much more imp...

The Tools to Reduce Bias in Medicine - Dr. Art Papier, CEO, VisualDX from 2021-03-16T16:00

“There are all these medical schools and users out there that are hungry to reduce bias in medicine,” says Dr. Art Papier. “We have to get the word out there.” With thousands of users across the gl...

Turning Oppression into Opportunity in Schools - Tom Davidson, Founder and CEO of EVERFI from 2021-03-12T16:16:03

There is a missing layer of education in schools on topics like financial literacy, African-American history, college readiness, and compassion, which leads to growing inequality, says Tom Davidson...

Making the Educational Experience More Human - John Baker, President and CEO of D2L from 2021-03-11T17:00

During his third year in university, John Baker knew he wanted to create an impact on the world. Searching for the biggest problem he could solve, he discovered that nothing would make as big an im...

An Accelerator for Knowledge - Greg Sebasky, CEO, Ascend Learning from 2021-02-26T17:00

Accelerating knowledge. Reducing obstacles for students in reaching graduation, and helping faculty be more effective. These are the occupations of Ascend Learning, a leading learning technology co...

The Power of Supporting Patients Between Visits - Geri Baumblatt, Co-Founder of The Difference Collaborative from 2021-02-25T17:00

Finding herself overwhelmed and confused while navigating the health system during a long recovery from a bad car accident, Geri Baumblatt quickly recognized the lack of communication and understan...

Innovating Until the End – Dr. Dan Durand, Chief Innovation Officer, LifeBridge Health from 2021-02-24T17:00

“This is a raging fire of infection across the country right now, and the vaccine is the equivalent of so much water, but really not enough right now to hold it at bay.” In this episode, Dr. Dan Du...

Educating the Next Generation of Emergency Medicine Specialists - Dr. Mary Nan Mallory, President of the American Board of Emergency Medicine from 2021-02-23T17:00

“This pandemic has presented a tipping point for emergency physicians,” says Dr. Mary Nan Mallory. “It's a stressful profession to begin with...but as time has gone on, I think we're gaining contro...

Boosting Patient Understanding and Follow Through - Dr. Shiv Rao, Co-Founder & CEO of Abridge from 2021-02-22T17:00

Think about the implications of this: research indicates people forget up to 85% of what doctors tell them during an appointment. Imagine how health might improve if patients remembered and unders...

Healthcare Has a Bright Future - Dr. Jay Feldstein & Dean Miller, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine from 2021-02-20T13:00

One thing we probably all understand better because of COVID is how a crisis can create opportunities for improvement and change. The unprecedented speed with which vaccines were developed is but o...

A Healthcare System that Heals - Dr. Toyin Ajayi, Chief Health Officer of Cityblock Health from 2021-02-19T17:00

Put down the stethoscope and look patients in the eye, urges Dr. Toyin Ajayi. To really improve health outcomes, you've got to seek a fuller understanding than just organ systems and diseases. Dr. ...

Understanding Anterior Knee Pain - Dr. John Fulkerson of the Patellofemoral Foundation and Yale University from 2021-02-18T17:00

Early in his career as an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. John Fulkerson was attracted to focusing on a small part of the knee called the patellofemoral joint because he felt it was overlooked and little u...

A New Age of Connected Health - Dr. Daniel Kraft, Founder of Exponential Medicine from 2021-02-17T17:00

How can we maintain the spirit of innovation virtually? Today Dr. Daniel Kraft, a driving force in healthcare innovation, joins host Shiv Gaglani to share his thoughts on this, as well as how he is...

Innovation in Nursing Education - Dr. Joan Rich & Dr. John Smith-Coppes, Rasmussen University from 2021-02-16T17:00

There's a reason why nursing is typically the most trusted profession in the world, says Dr. John Smith-Coppes, Vice President and Executive Director of Nursing at Rasmussen University
It has t...

Enhancing Access To Expertise - Carlos Reines & Gil Addo of RubiconMD from 2021-02-15T17:00

Carlos Reines and Gil Addo share a passion for leveraging technology to drive change in healthcare. Their web-based e-consult service, RubiconMD, seeks to improve access to the right medical expert...

Improving Healthcare Through Innovative Devices and Digital Health - Dr. John Dayton, Founder of Medforums.com from 2021-02-12T17:00

“If you're in a situation where you can help others, that's going to be the biggest thing towards having a long and stable career,” says Dr. John Dayton, who follows that advice himself as an emerg...

Helping People Change When Change is Hard - Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum, CEO of the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy from 2021-02-11T17:00

“With health coaching, what's often most rewarding is how you will grow and be transformed to be a person who is stronger and more confident.” That observation comes from today’s guest, Dr. Sandra ...

Making Cancer Look Like Something Else - Christopher Bradley, Co-Founder and CEO of Loki Therapeutics from 2021-02-10T17:00

We Will Emerge Stronger - Dr. Peter Buckley, Dean, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine from 2021-01-29T17:00

“I always think about careers as some mixture of careful career planning and then leaving tremendous amounts of space for serendipity,” says Dr. Peter Buckley, whose career as a researcher, a physi...

Making Healthcare About Human Care - Taylor Justice, Co-Founder and President, Unite Us from 2021-01-28T17:00

How can a barbershop be an access point to care? It's a question that Taylor Justice and his company, Unite Us, are figuring out on the ground in certain communities in North Carolina, and a model ...

Compassion, Passion, and Commitment - Dr. Mark Schuster, Founding Dean and CEO, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine from 2021-01-27T17:00

Dr. Mark Schuster has asked students in the entering class at the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine to write a letter to themselves about their passions and goals that will be r...

Understand Every Person’s Role – Dr. Vivian Lee, President of Health Platforms at Verily Life Sciences from 2021-01-26T17:00

“Why can't we get better health when we're spending two to three times as much money as any other high-income nation?” asks Dr. Vivian Lee, as so many other Americans have asked for so many years. ...

A Welcome Change of Course – Dr. Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation from 2021-01-25T15:16:29

What a difference a day makes. As we spoke to Dr. Chelsea Clinton the morning after President Biden’s first day in office, the public health activist, academic and author was reveling in the quick...

"Chasing Interesting, Disruptive Movements" - Fred Singer, CEO of Echo360 from 2021-01-22T17:00

Fred Singer has a message for those in higher ed grappling with the imperative to deliver education online: offering “Zoom University” isn’t enough. “Simply repurposing a classroom doesn't make ...

Nurses Are The Trusted Profession - Dr. Jennifer Billingsley, Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at United States University from 2021-01-20T17:00

Early positive experiences working with seniors in assisted living and a very troubling health care experience with a family member combined to drive Dr. Jennifer Billingsley into medicine, and nur...

Question Everything While You’re Learning – Peter Frishauf, Founder of Medscape from 2021-01-19T20:11:51

Peter Frishauf’s message for today’s medical trainees and early career professionals is rooted in the zeitgeist of challenging the status quo he absorbed coming of age in the 1960’s and 1970’s. “If...

Being Proactive About Risk - Marlene Icenhower, Senior Risk Specialist at Coverys from 2021-01-15T17:00

Risk management is a critically important part of providing healthcare and, you might be surprised to learn, goes far beyond dealing with medical errors.  In fact, modern risk management encompa...

Building A Pharmacy That Works For Everyone - Eric Kinariwala, Founder and CEO of Capsule from 2021-01-14T17:00

After a negative experience at a chaotic pharmacy while battling a sinus infection, Eric Kinariwala identified the need for an easier way to get prescription medications. That was the spark for ...

Tie Your Work to Improving People’s Lives - Omar Ishrak, Former CEO of Medtronic from 2021-01-13T17:00

A strong, sustained sense of purpose is the bedrock of a successful company, with everything else flowing from that. So says Omar Ishrak, one of the most influential figures in medical technology ...

The Benefits of Blended Learning - Scott Shaw, CEO of Lincoln Tech from 2021-01-12T17:00

“While the switch to distance learning was traumatic at first, I think we're going to end up in a much better place when it's all said and done,” says Scott Shaw, president and CEO of Lincoln Te...

Learning How To Sell Yourself - Dr. Sahil Mehta, Founder of MedSchoolCoach from 2021-01-11T17:00

If you are thinking about applying to medical school, or are already in the process, this episode of Raise the Line is a must-listen. Host Shiv Gaglani is joined by Dr. Sahil Mehta, widely regar...

Learning How To Sell Yourself - Dr. Sahil Mehta, Founder of Med School Coach from 2021-01-11T17:00

If you are thinking about applying to medical school, or are already in the process, this episode of Raise the Line is a must-listen. Host Shiv Gaglani is joined by Dr. Sahil Mehta, widely regar...

"Alexa, Can You Improve Healthcare?" – Rachel Jiang, Head of Alexa Health & Wellness from 2020-12-30T17:00

If you’re one of the millions of Americans who just received a smart speaker as a holiday gift, you’re joining an enormous group. Earlier this year it was estimated that 90 million people in the U...

Don't Go Back to Business as Usual - Sara Miller, Senior Director of the Quality Improvement Institute at Med-IQ from 2020-12-29T19:02:42

Sara Miller’s advice for those in training to be healthcare professionals is fairly simple. “This is your opportunity to learn to be nimble and develop a spirit of innovation.” Miller believes taki...

Aspire to Be A Disruptor - Alex Frommeyer, CEO of Beam Dental from 2020-12-28T17:00

Although the dental industry is not usually the first thing that comes to mind when you think of tech entrepreneurs, this is precisely where Alex Frommeyer has found himself. Frommeyer is the CEO ...

Building Mental Fitness and Resiliency Worldwide - Dr. Omar Dawood, Chief Medical Officer at Calm from 2020-12-23T17:00

Battling stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma as a teenager exposed Dr. Omar Dawood to many flaws in the healthcare system and sparked a desire to find ways to improve them. Although his early experience in...

Lessons from a Career Fighting HIV - Dr. Benjamin Young, Head of Global Medical Directors at ViiV Healthcare from 2020-12-22T17:00

Dr. Benjamin Young knows what it’s like to confront a pandemic early in one’s medical career but in his case, we’re talking about AIDS, not COVID-19. Trained as an enzymologist, Young was studying ...

The Intersection of Innovation and Compassion - Dr. Amy Compton-Phillips, Chief Clinical Officer at Providence Health from 2020-12-21T17:00

Have you wondered what it was like for the doctors who treated the very first COVID-19 patients when so little was known about the disease? Well, you can find out directly from the source in this ...

Transformational Learning Through Global Medical Missions - Dr. Glenn Geelhoed, Founder of Mission to Heal from 2020-12-18T17:00

“When you realize you're learning from someone who's never been in school, that is a powerful experience,” says Dr. Glenn Geelhoed who has been bringing medical students to remote and underserved a...

Helping Patients Figure Out the Next Step - Dr. Shantanu Nundy, Chief Medical Officer at Accolade from 2020-12-17T17:00

When helping out at his family's small nonprofit in India during college, Shantanu Nundy quickly realized the magic doctors can work in a relatively short amount of time, especially when caring for...

Walmart’s Vision for Healthcare: Marcus Osborne, Senior VP of Walmart Health from 2020-12-16T17:00

If you’re curious about the impact “big box” retailers are going to have on healthcare delivery in the U.S., this episode of Raise the Line has some answers. Host Shiv Gaglani welcomes Marcus Osbor...

Giving Voice to Your Patients - Dr. Atul Nakhasi, Physician and Policy Advisor, Los Angeles County Department of Health from 2020-12-15T17:00

Two out of three doctors did not vote over the past decade, laments Dr. Atul Nakhasi, a Los-Angeles-based physician and policy advisor who the Wall Street Journal once dubbed “Campus Kingmaker” for...

How Is Telepsychiatry Working in a COVID World? - Samir Malik, Executive Vice President of Genoa Telepsychiatry from 2020-12-14T17:00

One of the most dramatic changes to the field of telemedicine since COVID began is the shift from it being a facility-based to a primarily home-based service, and that’s been good for patients, say...

How Is Telepsychiatry Working in a COVID World? - Samir Malik, Executive Vice President of Genoa Telepsychiatry from 2020-12-14T17:00

One of the most dramatic changes to the field of telemedicine since COVID began is the shift from it being a facility-based to a primarily home-based service, and that’s been good for patients, say...

Exercise Your “Caring Muscle” - Dr. Larry Benz, President and CEO of Confluent Health from 2020-12-11T17:00

While serving in the army decades ago, Dr. Larry Benz noticed the importance of bedside manner and other nonclinical factors in determining clinical success. Keeping that top of mind has served him...

Reimagining the Education-Health Connection: Dr. Ryan Padrez, Medical Director of The Primary School from 2020-12-10T17:00

As a pediatrician, Dr. Ryan Padrez was frustrated by the challenges of navigating education and health systems to get his patients the services they needed – whether it was speech therapy, mental h...

Making Better Health Easier - Dr. Steven Scheinman, President and Dean of the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine from 2020-11-24T17:00

“I think it's an enormous gift to pursue medicine and particularly academic medicine,” says former philosophy major Dr. Steven Scheinman, a distinguished researcher in the genetics of inherited kid...

Think Like a Rookie - Beth Bierbower, Retired Senior Executive at Humana from 2020-11-23T17:00

While building her own successful career in the health insurance industry, Beth Bierbower developed a passion for being an advocate, mentor and sponsor for colleagues, especially women, in their pu...

Building a Better Supply Chain to Keep Providers Safe - Mike Alkire, President of Premier, Inc. from 2020-11-19T17:00

If you’re wondering why the U.S. has had such a hard time during the pandemic keeping frontline health workers supplied with the protective equipment they need, or what is being done to improve the...

COVID Spurs Changes in Medical Publishing - Mandy Hill, Managing Director of Academic Publishing at Cambridge University Press from 2020-11-18T17:00

We've featured a lot of newer companies on Raise The Line, but today we have the pleasure of talking to someone who represents an organization that was founded in 1534. Mandy Hill is the managing d...

The Heart of Dentistry - Dr. Anushka Gaglani and Dr. Abhishek Nagaraj, TruBlu Dentistry from 2020-11-17T17:00

The mouth is a window to the body, says Dr. Abhishek Nagaraj of TruBlu Dentistry. Seeing the dentist can be an important component of preventative care, as oral health has links to heart disease, k...

Keys to Effective Online Teaching - Dr. Keith Smith, Dean of Purdue University Global School of Health Sciences from 2020-11-12T17:00

Healthcare needs to do a much better job of marketing truth, argues Dr. Keith Smith. Drawn to working with adult learners in the online world, Smith now oversees about 7,000 students across twenty ...

The "99 Percent" Should Be the Leaders in Healthcare - Dr. Mark Schweitzer, Dean of Wayne State University School of Medicine from 2020-11-10T17:00

“I think our educational model, our mission and our tradition are ideally suited for this moment of crisis,” says Dr. Mark Schweitzer. “The Wayne State graduate is always a doctor who rolls up his...

The Balance of Power is Shifting Toward Students - Burck Smith, Founder and CEO of StraighterLine from 2020-10-29T16:00

Starting a traditional degree program can be a “risky proposition,” says Burck Smith, founder and CEO of the student success and college readiness company StraighterLine. For many, it makes sense t...

Using Technology to Enhance the Humanity in Medicine - Dr. Eric Topol, Executive VP of Scripps Research from 2020-10-27T16:00

“It seems counterintuitive, but I believe we can use technology to enhance the humanity in medicine and get back to the deep connection with patients we used to have,” says Dr. Eric Topol, one of t...

“Something Good in Every Day” - Dr. Kathy Winston, Dean of College of Nursing at University of Phoenix from 2020-10-22T16:00

Dr. Kathy Winston's passion is to help the next generation be successful in the delivery of care. The key to nursing education, she says, is balancing the old with the new. As we embrace technologi...

Global Pediatric Community Battles COVID Together - Dr. Jeffrey Burns, Chief of Critical Care Medicine at Boston Children's Hospital from 2020-10-20T16:00

“Nothing crosses borders in our polarized world like a willingness to care for critically ill children,” says Dr. Jeffrey Burns, a former medical liaison for the US State Department. In addition to...

Knowing Your Patients as a Person - Dr. Ken Johnson, Executive Dean of Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine from 2020-10-15T16:00

“If a patient feels like their doctor knows them as a person, they're eight to nine times more likely to follow through with their treatment instructions,” says Dr. Ken Johnson. Creating that kind ...

Cutting Through the Morass of Healthcare Information - Dr. John Danaher, Global President of Clinical Solutions, Elsevier from 2020-10-13T16:00

The “morass of healthcare misinformation” surrounding COVID-19 created the need for a clear, definitive voice to help fill the knowledge gap, says Dr. John Danaher. His company, Elsevier, stepped u...

How Community Colleges are Navigating the Pandemic – Brian Spicker and Rochelle Rivas of Maricopa Community Colleges from 2020-09-30T16:00

Community colleges are often described as the gateway to higher education because they are often the most affordable option. But they’re also the gateway to careers because of the many internship,...

Let Physicians Impact Change – Dr. Bradley Younggren, Chief Medical Officer, 98point6 from 2020-09-28T20:55:39

"If we do things right, this will be your last job." That's the message Dr. Bradley Younggren has for physicians applying to join his company 98point6, which offers a text-based, AI-powered mobile ...

There's No Greater Calling – Thomas Mohr, DO, Dean of Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine from 2020-09-24T15:15:32

Over the course of his career, Dr. Thomas Mohr has helped start three medical schools and over 25 different residency programs, so he's in a good position to help launch the first medical school in...

New Challenges and Opportunities in Pathology - Dr. Greg Osmond, Chief Medical Officer of Pathology Watch from 2020-09-23T05:45:12

Despite being integrally involved in making diagnoses and treatment plans, pathologists remain fairly invisible to most patients. According to pathologist Greg Osmond, some of his colleagues don't...

AFib, the “Electrical Epidemic” - Dr. Aseem Desai, Cardiac Electrophysiologist and Author from 2020-09-17T16:00:04

People with Atrial Fibrillation, or AFib, just have to learn to live with it, right? Wrong, says Dr. Aseem Desai. While AFib, which he calls "the electrical epidemic”, can be a challenging conditio...

Serving the "Silver Tsunami" - Alan Patricof & Abby Levy, co-founders of Primetime Partners from 2020-09-15T17:29:27

We've all heard the U.S. population is aging, but even so, this is a pretty eye-popping statistic: 50% of people born in the U.S. in 2007 will live to be 100. Perhaps more surprising is the lack o...

What is Really Critical to Medical Education? - Dr. Lawrence Chin, Dean, College of Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University from 2020-09-10T17:38:22

Dr. Lawrence Chin loves telehealth and sees it as a positive byproduct of the COVID-19 pandemic, for providers and patients alike. Still, he admits, “You can't learn to be a doctor virtually...it i...

Is Telemedicine Here to Stay? - Dr. Joseph Kvedar, President of the American Telemedicine Association from 2020-08-27T17:50:43

If there's one thing people in healthcare seem to agree on these days, it is that the use of telemedicine has never been higher. But after the crisis subsides, will the rules and regulations that ...

A Love for Learning and Healthy Living – Dr. NiCole Keith, President of the American College of Sports Medicine from 2020-08-25T17:00:56

Growing up, Dr. NiCole Keith's father used to tell her that her Barbie dolls could be professors, doctors, or lawyers, not just Ken's girlfriend. Both her parents also modeled a love for learning, ...

Called to Caregiving - Kathy Boden Holland, Group President at Adtalem Global Education from 2020-08-20T15:25:44

In any given year, more physicians in the U.S. healthcare system graduate from schools affiliated with Adtalem Global Education than any other medical schools in the world. Even before COVID hit, e...

"It Was the Fifth Colleague I'd Lost to Suicide" - Dr. Adam B. Hill, Riley Hospital for Children from 2020-08-18T18:00:14

It was when he lost yet another colleague to suicide in his young career that Dr. Adam Hill decided he had to speak up. Hill - who was then
successfully in recovery from an alcohol addiction ...

Lessons from a Frontline Hospital — Dr. Michael Gustafson, President of UMass Memorial Medical Center from 2020-08-13T17:45:08

How does COVID-19 transform a hospital? UMass Memorial Medical Center's impressive response to the pandemic has included a 21-step surge plan, seeking out lessons from institutions in the U.S. and ...

Why Clinicians Are Often Effective Leaders — Dr. David Skorton, President and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) from 2020-08-11T16:40:48

Bravado, stresses Dr. David Skorton, is not an asset. Knowing how to ask for help is. Through a long career spanning clinical medicine, two university presidencies, and heading the Smithsonian Inst...

"Creating Little Health Ambassadors" - Ken Korber, President of the Association of Family Practice PAs and NPs from 2020-07-31T17:05:31

It’s a question that has troubled providers for years – how do you keep
patients on track with behavior change between appointments? Longtime physician assistant and educator Ken Korber hit up...

"Be Mindful of Who You Are Serving" - Lendri Purcell and Althea Hicks, The Jonas Philanthropies from 2020-07-29T20:42:57

The work of the Jonas Philanthropies spans some broad areas - veterans health, children's health, and nursing education among others - but the unifying theme is improving public health. Vice Pres...

Your Boss Might Pay for College - Paul Freedman, President of the Learning Marketplace at Guild Education from 2020-07-28T17:16:20

Colleges and universities were struggling well before COVID knocked them for a loop because of declining birth rates and soaring tuition costs, among other factors. Now the on-campus model is in qu...

Building the On-ramps to Education and Health Careers - Van Ton-Quinlivan, CEO of Futuro Health from 2020-07-24T18:15:22

The gap is staggering. Just in California alone, 500,000 allied health workers are needed by 2024. Realizing it was time for new approaches to developing this workforce, a unique partnership form...

Find a Problem to Solve - Dr. Michael Sherling, Chief Medical and Strategy Officer at Modernizing Medicine from 2020-07-22T15:15:34

How does a dermatologist wind up co-founding a successful electronic medical record (EMR) company? As Michael Sherling, MD, MBA tells host Shiv Gaglani, he tackled a problem he encountered in his o...

How Great Learning Happens - Jessie Woolley-Wilson, CEO of DreamBox Learning from 2020-07-20T15:45:34

Wouldn't it be great if you could instantly learn from your mistakes? While that might be difficult for humans to do, it's the foundation of DreamBox Learning's adaptive learning software which an...

"Building a Plane in the Air" - Brandon Perthuis, Chief Commercial Officer at Fulgent Genetics from 2020-07-16T16:00:05

Going from a "9-5" company to "24/7" in just a few months has been challenging for Fulgent Genetics, but employees are happy to be contributing to the much needed supply of COVID-19 tests. Fulgent'...

Spending More to Live Less - Dr. Brad Spellberg, Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center from 2020-07-13T17:47:52

Witnessing the "ceaseless wave of humanity that crashes upon the safety net hospitals" spurred Dr. Brad Spellberg, who is chief medical officer at the largest public hospital in America's largest c...

"This is THE Moment For Online Education" - Chip Paucek, Co-founder and CEO of 2U, Inc. from 2020-06-29T15:54:18

This is a dicey moment for colleges and universities. The sudden and massive shift to online learning made necessary by the COVID-19 pandemic is threatening the traditional on-campus model. There ...

After 500 Years, Time for Something New - Frank Sculli, CoFounder and CEO, BioDigital from 2020-06-26T15:46:37

As 3-D technology started taking off in the early part of this century, Frank Sculli saw the potential it had to help people learn human anatomy, something that had been taught the same way for th...

What If You Don't Have a Hunch? - Dr. Joe Habboushe, Co-founder & CEO of MDCalc from 2020-06-24T17:25:35

Providers who have treated hundreds of patients with the same problem can develop a "gut sense" of how to proceed. But a new disease like COVID-19 does not allow for such hunches. Dr. Joe Habboush...

Listen Carefully: Is the Stethoscope on Life Support? - Jason Bellet, Co-founder and CCO of Eko from 2020-06-22T19:45:52

The stethoscope has been around since 1816 and its basic design hasn't changed substantially in decades. But this tried and true tool has been launched into the world of machine learning and artif...

The Telltale Ventricle - Dr. Bijoy Khandheria, Aurora Saint Luke Medical Center from 2020-06-19T16:23:17

It's well known that COVID-19 has negative effects on the heart, but it was unknown until recently that one of those impacts, strain in the lower right chamber, seems to be the best predictor of de...

Opportunities Emerging from the COVID Crisis - Dr. O.T. Wendel, A.T. Still University from 2020-06-17T15:04:44

Here's another casualty of the coronavirus: strategic planning. But even though anticipating what medical education and health careers will look like going forward might be unusually difficult at ...

Is the Golden Age of Healthcare Coming? - U.S. Representative Donna Shalala from 2020-06-15T18:11:13

As the longest serving Secretary of Health and Human Services in American history, U.S. Representative Donna Shalala of Miami is well aware of the serious deficiencies in our healthcare system. Th...

"Do What It Takes To Be Valuable" - Dan Rosensweig, CEO of Chegg.com from 2020-06-11T17:10:52

It isn't what you'd call a great start to a career. Dan Rosensweig, who went on to be a key leader at Yahoo and Guitar Hero, was laid off on the first day of his first job out of college. It set ...

Getting More Health Out of Healthcare - Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health from 2020-05-29T15:39:27

If the U.S. healthcare system was a patient right now, you'd probably put it in the ICU. In the view of Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, Vice Dean at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and ...

Dr. Lois Nora - President Emeritus, Northeast Ohio Medical University from 2020-05-27T16:07:23

We ask all of our guests what they think the COVID-19 crisis has revealed about the U.S. healthcare system. Dr. Lois Nora is the first to assert that "we do not have a healthcare system." As you'...

Dr. Mark Rosenberg - President Emeritus, The Task Force for Global Health from 2020-05-25T20:16:56

“Science is the only thing that can get us out of it.” That’s the conclusion of Dr. Mark Rosenberg, who says finding a way to balance the needs of public health and economic recovery in the wake o...

Mary Jo Bondy - CEO, Physician Assistant Education Association from 2020-05-22T15:25:19

Turns out there's nothing new about having a shortage of primary care physicians. In the late 1960's, the need to fill that gap led to the creation of physician assistants who have since expanded ...

Anant Agarwal - CEO, edX from 2020-05-20T15:43:43

It's not just K-12 and college students moving to online education these days. edX and other learning platforms have seen huge increases in enrollment over the past two months as millions of adult...

Arianna Huffington - Founder and CEO, Thrive Global from 2020-05-18T15:56:20

Arianna Huffington learned about burnout the hard way. Two years after starting the Huffington Post, she collapsed from overwork. She turned that moment of personal crisis into a movement to help p...

Prisma Health Physicians Create Ventilator Device That Could Save Lives from 2020-05-14T15:40:45

After seeing Italy confront the grim reality of ventilator rationing, emergency medicine specialist Dr. Sarah Farris wanted to spare physicians and patients in the U.S. the same agonizing choices. ...

Adele Webb - Executive Dean, Strategic Education Inc. from 2020-05-13T13:23:57

Pediatric nurse, global force in fighting AIDS, professor of nursing, academic leader -- Adele Webb has played many roles in her career by following her passion. As she reveals to host Rishi Desai...

Jeff Maggioncalda - CEO, Coursera from 2020-04-29T19:32:28

Imagine this: college students back on campus, but older professors teaching from home. That's one of the scenarios Coursera CEO Jeff Maggioncalda says might play out this fall as higher education...

Dr. Abdirahman Mahamud - WHO Incident Manager, Western Pacific Region from 2020-04-28T02:16:01

Dr. Abdirahman Mahamud of the World Health Organization was among the first to see reports out of China last December about a mysterious pneumonia-like illness that we all now know as COVID-19. H...

Dr. Conrad Fischer - Infectious Disease Specialist, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center from 2020-04-24T18:13:56

"Your calling is sacred." That's the message Dr. Conrad Fischer has for people entering health professions, especially in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. He took a few moments out from treat...

Dr. Patrice Harris - President, American Medical Association from 2020-04-22T19:36:01

The Coronavirus crisis has presented unprecedented challenges for physicians. Retired doctors are back in their white coats helping on the frontlines while medical students are being allowed to pra...

Dr. Anne Schuchat - Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control from 2020-04-20T19:13

Only a handful of people have as much responsibility for overseeing U.S. response to COVID-19 as Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director at U.S. Centers for Disease Control, and few can match ...

Dr. Anne Schuchat - Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control from 2020-04-20T19:13

Only a handful of people have as much responsibility for overseeing U.S. response to COVID-19 as Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director at U.S. Centers for Disease Control, and few can match ...

Dr. Anne Schuchat - Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control from 2020-04-20T19:13

Only a handful of people have as much responsibility for overseeing U.S. response to COVID-19 as Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director at U.S. Centers for Disease Control, and few can match ...

Dr. Poonam Desai - ER Physician in New York City from 2020-04-15T23:23:52

Imagine being a pregnant ER doctor in New York City in the middle of the coronavirus crisis and then finding out you are COVID positive. That’s the compelling story Dr. Poonam Desai shares with ou...

Dr. Tom Frieden - Former Director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control from 2020-04-15T23:01:46

Dr. Tom Frieden, president and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives and former Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control joins host Dr. Rishi Desai to discuss U.S. response to the coronavirus crisis...

Dr. Tom Frieden - Former Director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control from 2020-04-15T23:01:46

Dr. Tom Frieden, president and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives and former Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control joins host Dr. Rishi Desai to discuss U.S. response to the coronavirus crisis...