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Voices from the Field: The NAAMA NextGen PodcastEp. 8 | Dr. Maria Ansari – CEO of The Permanente Medical Group on the Future of MedicineIn this episode of Voices from the Field, we speak with Dr. Maria Ansari, CEO and Executive Director of The Permanente Medical Group.A practicing cardiologist and physician leader, Dr. Ansari joins NAAMA NextGen Co-President Deena Aboul-Hassan to discuss her journey from clinical medicine to health system leadership, and the changing landscape of value-based care. She also speaks on the promise and challenges of AI in medicine, the issue of moral injury among physicians, and what it takes to support clinicians through rapid changes in health care.Throughout the conversation, Dr. Ansari shares...
2026-10-0727 min
Voices from the Field: The NAAMA NextGen PodcastEp. 7: Dr. Adnan Hyder – Dean of BU SPH on Global Health & Injury PreventionIn this episode of Voices from the Field, we speak with Dr. Adnan Hyder, Dean of the Boston University School of Public Health.A physician, public health researcher, and global health leader, Dean Hyder joins Neil Nakkash to discuss his journey from clinical medicine to public health, and how that path led him to focus on injury prevention as a critical yet often underrecognized area of global health. He also speaks on the ways commercial forces shape health outcomes worldwide and how these influences are reshaping how we think...
2026-08-0623 min
Voices from the Field: The NAAMA NextGen PodcastEp. 6 | Dr. Joseph C. Kolars - Leading Global Health PartnershipsIn this episode of Voices from the Field, we speak with Dr. Joseph C. Kolars, a practicing gastroenterologist, medical educator, and global health leader at the University of Michigan. He serves as Director of Strategic Development for Global Collaboration at the University of Michigan Medical School and is the former Leslie D. Yamada and Tachi Yamada M.D. Director of the U-M Center for Global Health Equity.Dr. Kolars joins Neil Nakkash to discuss his journey into global health and the lessons he has learned from more than four decades of building health professions education programs and...
2026-07-0131 min
Voices from the Field: The NAAMA NextGen PodcastEp. 5 | Dr. John Ayanian - Understanding Medicaid Expansion and Its Real-World OutcomesIn this episode of Voices from the Field, we speak with Dr. John Ayanian, a practicing internist and leading health policy researcher at the University of Michigan. He is the Director of the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation and the Alice Hamilton Distinguished University Professor of Medicine and Healthcare Policy.Dr. Ayanian joins Neil Nakkash to discuss Medicaid expansion and what it has revealed about real-world health outcomes. Drawing on his leadership of the long-term evaluation of Michigan’s Healthy Michigan Plan, he shares insights into how Medicaid expansion has impacted healthcare access, fi...
2026-06-0238 min
Voices from the Field: The NAAMA NextGen PodcastEp. 4 | Dr. Bilal Butt - Rethinking Global Health through Environment & PlaceIn this episode of Voices from the Field, we speak with Dr. Bilal Butt, a Professor in the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability and Senior Advisor at the U-M Center for Global Health Equity whose work sits at the intersection of environmental justice, conservation, and global health.Dr. Butt joins Neil Nakkash to discuss how geography and environment shape global health challenges, drawing from his experiences working with communities in East Africa and within academic institutions in the United States. He reflects on the tensions between conservation and local livelihoods, the limitations of top-down...
2026-05-1845 min
Voices from the Field: The NAAMA NextGen PodcastEp. 3 | Dr. Nahid Bhadelia - From the Frontlines to the White House: Global Outbreak Response & PreparednessIn this episode of Voices from the Field, we speak with Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, a board-certified infectious diseases physician. She is the founding director of Boston University’s Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases (CEID) and a former Senior Policy Advisor for the White House COVID-19 Response Team.Dr. Bhadelia joins Neil Nakkash to discuss her experiences on the frontlines of global health crises, from Ebola treatment units in West Africa to coordinating the United States’ global COVID-19 vaccine response. She speaks on the reality of outbreak response, the intersection of medicine and policy, and the challenges of prep...
2026-04-1439 min
Voices from the Field: The NAAMA NextGen PodcastEp. 2 | Maha Freij - Nonprofit Leadership & Sustaining ImpactIn our second episode of Voices from the Field, we sit down with Maha Freij, President and CEO of ACCESS, the largest Arab American nonprofit in the country.Freij reflects on decades of nonprofit leadership, sharing lessons on sustaining large-scale initiatives, balancing service delivery with advocacy, and building strong relationships with donors and community partners.This conversation offers insight into what it takes to lead impactful, community-rooted institutions at scale.Follow NAAMA NextGen on Instagram @NAAMA_NextGen to stay updated on our events, initiatives, and other content.If you enjoyed this...
2026-03-1732 min
Voices from the Field: The NAAMA NextGen PodcastEp. 1 | Dr. Kamran Mirza - The Future of Medical Education, Global Health & PathologyIn our first episode of Voices from the Field, we are honored to welcome Dr. Kamran Mirza, Professor of Hematopathology and Pathology Education at the University of Michigan and co-founder of PathElective, a free educational platform with over 4 million views worldwide. Dr. Mirza joins Neil Nakkash to discuss his journey into pathology and his growth as a leader in medical education. He reflects on the far-reaching impact of diagnostic medicine and the responsibility of educators to adapt and innovate how medicine is taught in a rapidly evolving era. He also shares insights on digital pathology, social media a...
2026-02-1835 min
Arab American CaféGrowing up Arab-American: perspectives from college student leadersThe great Edward Said wrote: “I have never known what is Arabic or English, or which one was really mine beyond any doubt. What I do know, however, is that the two have always been together in my life, one resonating in the other, sometimes ironically, sometimes nostalgically, most often each correcting, and commenting on, the other. Each can seem like my absolutely first language, but neither is”. Arab American youth are a complex and diverse population, often misunderstood, misclassified and misrepresented. These youth face a challenging socio-political climate, psychological and emotional stressors, some of which can affec...
2022-01-1941 min