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Long Life LearningAsha Rangappa on Leading with Conscience and CourageIn our second episode of the season, Kavitha is joined by Asha Rangappa, former Special Agent and current Assistant Dean and Senior Lecturer at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs. Her work today is informed by years spent with the FBI specializing in counterintelligence, national security, and U.S. drug policy in Latin America. Together, Asha and Kavitha unpack what it means to lead with moral conscience in an increasingly divided world, and to embrace impact in the realms of academia, business, and public service. Asha’s recent research, culminating in a forthcoming book project, advocates for the urgency of change when lea...2025-05-1232 min
Long Life LearningJeffrey Sonnenfeld on How Successful Leaders Learn To kick off Season 2, Kavitha sits down with Yale SOM Professor and Senior Associate Dean Jeffrey Sonnenfeld to discuss the evergreen question, “How do leaders learn?” Drawing on Jeff’s decades of research expertise, high-profile media engagement, and longtime partnership with Executive Education, they attempt to answer this question for senior level leaders and C-Suite executives in particular. Together, Kavitha and Jeff delve into the rich history of how institutions have striven to craft timely and innovative education for aspiring business leaders, culminating in Yale SOM Executive Education's flagship initiative, the Yale Global Executive Leaders Program (YGELP). Jeff, who has served as Faculty Direct...2025-05-0537 min
Health & VeritasAfib, AI Agents, and Other NewsHowie reflects on his decades-long experience with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and the procedure that has changed his life. Howie and Harlan report on healthcare issues in the news, including the measles outbreak and a vision for a team of personal healthcare AI agents. And student research assistants Inès Gilles and Sophia Stumpf visit for a farewell interview. Links: Eric Topol: Ground Truths Eric Topol: Super Agers Harlan Krumholz: The Expert Guide to Beating Heart Disease: What You Absolutely Must Know Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation “What to know abo...2025-04-2433 min
The mbaMission PodcastEp 45 | What is the Yale SOM Admissions Team Looking For?The Yale School of Management has a distinct mission: to educate leaders for both business and society. While the school has a strong social orientation, it is also a strong general management program, consistently ranked as one of the top 15 U.S. business schools. In this episode of the mbaMission podcast, Jeremy Shinewald is joined by Bruce DelMonico and Laurel Grodman, Assistant Deans of Admissions at the Yale SOM, who break down the SOM's unique admissions process.Contact Us:info@mbamission.comFollow Us:YouTubeLinkedInInstagram2025-04-0834 min
Health & VeritasRyan Schwarz: Thinking Differently about the Primary Care CrisisHowie and Harlan are joined by Ryan Schwarz, a Yale-trained MD-MBA who oversees accountable care for the Massachusetts Medicaid program, to discuss new models for addressing the severe shortage of primary care doctors in the U.S. Harlan looks at the fallout from the bankruptcy of 23andMe; Howie reports on Match Day at Yale and medical schools around the country. Links: New Leadership “Senate Confirms Bhattacharya and Makary to H.H.S. Posts” “Keir Starmer Wants to Abolish N.H.S. England: What to Know About His Plan” 23andMe “...2025-03-2732 min
Health & VeritasSarah Taylor: The Science of BreastfeedingHowie and Harlan are joined by Yale neonatologist Sarah Taylor to discuss our growing understanding of breastfeeding, including the active role that infants play in shaping the composition of breast milk. Harlan discusses the rapid growth of Hims & Hers Health, which provides treatment and medication over the internet; Howie reports on the promising initial results from a pilot program in North Carolina that seeks to reduce healthcare costs by providing support in non-medical areas like food security and housing. Links: Hims & Hers “Why Hims & Hers Stock Has Further to Fall: Heard on the Str...2025-03-0634 min
Health & VeritasPaul Lombardo: Reckoning with the Dark History of EugenicsHowie and Harlan are joined by legal historian Paul Lombardo to discuss his work exploring the role of the legal and medical establishments in eugenics and sterilization in the United States. Harlan reports on his new research on post-vaccination syndrome, a constellation of chronic symptoms experienced by some people after getting the COVID-19 vaccine; Howie discusses the science behind a measles outbreak in Texas. Links: Anxiety in Academia Yale Office of the President: Our commitment to our research mission Post-Vaccination Syndrome Harlan Krumholz: “Immunological and Antigenic Signatures Associated with Ch...2025-02-2038 min
Health & VeritasDeborah Rhodes: A Breast-Cancer Screening BreakthroughHowie and Harlan are joined by Deborah Rhodes, a Yale internist and the chief quality officer for Yale Medicine and Yale New Haven Health System. They discuss how she helped develop a better approach to scanning for breast cancer in women with dense breast tissue, and the obstacles to wide adoption. Harlan reports on the Trump administration’s plan to slash indirect support for research; Howie explains the potential consequences of cuts to Medicaid. Links: Flu and Research Cuts “Weekly US Influenza Surveillance Report: Key Updates for Week 5, ending February 1, 2025” “This Is One o...2025-02-1337 min
Clear Admit MBA Admissions PodcastMBA Wire Taps 407—665 GMAT, from India. 2.9 GPA, how to overcome. Columbia versus Yale SOMIn this week's MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing Round 2 activity on LiveWire; this upcoming week we have two more application deadlines, Arizona / Carey and Minnesota / Carlson. Last week, we saw more interview invitations rolling out for UVA / Darden, Dartmouth / Tuck, Yale SOM, Northwestern / Kellogg and CMU / Tepper.
We then discussed the role out of Clear Admit’s latest innovation, our “Ask Clear Admit” chat bot, which launched the prior Thursday. We have seen hundreds of prompts come in from applicants as we launched, and the quality of the responses has impressed! You can find the chat b...2025-01-2741 min
Health & VeritasSusan Mayne: Keeping Food SafeHowie and Harlan are joined by Susan Mayne, a Yale epidemiologist and the former director of the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, to discuss what the agency can and can’t do to keep contaminants out of food and promote healthier eating habits. Harlan reports on the Trump administration’s cancellation of multiple scientific meetings; Howie explains the administration’s health-related executive orders. Links: Changes at the NIH “Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings prompts confusion, concern” “The Trump NIH Pick Who Wants to Take On ‘Cancel Cultur...2025-01-2343 min
Health & VeritasDana Dunne: Learning to LearnHowie and Harlan are joined by Yale physician Dana Dunne, who leads a new coaching program designed to help medical students develop a lifelong orientation toward growth and building knowledge. Harlan reports on a new generation of AI that can diagnose patients more consistently than human doctors; Howie explains how the state of Connecticut wiped out medical debt for thousands of low-income residents. Links: AI Diagnosis “Superhuman performance of a large language model on the reasoning tasks of a physician” “Reasoning Foundations of Medical Diagnosis: Symbolic logic, probability, and value theory aid our...2024-12-1938 min
MBA MondayHow To Get into Yale SOM: Advice from MBA Admissions ExpertsYale SOM is driven by some very unique and proven principals that set it apart from other MBA programs.
To find out what they are, and how they affect your admissions strategy, Angela Guido is joined by Career Protocol’s research extraordinaire Louise Loeb to let us in on what makes Yale’s business school so special.2024-11-1808 min
Long Life LearningJo Ann Jenkins on Social Change and Lifelong Mentorship at AARPThe final episode of season 1 features Jo Ann Jenkins, visionary CEO of AARP for the past 10 years. Jo Ann has revolutionized the mission of this “nonprofit, nonpartisan, social change organization” to help Americans embrace life after 50 as a vibrant time of transformation and connection. Jo Ann joins Kavitha to talk career pivots, lifelong mentorship, and legacy-making whose benefits extend to people of all ages. She invites us to consider the needs of an ever-evolving present day: one in which the fastest-growing age group in the U.S. is Americans 85 and up, and in which today’s 10-year-olds have a 50% chance...2024-11-1344 min
Admissions Straight TalkHow to Get Into Yale SOM 2025 [Episode 598]In this episode, Bruce DelMonico, Assistant Dean of Admissions at Yale School of Management, shares an overview of the Yale School of Management. The program offers a distinctive two-year, full-time MBA program emphasizing an interdisciplinary, integrated curriculum to prepare students for leadership in business and society. Bruce discusses how aspiring applicants can prepare for and approach the extensive application process, which includes a GMAT/GRE test score, written essays, a resume, a video component, a behavioral assessment, and an interview. Links mentioned in this episode:Yale SOM MBA AdmissionsYale SOM Application...2024-11-1237 min
Long Life LearningBonnie Wan on Being a Misfit, a Vandal, and a Wise BeginnerThis week, CSO, leadership coach, and author Bonnie Wan shares with Kavitha a moment of crisis that changed her life. Back in 2010, Bonnie found herself devoted to work and saying “yes” to everyone but her husband, her children, and herself. Out of a feverish night of writing, the Life Brief was born: an approach to self-examination, a lifestyle, and, most recently, the title of Bonnie’s bestselling 2024 book. Join this week’s conversation to hear how Bonnie’s rise as a strategist led to her being named CSO of the Year, how she strives to “make the room smarter...2024-11-0433 min
Health & VeritasStephen Knight: Investing in Biotech SolutionsHowie and Harlan are joined by Stephen Knight, president and managing partner of the healthcare and technology venture capital firm F-Prime Capital, to discuss his varied career and the breakthroughs he has helped enable. Howie and Harlan discuss AI in medicine and what a second Trump administration could mean for healthcare. Links: Respiratory Illnesses, AI, and the Physician Shortage CDC: Respiratory Illnesses Data Channel “Capabilities of Gemini Models in Medicine” “Yale New Haven Health partners with AI company on ambient listening tech” Stephen Knight F-Prime Capital2024-10-3135 min
Long Life LearningStephanie Dunson on Writing Your Way to Collaborative DiscoveryIf you’ve ever caught yourself about to correct a spelling mistake on a grocery list, this week's guest has advice for you: Stop! And reflect: Why? Yale School of Management Lecturer and reflective writing practitioner Stephanie Dunson joins Kavitha in the studio for a discussion about how the power of process writing moves us from inward reflection to outward, purposeful action. Stephanie encourages her students—of all ages—to let go of everything they’ve been taught about “right and wrong” in writing and embrace the metacognitive journey of pursuing uncertainty: What’s missing from their writing? Why di...2024-10-2831 min
Long Life LearningMichael Swiatek on Why This Is the Golden Age of Accessibility and LifeThis week’s guest, Michael Swiatek, is a longtime airline executive and strategist. He also identifies as a blind, low vision individual, and is pioneering new ways to make flying accessible and comfortable to all travelers. Mike joins Kavitha to explain how he went from despising the airline industry to embracing it as a vocation, and why he’s excited, at age 61, to boldly step into a dual role as Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Accessibility Officer for Abra Group. Listen to take part in discussions of Mike’s incredible international experiences, what he’s seen change in the 30...2024-10-2231 min
Health & VeritasThe Physician Shortage and Other NewsHowie and Harlan discuss health and healthcare issues in the headlines, including a powerful—but dangerous—new gene therapy, racial disparities in excess deaths during the COVID pandemic, and the limited insurance coverage for highly effective new obesity drugs. Links: The Physician Shortage “Opening the Door Wider to International Medical Graduates—The Significance of a New Tennessee Law” “New Licensure Pathway for Some Internationally Trained Physicians” “Brain-drain and health care delivery in developing countries” “Talk of an Immigrant ‘Invasion’ Grows in Republican Ads and Speech” Subspecialty Expertise from...2024-10-1738 min
Long Life LearningJoanna Lohman on Why She’s Refiring, Not RetiringThis week, Kavitha is joined by legendary pro-soccer player-turned keynote speaker and human rights activist Joanna Lohman. Together they discuss why Joanna says that she has “refired” rather than retired from professional sports, and why, as a Yale ELI Advisory Board member and upcoming cohort participant, she would encourage other ELI Fellows to do the same. Join us to learn about Joanna’s journey from a celebrated career with the Washington Spirit and the U.S. National Women’s soccer team to her “second act” pivot into her current roles as a performance coach, sport diplomat, and author. In add...2024-10-1530 min
Health & VeritasMax Laurans: An Entrepreneurial Life in MedicineHowie and Harlan are joined by Max Laurans, a Yale neurosurgeon and hospital administrator, and a founder of the healthcare staffing company Nomad Health. Harlan discusses the problem of doctors giving too much weight to suggestions from AI; Howie celebrates a milestone in the campaign to eliminate trachoma, a common cause of preventable blindness in the developing world. Links: Automation Bias “Some doctors are using public AI chatbots like ChatGPT in clinical decisions. Is it safe?” “Measuring the Impact of AI in the Diagnosis of Hospitalized Patients: A Randomized Clinical Vignette Survey S...2024-10-1035 min
Long Life LearningMarc Freedman on Seeking Curiosity and Purpose in Midlife TransitionsIn our first-ever episode of Long Life Learning, host Kavitha Bindra (Executive Director, Yale SOM Executive Education) is joined by Marc Freedman, Founder and Co-CEO of CoGenerate. Marc is dedicated to championing intergenerational projects for the greater good, and will serve as Faculty Director for the forthcoming Experienced Leaders Initiative (ELI) provided by Executive Education at the Yale School of Management. Together, Marc and Kavitha lay the groundwork for a dynamic first season, untangling myths around aging and celebrating the joy of embracing the second half of life. Join us as Marc and Kavitha unpack q...2024-10-0830 min
Health & VeritasSurgeon General Vivek Murthy: Crises and Common GroundHowie and Harlan welcome Vivek Murthy, the 19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States and a graduate of the Yale School of Medicine and the Yale School of Management. They talk about his campaigns to tackle parental stress, gun violence, and the dangers of social media, and the importance of communicating across political divides. Links: Parents Under Pressure: The U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory on the Mental Health & Well-Being of Parents Youth Mental Health: The Surgeon General’s Advisory Yale School of Medicine | Auguste Fortin VI, MD, MPH, MACP...2024-10-0334 min
Health & VeritasMargaret McGovern: Building an Integrated Health SystemHowie and Harlan are joined by Margaret McGovern, deputy dean for clinical affairs at the Yale School of Medicine, CEO of Yale Medicine, and chief physician executive of the Yale New Haven Health System. They discuss her path from the lab to healthcare leadership, and her efforts to better align Yale's medical school and its health system. Harlan reflects on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks; Howie provides an update on the bird flu outbreak. Links: September 11 “60 Minutes remembers 9/11: The FDNY” Margaret McGovern “McGovern Welcomed as Yale Medicine CEO” “M...2024-09-1234 min
Health & VeritasLisa Suter: Medicine, Measurement, and EquityHowie and Harlan are joined by Lisa Suter, a rheumatologist and the senior director of the Quality Measurement Program at Yale’s Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation. Harlan reflects on the meaning of Juneteenth and reports on a Yale-led report card on health equity; Howie comments on Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s call for warning labels on social media. Links: Juneteenth National Museum of African American History & Culture: Juneteenth Harlan Krumholz: “Excess Cardiovascular Mortality Among Black Americans 2000-2022: A JACC Report Card” “JACC Report Card Highlights Inequities in CV Care, Death...2024-06-2030 min
Career ConversationsLogan Disch ’21, GoogleA conversation with Logan Dish, a strategy and analytics associate at Google. At Google, Logan works on the Planning, Analytics, and Insights Team in PeopleOps and is doing a product management apprenticeship with Google Maps. Logan joined Google in July 2021 after completing an MBA internship there the summer prior. Before SOM, he worked for five years as a senior analyst at Analysis Group in Washington DC, working to create financial and economic models to value technology products and patents in litigation. Logan is interviewed by Jackie Peszynski ’24 of Yale SOM’s Data Analytics Club. Read an un...2024-06-1448 min
Health & VeritasAnna Reisman: Bringing the Humanities to MedicineHowie and Harlan are joined by Anna Reisman, a physician and writer who leads Yale’s Program for Humanities in Medicine. They discuss the gaps in care she encountered when her developmentally disabled sister was diagnosed with cancer, and her work reviewing the “dude wall” of portraits at Yale Medical School. Harlan asks what we’ve gained from a new definition of long COVID; Howie provides an update on the spread of the H5N1 bird flu. Links: Defining Long COVID “Federal Government, Clinicians, Employers, and Others Should Adopt New Definition for Long COVID to Ai...2024-06-1332 min
Health & VeritasMitesh Rao: Democratizing Healthcare DataMitesh Rao, co-founder and CEO of OMNY Health, joins Howie and Harlan to discuss his entrepreneurial journey and how his company is creating a common layer of data connecting healthcare providers and researchers. Harlan reports on a study showing how many lives could be saved by improving quality of care; Howie reflects on the health consequences that have accompanied the legalization of cannabis. Links: Quality and Lives Saved “The business case for quality: estimating lives saved and harms avoided in a value-based purchasing model” The CMS Innovation Center NCQA: Hedis...2024-06-0638 min
Career ConversationsNate Heller ’09, MoPhonesA conversation with Nate Heller, a Yale SOM alum with over two decades of experience in international social enterprise and development, including stints with the Peace Corps and the UN. Nate has spent 12 years building innovative distribution and finance channels for poor consumers in West Africa. Nate co-founded PEG Africa, a distributed renewables FinTech that revolutionized access to clean energy, touching the lives of over a million people. His recent venture, MoPhones, aims to make high-quality mobile phones accessible. Nate is interviewed by Jivika Mangwani ’25 of Yale SOM’s Net Impact club. Read an unedited tran...2024-05-3133 min
Health & VeritasLive at the Yale Innovation SummitA special episode recorded at the Yale Innovation Summit, which brings together entrepreneurs and investors in the arts, biotech, climate, health, and tech. Howie and Harlan are joined by Josh Geballe, managing director of Yale Ventures, which hosts the summit; Mary Ann Melnick, site head at Biolabs New Haven; and Lee Schwamm, chief digital health officer at Yale New Haven Health System. Links: Watch the event on YouTube. Yale Ventures: Yale Innovation Summit State of Connecticut: “Governor Lamont Announces Creation of the Innovation Clusters Program To Support Growth in Cutting-Edge Industries” 2024-05-3139 min
Health & VeritasChima Ndumele: Reinventing MedicaidHowie and Harlan are joined by Chima Ndumele of the Yale School of Public Health to discuss his research on structural changes to Medicaid that could keep vulnerable populations healthier. Harlan reports on the remarkable abilities of Google's latest medicine-focused AI; Howie reflects on a study showing the impact of race-neutral measures of lung function. Links: AI and Medicine “Capabilities of Gemini Models in Medicine” Medicaid Medicaid.gov “10 Things to Know About Medicaid” Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) “Long-Term Stability of Coverage Among Michigan Me...2024-05-2333 min
Health & VeritasRuth Katz: Crafting Landmark LegislationHowie and Harlan are joined by Ruth Katz, executive director of the Aspen Institute’s Health, Medicine & Society Program and a former Capitol Hill staffer, to discuss her work on the Affordable Care Act and other major healthcare laws. Harlan reflects on a study showing that using different analytical approaches to the same data can lead to a wide range of conclusions; Howie reports on a wave of dangerous infections caused by stem cell treatments at clinics in Mexico. Links: Reproducible Research “Grilling the data: application of specification curve analysis to red meat and a...2024-05-1628 min
Health & VeritasGreg Licholai: Breaking through the Innovation BottleneckHowie and Harlan are joined by Greg Licholai, a Yale SOM lecturer and biotech entrepreneur, to discuss his career and his work at the contract research organization ICON, which performs clinical trials for pharmaceutical companies. Harlan reports on new research illustrating the dangerous consequences of asking patients to share the costs of life-saving drugs; Howie provides the good news and the bad news from the annual Medicare Trustees Report. Links: Cost-Sharing and Mortality “The Health Costs Of Cost-Sharing” “The Boys of January” Greg Licholai ICON plc Greg Li...2024-05-0929 min
Health & VeritasChristopher O’Connor: Hospital Leadership in Trying TimesHowie and Harlan are joined by Christopher O’Connor, CEO of Yale New Haven Health, to discuss his career path and his experience leading hospitals through Hurricane Katrina and COVID-19. Harlan reports on promising AI tools for taking clinical notes; Howie looks at the financial headwinds facing the companies offering Medicare Advantage plans. Links: AI Notetaking “OpenAI-backed healthcare AI startup raises $70 million Series B” “Burnout Related to Electronic Health Record Use in Primary Care” “Ambient Artificial Intelligence Scribes to Alleviate the Burden of Clinical Documentation” “Medical AI scribe startup Na...2024-02-0830 min
Health & VeritasManisha Juthani: Solving Infectious Disease MysteriesHowie and Harlan are joined by Manisha Juthani, a Yale infectious disease specialist and commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health. They discuss her research, including a study casting doubt on the use of cranberries to prevent urinary tract infection, and her priorities for Connecticut. Harlan reports on a wave of study retractions from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Howie reflects on the progress made toward eradicating Guinea worm and malaria. Links: Retractions from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute “Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Researchers Accused of Manipulating Data” “Top Cancer Center Seeks to Retract...2024-02-0130 min
Health & VeritasClaudine Litman: Designing Better Healthcare SolutionsHowie and Harlan are joined by Yale SOM alum Claudine Litman, a designer and the director of Yale‘s Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation, to talk about using the tools of design to build more effective healthcare spaces and processes. Harlan looks at seven charts illustrating the state of healthcare in 2023; Howie reports on the FDA reprimanding a drug company for misleading advertising. Links: Healthcare in 2023 "Seven Charts That Sum Up U.S. Healthcare In 2023" Designing Better Healthcare Yale School of Medicine:Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation De...2024-01-2533 min
Health & VeritasReshma Ramachandran: Will the Supreme Court Upend Healthcare Regulation?Howie and Harlan are joined by Reshma Ramachandran, a Yale family physician and co-director of Yale Collaboration for Regulatory Rigor, Integrity, and Transparency. They discuss the potential ramifications for healthcare regulation if the Supreme Court overturns the Chevron decision requiring judges to defer to federal agencies. Harlan looks at surveys suggesting an erosion of trust in medicine; Howie reports on the growing measles outbreak. LInks: Trust in Healthcare “Nurses First, Doctors Distant Second in Healthcare Provider Ratings” “KFF Health Tracking Poll: Health Care Issues Emerge as Important Topics on 2024 Campaign Trail, Plus C...2024-01-1835 min
Health & VeritasEric Winer: A Cancer Doctor's JourneyHowie and Harlan are joined by Eric Winer, director of the Yale Cancer Center and president of Yale's Smilow Cancer Hospital. They discuss his career, his personal experiences with hemophilia and HIV, and the state of breast cancer treatment. Harlan reports on the retraction of a high-profile study on the effect of hearing aids on dementia; Howie provides some good news from an annual report on health expenditures in the U.S. Links: A Retracted Study “Retraction—Association between hearing aid use and all-cause and cause-specific dementia: an analysis of the UK Biobank cohor...2023-12-2136 min
Health & VeritasTina Loarte-Rodríguez: Understanding Inequities in HealthcareHowie and Harlan are joined by Tina Loarte-Rodríguez, associate director, health equity measures, at Yale’s Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation and the author of Latinas in Nursing: Stories of Determination, Inspiration, and Trust. And Howie and Harlan discuss the clinical and economic dimensions of two newly approved CRISPR-based treatments for sickle cell disease. Links: Tina Loarte-Rodríguez Tina Loarte-Rodríguez: Latinas in Nursing: Stories of Determination, Inspiration, and Trust Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation (CORE) Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation: Quality Measurement “Sociodemographic Disparities in Queue Jum...2023-12-1436 min
Health & VeritasTara Sanft: Life after CancerHowie and Harlan are joined by Tara Sanft, chief patient experience officer at Yale’s Smilow Cancer Hospital and director of the Survivorship Program at the Yale Cancer Center. Harlan reports on his study of patients with long-lasting symptoms after the COVID-19 vaccine; Howie reflects on the historic decline in cigarette smoking in the United States. Links: Post-Vaccination Syndrome Harlan Krumholz: “Post-Vaccination Syndrome: A Descriptive Analysis of Reported Symptoms and Patient Experiences After Covid-19 Immunization” Patient Experience and Cancer Survivorship Tara Sanft: “Rekindling Joy in Medicine Through Thoughtful Communication: A Practic...2023-12-0732 min
Health & VeritasJohn Morton: The State of Obesity TreatmentHowie and Harlan review the results of a new study testing the effects of anti-obesity medications on cardiovascular health. Then they're joined by Yale's John Morton, a leading bariatric surgeon, to discuss the state of weight-loss surgery and its long-term impact on patients' lives. Links: Obesity Drugs “GLP-1 agonists: Diabetes drugs and weight loss” “Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Obesity without Diabetes” “AMA urges insurance coverage parity for emerging obesity treatment options” “National Coverage Determination: Treatment of Obesity” “Real-World Adherence and Discontinuation of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists...2023-11-1631 min
Health & VeritasMelinda Pettigrew: The Battle Against Antimicrobial ResistanceHowie and Harlan are joined by Melinda Pettigrew of the Yale School of Public Health to discuss the changes needed in the prescription and agriculture use of antibiotics to address the crisis of antimicrobial resistance. Harlan reports on a survey underlining the scale of medical misinformation among Americans; Howie discusses a new tool for the treatment of unhoused people. Links: Medical Misinformation Harlan Krumholz: “A prescription for the US FDA for the regulation of health misinformation” “Vaccine Confidence Falls as Belief in Health Misinformation Grows” Melinda Pettigrew and Antimicrobial Resistanc...2023-11-0232 min
Health & VeritasKatherine Baicker: Rigorous Thinking about Hard ProblemsHowie and Harlan are joined by health economist Katherine Baicker of the University of Chicago to discuss her career in academia and government, the landmark Oregon Health Insurance Experiment, and the optimal design for universal healthcare coverage. Harlan asks why life expectancy in the U.S. increasingly lags behind peer nations; Howie discusses the politics threatening the PEPFAR program, which has saved millions of lives around the world. Links: U.S. Life Expectancy “How does U.S. life expectancy compare to other countries?” The American Health Care Paradox: Why Spending More is Ge...2023-10-1942 min
Health & VeritasPeter Salovey: A More Unified, Accessible, and Innovative YaleIn the 100th episode of Health & Veritas, Howie and Harlan are joined by Peter Salovey, the president of Yale University and a pioneering psychology scholar. They discuss Salovey’s tenure as president, which ends in 2024; the future of the newly independent Yale School of Public Health; and Salovey’s influential research on emotional intelligence. Links: “Statement regarding YSPH transitioning to an independent school at Yale” Peter Salovey: “Emotional Intelligence” Yale School of Medicine: “Medical school and health system form a new affiliation” “President's house will be a home” For Humanity: the Y...2023-10-1632 min
Health & VeritasMarc Auerbach: Getting Emergency Departments Kid-ReadyHowie and Harlan are joined by Marc Auerbach, a professor of pediatric emergency medicine at Yale, to discuss his work using standards and simulation to improve the treatment of children in emergency departments throughout the United States. Harlan reflects on the importance of simple, well-designed clinical trials to make rapid improvements to care; Howie reports on a congressional study asking whether the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Center has succeeded in lowering costs and increasing quality. Links: Timely Clinical Trials “Dexamethasone in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19” “Now is the time to fix...2023-10-1232 min
Health & VeritasNita Ahuja: Epigenetics and CancerHowie and Harlan are joined by Nita Ahuja, a Yale surgeon and researcher, to discuss new methods in for detecting and treating cancers and the barriers faced by women surgeons. Harlan answers questions about an FDA panel’s finding that the decongestant phenylephrine is ineffective; Howie looks at the trends making hospital finances unsustainable. Links: “FDA clarifies results of recent advisory committee meeting on oral phenylephrine” “Phenylephrine vs. Pseudoephedrine: What’s the Difference?” “Why Has a Useless Cold Medication Been Allowed on Shelves for Years?” “Surgeon Sex and Long-Term Postoperative Outco...2023-09-2136 min
Health & VeritasTed Long: A Model for Effective Primary CareHowie and Harlan are joined by Ted Long, senior vice president of ambulatory care and population health at New York City Health + Hospitals, to discuss New York City’s remarkable success in providing care to its most vulnerable citizens. Harlan discusses the state of research into long COVID, including his own studies; Howie reports on the first round of drug-price negotiation under the Inflation Reduction Act. Links: “Scientists look at the progress made toward understanding—and treating—long COVID” National Institutes of Health “NIH launches new initiative to study ‘Long COVID’” The Yale Paxlovid f...2023-09-1430 min
Admissions Straight TalkHow to Get Into Yale SOMHow to Get Into Yale SOM [Episode 542]Are you looking for a mission-driven school that aims to educate leaders for business and society? Would you like to know how to get into that MBA program, which happens to be at the Yale School of Management? Tune in for this interview with its Assistant Dean for Admissions, Bruce DelMonico.Welcome to the 542nd episode of Admissions Straight Talk, thanks for tuning in. Sometimes I'm asked, "Is the MBA worth it?" And my answer is, "It depends on your individual circumstances." But I've got good news, we've developed a tool that...2023-09-1244 min
Health & VeritasZhenqiu Lin: Measuring Quality, Improving CareHowie and Harlan are joined by Zhenqiu Lin, senior director of analytics at Yale’s Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, to discuss how quality measures can make care more consistent and effective and improve outcomes for patients. Howie provides an update on research on repetitive head trauma among young football players; Harlan reports on new findings about the benefits of semaglutide for people with heart disease. Links: “Neuropathologic and Clinical Findings in Young Contact Sport Athletes Exposed to Repetitive Head Impacts” American Academy Of Pediatrics: “Tackling in Youth Football” “National Use and Effe...2023-09-0731 min
Health & VeritasBest of Health & Veritas, Summer 2023Howie and Harlan look back on some of their favorite moments from the first 92 episodes of Health & Veritas. Featured episodes: Ania Jastreboff: The Revolution in Obesity Medication Josh Geballe: Turning Yale Innovation into Startups Anna Kaltenboeck: Untangling Drug Prices Akiko Iwasaki: Is Long COVID One Disease or Many? Perry Wilson: The Formula for Medical Misinformation Jeffrey Sonnenfeld: The CEO Whisperer Harlan Krumholz, This Is Your Life Megan Ranney: What’s Next for Public Health? Michael Alosco: The Toll of Re...2023-08-1732 min
Health & VeritasSurgeon General Vivek Murthy: Building a Culture of HealthIn this special episode, Howie and Harlan are joined by Vivek Murthy, the 19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States, and a graduate of the Yale School of Management and the Yale School of Medicine. Links: The Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service CDC: Understanding the Opioid Overdose Epidemic “How Sleep Deprivation Impacts Mental Health” CMS: Delivering Services in School-Based Settings Vivek Murthy and Harlan Krumholz: “Participation in Cancer Clinical Trials Race-, Sex-, and Age-Based Disparities” U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory...2023-08-0939 min
Health & VeritasAlan Friedman: To Err Is HumanHowie and Harlan are joined by Alan Friedman, chief medical officer at Yale New Haven Hospital, to talk about the organizational and cultural changes that the hospital has made to minimize medical errors and unprofessional behavior that harm patients. Howie reports on a Yale study showing a gap in excess deaths between Republicans and Democrats after the COVID-19 vaccine was introduced; Harlan discusses the continued problem of financial toxicity for patients, and a new study casting doubt on the effectiveness of “neuroprotective” diets. Links: “Excess Death Rates for Republican and Democratic Registered Voters in Florida and Oh...2023-07-2734 min
Health & VeritasMelissa Davis: Can a Radiologist Trust AI?Howie and Harlan are joined by Melissa Davis, a Yale radiologist and a graduate of Yale SOM’s MBA for Executives program, to discuss the ‘whoa’ moments and the weaknesses she has encountered using artificial intelligence to help interpret scans. Harlan reflects on the slow progress toward a healthcare system that rewards value rather than volume; Howie reports on new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Links: “Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggests covid was designed to spare Jews, Chinese people” “The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Unethical Behavior” “Vinod Khosla: Machines will replace 80 percent...2023-07-2035 min
Health & VeritasHil Moss: The Gap in Care for Cancer SurvivorsHowie and Harlan are joined by Hil Moss, a graduate of Yale SOM and the Yale School of Public Health, to discuss her experience being diagnosed with breast cancer while a Yale student, the challenges facing cancer survivors after treatment, and the virtual clinic that she founded to help fill the void. Harlan reports on highly effective new obesity treatments on the horizon; Howie discusses the far-reaching effects of the Dobbs ruling, one year later. Links: “Retatrutide, a GIP, GLP-1 and glucagon receptor agonist, for people with type 2 diabetes: a randomised, double-blind, placebo and active-controlled, par...2023-06-2932 min
Crack The MBA ShowEp019 Chat with Admissions Ambassador: Nikita Gupta | Yale SOM MBA ExperienceWelcome to another episode of ‘Crack The MBA’ show. Our guest today is Nikita Gupta who recently completed her first-year at Yale School of Management. Nikita was born and raised in Delhi; she completed her B.A. in Psychology from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University where she was the class topper. Thereafter, she worked with Invest India, supporting the Startup India program and building bilateral startup engagement with Portugal, France, UK and Australia, helping Indian startups expand to these countries. Nikita is a strong advocate for mental wellness and founded a COVID-19 mental wellness helpline, apart from leading educ...2023-06-171h 11
Health & VeritasDavid Fiellin: The Treatments Changing the Lives of People with Opioid AddictionsHowie and Harlan are joined by David Fiellin, a Yale internist and an expert in addiction medicine. Harlan reports on a new study showing a surprising benefit from a daily multivitamin; Howie explains how a 1994 law is fueling hype around an untested herbal supplement for weight loss. Links: “Multivitamin Supplementation Improves Memory in Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial” Earlham College: Mission, Principles, and Values “What Ozempic Reveals About Desire” Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Buprenorphine National Institute on Drug Abuse: Naloxone DrugFacts CDC: Unde...2023-06-1529 min
Health & VeritasAbbe Gluck: The Legal Determinants of HealthHowie and Harlan are joined by Abbe Gluck of Yale Law School to discuss how law shapes the health of Americans. Harlan explains how flaws in data privacy affect patients; Howie gives an update on the millions losing their Medicaid coverage, often despite qualifying for the program. Links: Harlan Krumholz: “In the US, patient data privacy is an illusion” “Medical Legal Partnerships” “A prospective cohort study examining exposure to incarceration and cardiovascular disease (Justice-Involved Individuals Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology – JUSTICE study): a protocol paper” Abbe Gluck: COVID-19 and the Law: Disruption, Im...2023-06-0832 min
Health & VeritasAlbert Ko: A Journey in Public HealthHowie and Harlan welcome Yale’s Albert Ko back to the podcast to discuss the state of the COVID-19 pandemic and his career as an infectious disease specialist and public health researcher. Harlan reports on a breakthrough in pacemaker technology; Howie reflects on the complex relationship between obesity, social media, and mental health for young people. Links: “A Dual-Chamber Leadless Pacemaker” Health & Veritas, Ep. 14: Albert Ko: A Wider View of COVID-19 “What’s Going On With Covid Right Now?” Weill Cornell Medical School: Warren Johnson Berkeley Public Health: Lee R...2023-05-2535 min
Health & VeritasJosh Geballe: Turning Yale Innovation into StartupsHowie and Harlan are joined by Josh Geballe, a Yale SOM graduate who serves as managing director of Yale Ventures, Yale’s initiative overseeing the translation of research into impactful new companies. Harlan reports from the debate on AI in medicine; Howie reflects on the FDA’s approval process for an over-the-counter birth control pill. Links: “Iwasaki to Receive Else Kröner Fresenius Prize Supporting Research Into Long COVID and Similar Conditions” “As Covid Emergency Ends, U.S. Response Shifts to Peacetime Mode” “ChatGPT - Reshaping medical education and clinical management” “Performanc...2023-05-1138 min
Health & VeritasAmanda Skinner: Navigating Reproductive Care after RoeHowie and Harlan are joined by Amanda Skinner, a Yale SOM graduate who leads Planned Parenthood of Southern New England. Harlan reflects on the potential and the dangers of artificial intelligence; Howie reports on an advisory from Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about the public health impact of loneliness and social isolation. Links: “Five Alumni Named 2021-22 Donaldson Fellows” “Idaho hospital to stop delivering babies as doctors flee over abortion ban” “Abortion providers in the United States: expanding beyond obstetrics and gynecology” “‘The Godfather of A.I.’ Leaves Google and Warns of Danger Ahe...2023-05-0435 min
Health & VeritasMegan Ranney: What’s Next for Public Health?Howie and Harlan are joined by Megan Ranney, who will become the dean of the newly independent Yale School of Public Health later this year. Harlan reflects on the research that is helping us understand aging at a cellular level; Howie discusses a new study that he co-authored which examines the costs that make it harder for many mothers to breastfeed. Links: “Accelerated Epigenetic Aging Is Associated with Multiple Cardiometabolic, Hematologic, and Renal Abnormalities: A Project Baseline Health Substudy” Outlive by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford “Megan Ranney named dean of Yale Sc...2023-04-2035 min
Health & VeritasCary Gross: Effective Cancer ScreeningHowie and Harlan are joined by Cary Gross, professor of medicine and public health and director of the National Clinician Scholars Program at Yale, to discuss his creative approach to research and his sometimes contrarian stances on cancer screening and not holding medical conferences in states that ban abortion. Harlan explains the nuances of new research about mortality risks tied to weight loss in older adults; Howie discusses his concerns over courts interfering with FDA drug approval processes arising from two cases tied to the medical abortion pill mifepristone. Links: “The Relation between Funding by th...2023-04-1334 min
Health & VeritasMichael Ivy: Doctors and Mental HealthHowie and Harlan are joined by Michael Ivy, a surgeon and Yale New Haven Health's deputy chief medical officer, to discuss the mental health issues facing physicians and his own experience with burnout and depression. Harlan reports on new research casting doubt on the benefits of intermittent fasting; Howie explains how a new drug can help reduce the disproportionate rate of renal failure among people of African descent. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, you can call 988 or text HOME to 741741 for 24/7 support. Links: “Are you napping too muc...2023-03-2337 min
Health & VeritasBrita Roy: Leveraging Community Resources for Better HealthHowie and Harlan are joined by Brita Roy of NYU Langone Health to discuss her work drawing on the existing assets of a community to improve health outcomes. Harlan reports on new research on the dangers of sugar substitutes; Howie reflects on the growing openness to the lab-leak hypothesis for the origins of COVID-19. Links: “The artificial sweetener erythritol and cardiovascular event risk” Harlan Krumholz: “Why One Cardiologist Has Drunk His Last Diet Soda” “NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn Receives $166 Million from the Bezos Family to Transform Community Health” “Yale Partners With the...2023-03-0231 min
Health & VeritasAnna Kaltenboeck: Untangling Drug PricesHowie and Harlan are joined by health economist Anna Kaltenboeck, a graduate of Yale SOM’s EMBA program who served as senior health advisor to the Senate Finance Committee during the development of the drug pricing reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act. Harlan reports on recent research on the timing of exercise; Howie reflects on the limitations of a blue-ribbon panel’s recommendations on healthcare spending. Links: Anna Kaltenboeck: “What The Inflation Reduction Act’s Reforms To Medicare Part D Mean For Prescription Drug Prices” “Associations of timing of physical activity with all-cause and cause-sp...2023-02-2333 min
Health & VeritasJeffrey Gruen: The Genetic Roots of Learning DisabilitiesHarlan reports on a new study suggesting dramatic health benefits from bursts of vigorous activity; Howie explains how genetic science is starting to illuminate a mystery in his own medical history. And they are joined by Yale physician and scientist Jeffrey Gruen to discuss his work identifying the genetic variants associated with dyslexia and designing early interventions for kids with learning disabilities. Links: ”Association of wearable device-measured vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity with mortality” Dr. Jeffrey Gruen –The New Yale Program for Learning Disabilities Research New Haven Lexinome Project Sherman...2022-12-1533 min
Health & VeritasKristen Nwanyanwu: Vision and EquityHarlan reports on new research on effective prostate cancer screening; Howie explores the potential of the AI language model ChatGPT. And they’re joined by Dr. Kristen Nwanyanwu, a Yale ophthalmologist with a focus on closing the racial gap in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy. Links: “Prostate Cancer Screening with PSA and MRI Followed by Targeted Biopsy Only” Kristen Nwanyanwu: “Addressing Disparities in Ophthalmic Research” “U.S. Supreme Court rules on University of Michigan cases” “The Pandemic’s Legacy Is Already Clear” Kristen Nwanyanwu: “Ophthalmology Departments Remain Among the Least Divers...2022-12-0836 min
Health & VeritasDr. Nancy Brown: The Power of MentorshipHarlan reports on a unprecedented recall of ventilators and CPAP machines; Howie discusses a new approach to tackling the issue of antimicrobial resistance. And they’re joined by Dr. Nancy Brown, dean of the Yale School of Medicine, to discuss her career path and her investments in developing talent. Links: FDA Update: Certain Philips Respironics Ventilators, BiPAP Machines, and CPAP Machines Recalled Due to Potential Health Risks “Getting to know Yale leaders—Nancy Brown” WHO fact sheet: antimicrobial resistance PASTEUR Act of 2021 “The PASTEUR Act can help win the wa...2022-11-2334 min
Health & VeritasDr. Marcella Nunez-Smith: The Systemic Roots of Inequities in HealthHarlan reports on three negative—but striking—trials presented at the American Heart Association’s annual meeting; Howie reflects on the victories for health in Tuesday’s election. And they’re joined by Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, a Yale internist and nationally known expert on healthcare equity, to discuss her service in the Biden administration and the need for a broad approach to tackling racism in healthcare and systemic inequities in health. Links: “Another Fibrate Fails to Show Cardiovascular Benefit” “DCP: HCTZ vs. Chlorthalidone in Improving CV Outcomes in Elderly Veterans With HTN” “TRANSFORM-HF...2022-11-1033 min
Health & VeritasDr. Lisa Leffert: Leading in AnesthesiologyHarlan describes a revealing new study on the long-term impacts of COVID; Howie reflects on the escalating costs of health insurance. And they are joined by Dr. Lisa Leffert, Yale’s chief of anesthesiology, to discuss her unusual career path, disparities in maternal mortality, and her approach to tackling the gender pay gap in the field. Links: “Cardiovascular disease and mortality sequelae of COVID-19 in the UK Biobank” Health & Veritas: Saving Mothers’ Lives (Ep. 7) Lisa Leffert: “The ‘Unexplained’ Portion of the Gender Pay Gap in Anesthesiology” KFF: 2022 Employer Health Benefits Survey2022-11-0333 min
Health & VeritasNicholas Christakis: The Better Angels of Our NatureHowie and Harlan are joined by physician, sociologist, and thinker Nicholas Christakis to talk about how humans have evolved to form powerful connections. Howie provides updates on concussions among high school athletes and the use of Ivermectin for COVID, and Harlan remembers Dr. Barry Zaret, an important figure in cardiology at Yale and beyond. Links: In Memoriam: Barry L. Zaret, MD Yale News: “Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society” Steven Pinker: “The Better Angels of our Nature” “The Moral Life of Babies” Nicholas Christakis: “The Spread of Obesi...2022-10-2734 min
Health & VeritasTaking the PulseHowie and Harlan check in on new research and health issues in the news, including studies on colonoscopies and the timing of hypertension medication, the state of the monkey pox and polio outbreaks, and the wave of legislation restricting treatment of trans youth. Links: “Effect of Colonoscopy Screening on Risks of Colorectal Cancer and Related Death” “Monkeypox Cases Are Declining in New York City and Globally” “WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency as infections soar” “Evening dosing of blood pressure medication not better than morning dosing” “Arkansas cannot enforc...2022-10-1333 min
Health & VeritasDr. Ania Jastreboff: The Revolution in Obesity MedicationHowie and Harlan look at the plunging cost of sequencing an individual genome, and the problem of concussions among athletes at all levels. And they’re joined by Dr. Ania Jastreboff, a Yale obesity specialist, to discuss the dramatic results from a new class of drugs that target the brain’s system for regulating body fat. Links: “llumina Unveils Revolutionary NovaSeq X Series to Rapidly Accelerate Genomic Discoveries and Improve Human Health” “The race to a $100 genome” (2013) Ania Jastreboff: “Tirzepatide Once Weekly for the Treatment of Obesity” “FDA Approves New Drug Treatment...2022-10-0635 min
Health & VeritasJonathan Rothberg: The Scientist-EntrepreneurHowie and Harlan react to President Joe Biden’s declaration that the pandemic is over. Then they’re joined by Jonathan Rothberg, a Yale-trained scientist who has created new methods for sequencing DNA and founded a series of successful biotech companies. Disclosure: Harlan Krumholz is a consultant to Tesseract, a portfolio company of 4 Catalyzer, which was founded by Jonathan Rothberg. Links: “Biden: ‘The pandemic is over’” Eric Topol: “To boost or not to boost” “An integrated semiconductor device enabling non-optical genome sequencing” ”Butterfly Network Distributes 500 Butterfly iQ+ Devices to Healthcare...2022-09-2230 min
Health & VeritasDr. Esther Choo: The View from the Emergency DepartmentHarlan outlines his new study tracking excess mortality over the course of the pandemic in the highly vaccinated state of Massachusetts; Howie discusses how the Inflation Reduction Act will tackle drug prices. They're joined by Dr. Esther Choo to talk about life as a doctor on social media and the crisis facing emergency departments. Links: Esther Choo: “Covid-19 is pushing doctors to the brink. Medicine needs to recognize they’re human and need help.” “Uncoupling of all-cause excess mortality from COVID-19 cases in a highly vaccinated state” “New York Governor Lifts Mask Mandate...2022-09-0833 min
Health & VeritasDr. James Hamblin: Should You Stop Washing? Howie and Harlan talk with Dr. James Hamblin, a journalist and a lecturer at the Yale School of Public Health. They discuss his approach to communicating about public health, his prescient February 2020 article on COVID-19, and why he’s quit taking showers. Links: James Hamblin: The Body “You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus” Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM. Email Howie and Harlan comments or questions. 2022-07-2832 min
Health & VeritasTeresa Chahine: The Social Entrepreneur’s Guide to Making ChangeHowie and Harlan are joined by Teresa Chahine, the Sheila and Ron ’92 B.A. Marcelo Senior Lecturer in Social Entrepreneurship at Yale SOM. They discuss how social entrepreneurs use an interdisciplinary, iterative, community-centric approach to innovation to create self-sustaining solutions to problems in public health and other areas. Links: “Tirzepatide Once Weekly for the Treatment of Obesity” Teresa Chahine: “Toward an Understanding of Public Health Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship” Teresa Chahine: Social Entrepreneurship: Building Impact Step by Step, 2nd Edition (December 2022) Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM.2022-07-2131 min
Health & VeritasJennifer Miller: Scoring the Ethics of Pharma Companies Howie and Harlan discuss Harlan's large new study tracking the trajectory of patient safety in hospitals, and consider how individuals should respond to the latest COVID-19 variants. They're joined by Jennifer Miller, a Yale bioethicist and the director of the Good Pharma Scorecard, which evaluates the performance of pharmaceutical companies on measures like the transparency of clinical trials and the accessibility of medicines. Links: “New Federal Study Evaluates the Safety of US Hospitals and the Answer Is…” “Trends in Adverse Event Rates in Hospitalized Patients, 2010-2019” Good Pharma Scorecard Learn more...2022-07-1435 minHealth & VeritasRethinking ResearchHowie and Harlan discuss a concerning new COVID-19 variant, the discovery casting doubt on a major fish-oil study, and the need for new models of funding research. Links: “New Omicron subvariant Centaurus could be the most immune-evasive yet, expert warns” “Cardiovascular Risk Reduction with Icosapent Ethyl for Hypertriglyceridemia” “Effects of Randomized Treatment With Icosapent Ethyl and a Mineral Oil Comparator on Interleukin-1β, Interleukin-6, C-Reactive Protein, Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, Homocysteine, Lipoprotein(a), and Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2: A REDUCE-IT Biomarker Substudy” Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM....2022-07-0732 min
Health & VeritasDr. Rebekah Gee: Can We Bring Family Healthcare to the Home?Harlan reviews the latest COVID-19 research, and Howie reflects on the vast ramifications of the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade. They’re joined by Dr. Rebekah Gee, an ob-gyn and the CEO of Nest Health, which aims to deliver care to vulnerable children and their parents at home. She also describes her experience as a pro-choice physician serving as secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. Links: Rebekah Gee discusses letters from her late mother on This American Life. About Nest Health “The War On Abortion Could Turn The US Into...2022-06-3032 min
Health & VeritasDr. Cecelia Calhoun: Taking on Systemic InequitiesHowie and Harlan are joined by Dr. Cecelia Calhoun ’21, a Yale sickle cell disease specialist and a recipient of Yale SOM's Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Equity Leadership. They discuss Calhoun's journey from growing up in Detroit to a clinical and research career focused on the health of the Black community. Links Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Equity Leadership “Heartstopper is dazzlingly brilliant TV – I wish my lonely younger self could have seen it” “The Secrets Ed Koch Carried”2022-05-1235 min
YANA PodcastsYANA Evening Tea with Jeff Russell SOM ‘08, Founder & CEO of JitasaJoin the Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance for an intimate Evening Tea with Jeff Russell SOM ‘08, Founder and CEO of Jitasa, a certified B-Corp that offers bookkeeping and accounting services exclusively to nonprofits, and author of Do What You Do Best: Outsourcing as Capacity Building in the Nonprofit Sector (2013). Join us for compelling discussions about best practices, trends, and careers in the social impact space. Thanks for listening to this YANA podcast. Get more information and resources at yana.community.2022-01-101h 07
Career ConversationsIDEO Internship: Yousef Aly ’22Yousef Aly is a second-year MBA student at Yale SOM. Prior to joining SOM, he was a management consultant for four years focused on the payments and fintech space. This past summer he was a Business Design intern at IDEO in their San Francisco office. This episode is part of a special mini-series of “Career Conversations” focused on MBA summer internships where we ask rising second-year MBA students to check in from their experiences, where they are applying the lessons of their first year at Yale SOM. He is interviewed by Amy Kundrat ’21.2021-10-0618 min
Career ConversationsCamino de Paz, Assistant Dean of Global Network Programs at Yale SOMCamino de Paz is Yale SOM's Assistant Dean of Global Network Programs. She brings 20 years of experience and a passion for global collaboration to her role working with students across all of SOM's programs. 2021-08-1026 min
Career ConversationsCorporate Strategy: Reeve Harde ’20, Global Strategy at Samsung ElectronicsReeve Harde ’21 works in the global strategy group at Samsung Electronics in Seoul, Korea. Prior to SOM, Reeve worked at Deloitte M&A as an Advisory Manager, Special Acquisition Services performing buy-side due diligence. During his time at Yale SOM, Reeve was the Student Government president, an SOM admissions guide, and a member of the Media & Entertainment Club, Technology Club, Private Equity & Venture Capital Club, Ski & Snowboard Club, and the Hockey Club. Between his first and second year, Reeve interned in strategy at Comcast. Reeve Harde is interviewed by Emily Kling ’21 and Amy Kundrat ’21.2021-05-1738 min
Business Career Success Podcast by Elevate Career NetworkPrivate Equity & MBA: HBS, Stanford, Booth, Wharton, Yale SOM | Blackstone, Apollo, GA, Goldman & more: Elevate MBA Forum (Part 2/2)Elevate's MBA Forum features Private Equity MBA leaders from HBS, Wharton, Stanford, Chicago Booth & Yale SOM and from: Blackstone, Apollo, General Atlantic, Francisco Partners, Onex, Goldman Sachs & Morgan Stanley. In addition, we have the admissions team on from Chicago Booth (#1-ranked, Forbes, #1-ranked, Economist, #3-ranked US News). Deep-dive panel with 5 PE MBA leaders: Mike, Wharton, Blackstone Private EquityJuliana, Chicago Booth, Apollo Private EquityDeepak, Stanford GSB, Francisco Partners Private EquityEtham, Harvard Business School, General Atlantic, Goldman SachsMike, Yale School of Management, Onex Partners, Morgan StanleyElevate is th...2021-05-1559 min
Career ConversationsProfessor Nathan NovemskyProfessor Nathan Novemsky is Professor of Marketing at Yale SOM and has an appointment as Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Yale University. He co-teaches the Yale SOM core course Modeling Managerial Decisions. He is an expert in the psychology of judgment and decision-making, an area that overlaps heavily with behavioral economics and consumer behavior. His research explores how people make judgments and decisions based on the information in front of them, how they know what they like, how the way they frame decisions affects the choices they make, how they choose and evaluate gifts, how...2021-03-3042 min
Career ConversationsAdhi Murali ’21Adhi Murali is a second-year full-time MBA student in the Class of 2021. He interned in investment banking this past summer and is leading the Finance Club this Fall. Adhi talks about the recruiting process for investment banking and the role played by Yale SOM's Finance Club. Prior to SOM, Adhi worked for VMware helping Fortune 500 clients solve their most challenging technology problems using VMware solutions.2020-12-2322 min
Career ConversationsHealth Equity: Crystal Yates ’21, Deputy Commissioner, EMS, Philadelphia Fire DepartmentCrystal Yates, a member of the Executive MBA Class of 2021, is the deputy fire commissioner for the city of Philadelphia, overseeing the city’s EMS system. She serves on an interdepartmental team tackling the city’s opioid crisis. Crystal Yates is a recipient of the Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Equity Leadership at Yale. The fellowship, created by Yale SOM in collaboration with the Commonwealth Fund and endowed by a gift from Robert C. Pozen, was created to give healthcare practitioners the leadership skills and the deep understanding of teams, markets, and organizations necessary to tackle major inequities in the...2020-10-1931 min
Career ConversationsRobin Hood Foundation Internship: Ezra Nelson ’21This episode is part of a special mini-series of Career Conversations focused on MBA summer internships. Ezra Nelson ’21 is an intern at the Robin Hood Foundation this summer. He discusses the organization's evolving mission focusing on social mobility and his experience working on the learning and tech fund team focusing on school readiness. At SOM, Ezra is a member of the Design and Innovation Club, Data Analytics, and served as the director of finance for the Education Leadership Before coming to Yale SOM, Ezra joined Teach for America and taught high school math in Boston where he als...2020-08-1023 min
MBA Insider#3: MBA Insider School Profile: My Journey to Yale SOM with Jasmine AkoIt is MBA Admit Decision Season, and I’m profiling students and alum from different schools to give you the inside look on the MBA experience at that school. In this episode, I have Jasmine Ako, a graduate from the Yale SOM class of 2019. Ako shares her journey to Yale SOM, why she chose it, and how Yale is helping her in her career.2020-04-0532 min
Career ConversationsAcademic Leadership: Kerwin K. Charles, Yale SOM DeanKerwin K. Charles is the Indra K. Nooyi Dean & Frederic D. Wolfe Professor of Economics, Policy, and Management at Yale SOM. He joined the school as its dean in 2019. He is interviewed by Reeve Harde ’20. 2020-02-2749 min
Career ConversationsEntrepreneurship: A.J. Wasserstein with Max Dworin ’20A. J. Wasserstein is the Eugene F. Williams, Jr. Lecturer in the Practice of Management at Yale SOM. He teaches Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, the popular SOM elective course on search funds, as well as Leading Small and Medium Enterprises, and Rollups, and Consolidations and Serial Acquisitions. He is interviewed by Max Dworin ’20, a first-year MBA student and former U.S. Senate staffer transitioning to a career on the innovation side of the consumer packaged goods industry.2019-12-1853 min
Career ConversationsVenture Capital: Dan Ciporin ’86 and Michelle Kwon ’19Dan Ciporin ’86 is general partner at Canaan Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm. He is interviewed by Michelle Kwon ’20, a second-year MBA student at Yale School of Management. Show Notes. Dan Ciporin ’86 is a general partner at Canaan, an early-stage venture capital firm. He partners with startups to deliver innovation particularly in the areas of financial technology, e-commerce, and marketplaces. Dan joined Canaan after serving as Chairman and CEO of Shopping.com, where he took the company public after leading it from zero to over $100 million in revenue in five years and then sold it to Ebay. Prior to...2019-06-0321 min
Career ConversationsTechnology Marketing: Bridget Perry ’99, VP EMEA Marketing at Adobe with Jun Chen ’20Bridget Perry is Vice President for of Marketing for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) at Adobe. She is a 1999 graduate of Yale SOM. She is interviewed by Jun Chen, a first-year MBA student at Yale SOM. Show Notes2019-05-0723 min
Career ConversationsHealthcare Management: Dr. Michael Apkon ’02, CEO Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children with Keval Desai ’20Dr. Michael Apkon ’02 is the CEO of Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children. He is interviewed by Keval Desai ’20, a joint degree MBA/MD student in his first year at Yale SOM. Dr. Michael Apkon ’02, president and CEO of Tufts Medical Center and the Floating Hospital for Children, is a physician executive and physician scientist. In that capacity, he leads a 415-bed hospital staffed by 6,000 employees, scientists, medical staff, students, and volunteers with a $1 billion budget. Prior to coming to Tufts Medical Center, Apkon was the president and CEO at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids...2019-04-2322 min
Career ConversationsConsumer Innovation: Emily Silver ’07, Vice President at PepsiCo with Max Dworin ’20Emily Silver, a 2007 graduate of the Yale School of Management, is vice president and general manager of The Hive, PepsiCo’s new operating entity focused on developing and accelerating growth of smaller, emerging food and beverage brands. She is interviewed by Max Dworin ’20, a first-year MBA student at Yale SOM and former U.S. Senate staffer transitioning to a career on the innovation side of the consumer packaged goods industry.2019-03-2624 min
The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast#75 Yale SOM MBA Admissions Interview with Bruce DelMonico - "Educating Leaders for Business & Society"This week Darren sat down with Bruce DelMonico, Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions at Yale School of Management, to discuss Yale’s mission of “educating leaders for business and society.” How does this translate into the curriculum? How does the school plan to evolve? And what does this mean from an admissions and career perspective? Don’t miss this very informative chat about what makes Yale unique and how you can give yourself the best shot of getting in.
About Our Guest
Bruce DelMonico is the Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions at Yale School of...2015-06-0750 minThe Touch MBA Admissions Podcast#75 Yale SOM MBA Admissions Interview with Bruce DelMonico - "Educating Leaders for Business & Society"This week Darren sat down with Bruce DelMonico, Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions at Yale School of Management, to discuss Yale’s mission of “educating leaders for business and society.” How does this translate into the curriculum? How does the school plan to evolve? And what does this mean from an admissions and career perspective? Don’t miss this very informative chat about what makes Yale unique and how you can give yourself the best shot of getting in.
About Our Guest
Bruce DelMonico is the Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions at Yale School of...2015-06-0750 min
Accepted Admissions Podcast2012 Yale SOM Admissions Director Interview PostedWe covered a wide range of admissions-related topics during our recent Yale SOM Q&A. Thank you to Bruce DelMonico, Director of Admissions at Yale SOM, for an excellent conversation! You can read the whole Yale Q&A transcript or listen to the full audio clip online. (You can also catch previous Q&As for other top programs on our MBA transcript page.)
Here is some helpful advice for career changers from the Yale SOM Q&A:
Linda Abraham: The next few questions are about career change: “How does Yale view career switchers? Does Yale provide opportunities to make that tr...2011-10-1800 min