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YaleUniversityJennifer Raab reads from ‘Relics of War: The History of a Photograph’Jennifer Raab reads from ‘Relics of War: The History of a Photograph’ by YaleUniversity
2024-10-2801 min
YaleUniversitySunil Amrith reads an excerpt from “The Burning Earth: A History”Sunil Amrith reads an excerpt from “The Burning Earth: A History” by YaleUniversity
2024-10-0700 min
Yale Journal of Biology and MedicineYJBM Does Sex Ed: What Makes a Good MotherIn this episode, co-hosts Kelsie and Victoria Harries discuss "what makes a good mom" from pregnancy to birthing choices. They cover how the definition of a good mom has changed over the past century and how the standards for moms has only increased, along with the number of choices a mother/soon-to-be mother has to make. Kelsie and Vicky also interview their moms to get their take on what being pregnant in the 1990's was like!
2021-03-121h 07Yale Journal of Biology and MedicineSix Steps to FertilizationIn this episode, co-hosts Carrie Ann and Emma discuss six steps in the basic biology of fertilization. They also discuss the history of fertilization research and the often overlooked active role of the egg in the process.
2021-02-221h 08
Flip the ScriptBlack Medical Students’ Mental Well-beingIn this brief episode, Max is joined by Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH, associate professor and endowed Blue Cross Endowed Professor of Health and Racial Equity in the division of health policy and management at the University of Minnesota School of Public Helth. Dr. Hardeman is a reproductive health equity researcher, but on this episode, they discuss her previous work focusing on healthcare workforce diversity and health, more specifically, racial and gender disparities in medical student mental wealth being, and her insights on needed change in that domain. Listen to Flip the Script on iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud or wherever you get...
2021-02-1720 minYale Journal of Biology and MedicineYJBM Sex Ed- Episode 1: Sex for PleasureIn this installment of our YJBM Sex Education series, hosts Felicia and Chelsea bust some myths surrounding sex for pleasure and go into why humans have sex, the biology and evolution behind orgasms, sex differences in experiencing pleasure, the biochemistry behind pleasure, and the importance of conversations around pleasure in sexual health research and sex education courses.
2021-02-1126 minFlip the ScriptNo More to SpendMax is joined by Luke Messac, MD, PhD, an emergency medicine resident at Brown University and historian of science and medicine. They discuss his recent book, “No More to Spend: Neglect Construction of Scarcity in Malawi’s History of Healthcare.” They cover the impact of colonization and neocolonialism on healthcare policy in Malawi, and draw parallels with U.S. neoliberal policies and lessons applicable is healthcare system. Listen to Flip the Script on iTunes, Spotify, SoundCloud or wherever you get your podcast.
2021-02-0931 minFlip the ScriptA Disease of Huge DisparityMax is joined by Chemtai Mungo, MD, MPH, an OB/GYN and global health research fellow at the University of California, San Francisco. They discuss her research which is focused on intervention to make cervical cancer screenings more accessible to women in rural Kenya, as well as ways to translate lessons from healthcare delivery in low resource settings towards addressing health disparities in the U.S. Listen to Flip the Script on iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud or wherever you get your podcast, and leave us reviews!
2021-01-2633 minFlip the ScriptSunscreen WarsMax is joined by Adewole Adamson, MD, MPP, a dermatologist and assistant professor at UT Austin. They discuss the controversy around UV exposure and cutaneous melanoma in people with darker skin, disparities in access to care for skin cancer, and pitfalls in dermatological education regarding skin of color at different stages in training. Dr. Adamson recently published a systematic review on UV exposure and cutaneous melanoma in skin of color in JAMA dermatology. Listen to Flip the Script on iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud or wherever you get your podcast, and follow us on twitter @maxjordan_n, @fliscriptpod, and our guest @adeadamson.
2021-01-1127 minFlip the ScriptHealth Insurance fights: In the Middle of a Pandemic!Max is joined by Jamila Michener, PhD, associate professor in the department of government at Cornell University, and health policy scholar (@povertyscholar on twitter). They discuss Americans' the affordable care act and government-sponsored health insurance, what's race, ethnicity and migration got to do with it, and the future of the ACA in light of a new Democratic administration set to assume office in January 2021. Follow us at @flipscriptpod on twitter, leave us reviews and tune in on Spotify, iTunes, Soundcloud or wherever you get your podcasts
2020-12-1540 minFlip the ScriptSacred BirthMax is Joined by Karen Scott, MD, MPH, an obstetrician-gynecologist at UCSF. They discuss her work as a reproductive justice-informed perinatal epidemiologist and obstetrician, the concept of participatory quality improvement, and her ongoing study "SACRED Birth" aimed at addressing obstetric racism faced by birthing Black people.
2020-12-0335 minYale Journal of Biology and MedicineSkin Episode 1: Non-Human SkinHow do animals use their skin? Why can their skin be so weird? And why can lizards regrow their tails? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this episode of the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine Podcast, where hosts Elizabeth Nand, Kelsie Cassell, Carrie Ann Davison, and Devon Wasche discuss the skin of non-human animals. This episode of the YJBM Podcast is part of our series related to the March 2020 YJBM issue on skin. Visit medicine.yale.edu/yjbm for more information on YJBM and the YJBM Podcast.
2020-11-0359 minFlip the ScriptLooking beyond BMIMax is joined by Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, an obesity medicine physician for children and adults, and researcher at Harvard Medical School. They discuss her work which focuses on racial disparities in obesity as a chronic illness, to disparities in access to treatment, stigma, and patient experiences in clinical settings. You'll also hear about how obesity relates to COVID-19 morbidity, and pitfalls in medical education regarding obesity, and metabolic syndrome. Follow Dr. Stanford on twitter at @askdrfatima. Check Flip the Script (@flipscriptpod) out on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. And leave us reviews!
2020-11-0341 min
Tech Empire with Michael Kwet and Tshi MalatjiUber and worker exploitation in the transportation industry with Veena DubalThis episode welcomes Veena Dubal to discuss Uber and workers in the transportation industry. The show is divided into three parts. First, it explains how “e-hailing services” like Uber and Lyft work, with a focus on how they impact workers. Next, we discuss Proposition 22 in California, a ballot proposal to exempt “gig workers” from classification as employees. Finally, we discuss alternative models of how ride hailing should work in the internet era. Veena Dubal is a Professor of Law at the University of California, Hastings in San Francisco. She has been cited by the California Supreme Court, and her scholarship has been...
2020-10-261h 00Flip the ScriptSo, Are You Jewish?For breast cancer awareness month, Max is joined by Erika Stallings, an attorney, writer and BRCA awareness advocate. Erika describes her experience testing positive for the BRCA2 mutation and undergoing a prophylactic double mastectomy, her journey dealing with this experience herself, racial disparities in access to genetic testing, and her advocacy work in this sphere. You may find her work at http://erikastallings.com/. Follow the podcast at @flipscriptpod on twitter, listen on iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud or wherever you get our podcast, and leave us reviews!
2020-10-2636 minYale Journal of Biology and MedicineGetting a PhD in public health is frustratingMost people appreciate that studying for a PhD in public health is a very difficult and often frustrating endeavor. However, most students don't anticipate getting a PhD at a time when so many people clearly disregard public health experts. In this episode, Mallory Ellingson, a 2nd-year PhD student at the Yale School of Public Health, and Erica Zeno, a 2nd-year PhD student at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, discuss the emotions that come with getting a PhD in epidemiology during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020-09-2411 minYale Journal of Biology and MedicineSpecial Episode: 50WomenatYale150: The First Female PhDs at YaleIn celebration of 150 years of women at the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and 50 years of women at Yale College, hosts Kelsie, Carrie Ann, and Emma highlight the first seven women to receive PhDs at Yale, the life and scholarship of Otelia Cromwell, the first African American woman to receive a PhD at Yale, and the work of Beatrix McCleary Hamburg and Yvette Fay Francis-McBarnette the first two African American women to graduate from Yale School of Medicine.
2020-09-1136 minYale Journal of Biology and MedicineSpecial Episode: 50WomenatYale150: Six Women in ScienceIn this episode, hosts Kelsie, Carrie Ann, and Emma highlight six women in science who have inspired them. These women are Janaki Ammal, Barbara McClintock, Rachel Carson, Gladys West, Mae C. Jemison, and Marci Bowers. The work of these scientists spans botany, cytogenetics, science communication, computer programming, space travel, and surgical advancements.
2020-09-1157 minYale Journal of Biology and MedicineSpecial Episode: 50WomenatYale150: Women in Clinical TrialsIn this episode, hosts Mallory and Kelsie discuss the challenges and history of including women in clinical trials. Particularly focusing on the lack of female inclusion in early PreP drug trials and what this means for the future of women in clinical trials.
2020-09-1129 minYale Journal of Biology and MedicineMedicinal Plants: Interview with Dr. Jordan SloshowerIn this episode, Kelsie interviews Dr. Jordan Sloshower, a psychiatrist and researcher at Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Sloshower co-founded the Yale Psychedelic Science Group and is currently an investigator and therapist in two clinical trials of psilocybin-assisted therapy in the treatment of major depressive disorder and a clinical trial for the use of MDMA in the treatment of PTSD. In this interview, Dr. Sloshower discusses his work, the intricacies of setting up these clinical trials, and the ethnohistory of botanical psychedelics.
2020-09-1153 minFlip the ScriptSame Burden, Different OutcomesBlack women have a similar disease burden of endometrial cancer compared to White women, but markedly greater mortality rates.
Max is joined by Kemi Doll, MD, MCSR, a gynecologic oncologist and health services researcher at the University of Washington in Seattle. They discuss her research, focused on the experiences of Black women with endometrial cancer (also known as uterine cancer).
They also discuss shortcomings of the current gynecologic care system, which fails many Black women at different stages of care. Dr Doll created Endometrial Cancer Network for African Americans (ECANA), as a support network for patients. To that effect, they...
2020-09-0840 minFlip the ScriptThe Reproductive Health UmbrellaMax is joined by Monica McLemore, RN, MPH, PhD, associate professor in Family Health Care Nursing at the University of California San Francisco. She shares her perspective as a researcher focused on the experience of people with reproductive potential, the importance of interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaborations to solve problems and arrive to policy solutions, particularly relevant amid the Black maternal health crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and Soundcloud.
2020-08-2834 minYale Journal of Biology and MedicineYJBM Medicinal Plants Issue: Tyler Ramsey et al. InterviewIn this episode, Kelsie and Felicia interview the authors of an Essential Oils and Health Review, featured in YJBM's June 2020 Medicinal Plants issue. Tyler Ramsey, Tibor Nagy, Kevin Chambers and Carrie Shropshire discuss both the benefits and concerns regarding essential oils and the role they might play in medicine. As medical students at Campbell University, Tyler and colleagues offer unique insight into the roles that clinicians can play in researching essential oils and educating their patients and peers. Link to their review: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32607090/
2020-08-1134 minFlip the ScriptStaying Afloat in Academic MedicineMax is joined by Utibe Essien, MD, MPH, assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh in general internal medicine. They discuss why he chose to pursue a research career and what helped him, as well as the need for more minority medical trainees to consider, and succeed in academic medicine. Subscribe and listen to Flip the Script on iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
2020-08-0738 minYale Journal of Biology and MedicineYJBM Medicinal Plants Issue: Dr. Anja Loizaga-Velder InterviewIn this episode, Wes interviews Dr. Anja Loizaga-Velder. Dr. Loizaga-Velder is a German-Mexican clinical psychologist and psychotherapist who has investigated the therapeutic potential of psychedelics in both indigenous and modern mental health contexts for over 25 years. She is also a founding member and director of research and psychotherapy at the Institute for Intercultural Medicine Nierika in Mexico. As yet another exploration into the field (no pun intended) of medicinal plants, this interview involves explorations of when and how ayahuasca may be used within the contexts of psychotherapy and as a treatment for myriad conditions and disorders. Dr. Loizaga-Velder explores some...
2020-08-0539 minYale Journal of Biology and MedicineYJBM Special Series: Racism and Health – Episode 2: Interview with Dr. Monica BellAlthough we typically cover topics that address the biomedical sciences, epidemiology, and healthcare practice, it is no secret that the systemic biases, residential segregation, violent responses to protesting, and further injustices that we see today alldrive healthcare inequality and inform the topics and methods of research/practice for our audience. In light of the recent murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Elijah McClain, among others, we’ve decided to use our platform as an avenue of communication for esteemed researchers in the fields of policing, Law, and criminal justice. In this episode, Wes interviews Dr. Monica Bell regarding race an...
2020-08-0555 minFlip the ScriptEntrenched in RacismToday on Flip the Script, Max is Joined by Uche Blackstock, MD, physician and CEO of Advancing Health Equity. They discuss her experience as a Black physician in academic medicine, her health equity efforts since leaving academia, and her perspective as both a frontline healthcare worker during COVID-19 and a health justice advocate. Listen and subscribe to the Pod on iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud or wherever you get your podcasts.
2020-07-2334 min
Yale Journal of Biology and MedicineCooking your way through the COVID-19 lockdownRemaining productive while staying at home can be difficult for graduate students who live and breathe experimental science. In this episode, Mai Ly overcomes that challenge by exercising her scientific skills through the art of cooking. Similar to the scientific method, Mai Ly envisions a dish with certain characteristics, does some prior reading on ingredient substitution, designs a protocol, and systematically modifies variables to make her vision a reality. And just like any good experimentalist, Mai Ly makes sure that her products are reproducible!
2020-07-0910 minFlip the ScriptFrom Trauma to Abolition?Max is joined by Brian Williams, MD, a trauma surgeon at the University of Chicago, and host of the podcast Race Violence & Medicine. They discuss police violence, the killings of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling in July 2016, and the subsequent mass shooting against law enforcement in Dallas, where he was the on-call trauma surgeon. What his experience was like processing those events, fast forward to today, as the Black Lives Matter movement is gaining more traction, along with the push to #DefundthePolice.
2020-07-0830 minYale Journal of Biology and MedicineYJBM Special Series: Racism and Health – Episode 1In this episode of our special series, Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine Podcast host Felicia interviews Dr. Raja Staggers-Hakim about pathways to adverse health in African-Americans due to racism and police brutality as a public health concern. Dr. Raja Staggers-Hakim is a Social & Behavioral Sciences lecturer at the Yale School of Public Health and a medical sociologist who studies racial and ethnic health inequities by examining the effects of social stratification, environmental justice, and police brutality.
2020-07-0144 minFlip the ScriptRacism, Kidney Function and MoreMax is joined by Amaka Eneanya, MD, MPH, nephrologist at the university of pennsylvania. They discuss the landscape of racial disparities in kidney health across the lifespan. What role does race correction play in kidney function calculations? Who gets what kind of dialysis? What does the end of life look like for people with end stage renal disease? Follow us on twitter at @FlipScriptPod and Subscribe to Flip the Script on iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud or wherever you get your podcast
2020-06-2932 minFlip the ScriptI Would (not) Like to See ItMax is joined by Myles Moody, PhD, incoming assistant professor in medical sociology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. They discuss his work on second-hand or vicarious racism and its impact on Black people's mental health, especially in the context of constant exposure to viral videos of anti-Black violence, news coverage and even frequent experiences of revisiting traumas within work or educational settings.
2020-06-2636 minFlip the ScriptWhat Is Racial Capitalism?Max is joined by Whitney Pirtle, PhD, assistant professor of sociology at the University of California Merced. They discuss her recent writing on racial capitalism in the context of COVID-19, the corporate response to Anti Black racism, and her thoughts on the future of pre-health education.
2020-06-1932 minFlip the ScriptDivesting from WhitenessMax is joined today by Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, pediatrician, child and community health advocate from California. They discuss her review of the book "Dying of Whiteness" by Jonathan Metzl, MD, PhD, and implications related to the recent response to COVID-19, racial disparities related to COVID-19 and her thoughts on what to expect should there be a vaccine in the near future.
2020-06-1938 min
Yale Journal of Biology and MedicineDeath Episode IIIn this episode, Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine Podcast hosts Emma and Elizabeth interview Dr. Lidya Tarhan, a professor in Yale's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, on her fascinating work investigating the disappearance of organisms of the Ediacaran Period from the fossil record.
2020-06-111h 02Yale Journal of Biology and MedicineHow to pick a lab during a pandemicChoosing a thesis laboratory is one of the most important decisions graduate students make during their research careers. In this episode, Edgar Perez, a first year PhD student at UCLA’s Molecular Biology Institute, discusses his experience in choosing a research lab despite not being able to perform research physically in the laboratory space and how both remote communication and asking the right questions – to senior students, his rotation mentors, and potential colleagues – were essential in this process.
2020-06-1009 minFlip the ScriptDealing with Racism as a FamilyMax is joined by Riana Anderson, PhD, psychologist and assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. They discuss her program EMBRACE, aimed at helping Black families cope with racism, as well as “our mental health minute,” a video series aiming to raise mental health awareness and address mental health stigma in the Black community.
2020-06-0930 minYale Journal of Biology and MedicineThis has actually solidified my career pathThrough the COVID Conversations series, YJBM is preserving the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on graduate, medical, and professional students the world over. This series aims to share these stories in a way that underscores the unique humanity and shared experiences of graduate, medical, and professional students. Our ultimate hope is that in doing so, this series will culture a deeper sense of community.
Graduate school has a way of throwing curve balls at students, however, few students expect to completely change their research project entirely — especially during a pandemic. Mary Petrone, a PhD student in the Lab of Dr. Na...
2020-05-2709 minYale Journal of Biology and MedicineDeath: Science @ BreweryYJBM and Yale Science Diplomats (YSD) present a podcast version of our recent Science @ Brewery live event inspired by the December 2019 issue of the YJBM on the topic of Death. Hear from our speakers, Emma Carley, Elizabeth Nand, Michael Bond, and Amanda Leiss speak about cell death, poisons, scientists who died as a result of their scientific investigations, and forensic anthropology. For more information on YJBM and our podcast, please visit medicine.yale.edu/yjbm. For more information on YSD, please visit their website, sciencediplomats.sites.yale.edu/ , or check them out on Facebook. Special thanks to Amanda Leiss and...
2020-05-051h 07Yale Journal of Biology and MedicineImmortality - YJBM December 2019 Death IssueFor this episode of the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine Podcast, Carrie Ann & Kelsie discuss immortality, or rather, the best examples of pseudo-immortality found in the animal kingdom. For more information about YJBM or to read our latest issue on Death (Dec 2019), visit medicine.yale.edu/yjbm.
2020-04-2933 minYale Journal of Biology and MedicineYJBM Special Episode: 50WomenAtYale150 - Episode 1In this episode, Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine Podcast hosts Huaqi and Felicia interview Dr. Lisa Sanders on her career as a woman in STEM and her non-traditional journey from journalism to medicine. Dr. Lisa Sanders is an Associate Professor in General Internal Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine and writer of the popular Diagnosis column for the New York Times.
2020-04-2858 min
Flip the ScriptStructures and SelfMax is joined by Zoe Julian, MD, MPH OBGYN & research fellow at the university of Alabama in Birmingham. They discuss the landscape of reproductive justice in medical/health professional's education, the role of community expertise in health professionals' education on structural racism & reproductive justice, and the self-learning platform she developed titled "structures and self" for learners' engagement with material on structural racism & reproductive justice.
Dr. Julian's words and opinions are hers alone and don’t represent her employer.
2020-02-2723 min
Yale Journal of Biology and MedicineRefugee Health - Special EpisodeFor this special episode of the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine Podcast, Kartiga & Wei host Dr. Camille Brown and Dr. Aniyizhai Annamalai. Dr. Camille Brown is the director of the Yale Pediatric Refugee Clinic & Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Aniyizhai Annamalai is the director of the Yale Adult Refugee Clinic, as well as Associate Professor of Psychiatry. We discuss the mental and physical health of resettled refugee populations, in addition to ways of addressing refugee health disparities and delivering culturally appropriate care. For more information about YJBM or to read our latest...
2020-02-2458 minFlip the ScriptConstant VigilanceMax is joined by a returning guest, Yale’s Ben Howell, MD, MHS. They discuss his involvement in advocacy efforts to get medication for opioid use disorder in Connecticut’s prisons and jails, as well as the social and legal complexities individuals with a history of incarceration & opioid use disorder face trying to access basic necessities such as housing.
2020-02-1030 min
Yale Journal of Biology and MedicineOrganelles: Episode IIThe Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine Podcast hosts Kelsie, Emma, and Wes interview Dr. Megan King and Dr. Patrick Lusk from Yale's Cell Biology and Molecular, Cellular, and Development Biology departments. Listen as we discuss their research on the nucleus and their favorite organelles!
Twitter handles:
Dr. Lusk: @plusk4u
and Dr. King: @LuskingL
Wes Lewis: @ai_weslewis
2020-01-2941 min
Yale Journal of Biology and MedicineOrganelles: Episode IAs you may have heard, mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell! This is a phrase commonly mentioned in introductory biology textbooks and reiterated throughout our lives in an effort to prove that we do, in fact, remember something from high school biology. The first published manuscript to announce this was written by Dr. Philip Siekevitz and published in the Scientific American in 1957. It’s a short review with multiple images taken an electron microscope to confirm Dr. Siekevitz statement that the mitochondria’s form mirrors its function. However, research on mitochondria began almost exactly a century before this powerhouse stat...
2020-01-2923 min
Flip the ScriptMaking PrEP More AccessibleMax is joined by Oni Black Stock, MD, MHS, Assistant Commissioner for the Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control for the NYC Health Department. They discuss her transition from a primarily academic career to public health and service, sex and gender disparities in access to Pre-exposure prophylaxis medication for HIV, and her office's efforts to reduce the incidence of HIV in NYC.
2020-01-2424 min
Flip the ScriptWhen the Personal Is PoliticalMax is joined by Gregg Gonsalves, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, Activist and 2018 MacArthur Genius Grant winner. They discuss his work at the intersection of human rights and public health, more specifically HIV/AIDS activism, and global and domestic issues pertaining to harm reduction and access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV.
2020-01-1728 min
Flip the ScriptLonely, LGBTQ and Seeking AsylumMax is joined by Sam Fox, MD, JD, a psychiatry resident in the Boston area and Yale Med alum. They discuss her work on LGBTQ asylum seekers' mental health, and the barriers they face during the asylum process.
2020-01-1031 min
Flip the ScriptReach Out and ReadMax is joined by Dr. Nathan Chomilo, a pediatrician and Internist in Minnesotta, with a passion for education and literacy for children. They discuss the impact of structural racism on k-12 education, downstream effects on child, adolescent and adult health outcomes, and the national "Reach out and Read" initiative in clinical settings, aiming at improving literacy among children.
2019-12-1030 min
Pediatrics: Junior Faculty Development SeriesBuilding a Clinical ProgramIn this episode, Robert Elder, associate professor and director of the adult congenital heart program in the Department of Pediatrics discusses his experience starting the congenital heart program and offers strategies for Junior faculty looking to start a clinical program.
2019-12-0900 min
Flip the ScriptLook up 'Bigot Your Way to Success'Max is joined by Dr. Jennifer Tsai, Yale Emergency Medicine resident and writer. They discuss race-based medicine: its pitfalls, its impact on medical education, and her vision for a medical education -- and medical field in general, that engages critically with the social sciences for the better.
2019-11-2230 min
2019-11-1302 min
Flip the ScriptRecovery from a Gun Shot WoundMax is joined by Dr. Katie O'Neill, a general surgery resident and fellow in the National Clinician Scholar Program. She is interested in trauma surgery, and he research focuses on the experiences of individuals who have been victims of gun shots. They talk about the recovery period for such individuals, and especially ongoing initiatives in the New Haven community aiming at improving the quality of the recovery process, and policy implications.
2019-11-0527 min
Flip the ScriptMississippi AppendectomyMax is joined by Harriet Washington, journalist, ethicist and author of the award-winning book "Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present" for a discussion of the book's legacy 12 years after its publishing, and her insights on unequal medical treatment on the basis of race, and the current landscape of medical research and drug discovery.
2019-10-1728 min
Yale Journal of Biology and MedicineSelf Education - Science @ BreweryYJBM and the Yale Science Diplomats (YSD) present a podcast version of our recent Science @ Brewery live event. For
more information on YJBM and our podcast, please visit medicine.yale.edu/yjbm. For
more information on YSD, please visit their website, https://sciencediplomats.sites.yale.edu/,
or check them out on Facebook.
Sources:
Emma
-Investigation of fungi circadian rhythms in space: Sulzman FM, et al. Neurospora circadian rhythms in space: a reexamination of the endogenous-exogenous question. Science. 1984 Jul 13;225:232-4
-A 2008 interview with Michel Siffre: http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/30/foer.php
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- Hadza chronotype study: Samson DR, et al...
2019-10-1054 min
Yale Journal of Biology and MedicineSelf Education - Special EpisodeYJBM editors Kartiga and Huaqi interview Dr. Robert Hahn, an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about self-motivated education. For more information about YJBM or to read our latest issues, visit medicine.yale.edu/yjbm
2019-09-1744 min
Flip the ScriptPolicing Black ReproductionMax is joined by Dorothy Roberts, JD, professor of Law, Sociology and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, to discuss her work of 30+ years analyzing the role of government in policing, and criminalizing Black women's behaviors during pregnancy, race-science, how these policies and theories propagate and have a larger impact of both maternal health and U.S. society at large.
2019-09-1236 min
Flip the ScriptOpioids in Black and White Pt II: IMANI.Max discusses with Ayana Jordan, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in psychiatry and addiction specialist at Yale School of Medicine (and friendly-rival Hampton Pirate) about the manifestations of the current opioid epidemic specifically as it regards the Black community, disparities in coverage and funding for treatment, as well as her faith-based interventions to address substance use disorders in Black and Latinx churches (Imani and Imani Rompiendo) in Connecticut.
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2019-08-2926 min
Flip the ScriptThe Space We Occupy: Academic Medical Centers and their Neighboring CommunitiesMax's guest is Sakena Abedin, MD, PhD, a pediatrician and historian of science and medicine at Yale University. They discuss the history of the relationship between Yale New Haven Hospital, the School of Medicine, and the surrounding New Haven, and larger Connecticut communities. They explore the themes of race, class and barriers that often impact the relationships between large academic medical centers and the communities their surrounding communities, and the implications for medical education and health justice.
2019-08-1538 min
Pediatrics: Junior Faculty Development SeriesDiversity, Equity and Inclusion at Yale PediatricsIn this session, Marietta Vazquez, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Department of Pediatrics discusses her role as Vice Chair and shares her insight into efforts towards educating faculty, residents and staff on various aspects of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and shares opportunities for junior faculty involvement.
2019-07-0100 min
Pediatrics: Junior Faculty Development SeriesQuality and Safety at Yale New Haven Hospital: What Junior Faculty Should KnowIn this podcast, we will speak with Dr. Matthew Grossman, Vice Chair for Quality and Safety at the Children’s Hospital and learn about his role in the Department and Children’s Hospital, how Junior Faculty can get involved and what resources/opportunities are available to Junior faculty interested in Quality and Safety.
2019-05-2100 min
Pediatrics: Junior Faculty Development SeriesWomen in Academic MedicineIn this session, Marie Egan, Professor of Pediatrics and Vice Chair for Research and Pnina Weiss, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Pediatrics, discuss the current landscape for women in academic medicine and offer strategies for success for junior faculty.
2019-04-2200 min
Tech Empire with Michael Kwet and Tshi MalatjiThe Quantified Worker and Worker Surveillance with Ifeoma AjunwaThis episode welcomes Ifeoma Ajunwa to discuss how emerging technologies are changing the 21st century workplace. Job applications are now screened through automated systems, workers are being asked to use wearables like Fitbit for worker wellness programs, and employers are spying on worker smartphones. We discuss new tech in the workplace, where the law stands on these issues, and what be can done to protect worker rights.Ifeoma Ajunwa is Professor of Employment and Labor Law at Cornell University's Industrial and Labor Relations School, and a faculty associate of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. She...
2019-04-091h 05
Pediatrics: Junior Faculty Development SeriesWork-Life IntegrationIn this session, Jennifer Sherr, Associate Professor in the Section of Endocrinology in the Department of Pediatrics shares stories of how she balances an accomplished career as a researcher with the responsibilities of life at home with children and offers ideas and strategies to junior faculty working towards better work life integration.
2019-03-2800 min
Pediatrics: Junior Faculty Development SeriesEducational Scholarship with Dr. Janet HaflerIn this podcast, we will discuss how faculty can develop, implement and disseminate educational scholarship with our guest, Janet Hafler. Dr Hafler is a professor of pediatrics, Associate Dean for Educational Scholarship, and Director for the Teaching and Learning Center
2019-03-1800 min
Tech Empire with Michael Kwet and Tshi MalatjiYour Phone Is Tracking Your Location with The NY Times' Jennifer Valentino-DeVriesThis episode welcomes Jennifer Valentino-DeVries to discuss how smartphone apps are tracking your precise physical location. The data collected is being used for targeted advertising, retail analytics, and financial investments. Your location information can reveal sensitive information, such as who you sleep with, your religious affiliation, or your daily habits.Jennifer Valentino-DeVries is a technology reporter for The New York Times. She is the lead author of a recent article, “Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They’re Not Keeping It Secret.” Jennifer has previously worked for The Wall Street Journal, the nonprofit investigative newsroom ProPublica, at the Kn...
2018-12-211h 09
Flip the ScriptWhat Could Healthcare do? (Health in the Box pt 3)Max speaks with Dr. Emily Wang, physician and head of the health justice lab at Yale University. They discuss the nationwide Transitions Clinic Network's growth, the impact this model of care is having on the participants, and the role that the healthcare industry at large could play in contributing to criminal justice reform at a policy level, and in terms of providing resources and even employment for individuals with histories of incarceration.
2018-12-1729 min
Flip the ScriptComing Home (Health and the Box pt 2)Do you know anyone who's been to jail or prison? How is their health? This episode, Max chats with Dr Lisa Puglisi and Ms Monya Saunders of the Transitions Clinic in New Haven, CT, a member-site of a network of clinics that specialize in providing care for individuals who have histories of incarceration. They talk about the nuts and bolts of the practice, struggles their patients face during the transition period, and the value of nurturing relationships in healthcare settings to achieve greater health.
2018-11-2931 min
Flip the ScriptHealth and the Box (pt 1)Max discusses incarceration and health with Dr. Benjamin Howell, a physician and fellow in the national clinical scholars program at Yale. We discuss the challenges and shortcomings of U.S. healthcare and criminal justice systems, the ways in which specific conditions are criminalized and concentrated in prison settings, and the pitfalls at the intersection of health and prison. This episode is the first in a series of 3 related to health and incarceration in the U.S.
2018-11-1631 min
Tech Empire with Michael Kwet and Tshi MalatjiArab Spring, pt 2: Jamal Khashoggi and Government Repression w/Iyad el-Baghdadi & Belabbes BenkreddaThis episode welcomes Iyad el-Baghdadi and Belabbes Benkredda to discuss the Arab Spring and its aftermath. Today’s show is the second of 2 parts. We explore the murder of Jamal Kashoggi, whom our guests knew personally; government repression, the situation in Palestine, Iyad el-Baghdadi's life journey, and the US role in the Middle East.Iyad el-Baghdadi is among the most influential human rights activists who rose to prominence during the Arab Spring protests. He is one of the top voices in the online Arab world, and has been published at The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Foreign Policy. He...
2018-11-1650 min
Flip the ScriptPoor, Black and PregnantOur guest is Khiara Bridges, JD, PhD, professor of law and anthropology at Boston university, and reproductive rights expert. We discuss the experience of low-income, pregnant Black women in NYC as they seek prenatal care -- their experience with the healthcare system, navigating imposed rules and restrictions as recipients of public insurance. We also discuss maternal mortality disparities in the broader context of race and racism in the U.S., and her future projects.
2018-11-0132 min
Tech Empire with Michael Kwet and Tshi MalatjiArab Spring, pt 1: Twitter, Revolution & Global Politics with Iyad el-Baghdadi & Belabbes BenkreddaThis episode welcomes Iyad el-Baghdadi and Belabbes Benkredda to discuss the Arab Spring and its aftermath. Today’s show is the first of 2 parts. We explore the use of Twitter and social media in the Middle East, the Arab Spring uprisings, the influence of the Obama administration during the Arab Spring, and the role of Putin and China in the Middle East and world affairs. Part 2 will air next week and cover additional topics.Iyad el-Baghdadi is among the most influential human rights activists who rose to prominence during the Arab Spring protests. He is one of the top voices in...
2018-10-261h 03
Flip the ScriptHello, Pipeline EffortsThis episode’s topic is pipeline efforts in medicine. Max chats with Drs Darin Latimore and Joan Reed, respectively deans of diversity, inclusion and community engagement at Yale School of Medicine and Harvard School of Medicine. They have both built successful pipeline programs, and share insights in terms of why they matter, the impact they can have on efforts of diversity in medicine and addressing health disparities.
2018-10-1122 min
Flip the ScriptBoth Hospitals Were Destroyed (Hurricane Series Part 2 of 2)Max meets up with Dr. Marcella Nuñez-Smith, a physician and health equity researcher at Yale University and a native of Saint Thomas. They discuss the after-math of hurricanes Irma and Maria in the Virgin Islands and the rest of the Eastern Caribbean, challenges the region faces due to healthcare policies affecting the 5 U.S. territories, and a path models in which medical education has a role in disaster preparedness/relief efforts.
2018-09-2027 min
Flip the ScriptPuerto Rico Se Levanta (Hurricane Series Part 1)In light of the 1 year anniversary of hurricane Maria, We are doing a 2-part series on the U.S. territories affected by last year's hurricanes Maria and Irma. For Part 1, Max chats with Dr Marietta Vazquez, a Yale pediatric infectious disease specialist and Boricua, about the hurricane aftermath from the Puerto-rican diaspora’s perspective: the medical relief efforts that took place, hurricane season preparation in Puerto Rico, and the role of disaster preparedness education for physicians in this era of climate change.
2018-09-1327 min
Tech Empire with Michael Kwet and Tshi MalatjiDigital India: Privacy, Tech Industry and Aadhaar Biometrics with Mishi ChoudharyThis episode welcomes Mishi Choudhary to discuss the state of Digital India. We describe Mishi's path to become founder of the Software Freedom Law Center, India (SFLC.in) -- one of the country's most influential digital rights organizations. Topics discussed include Free Software and the Internet Freedom movement, government and commercial surveillance, the Supreme Court ruling on privacy as a fundamental right, data fiduciaries, the controversial Aadhaar biometric identity system, the role of US, Chinese and local tech corporations, and models for tech rights and development.Mishi Choudhary is Legal Director of the Software Freedom Law Center in New York...
2018-09-071h 01
Flip the ScriptAcá y Allá: Protest Psychiatry and Physician ActivismMax discusses with Dr. Marco Ramos, a psychiatry resident and historian of medicine at Yale, about the activist role psychiatrists played in Argentina during the authoritarian regime through their therapeutic relationships with patients who faced state violence, some outcome of this movement, and lessons to be learned for today's medical trainees interested in advocacy.
2018-08-3027 min
Flip the ScriptMore Harm Reduction, Please.Max meets up with Dr. Benjamin Oldfield, a primary care physician at Yale. They talk about harm reduction: the concept, current efforts, barriers and patient engagement strategies, as we face the current drug epidemic, and work towards improving our health systems' effectiveness.
2018-08-1622 min
Flip the ScriptOpioids in Black and WhiteMax talks with Dr. Helena Hansen, a psychiatrist and anthropologist at NYU, about opioids and other addictive substances: drug marketing, federal and state policies, overdose epidemics, public reaction and the racialization of it all, having led to the creation of a 2-tiered system when it comes to addiction interventions, primarily on the basis of race. They take a deeper dive into elements of harm reduction, and the barriers some patients in her clinical practice face due to race and class.
2018-08-0634 min
Flip the ScriptLet's Get ActiveMax meets up with Dr. Akshay Pendyal, a cardiologist & fellow in the national clinician scholars program at Yale, and they discuss his recent piece in KevinMD, calling physicians to action about using their power to address structural racism. They take a closer look at a particular issue impacted by structural racism: housing insecurity, and this creates for patients with heart failure when seeking relief.
2018-07-2726 min
Flip the ScriptTo Heal and To HarmMax's guest is Dr. Carolyn Roberts, an assistant professor of history of science and medicine at Yale University. Max and Carolyn discuss the role physicians had in the British transatlantic slave trade, from the coast of Africa to the Americas, as well as the burgeoning of the pharmaceutical industry then; and what lessons we can learn from this history in order to continue improving the nature of medicine and its role in the lives of historically marginalized populations.
2018-07-1230 min
Pediatrics: Junior Faculty Development SeriesFaculty Wellbeing and Burnout at YaleIn this session, Dr. Ronald Vendor, Chief medical officer for Yale Medicine and associate dean for Clinical Affairs at Yale School of Medicine reviews the importance of faculty wellness, known challenges specifically facing junior faculty and initiatives at Yale to address the problem.
2018-06-2500 min
Flip the ScriptFlip The Script: TeaserWant to hear more about the gaps in health outcomes between different groups in our society? Ever wonder why your zip-code is such a strong predictor of health? Flip The Script’s goal to shine a light on issues related to health disparities nationally and globally, and discussing potential solutions with our guest-experts. We’ll interview healthcare, public health, health humanities/science professionals who dedicate their careers to contributing to achieving health equity.
2018-06-2201 min
Tech Empire with Michael Kwet and Tshi MalatjiThe Black Box Society, E-Education and Big Tech Regulation with Frank PasqualeThis episode welcomes Frank Pasquale to discuss The Black Box Society. We explore Frank’s academic journey, and how black box technologies – technologies which the public cannot evaluate or understand – are reshaping society. We cover, among other topics, Big Data profiling, technology in the schools, copyright in the digital era, democratic participation in a complex information society and the regulation of Big Tech corporations.Frank Pasquale is Professor of Law at the University of Maryland. He is an affiliate fellow at Yale’s Information Society Project (ISP) and Vermont Law School’s New Economy Law Center (NELC). Pasquale is an expert on...
2018-06-0156 min
Pediatrics: Junior Faculty Development SeriesAppointments and Promotions in Pediatrics, an OverviewIn this session, Dr. Thomas Carpenter, Professor of Pediatrics in the Section of Endocrinology and Chair of the Appointments and Promotions Committee within the Department of Pediatrics reviews the different academic tracks and provides his perspective for junior faculty going through the process.
2018-05-2300 min
Tech Empire with Michael Kwet and Tshi MalatjiFacebook, Cambridge Analytica and Information Fiduciaries with Jack Balkin and Kamel AjiiThis episode discusses the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica election fiasco, and what we can do about it. How should Big Tech companies be regulated? In a world of big data, how can we protect people's sensitive information? Professor Jack Balkin, founder and director of Yale's Information Society Project, joins us to answer these questions and discuss his proposal to regulate companies as "Information Fiduciaries". Also joining us is Kamel Ajii, a PhD student at Paris 2 University (France) and the founder of 21 Mirrors, a digital technology ratings agency.
2018-05-0258 min
Pediatrics: Junior Faculty Development SeriesMentorship in Pediatrics at YaleIn this session, Dr. Elijah Paintsil and Dr. Eugene Shapiro talk to us about mentorship at Yale Pediatrics.
2018-04-2500 min
Pediatrics: Junior Faculty Development SeriesMedical Education and teaching opportunities as Junior Faculty at YaleIn this session, Eve Colson speaks with us about medical education as busy clinicians, opportunities for involvement at the medical school and creating an educational portfolio for promotion.
2018-03-0800 min
Pediatrics: Junior Faculty Development SeriesCreate a local and national network as a Junior FacultyIn this session, Dr. Andrea Asnes and Dr. Clifford Bogue talk to us about how to network as a junior faculty and work towards creating a national reputation.
2018-03-0800 min
Pediatrics: Junior Faculty Development SeriesFunding Opportunities for Junior Faculty in PediatricsIn this episode, Betsey Pesapeane, Funding Specialist in the Department of Pediatrics discusses ways for Junior faculty to learn about grant opportunities and position themselves for success.
2017-12-2000 min
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