Behind the Microscope

Dr. Sean Colgan is a Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Immunology at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus. He earned his Bachelor's, Masters, and PhD degrees from Colorado State University. He completed a post-doc at Brigham and Women's under the mentorship of one of our former guests - Dr. Jim Madara. He then spent 12 years on faculty at Harvard Medical School before being recruited to the University of Colorado. Today, Dr. Colgan shares his scientific philosophy and his optimistic outlook on the future of biomedical research. 

Dr. Steven Freedman is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School where he serves as the Director of the Pancreas Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center as well as the Chief of the Division of Translational Research.  

Prior to joining the faculty at BI, Dr. Freedman completed his PhD at Yale before pursuing his medical education at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He then pursued his remaining clinical training including GI fellowship at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 

Dr. Freeman maintains an active research group that studies basic and clinical aspects of pancreatitis. Not only does he balance his own research and clinical practice, but he is actively involved in mentoring the next generation of physician-scientists through several focused initiatives. 

In today’s episode, Dr. Freedman discusses a sustainable approach to preparing trainees and junior faculty for success as independent investigators through a pay-it-forward approach. Throughout today’s episode, Dr. Freedman provides an important reminder for us all-to engage in something that is fun and that has the potential to help change patient’s lives. 

 
Our thanks to Dr. Freedman for being on the podcast. 
 

Lab website: https://www.bidmc.org/research/research-by-department/medicine/translational-research/people/steven-d-freedman-md-phd 
 

Dr. Scott Reeder is a cardiovascular radiologist and professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Wisconsin. Prior to joining faculty at the University of Wisconsin, Dr. Reeder completed his undergraduate studies at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He then went to John’s Hopkins to pursue his masters in biomedical engineering followed by his MD/PhD training. Dr. Reeder then went out west for his residency and fellowship training at Stanford University. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr. Reeder serves as the departmental Vice-chair of research. He also serves as Director of the Liver Imaging Research Program, where he leads an NIH-funded effort to develop novel quantitative imaging methods to assess liver disease. In today’s episode, Dr. Reeder discusses his journey through scientific discovery and application which first began as an engineer outside of medicine (in non-invasive testing) and has since led to a prolific career as a physician-scientist and leader within academic medicine. In addition to talking about his own clinical and research interests, Dr. Reeder also discusses the outlook for aspiring radiologists in today’s constantly evolving era.

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Our thanks to Dr. Reeder for being on the podcast.

Dr. Kristi Kuhn is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology and the head of Rheumatology at the University of Colorado Anschutz medical campus. Dr. Kuhn earned her MD and Ph.D. at the University of Colorado, did her residency in internal medicine and fellowship in rheumatology at Washington University in St. Louis, and then returned to the University of Colorado as faculty in 2013. Today she shares her journey to finding a fulfilling career as a physician-scientist and the importance of her unique training in preparing her for leadership.

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Our thanks to Dr. Kuhn for being on the podcast.

Dr. Kuhn’s Faculty Page: https://www.kristikuhnmdphd.com/

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Executive Producers:

- Bejan Saeedi

- Joe Behnke

- Michael Sayegh

- Carey Jansen

- Nielsen Weng

Faculty Advisors

- Brian Robinson

- Mary Horton

- Talia Swartz

- Chris Williams

- David Schwartz

Dr. Ira Schwartz is a Professor of Pediatrics, An Associate Dean of medical education and student affairs, and the Director of admissions at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Schwartz earned his bachelor’s degree from Union College, his MD from Chicago medical school, did his residency in pediatrics at Children’s Memorial Hospital at Northwestern University medical center, and then complete a fellowship in infectious diseases at the University of Chicago. Somewhere in there he spent a year as part of the international rescue committee in Thailand and 3 years as a member of the epidemic intelligence service in the division of parasitic diseases at the CDC. I have been wanting to have this conversation with Dr. Schwartz for a long time, partly because his career path demonstrates the opportunity for diverse experience in academic medicine, and partly because of his role as the director of admissions. His task, for many years, has been to try to put together a cohesive class of budding physicians and distill down tens of thousands of applications into roughly 150 accepted applicants. Today we discuss his process, and the process of the admissions committee at large, for doing so, while exploring his own unique journey in medicine and how it has shaped his perspective on medicine and those who practice it.

Credits:

Our thanks to Dr. Schwartz for being on the podcast.

Dr. Schwartz’s Faculty Page: https://med.emory.edu/education/emorydocs/bios/ira-schwartz.html

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Executive Producers:

- Bejan Saeedi

- Joe Behnke

- Michael Sayegh

- Carey Jansen

Faculty Advisors

- Dr. Brian Robinson

Dr. Alfred Lee is a classical hematologist and professor of Medicine in Hematology at Yale University. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, he also serves as the Director of the hematology/oncology fellowship program.  He earned his MD-PhD in the Yale Medical Scientist Training Program, and completed his internal medicine residency at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, where he also served as chief resident. He then completed his fellowship in hematology and oncology at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute before returning to Yale to join the faculty. Since joining the faculty at Yale, Dr. Lee has remained actively involved in medical education and research. Today he shares his career path, how he has discovered his passions along the way, the shared importance of being a superior communicator in both science and medical education, and the innovative ways a person can live out a career as a physician-scientist.

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Our thanks to Dr. Lee for being on the podcast.

Dr. Will Parsons is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at Baylor College of Medicine. He also serves as the Director of the Baylor Pediatrician-Scientist Training Program, Director of the Center for Personal Cancer Genomics and Therapeutics, and Co Director of the Neuro-oncology and Cancer Genetics and Genomic Programs at Texas Children’s. Sr. Parsons earned his MD and PhD from the Ohio State University, did his residency in pediatrics at Johns Hopkins, and a clinical fellowship in hematology-oncology at the national cancer institute followed by a fellowship in neuro-oncology at Johns Hopkins. Today, Dr. Parsons shares his personal and professional journey to becoming a pediatrician-scientist and discusses the role for physician-scientists and PSTPs in pediatric medicine.

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Our thanks to Dr. Parsons for being on the podcast.

Dr. Parson’s Faculty Page: https://www.texaschildrens.org/find-a-doctor/donald-williams-will-parsons-md-phd

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Executive Producers:

- Bejan Saeedi

- Joe Behnke

- Michael Sayegh

- Carey Jansen

Faculty Advisors

- Dr. Mary Horton

- Dr. Brian Robinson

Dr. Niroshana Anandasabapathy is a dermatologist and associate professor of Dermatology and vice chair of research at Weill Cornell Medical School. She earned her MD-PhD in the Stanford Medical Scientist Training Program, completed her residency in Dermatology at NYU and trained as a postdoctoral fellow under the late Ralph Steinman at the Rockefeller University, where she also earned a Master's of Science in Clinical and translational science. Today she shares how she discovered her passion for science and for practice at the intersection of science and medicine, the pivotal decision points in her career that have led her to where she is today, how she has taken wisdom from each experience she has had along the way, and the importance of finding innovative ways to support women and underrepresented physician scientists. 

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Our thanks to Dr. Anandasabapathy for being on the podcast.

Follow Dr. Anandasabapathy on twitter: @niroanandalab

Dr. Holly Bauser-Heaton is an assistant professor and interventional pediatric cardiologist and physician-scientist at Sibley Heart Center at Children’s Healthcare of Altanta. She is also a co-director of the MD-PhD program at Emory University. She earned her MD and PhD at Indiana University, completed residency in pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and fellowship at Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford. Today she shares her journey to becoming a physician-scientist in a procedural field, and her thoughts on moving physician-scientist training forward as a co-director of an MSTP. Without further ado, here is my conversation with Dr. Holly Bauser-Heaton.

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Our thanks to Dr. Bauser-Heaton for being on the podcast.

Follow Dr. Bauser-Heaton on twitter: @hbh_mdphd

Dr. Bauser-Heaton’s Faculty Page: https://www.pedsresearch.org/people/faculty/holly-bauser-heaton-md-phd

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Associate Producer – Josh Owens

Faculty Advisors – Dr. Mary Horton and Dr. Brian Robinson

Dr. Mark Mullins is a neuroradiologist and professor Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at Emory University. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, he also serves as the Vice-chair for education within the department and as well as the Director of Radiology Medical Student Education. Prior to joining the faculty at Emory, Dr. Mullins completed his undergraduate and graduate training in chemistry at Harvard University and his medical education as part of the Harvard MIT program in Health Sciences and Technology. He then completed his diagnostic radiology residence and neuroradiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. Since joining the faculty at Emory, Dr. Mullins has remained actively involved with medical education, including having previously served as the diagnostic radiology residency program director. He also holds numerous teaching and mentorship awards received throughoutthe years, including the 2020 Radiological Society of North America’s Outstanding Educator Award.

In today’s episode, we discuss several important educational initiatives of his during his time at Emory, including the creation of the Emory research-track residency program. We also discuss important transitions throughout/phd and physician-scientist training.

Credits:

Our thanks to Dr. Mullins for being on the podcast.

Follow Dr. Mullins on twitter: @markemullins

Dr. Mullins’ faculty page: https://winshipcancer.emory.edu/bios/faculty/mullins-mark-e.html

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Associate Producer – Josh Owens

Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson

Dr. Talia Swartz is an associate professor in the department of medicine, division of infectious diseases and medical education at Mount Sinai. She is also the co-director of the MD-PhD program and associate dean for MD-PhD education, and is also involved nationally through the AAMC GREAT group MD-PhD section communications committee where she has been developing resources to make physician-scientist training available to a more diverse group of future trainees. Dr. Swartz earned her MD and Ph.D. from Mt Sinai SOM and stayed on for residency in internal medicine and fellowship in infectious diseases before becoming faculty. Today we discuss her personal journey, her thoughts on strengthening the existing physician-scientist pipeline, and how to increase diversity in that pipeline.

Credits:

Our thanks to Dr. Swartz for being on the podcast.

Follow Dr. Swartz on twitter: @taliaswartz

Dr. Swartz’s faculty page: https://profiles.mountsinai.org/talia-h-swartz

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Associate Producer – Josh Owens

Faculty Advisors – Dr. Mary Horton and Dr. Brian Robinson

Dr. Peter Hotez is the Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine as well as the Co-Director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development. Dr. Hotez earned his Bachelor’s degree from Yale, his PhD from Rockefeller University, and his MD from Weill Cornell Medical College. He has authored over 600 original papers and 5 single-author books including “Vaccines did not cause Rachel’s autism” and “Preventing the Next Pandemic: Vaccine Diplomacy in a Time of Anti-science.” In December of 2021, Dr. Hotez led efforts to develop a low-cost recombinant protein COVID vaccine, a patent-free vaccine that has received emergency use authorization in India and for which he and his co-director Dr. Maria Bottazzi have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. He is a staunch advocate for vaccines and a crucial voice against the anti-vaccine and anti-science movements and makes frequent appearances on national television. Today, Dr. Hotez discusses the importance of his MD-PhD training in preparing him for his unique career and shares his thoughts on the role of Physician Scientists in science communication and advocacy.

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Our deepest thanks to Dr. Hotez for being on the podcast.

Follow Dr. Hotez on Twitter: @peterhotez

Faculty page: https://www.bcm.edu/people-search/peter-hotez-23229

Website: https://peterhotez.org/

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Faculty Advisors – Dr. Mary Horton and Dr. Brian Robinson

Dr. Chrystal Paulos is an Associate Professor in the departments of Surgery and Microbiology and Immunology at Emory University and the Director of Translational Research for Cutaneous Malignancies at the Winship Cancer Institute. Dr. Paulos earned her PhD in Biochemistry from Purdue University and did post-doctoral fellowships in gene therapy at the University of Pennsylvania and in Tumor Immunology at the NIH. She then joined the faculty at the Medical University of South Carolina where she established her lab before moving to Emory. Today Dr. Paulos talks with us about her professional journey, her passion for research, her delight in seeing her students succeed, and offers her thoughts on how we train and retain basic and translational scientists.

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Our thanks to Dr. Paulos for being on the podcast.

Follow Dr. Paulos on Twitter: @Chrystal_Paulos

Dr. Paulos’ faculty page and lab website:

Dr. Brandon Fornwalt is the Senior Vice President of Cardiology at Tempus Labs. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina, his MD from Emory, and his Ph.D. from Georgia Tech, followed by a one-year internship in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Boston. As you will hear, his passion for research took him next to the University of Kentucky as an Assistant Professor where he established his research program, before heading to Geisinger as a Diagnostic Radiology Resident before ultimately joining the faculty. He left Geisinger for Tempus Labs in 2021. Dr. Fornwalt’s career pathway exemplifies the versatility of dual-degree training, and we pick his brain about life in and out of academics and clinical medicine, what it means to be a physician-scientist, and his advice for thriving in this career.

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Our thanks to Dr. Fornwalt for being on the podcast.

Follow Dr. Fornwalt on Twitter: @BrandonFornwalt

Dr. Fornwalt’s faculty page:

http://www.fornwaltlab.com/people.html

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson

Dr. John O’Shea is the Scientific Director at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases at the NIH, Chief of the branch of Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, and a senior investigator whose lab studies cytokine signaling transduction. Dr. O’Shea earned his bachelor’s degree from St. Lawrence University in New York, his MD from the University of Cincinnati, and completed his residency training in internal medicine at SUNY upstate medical center. He then became a fellow at the NIH in the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, served as a commissioned officer in the US public health service, and ultimately started his own research group at the NIH in 1989. He has made incredible contributions to our understanding of cytokine signaling, including cloning Jak3 and demonstrating its role in the pathogenesis of severe combined immunodeficiency, as well as developing the JAK inhibitor tofacitinib. Outside of science, Dr. O’Shea is an avid musician, and as you will hear – once played alongside Dr. Francis Collins at the Kennedy Center as the opener for Stevie Nicks.

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Our thanks to Dr. O’Shea for being on the podcast.

Dr. O’Shea’s faculty page:

https://www.niams.nih.gov/about/niams-leadership/scientific-director-of-intramural-research

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson

Dr. Boghuma Titanji is an infectious disease fellow at Emory University. Dr. Titanji earned her MD in Cameroon, followed by 2 years in general practice before moving to England to pursue graduate school. She earned her Master's in Tropical Medicine and International Health from the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene followed by a Ph.D. in Infectious diseases from University College London. She then completed residency training in internal medicine at Emory before pursuing her ID fellowship. Dr. Titanji has been a TED talk speaker and was one of the BBC’s 100 Women Changing the World in 2014 for her work on advancing ethically sound research. Today, she shares her unique pathway to earning her MD-PhD, why the physician-scientist pathway is important and how it can be improved.

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Our thanks to Dr. Titanji for being on the podcast.

Follow Dr. Titanji on twitter: @Boghuma

Dr. Joanna Bonsall is an associate professor of Medicine at Emory University, the chief of hospital medicine at Grady Memorial Hospital, and clinical co-director of the medical scientist training program at Emory. She earned her BS, her PhD, and her MD from Emory University and did her residency in Internal Medicine at Emory before joining the faculty. Today, she shares with us her perspectives on professional identity, physician-scientist training, and the present and future of medical education.

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Our thanks to Dr. Bonsall for being on the podcast.

Follow Dr. Bonsall on twitter: @BonsallJoanna

Dr. Bonsall’s faculty page: https://med.emory.edu/MDPHD/overview/faculty/program_directors/bonsall_joanna.html

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Associate Producer – Josh Owens

Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson

Dr. Jennifer Spicer is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Disease at Emory University. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia, her MD and MPH from Emory, and trained in internal medicine and Infectious disease at Emory before joining the faculty. Today she shares her passion for teaching, her thoughts on the changing landscape of medical education, and her vision for the future of med ed.

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Our thanks to Dr. Spicer for being on the podcast.

Follow Dr. Spicer on Twitter: @JenniferSpicer4

Dr. Spicer’s faculty page: https://www.gradyhealth.org/doctors/jennifer-o-spicer/

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Associate Producer – Josh Owens

Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson

Dr. Gregory Lesinski is a Professor and the Vice-Chair for Basic Research in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Emory University. Dr. Lesinski earned his PhD in Biomedical Sciences from The Medical College of Ohio in Toledo, Ohio. He obtained his MPH in Clinical Investigation from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio and completed his post-doctoral training at The Ohio State University and joined the faculty there before being recruited to Emory. Today he shares his professional journey and provides insights into his career as a translation researcher.

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Our thanks to Dr. Lesinski for being on the podcast.

Follow Dr. Lesinski on Twitter: @LesinskiLab

Today we are excited to announce an upcoming webinar by the AAMC subcommittee on Training Opportunities for Physician Scientists. This session will focus on Physician Scientists in Biotech and will feature both early career and established physician-scientists working in Industry. This session is for those thinking about pursuing a career in biotech, whether they are senior faculty or MD-PhD students or somewhere in-between. The session will take place on March 10th, 2022 from 8-9:30 pm eastern time. 

The co-organizers are Dr. Robin Lorenz, the Executive Director of Research Management in Research Pathology at Genentech and a guest on the show in Season 2, and Dr. Christopher Pittenger, an Associate Professor and Assistant Chair for Translational Research in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale. In this episode, I catch up with Dr. Pittenger to preview the upcoming session.

Link to sign up: https://aamc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUod-utqzIjHdcQ3eWz1hK-W8nVE-LbiJZO

Link to the recorded webinar: https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-md/phd-programs/physician-scientist-training-program

Credits: Our thanks to Dr. Pittenger for taking the time to meet with us!

Dr. Pittenger’s Faculty Page: https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/christopher_pittenger/

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson

Dr. Megan Roche is a Ph.D. student at Stanford, a running coach, a professional runner, and co-author of the book “The Happy Runner.” She earned her bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from Duke, her MD from Stanford, and is now doing her graduate work in epidemiology with a focus on population health and genetics for athletes. Today we discuss her professional journey, including her unique path to becoming an MD-PhD, her philosophy on running, and the lessons it holds for both scientists and physicians.

Credits: Our deepest thanks to Dr. Roche for joining us today!

Dr. Roche’s bio: https://longevity.stanford.edu/lifestyle-medicine-2-roche/

Some Work, All Play running team and coaching: https://swaprunning.com/

Dr. Paul Cederna is the Robert Oneal Professor of Plastic Surgery, Chief of the Section of Plastic Surgery, and Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan. Dr. Cederna earned his bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering and his MD from the University of Michigan. He then did his residency in General Surgery and Fellowship in Microsurgery at the University of Iowa, before returning to the University of Michigan to complete a fellowship in Plastic Surgery and a postdoc studying muscle mechanics before joining the faculty. Today, Dr. Cederna shares his thoughts on mentorship and the importance of training and retaining surgeon-scientists.

Credits: Our deepest thanks to Dr. Cederna for joining us today!

Dr. Cederna’s Faculty Page: https://www.uofmhealth.org/profile/387/paul-stephen-cederna-md

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Associate Producer - Nusaiba Baker

Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson

Dr. Amy Rule is a pediatric and neonatal hospitalist and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at CCHMC/UCCOM (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center/University of Cincinnati College of Medicine).  In the US, her research is focused on resource-constrained communities including immigrants and refugees and cultural humility, and global health education for healthcare trainees with the APPD and AAP. In East Africa, her work focuses on implementation science, perinatal provider education, and community participatory methodology to improve maternal and newborn care. Dr. Rule is currently the co-editor for the forthcoming AAP curriculum GHEARD: Global Health Education for Equity, Anti-Racism, and Decolonization. Dr. Rule has a rare skeletal dysplasia and is a lifelong advocate for people with disabilities through writing, advocacy, and diversity and inclusion work for disabled health professionals.

Credits: Our deepest thanks to Dr. Rule for joining us today!

Dr. Rule’s Faculty Page: https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/bio/l/amy-long-rule

Follow Dr. Rule on Twitter: @AmyRLRule

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson

The American Physician-Scientists Association (APSA) is hosting a session about planning for retirement, home purchases, college funds, emergencies, and debt management for Physician Scientists with Tyler Olson of Olson Consulting. We catch up with Briana Christophers for a preview of whats to come.

Dr. Bert Shapiro is a legend in the MSTP world. He received his bachelor’s degree from Swarthmore College, his Ph.D. from Harvard University, before becoming faculty at Harvard. He later went to the NIH where he spent the rest of his career, spending his final 17 years heading the MSTP which oversees the T32 awards that support dual-degree training at over 50 programs nationwide. Today, Dr. Shapiro shares his incredible perspective on the history of the MSTP and physician-scientist pathway, with an eye to the future of what medical-scientist training may hold.

Credits: Our deepest thanks to Dr. Shapiro for being so gracious with his time and wisdom and for all that he has done for the MSTP community throughout the years.

Dr. James Boyer, MD, is the Ensign Professor of Medicine in Digestive Diseases and the Emeritus Director of the Liver Center at Yale School of Medicine. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Haverford College and his MD from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, followed by internal medicine residency at Cornell and Yale and a Fellowship in hepatology at Yale. Today he shares his personal and professional story, from his formative scientific experiences in Calcutta, to his foundational discoveries in biliary formation, secretion, and cholestasis, to his work as the founding Director of the NIDDK-funded liver center at Yale, and his continuing efforts to educate and inspire young scientists interested in gastroenterology and hepatology.

Credits: Our deepest thanks to Dr. Boyer for joining us today!

Dr. Boyer’s Faculty Page: https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/james_boyer/

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson

Dr. Michael Mina is the newly appointed Chief Science Officer at eMed and a former Assistant Professor of Epidemiology as well as Immunology and Infectious disease at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Mina earned his MD and PhD from Emory University, with postdoctoral fellowships at Princeton University and Harvard Medical school. He completed his residency training in clinical pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital before joining the faculty of Harvard. Today, Dr. Mina shares his incredible journey from undergrad to Buddhist monk to MD-PhD student to Assistant professor, with stops in Sri Lanka, Nicaragua, and South Africa.

Credits: Our deepest thanks to Dr. Mina for joining us today!

Dr. Mina’s Faculty Page: https://www.emed.com/michael-mina?hsLang=en

Follow Dr. Mina on Twitter: @michaelmina_lab

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson

Dr. Anne Piantadosi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Dr. Piantadosi earned her MD and PhD from the University of Washington, followed by residency and an infectious disease fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. In 2019, she was recruited to Emory and has a joint appointment in the Department of Pathology and the Department of Medicine. Today we discuss her time in training, her perspectives on the role of physician-scientists, and her experiences as an early career investigator.

Credits: Our deepest thanks to Dr. Piantadosi for sharing her journey with us!

Dr. Piantadosi’s Faculty Page:

https://vaccines.emory.edu/faculty-evc/primary-faculty/piantadosi_anne.html

Follow Dr. Piantadosi on Twitter: @AnnePiantadosi

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson

Webinar announcement! We catch up with Dr. Michael Donnenberg, MD, to discuss the webinar he organized entitled:

Preparing early: What to think about in your 1st and 2nd Med School Year.

Presented by the AAMC subcommittee on Physician-Scientist Post-graduate training.

Dr. Lawrence (Skip) Brass, MD, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Medicine and Director of the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Brass pursued his MD/PhD training at Case Western Reserve University, followed by residency and hematology/oncology fellowship training at UPenn before joining faculty. In today’s episode, we discuss the evolution of MD/PhD training, including the priorities for current trainees and the importance of institutional support towards ensuring their success as rising physician-scientists. For temporal reference, this episode was recorded in the Summer of 2020.

Credits:

Our deepest thanks to Dr. Brass for joining us today.

Dr. Dean Jones is a Professor in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Biochemistry at Emory University. Dr. Jones received his PhD in Biochemistry from Oregon Health Sciences University. He then studied nutritional biochemistry at Cornell University and molecular toxicology as a post-doctoral fellow at the Karolinska Institute as a post-doctoral fellow. Dr. Jones has had an incredibly productive career, and today he shares with us his advice for thriving in academic research.

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Our deepest thanks to Dr. Jones for joining us today.

Dr. James Zimring is a Physician Scientist, Author, and Professor of Pathology at the University of Virginia. Dr. Zimring got his BS, MD, and PhD at Emory University, followed by a residency in clinical pathology at Emory University. Today, Dr. Zimring shares his incredible personal and professional story and how it has shaped his approach to science, medicine, and mentorship. He also discusses his book “What Science is and How It Really Works” and the importance of science communication.

Credits: Our deepest thanks to Dr. Zimring for sharing his wisdom with us! Be sure to pick up a copy of Dr. Zimring's book "What Science is and How It Really Works" at your local bookstore!

Dr. Zimring’s Faculty Page:

Dr. Dan Hunt is a Professor of Medicine and the Director of the Division of Hospital Medicine at Emory University and the immediate past president of the Association of Chiefs and Leaders of General Internal Medicine. He received his MD from Vanderbilt University, completed his residency at Baylor College of Medicine, and then spent 11 years in private practice before being recruited as a clinician educator by Baylor College of Medicine. He subsequently went on to develop and lead the Inpatient Clinician Educator Service for the Department of Medicine of Massachusetts General Hospital before ultimately being recruited to Emory. Today, Dr. Hunt shares his experiences and perspectives from both in and out of academia, offers his advice for navigating the twists and turns of a career in medicine, and reminds us that, in the end, it all comes back to taking good care of patients.

Credits: Our deepest thanks to Dr. Hunt for taking so much time to share his wisdom with us.

Follow Dr. Hunt on twitter @dan_p_hunt_MD.

Dr. Hunt’s Faculty Page:

https://med.emory.edu/departments/medicine/about-us/profile/?u=DHUNT4

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson

Dr. Kimryn Rathmell is the Chair of Medicine at Vanderbilt University. She is the Physician in Chief at Vanderbilt Hospital, the Hugh Jackson Morgan Chair in Medicine, the Deputy Director for Research Integration and Career Development, and Professor of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University. She received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Northern Iowa and her MD and PhD from Stanford University. She did her residency at the University of Chicago Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania. Today, Dr. Rathmell shares her journey to becoming Department Chair and each of the stops along the way and discusses the importance of a supportive infrastructure in the development of physician scientists.

Credits:

Our thanks to Dr. Rathmell for being on the podcast.

Check out her faculty page:

https://medicine.vumc.org/person/kimryn-rathmell-md-phd

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson

Dr. Maria Uloko is a fellow in sexual health, transgender health, prosthesis and reconstruction at San Diego Sexual medicine. She is also the creator and host of the Battlecry podcast in which she interviews leaders of color in science, technology, engineering and medicine. We are big fans of her show and are excited to have had the opportunity to talk with her about her life, her path to medicine and urology, and her incredible podcast and its efforts to amplify the voices of leaders of color and promote diversity in STEM. Dr. Uloko received her MD from the University of Missouri Kansas City, her residency training at the University of Minnesota, and is currently doing her fellowship at San Diego Sexual Medicine.

Credits:

Our thanks to Dr. Uloko for being on the podcast.

Check out the Battlecry Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/battle-cry/id1514050823

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson

Dr. Victor Faundez is a Professor of Cell Biology at Emory University. He received his MD and PhD from Catholic University in Santiago, Chile, did a postdoctoral fellowship at UCSF, and ultimately joined the faculty here at Emory University. Dr. Faundez has been and continues to be a mentor and friend to countless of our fellow MD, MD-PhD, and PhD trainees throughout the years. Today we discuss his life and his passion for academic research and the fascinating people it attracts.

Credits:

Our deepest gratitude to Dr. Faundez for being on the podcast.