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Down The Line

Down The Line

By Down The Line

Down The Line is a medical podcast focused on discovering the many career paths related to medicine. We are two undergraduate students at Rice University with varied interests, and we want to show that doctors aren't just limited to a clinical setting.

Hosted by Sean Judge and Saagar Dhanjani. 🎙
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#010: Addressing Inequities & Physician Shortages in Pediatric Specialties

Down The LineAug 05, 2022

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#010: Addressing Inequities & Physician Shortages in Pediatric Specialties
Aug 05, 202224:15
#009: Exploring the Effects of Medical Research on Clinical Practices
Jun 13, 202231:15
#008: Leading & Designing a Revolutionary Lab Testing Experience - Clarissa Bradstock
Mar 06, 202221:21
#007: Improving Physician Compensation Models and Addressing Burnout - Dr. Bruce Gewertz
Feb 08, 202229:29
#006: Inventing the Rotavirus Vaccine & Fighting Anti-Vax Ideology - Dr. Paul Offit
Jan 14, 202229:45
#005: Value-Based Care & Addressing the Uninsured Population - Elena Marks

#005: Value-Based Care & Addressing the Uninsured Population - Elena Marks

In this episode, we speak with Ms. Elena Marks, JD, MPH, president & CEO of the Episcopal Health Foundation. Episcopal Health is a $1.3 billion Texas-based healthcare philanthropic organization. Ms. Marks is also a nonresident fellow in health policy at Rice University's Baker Institute of Public Policy. In a bit of a twist from our prior episodes, we discuss her opinions on changing physician compensation models to account for health outcomes, the residual effects of inadequate Medicaid expansion, and how we can transform care for the underprivileged. 

Dec 10, 202134:24
#004: Navigating Finance Within Medicine - Mr. Daniel Gollins

#004: Navigating Finance Within Medicine - Mr. Daniel Gollins

In this episode, we speak with Mr. Daniel Gollins, president at Texas Children’s Pediatrics and former financial analyst for Memorial Hermann and Houston Methodist. We discuss his passion for hospital finance, how he develops physician compensation models and other financial analyses, moving up the ranks to become TCP's president, and how his undergraduate education prepared him for this career.

Nov 05, 202121:51
#003: Exploring Healthcare Administration with Houston Methodist’s CEO - Dr. Marc Boom

#003: Exploring Healthcare Administration with Houston Methodist’s CEO - Dr. Marc Boom

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Marc Boom, CEO of the Houston Methodist Hospital and Chairman of the Board for the Texas Hospital Association. We discuss his passion for health administration, keeping an active clinical practice as an internist, and life lessons learned along the way to his current position.

Oct 16, 202135:41
#002: Leaving Medicine for Consulting?? - Dr. Sanjay Desai

#002: Leaving Medicine for Consulting?? - Dr. Sanjay Desai

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Sanjay Desai, chief academic officer of the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Director of the Osler Medical Residency Program at Johns Hopkins Medical School. We discuss his early interest in management consulting, his decision to choose medicine, and his desire for medical education.

Sep 15, 202120:50
#001: Into the World of Public Health 📝👨🏻‍⚕️- Dr. Nick Yphantides

#001: Into the World of Public Health 📝👨🏻‍⚕️- Dr. Nick Yphantides

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Nick Yphantides, a primary care physician and former Chief Medical Officer of San Diego County, California. We discuss his passion for health policy, serving the underrepresented, and finding new ways to inspire others by transforming himself first.

Apr 27, 202129:41