Episode 47: Dr. Eugene Alford
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In this episode we are joined by Dr. Eugene Alford, an otolaryngologist and facial plastic surgeon practicing in Houston, Texas, for a conversation about becoming disabled while practicing medicine, the process of returning to work, life after acquiring a disability, and how he views the inclusion of disabled trainees in medicine.
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Episode 46: Payam Massaband, MD
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In this episode, Dr. Massaband, Dr. Meeks, and Dr. Poullos discuss accomodations in UME and GME, strategies to find balance in a medical career, and Dr. Massaband's advice for trainees with disabilities and for program directors seeking to better support disabled students.
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Episode 45: Dr. Nathaniel Gleason
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In Episode 45, Dr. Nathaniel Gleason shares the soul searching that led him from musician to internist. He talks with Dr. Peter Poullos about navigating medical education as a person with blindness, the importance of mentorship, the challenges that trainees with disabilities face, and strategies to improve care for patients with disabilities.
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Episode 44: Ken Sutha
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In this episode, Dr. Peter Poullos interviews Dr. Ken Sutha. In addition to his work as a pediatric nephrologist, Dr. Sutha works closely with one our hosts, Dr. Poullos in the Stanford Medicine Alliance for Disability Inclusion & Equity. Dr. Sutha discusses his personal journey with disability, the path that led him to pediatric nephrology, and the work he’s done with the Stanford Medicine ADIE.
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Episode 43: Michael Kim, MD
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In this episode, we continue our BIPOC voices series with an interview with Dr. Michael Kim. Dr. Kim is an assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics and the assistant dean of student affairs at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He is closely involved with the University of Minnesota's efforts to make medical school more accessible and supportive for students and has previously worked with Dr. Meeks on the Pathway Project, a research project investigating the performance and trajectory of medical students with disabilities. In this episode, Dr. Meeks and Dr. Kim discuss Dr. Kim's...
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Episode 42: Dr. Omar Baig
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In this next installment in our ongoing BIPOC voices series, we are joined by Dr. Omar Baig. Dr. Baig completed his undergraduate medical education at Baylor College of Medicine before heading to Boston to complete his graduate training at the MGH/McClean psychiatry residency program. In this episode, Dr. Meeks and Dr. Poullos talk with Dr. Baig about the disability resources he utilized throughout his training, and his reasoning for pursuing psychiatry as a specialty.
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Episode 41: Dr. Dinesh Palipana
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In this episode, Dr. Meeks and Poullos are joined by Dr. Dinesh Palipana. Dr. Palipana is a lawyer, doctor, researcher, disability advocate, and recipient of the 2021 Queensland Australia of the year award for his work advocating for doctors with disabilities. Dr. Palipana shares his personal experiences as a physician with a disability and how he works to create more inclusive medical spaces and attitudes, in Australia and the United States.
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Episode 41: Dr. Dinesh Palipana
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In this episode, Dr. Meeks and Poullos are joined by Dr. Dinesh Palipana. Dr. Palipana is a lawyer, doctor, researcher, disability advocate, and recipient of the 2021 Queensland Australia of the year award for his work advocating for doctors with disabilities. Dr. Palipana shares his personal experiences as a physician with a disability and how he works to create more inclusive medical spaces and attitudes, in Australia and the United States.
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Episode 40: Dr. Daniel Woolridge
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In the fourth installment in our series on BIPOC voices Dr. Woolridge and Dr. Meeks discuss Dr. Woolridge’s journey through medical school as a black man with a disability, the challenges of receiving accommodations for a cognitive disability, and what needs to change to make medicine more welcoming to BIPOC individuals and people with disabilities.
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Episode 39, Part II: Dr. Diana Cejas and Dr. Justin Bullock
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In the third installment in our series on BIPOC voices we have a two-part interview with Dr. Diana Cejas and Dr. Justin Bullock who talk about the intersection between disability and race, their experiences as black physicians with disabilities, what it means to be a good ally, and the value of mentorship, sponsorship, and community throughout one’s career. Guests: Diana Cejas, MD, MPH Assistant professor of neurology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and faculty of the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities Justin Bullock, MD, MPH...
info_outlineDynamic Duo Dr. Cori Poffenger and med student Richie Sapp, leaders in disability advocacy at Stanford Medicine, talk with Dr. Peter Poullos about what drew them to their work in disability education, the curricula they developed and implemented to teach med students how to better care for patients with disabilities, and the impact of amplifying the voices of patients, faculty, med students, and healthcare providers with disabilities.
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Podcast Co-host, Peter Poullos, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology, Stanford Medicine and Founder and Director, Stanford Medicine Abilities Coalition (SMAC).
Cori Poffenberger, Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Faculty Development and Wellness for the Department of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, soon to be at the University of New Mexico.
Richie Sapp, MS, MD Candidate 2021 - Medical Student, Stanford School of Medicine, rising Emergency Medicine resident at Harvard, Leader in disability advocacy at Stanford Medicine.