Neuroscience Service Lines: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
AUPN's Leading Edge
In this episode of AUPN's Leading Edge: Health System Service Lines 2025: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly we will explore the pros and cons of the Service Line paradigm and its implications for academic medicine. Our guest for this conversation is another leading academic health system executive, Chris Rubio. Mr. Rubio is Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the University of Texas Southwestern Health System and is responsible for overseeing the multi-entity UT Southwestern clinical enterprise. Currently, he also serves as the Interim Chief Executive Officer of the UT...
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AHA Efforts to Fund Brain Health Research
AUPN's Leading Edge
In this podcast, Dr. Mitch Elkind, Chief Clinical Science Officer of the American Heart Association and a neurologist at Columbia University, discusses the AHA’s growing programming in brain health and neuroscience. The AHA is developing research, awareness, advocacy, and quality programs in cognitive decline and dementia, migraine, epilepsy, mental health and other areas of interest to brain scientists and clinicians, including neurologists. In particular, Dr. Elkind will discuss research funding opportunities available through the Heart Association, which now considers brain health one of...
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Academic Medical Centers and the Future of Healthcare: Insights from a Leading Hospital CEO
AUPN's Leading Edge
In this episode of AUPN's Leading Edge: The Health System CEO and the Future of Academic Medicine, we interview Dr. John Couris, President and CEO of the Florida Health Sciences Center, one of the country's leading not-for-profit health systems. Dr. Couris, a multi-award winning national thought leader in health care administration and executive leadership, shares his personal leadership journey and provides a blueprint for how academic institutions and their partner hospitals can build inspiring and successful workplace cultures in the 21st century, outlines the principles of Authentic...
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Integrating Remote work in Clinical Neurology
AUPN's Leading Edge
Telestroke is widely used and Teleneurology use has expanded especially since the pandemic creating more opportunities for remote work. This podcast opens up a discussion related to opportunities and challenges while integrating remote work in clinical neurology.
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Minding the Gap: Gender Disparities in Pay and Promotion
AUPN's Leading Edge
Dr. Gottlieb has been a leading voice on closing the gender pay gap in medicine and is currently Chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Group on Women in Medicine and Science Steering Committee. She has published several landmark articles on this topic in the New England Journal of Medicine and Academic Medicine, as well as a book entitled “Closing the Gender Pay Gap in Medicine.” Dr. Gottlieb defines the gender pay gap in medicine and explains how it came to be, why it persists, and what can be done to reduce the gender pay disparity. Listen in to find out how you...
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NeuroBrew: A Chat with Neurology Colleagues on Engaging Medical Students
AUPN's Leading Edge
There is no more important component to the profession of neurology than education. In this podcast we pull back the curtains and explore the world of medical education with Dr. Milind Kothari, who has succeeded in creating a remarkable educational environment for medical students and residents, thereby galvanizing numerous young physicians to practice, research, and teach in this noble profession. His secrets are revealed!
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Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride
AUPN's Leading Edge
“Mr. Toad’s wild ride” is a bildungsroman for new leaders gaining purchase over a challenging new job. Topics include dealing with risks like “black swans,” thinking in systems, leadership as a pathway to self-discovery, failure as feedback for improvement, taking personal accountability, and achieving mastery over our jobs and ourselves.
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Transitioning from Academia to Industry
AUPN's Leading Edge
There is a growing need for a collaborative approach to increase the efficiency and impact of drug development in neurological disorders, especially rare and orphan conditions. This has created unique opportunities for neurologists to develop careers that involve both industry and academia. In this podcast, Dr. Andrews, Director of Neuromuscular Clinical Trials at Columbia University, shares her experiences and some of the opportunities and challenges in her career while transitioning between academia and industry. Series 1, episode 6
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Neurology Chair, Academy President & Beyond
AUPN's Leading Edge
Dr. Jackson shares her “lessons learned” on her path towards leadership: do what you feel passionate about, have a personal and professional strategic plan, find a mentor(s), protect your personal time and space, and prioritize your friends and family along the journey! Series 1, episode 5
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How Much is a Neurologist Worth: Factoring the Downstream
AUPN's Leading Edge
This episode discusses how neurologists are undervalued in academic and non-academic settings when their compensation is predicated on RVUs alone. Neurologists, particularly in certain disciplines, generate enormous economic advantages for their institutions that need to be recognized, appraised, and valued. Series 1, episode 4
info_outlineIn this podcast, Dr. Mitch Elkind, Chief Clinical Science Officer of the American Heart Association and a neurologist at Columbia University, discusses the AHA’s growing programming in brain health and neuroscience. The AHA is developing research, awareness, advocacy, and quality programs in cognitive decline and dementia, migraine, epilepsy, mental health and other areas of interest to brain scientists and clinicians, including neurologists. In particular, Dr. Elkind will discuss research funding opportunities available through the Heart Association, which now considers brain health one of its core areas of research funding interest, along with cardiovascular disease and stroke.