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Season 4, Episode 11: Dr. Dominic Sisti is the director of the Scattergood Program for the Applied Ethics of Behavioral Health Care at the University of Pennsylvania. Listen to Dominic discuss the ethics of psychiatric nosology, medical aid in dying for mental health patients, and architectural design of behavioral health hospitals.

Season 4, Episode 10: Dr. Ali Houshmand is the president of Rowan University and the thought leader behind the  Rowan Wellness Village. Listen to Ali discuss the vision for the Rowan Wellness Village, the components of a healthy community and strategies for cultivating purpose for young adults and senior citizens.

Season 4, Episode 9: Gianna Calligy is a fourth-year medical student at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and a youth mentor for children affected by addiction. Listen to Gianna discuss the effects of substance use on families, the work of Camp Mariposa and her own reflections on addiction medicine. Camp Mariposa is a free year-round addiction prevention and youth mentoring program for ages 9-17 who are affected by the substance use of a family member. Campers build knowledge, life skills, confidence, and connect with peers and trained adult mentors. Check it out here!

(REWIND) Season 2, Episode 6: Professor John Kaag is the Chair of Philosophy at University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Listen to John talk about mental illness, the golden mean and how transcendence is related to healing.

Season 4, Episode 8: Dr. Donald Friedman is a retired rheumatologist and mindful self-compassion advocate based in Philadelphia. Listen to Don discuss the three components of mindful self-compassion, the prevailing myths about this practice and how mindful self-compassion can help physicians cope with clinical errors.

Season 4, Episode 7: Dr. Anna Wexler is a medical ethicist at the University of Pennsylvania who studies emerging technologies and do-it-yourself (DIY) medicine. Listen to Anna discuss common DIY medicine applications, the conditions under which DIY medicine movements emerge, and approaches for physicians to discuss DIY medicine with patients.

(REWIND) Season 1, Episode 7: Dr. Ethan Tarasov is a retired radiologist from central New Jersey. Listen to Ethan talk about the evolution of imaging during his career and the musical compositions that have been his focus since retiring from medicine. See soundingseamusic.com to check out his work!

(REWIND) Season 3, Episode 3: Dr. Gregg Furie is an internal medicine physician and medical director for climate and sustainability at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA. Listen to Gregg discuss the effects of climate change on our health, ongoing policy initiatives to reduce healthcare emissions and his approach to addressing climate change with patients.

Season 4, Episode 6: Dr. Ju-Lin Wang is a trauma surgeon at Cooper University Healthcare in Camden, New Jersey. Listen to Ju-Lin discuss the clinical decision trees used to stabilize trauma patients, partnerships between trauma surgery and the military and the importance of trauma awareness campaigns in our communities.

Season 4, Episode 5: Dr. Meggie Crnic is a Philadelphia-based medical historian and author of The Beach Cure: A History of Healing on Northeastern Shores. Listen to Meggie discuss the elements that make beach environments therapeutic, a history of floating hospitals on the eastern seaboard and the interplay of science and lived experience when studying healing landscapes.

Season 4, Episode 4: Dr. Jocelyn Mitchell-Williams is the senior associate dean for medical education at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. She also has extensive experience designing service-learning programs for medical students. Listen to Jocelyn discuss the recent evolution of Camden, New Jersey, pipeline to medical profession programs and the importance of advocacy in medicine.

Season 4, Episode 3: Dr. Jason Han is a cardiothoracic surgeon at Cooper University Healthcare and a writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Listen to Jason discuss the importance of creativity in surgery, the state of surgical education and the stereotypes that have traditionally defined the surgical profession.

Season 4, Episode 2: Kathleen Noonan is president and CEO of Camden Coalition which seeks to improve the health and well-being of people with complex needs. Listen to Kathleen discuss ecosystems of care, regional health hubs and Camden Coalition's Housing First program.

Season 4, Episode 1: Dr. Marschall Runge is the former dean of University of Michigan Medical School and CEO of Michigan Medicine. He is also the author of the The Great Healthcare Disruption: Big Tech, Bold Policy, and the Future of American Medicine. Listen to Marschall discuss realistic expectations for our healthcare system, the potential uses of artificial intelligence in medicine and the importance of primary care providers.Check out Dr. Runge's work here.

(REWIND) Season 2, Episode 18: Sarah DiGregorio is a freelance healthcare journalist from Brooklyn, New York. She is also the author of Taking Care: The Story of Nursing and Its Power to Change Our World. Listen to Sarah talk about the nurse-patient relationship, healthcare billing and the political nature of nursing.