CEO of Advancing Health Equity, Dr. Uche Blackstock, joins the Glaucomfleckens to talk about how her mom was a huge influence on her to become a physician, why she decided to get into academics, why she left it to start her business, and she goes into detailing about her consulting firm which helps workplaces become more inclusive and diverse. Also, be sure ... Show More
Oct 27
What Medicine Gets Wrong About Pain with Dr. Rachel Zoffness
Dr. Rachel Zoffness is a pain psychologist and assistant clinical professor at UCSF and Stanford, and she came on to do something I desperately needed, explain what I actually did not learn in medical school about pain, which turns out to be most of it. The thing I absorbed is ap ... Show More
1h 12m
Oct 22
Knock Knock Eye: Breaking down the American Diabetes Association Boycott
This week I get into the No Surprises Act, starting with my own $20,000 out-of-network bill after my cardiac arrest and the nine-month fight to resolve it. The law was supposed to prevent exactly that, and from the patient side it works. But the arbitration system behind it is no ... Show More
41m 48s
Jul 2021
Episode 188: Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 10 – Counterspaces in Medicine: Creating Safe Spaces and Redefining Value
In this episode, we invite the powerful sister duo Oni Blackstock, MD, MHS and Uché Blackstock, MD to share their experiences on leaving public health and academia to become social entrepreneurs, creating their own organizations in health equity. Episode Learning Objectives After ... Show More
56m 16s
Nov 2021
Dr. Wescott shares insight on how to be a better ally
Siobhan Wescott, MD, Director of American Indian Health Program, talks about facing prejudice and navigating power differentials during med school and residency. ✶✶✶✶
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22m 50s
Jan 2023
Ep. 12 Physician Wellness with Dr. Angela Chaudhari
In this episode, Drs. Amy Park and Mark Hoffman welcome Dr. Angela Chaudhari, Chief of Gynecology and Gynecologic Surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, to share her experience promoting a culture of physician wellness as the Director of the P2P Network for Physician Peer Sup ... Show More
1h 9m
Feb 2025
432 SelfWork: Doctors and Depression: A Conversation with Dr. Pam Buchanan
Today the focus is on doctors and depression, with Dr. Pamela Buchanan as my guest, in a second episode in the "Careers That Kill" series, discussing medical providers, the pandemic, and depression. She's a board-certified physician, speaker and thought leader dedicated to transf ... Show More
34m 15s