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An Interview with Dr. Rahul Vanjani

For the second episode of Vital Voices Season 3, Dr. Holly J. Humphrey is joined by Rahul Vanjani, MD, MSc, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. 
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Season 3: Stories and Scholarship from the 2023 Macy Faculty Scholars

To kick off Vital Voices Season 3, Dr. Holly J. Humphrey is joined by Dr. Afaf Meleis and Dr. Kelley Skeff, two members of the Macy Faculty Scholars Program National Advisory Committee.
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Residents: Our Profession’s Next Generation

Let’s Give Them the Safety, Support, and Opportunities They Deserve
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Vital Voices Season 3

We are excited to share a compilation of the third season of Vital Voices, a podcast of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation. Episodes are released every Tuesday.

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Ensuring Inclusive Parental Support in Medical Schools

In so many cases, parents or prospective parents in medicine have to make painful choices which make it hard to be successful both as a student or doctor and as a parent. But what if there were ways to support these parents and mitigate their sacrifices to their families and line of work?

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Putting Knowledge into Action to Reduce Maternal Mortality

Everyone who goes into healthcare does so because they want to help people. How, then, can this mission sometimes go awry?

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A Hands-On Approach to Enhance Community Care

Most patients think about healthcare in the United States as a single, interconnected system. They don’t necessarily distinguish between primary care providers, specialists, public health experts, emergency providers, and others.

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