Raise the Line
Episodes
COVID Spurs Changes in Medical Publishing - Mandy Hill, Managing Director of Academic Publishing at Cambridge University Press
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you like this podcast, please share it on your social channels. You can also subscribe to the series and check out all of our episodes at www.osmos...
The Heart of Dentistry - Dr. Anushka Gaglani and Dr. Abhishek Nagaraj, TruBlu Dentistry
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The mouth is a window to the body, says Dr. Abhishek Nagaraj of TruBlu Dentistry. Seeing the dentist can be an important component of preventative car...
Keys to Effective Online Teaching - Dr. Keith Smith, Dean of Purdue University Global School of Health Sciences
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Healthcare needs to do a much better job of marketing truth, argues Dr. Keith Smith. Drawn to working with adult learners in the online world, Smith n...
The "99 Percent" Should Be the Leaders in Healthcare - Dr. Mark Schweitzer, Dean of Wayne State University School of Medicine
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“I think our educational model, our mission and our tradition are ideally suited for this moment of crisis,” says Dr. Mark Schweitzer. “The Way...
Taking Big Swings - Dr. Sachin Jain, President and CEO of SCAN Health Plan
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sachin Jain has always been drawn to taking "big swings" at tough problems, and the disconnect between care delivery and care administration is o...
Education for Anyone, Anywhere - Salman Khan, Founder and CEO, Khan Academy
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Described as “Bill Gates' favorite teacher” in Fortune Magazine, Salman Khan started his now-famous Khan Academy by tutoring his cousins long-dist...
The Balance of Power is Shifting Toward Students - Burck Smith, Founder and CEO of StraighterLine
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Starting a traditional degree program can be a “risky proposition,” says Burck Smith, founder and CEO of the student success and college readiness...
Using Technology to Enhance the Humanity in Medicine - Dr. Eric Topol, Executive VP of Scripps Research
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“It seems counterintuitive, but I believe we can use technology to enhance the humanity in medicine and get back to the deep connection with patient...
“Something Good in Every Day” - Dr. Kathy Winston, Dean of College of Nursing at University of Phoenix
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kathy Winston's passion is to help the next generation be successful in the delivery of care. The key to nursing education, she says, is balancing...
Global Pediatric Community Battles COVID Together - Dr. Jeffrey Burns, Chief of Critical Care Medicine at Boston Children's Hospital
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Nothing crosses borders in our polarized world like a willingness to care for critically ill children,” says Dr. Jeffrey Burns, a former medical ...
Knowing Your Patients as a Person - Dr. Ken Johnson, Executive Dean of Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“If a patient feels like their doctor knows them as a person, they're eight to nine times more likely to follow through with their treatment instruc...
Cutting Through the Morass of Healthcare Information - Dr. John Danaher, Global President of Clinical Solutions, Elsevier
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The “morass of healthcare misinformation” surrounding COVID-19 created the need for a clear, definitive voice to help fill the knowledge gap, says...
Empowering Menopause - Jannine Versi, COO and Co-Founder, Elektra Health
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to change the narrative on menopause, says Jannine Versi. Women in their 40s, 50s and 60s aren't fading from relevance, they're discovering ...
A New Vital Sign for Behavioral Health - Mainul Mondal, Founder & CEO of Ellipsis Health
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mental illness was on the rise in the U.S. even before COVID-19 hit, and studies show a majority of Americans say their mental health has been negativ...
Making Healthcare Consumer Friendly – Dr. Florian Otto, CEO and Co-Founder of Cedar
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You can make purchases, travel plans and dinner reservations in a few clicks, but being able to pay your hospital bill with similar ease is a rarity. ...
How Community Colleges are Navigating the Pandemic – Brian Spicker and Rochelle Rivas of Maricopa Community Colleges
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Community colleges are often described as the gateway to higher education because they are often the most affordable option. But they’re also the g...
Let Physicians Impact Change – Dr. Bradley Younggren, Chief Medical Officer, 98point6
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"If we do things right, this will be your last job." That's the message Dr. Bradley Younggren has for physicians applying to join his company 98point6...
There's No Greater Calling – Thomas Mohr, DO, Dean of Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Over the course of his career, Dr. Thomas Mohr has helped start three medical schools and over 25 different residency programs, so he's in a good posi...
New Challenges and Opportunities in Pathology - Dr. Greg Osmond, Chief Medical Officer of Pathology Watch
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Despite being integrally involved in making diagnoses and treatment plans, pathologists remain fairly invisible to most patients. According to pathol...
AFib, the “Electrical Epidemic” - Dr. Aseem Desai, Cardiac Electrophysiologist and Author
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
People with Atrial Fibrillation, or AFib, just have to learn to live with it, right? Wrong, says Dr. Aseem Desai. While AFib, which he calls "the elec...
Serving the "Silver Tsunami" - Alan Patricof & Abby Levy, co-founders of Primetime Partners
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We've all heard the U.S. population is aging, but even so, this is a pretty eye-popping statistic: 50% of people born in the U.S. in 2007 will live to...
What is Really Critical to Medical Education? - Dr. Lawrence Chin, Dean, College of Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Lawrence Chin loves telehealth and sees it as a positive byproduct of the COVID-19 pandemic, for providers and patients alike. Still, he admits, “...
All Nurses Are Leaders - Dr. Deborah Trautman, President and CEO, American Association of Colleges of Nursing
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
No matter what position they hold, from floor nurse to administrator, all nurses are leaders, and all health care professionals have a responsibility ...
Years of Change in Six Months - Cyril Philip, Principal, Providence Ventures
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A healthcare venture capitalist's take on COVID? The pandemic has basically been an accelerator. It's prompted a “digital, virtual revolution” tha...
Giving Voice to Patients - Mel Hall, Former CEO of Press Ganey Associates
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Practicing what he preached in inner city Detroit led Methodist minister Mel Hall to pursue a PhD in statistics. Not your typical path, perhaps, but H...
Is Telemedicine Here to Stay? - Dr. Joseph Kvedar, President of the American Telemedicine Association
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If there's one thing people in healthcare seem to agree on these days, it is that the use of telemedicine has never been higher. But after the crisis...
A Love for Learning and Healthy Living – Dr. NiCole Keith, President of the American College of Sports Medicine
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up, Dr. NiCole Keith's father used to tell her that her Barbie dolls could be professors, doctors, or lawyers, not just Ken's girlfriend. Both...
Called to Caregiving - Kathy Boden Holland, Group President at Adtalem Global Education
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In any given year, more physicians in the U.S. healthcare system graduate from schools affiliated with Adtalem Global Education than any other medical...
"It Was the Fifth Colleague I'd Lost to Suicide" - Dr. Adam B. Hill, Riley Hospital for Children
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It was when he lost yet another colleague to suicide in his young career that Dr. Adam Hill decided he had to speak up. Hill - who was then successf...
Lessons from a Frontline Hospital — Dr. Michael Gustafson, President of UMass Memorial Medical Center
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How does COVID-19 transform a hospital? UMass Memorial Medical Center's impressive response to the pandemic has included a 21-step surge plan, seeking...
Why Clinicians Are Often Effective Leaders — Dr. David Skorton, President and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bravado, stresses Dr. David Skorton, is not an asset. Knowing how to ask for help is. Through a long career spanning clinical medicine, two university...
Physicians with a Philosophy - Robert Cain DO, President and CEO of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
They share one initial in their credentials, meet the same professional standards and have the same passion to care for people, but there are also dif...
Networking Is Not a Bad Word - Bunny Ellerin, CEO and Co-founder, NYC Health Business Leaders
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Even though Bunny Ellerin has built a career around bringing people and organizations together -- in fact she's known as "the most connected person i...
"Creating Little Health Ambassadors" - Ken Korber, President of the Association of Family Practice PAs and NPs
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a question that has troubled providers for years – how do you keep patients on track with behavior change between appointments? Longtime phy...
"Be Mindful of Who You Are Serving" - Lendri Purcell and Althea Hicks, The Jonas Philanthropies
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The work of the Jonas Philanthropies spans some broad areas - veterans health, children's health, and nursing education among others - but the unifyi...
Your Boss Might Pay for College - Paul Freedman, President of the Learning Marketplace at Guild Education
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Colleges and universities were struggling well before COVID knocked them for a loop because of declining birth rates and soaring tuition costs, among ...
Building the On-ramps to Education and Health Careers - Van Ton-Quinlivan, CEO of Futuro Health
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The gap is staggering. Just in California alone, 500,000 allied health workers are needed by 2024. Realizing it was time for new approaches to devel...
Find a Problem to Solve - Dr. Michael Sherling, Chief Medical and Strategy Officer at Modernizing Medicine
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How does a dermatologist wind up co-founding a successful electronic medical record (EMR) company? As Michael Sherling, MD, MBA tells host Shiv Gaglan...
How Great Learning Happens - Jessie Woolley-Wilson, CEO of DreamBox Learning
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Wouldn't it be great if you could instantly learn from your mistakes? While that might be difficult for humans to do, it's the foundation of DreamBox...
"Building a Plane in the Air" - Brandon Perthuis, Chief Commercial Officer at Fulgent Genetics
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Going from a "9-5" company to "24/7" in just a few months has been challenging for Fulgent Genetics, but employees are happy to be contributing to the...
Spending More to Live Less - Dr. Brad Spellberg, Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Witnessing the "ceaseless wave of humanity that crashes upon the safety net hospitals" spurred Dr. Brad Spellberg, who is chief medical officer at the...
Transitioning to High Growth Jobs - Dara Warn, Chief Customer Officer at Penn Foster
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The COVID economy is prompting millions of unemployed Americans to learn new skills to help their chances of getting a job. That's obviously good news...
Skills Over Qualifications - Dr. Vu Tran, Co-founder & Head of Growth at GO1
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Vu Tran thinks doctors make the best salespeople, and he's in a good position to judge as both a general practitioner and growth leader at a boomi...
"Double Down" On a Healthcare Career - Dan Weberg, Head of Clinical Innovation at Trusted Health
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's understandable for people to have second thoughts about becoming a healthcare provider at any time, let alone in the middle of a pandemic. But de...
"This is THE Moment For Online Education" - Chip Paucek, Co-founder and CEO of 2U, Inc.
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a dicey moment for colleges and universities. The sudden and massive shift to online learning made necessary by the COVID-19 pandemic is threa...
After 500 Years, Time for Something New - Frank Sculli, CoFounder and CEO, BioDigital
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As 3-D technology started taking off in the early part of this century, Frank Sculli saw the potential it had to help people learn human anatomy, som...
What If You Don't Have a Hunch? - Dr. Joe Habboushe, Co-founder & CEO of MDCalc
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Providers who have treated hundreds of patients with the same problem can develop a "gut sense" of how to proceed. But a new disease like COVID-19 do...
Listen Carefully: Is the Stethoscope on Life Support? - Jason Bellet, Co-founder and CCO of Eko
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The stethoscope has been around since 1816 and its basic design hasn't changed substantially in decades. But this tried and true tool has been launch...
The Telltale Ventricle - Dr. Bijoy Khandheria, Aurora Saint Luke Medical Center
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's well known that COVID-19 has negative effects on the heart, but it was unknown until recently that one of those impacts, strain in the lower righ...
Opportunities Emerging from the COVID Crisis - Dr. O.T. Wendel, A.T. Still University
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Here's another casualty of the coronavirus: strategic planning. But even though anticipating what medical education and health careers will look like...
Is the Golden Age of Healthcare Coming? - U.S. Representative Donna Shalala
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the longest serving Secretary of Health and Human Services in American history, U.S. Representative Donna Shalala of Miami is well aware of the ser...
"Do What It Takes To Be Valuable" - Dan Rosensweig, CEO of Chegg.com
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It isn't what you'd call a great start to a career. Dan Rosensweig, who went on to be a key leader at Yahoo and Guitar Hero, was laid off on the firs...
COVID Testing at Home - Julia Cheek, Founder and CEO of Everlywell
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's now possible to do your own test for COVID-19 at home. It involves doing a simple nasal swab and mailing it to a pre-approved lab. Results are av...
Testing a Trillion Drug Cocktails - Dr. Dean Ho, National University of Singapore
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the race to find an effective treatment for COVID-19, Artificial Intelligence may end up playing a big role because of its ability to quickly test ...
A Quarterback for Chronic Conditions - Dhiren Patel, VP of Medical Affairs at Pack Health
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Maybe you can't pick-up your prescriptions because you can't afford to fix your car. Or maybe getting outside to exercise is a worry because your neig...
Could A.I. Replace Healthcare Workers? - Gabe Dalporto, CEO of Udacity
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you like this podcast, please share it on your social channels. You can also subscribe to the series and check out all of our episodes at www.osmos...
Getting More Health Out of Healthcare - Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If the U.S. healthcare system was a patient right now, you'd probably put it in the ICU. In the view of Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, Vice Dean at the Johns...
Dr. Lois Nora - President Emeritus, Northeast Ohio Medical University
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We ask all of our guests what they think the COVID-19 crisis has revealed about the U.S. healthcare system. Dr. Lois Nora is the first to assert that...
Dr. Mark Rosenberg - President Emeritus, The Task Force for Global Health
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Science is the only thing that can get us out of it.” That’s the conclusion of Dr. Mark Rosenberg, who says finding a way to balance the needs...
Mary Jo Bondy - CEO, Physician Assistant Education Association
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Turns out there's nothing new about having a shortage of primary care physicians. In the late 1960's, the need to fill that gap led to the creation o...
Anant Agarwal - CEO, edX
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's not just K-12 and college students moving to online education these days. edX and other learning platforms have seen huge increases in enrollmen...
Arianna Huffington - Founder and CEO, Thrive Global
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Arianna Huffington learned about burnout the hard way. Two years after starting the Huffington Post, she collapsed from overwork. She turned that mome...
Prisma Health Physicians Create Ventilator Device That Could Save Lives
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After seeing Italy confront the grim reality of ventilator rationing, emergency medicine specialist Dr. Sarah Farris wanted to spare physicians and pa...
Adele Webb - Executive Dean, Strategic Education Inc.
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pediatric nurse, global force in fighting AIDS, professor of nursing, academic leader -- Adele Webb has played many roles in her career by following h...
Donna Meyer - CEO, Organization for Associate Degree Nursing
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Half of all nurses in the U.S. are graduates of two-year programs when they first start practicing, and while a national push is on to encourage RN's ...
Dr. Roger Seheult, Co-Founder of Medcram
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why are young patients with COVID 19 having strokes? Why are ventilators not as effective as expected? Why do some patients have the symptoms of alti...
Jesse vanWestrienen, Co-Founder & Biology Lead, Biomeme, Inc.
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Quick, accurate testing for COVID-19 is critically important as states begin to loosen up social distancing. Enter Biomeme, a Pennsylvania-based biote...
Jeff Maggioncalda - CEO, Coursera
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine this: college students back on campus, but older professors teaching from home. That's one of the scenarios Coursera CEO Jeff Maggioncalda sa...
Dr. Abdirahman Mahamud - WHO Incident Manager, Western Pacific Region
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Abdirahman Mahamud of the World Health Organization was among the first to see reports out of China last December about a mysterious pneumonia-li...
Dr. Conrad Fischer - Infectious Disease Specialist, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Your calling is sacred." That's the message Dr. Conrad Fischer has for people entering health professions, especially in the midst of the coronavirus...
Dr. Patrice Harris - President, American Medical Association
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Coronavirus crisis has presented unprecedented challenges for physicians. Retired doctors are back in their white coats helping on the frontlines ...
Dr. Anne Schuchat - Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Only a handful of people have as much responsibility for overseeing U.S. response to COVID-19 as Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director at U.S. ...
Dr. David Shulkin - Former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Combining the perspectives of physician, New York City hospital leader, and high ranking government official, Dr. David Shulkin shares unique insights...
Dr. Poonam Desai - ER Physician in New York City
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine being a pregnant ER doctor in New York City in the middle of the coronavirus crisis and then finding out you are COVID positive. That’s the...
Dr. Tom Frieden - Former Director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tom Frieden, president and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives and former Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control joins host Dr. Rishi Desai to ...