Amanda J. Calhoun, MD, MPH is a Yale Psychiatry resident in the Albert J. Solnit Integrated Adult/Child Psychiatry program.  She received her BA in Spanish from Yale University and her MD and MPH from Saint Louis University.  Amanda J. Calhoun currently leads the Yale Resident Spanish Initiative and is co-Vice Chair of the Diversity Council of the Yale Resident Fellow Senate. She has been published in the Connecticut Psychiatric Society newsletter and AAP Council on School Health.  In this episode, we candidly discuss race, self image, self esteem and the role it plays for ..read more

LaShyra "Lash" Nolen is a rising second year medical student at Harvard Medical School. She is the first African American female to be elected class president at Harvard medical school. She graduated with honors with a B.S. in Health and Human Sciences (human biology and public health emphasis) from Loyola Marymount University where she also served as the 2016-2017 elected student-body president. She is a former Fulbright scholar and served in the Americorps prior to starting medical school.    ..read more

Inaugural podcast, hope you enjoy ..read more

Halan Mohamed is a chemical engineer and PhD candidate in chemical engineering. She received her master's degree in the same field at University College London. Her research interests involve nature-inspired solutions to the "dirtying" of membrane filters during water purification ..read more

Dr. Kareem Redmond was born and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He attended North Carolina State University to receive a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry.He went on to earn his Doctorate of Dental Surgery from UNC Chapel Hill School of Dentistry. During his time in dental school, Dr. Redmond developed a strong passion for using his dental knowledge to help the community.                    Following graduation from UNC- Chapel Hill, he went on to complete a 2 year  Residency program at Wake Forest Baptis ..read more

“Dr. Christopher Warlick is an associate professor and chairman of the urology University of Minnesota Department serving as the first Black chairman at the institution. He received his MD/PHD from the  University of Minnesota (M.D., Ph.D.) and completed his urology residency at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore MD (Urology). He is a nationally recognized leader in Active Surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer as well as the use of MR imaging in prostate cancer, the development of novel tests to help determine early signs of disease progression, and on programs to increase ..read more

Dr. Ramla Kasozi is a board certified family medicine physician and advocate. Having lived in three different parts of the world (Canada, Uganda, and USA) and worked in the health sector in two different countries (Uganda and USA), Dr. Kasozi has had the privilege of seeing healthcare in different settings. As a former refugee child, she recalls the many frustrations and disappointments her parents had experienced while navigating the health care system. Dr. Kasozi’s keen interest in refugee health has been life long with particular interest in tackling health disparities through health equity ..read more

Dr. Blake Montgomery is a current pediatric orthopedic surgery fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard.  Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he  went to undergraduate school and medical school at University of Missouri Kansas City combined 6 year accelerated MD program. While there he participated in a year of research at the National Institutes of Health through the Medical Research Scholars Program. He  attended orthopaedic surgery residency at Stanford University.  ..read more

Dr. Kendalle Cobb is a family medicine provider at Cleveland Clinic and currently serves as the associate chief of staff with a focus on diversity and inclusion.  She received her bachelor's degree in history from  Harvard University and her medical degree from George Washington University in Washington, DC. She then headed back west where she completed her family medicine residency at Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Fontana, CA.  She serves as a Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, w ..read more

Dr. Kevo Rivera is a psychiatry resident and soon-to-be child and adolescent psychiatry fellow at the University of Iowa. They identify as a queer, agender, Filipinx-American, and they respond to all pronouns. In addition to being a first-generation physician, Dr Rivera is actively involved in their community as an appointed member of the Iowa City Truth and Reconciliation Commission and as a worship leader for Sanctuary Community Church ..read more