Kara Lyven and Marianne Drexler wake up every day and go to work at Duke University Medical Center — the very place that saved both their lives. Lyven is senior associate for patient safety at Duke University Hospital. Drexler is program coordinator for the Longitudinal Clinical Skills Foundation course in the Duke School of Medicine. In this …
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Episode Six: The Cancer Distress Coach
Sophia Smith, PhD, MSW, is a two-time cancer survivor, so she’s well acquainted with the anxiety that persists after treatment ends. Through her research, she’s learned that many cancer survivors also struggle with post traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD). This led her to create an app called the Cancer Distress Coach. In this episode of Voices …
Episode Five: The Stress Ball
You’re probably using a stress ball wrong. But don’t worry—Mehul Mankad, MD is here to enlighten us on the proper technique for those ubiquitous foam balls. And while he was in the Listening Booth, Dr. Mankad shared what inspired him to a career in psychiatry, what’s challenging about his job, and what makes it all …
Episode Four: The Rollercoaster
In September, Beatriz Blanco Morris, MD, and her son, Will Morris, sat down in the Voices of Duke Health listening booth to talk about the ups and downs of losing a family member—and how colleagues at Duke stepped in to help them through the tough times. Dr. Morris is assistant professor of pediatrics. Learn more …
Episode 3: The Vulnerability Gap
In this episode of the Voices of Duke Health podcast, we hear from a School of Medicine faculty member and two medical students who work with him to understand how health care workers find strength through sharing their vulnerability. Will Bynum, MD, is assistant professor in community and family medicine. He serves as associate program …
Episode 2: The Hardest Conversations
For the second episode of the Voices of Duke Health podcast, we hear about the Duke Navigators Program. Duke Navigators was created by medical students Chloe Peters, Cosette Dechant, Leonid Aksenov, Emily Lydon, and Neha Kayastha. They wanted to help their fellow medical students – as well as students in Duke’s nursing and physical therapy …
Episode 1: Introduction to the Voices project
The Voices team — Karishma, Anton, Jon, and Susannah — sat down in the listening booth to introduce ourselves and have a conversation about what we hope Voices of Duke Health can be for our colleagues across Duke University and Health System. Listen below: https://soundcloud.com/voices-of-duke-health/episode-1-introduction-to-voices-of-duke-health Transcript Anton Zuiker: Hi, my name is Anton Zuiker. I …
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