Healthcare Unveiled

Dr. Meghan, a comprehensive ophthalmologist at Penn State Hershey, shares her unique journey from an art history background to eye surgery, and how those two worlds aren't as different as you'd think. She opens up about the realities of rural eye care access, what it's like navigating her first year as an attending surgeon, and why ophthalmology is one of medicine's most visually rewarding, and ra...

In this episode, Tanvi sits down with Dr. Avinash, a dentist practicing in Red Deer, Alberta, who shares his unique journey from graduating dental school in India in 2000 to re-credentialing and building a thriving practice in rural Canada. Dr. K discusses why he chose a smaller city over major metropolitan areas, prioritizing genuine patient connections over the "numbers game" of big cities, and...

In this episode, Tanvi sits down with Dr. Shivani Ruben, an internal medicine physician specializing in geriatric primary care in Sacramento, California. Dr. Ruben shares her journey from UC Berkeley pre-med to choosing primary care for its focus on long-term patient relationships. She reflects on a powerful case from residency, a patient with diabetes who lost his vision and independence due to l...

In this episode, Tanvi sits down with Dr. Aliya, an integrative medicine practitioner who combines Ayurvedic and Eastern medicine practices with Western medical training. Dr. Aliya shares her unconventional journey from nursing to medical school, where a pharmacology class on statin drugs sparked a crisis that nearly made her quit medicine entirely. Frustrated by the pharmaceutical-focused approac...

In this episode, Dr. Jahnavi shares her unconventional journey from software engineering to internal medicine. She reflects on the risks of changing careers later in life, the realities of medical school and residency, and the emotional and practical sacrifices required along the way. Dr. Jahnavi also offers honest advice for students and professionals considering a nontraditional path into medici...

In this episode, Abby sits down with Taryn Bilo, MPH, Medical Respite Manager at the National Healthcare for the Homeless Council. Taryn shares her unconventional path from undergraduate volunteer work to becoming a leader in homeless healthcare and public health policy. Starting with volunteer work at a housing resource agency in Olympia, Washington, Taryn discusses how early experiences shaped h...

In this episode, Tanvi sits down with Dr. Jean Anderson, Professor Emerita of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Johns Hopkins, to explore her groundbreaking career in HIV and women's health. Dr. Anderson shares her journey from medical school in the 1970s, when AIDS hadn't even been identified, to founding one of the first HIV Women's Health Programs in the nation. She discusses the evolution of HIV tr...

Dr. Mathuram Santosham scored J3 on his qualifying exam—the second-worst grade possible. His headmaster said medical school was impossible. But one teacher fought for him, and that changed everything. From watching children die of dehydration in 1960s India to revolutionizing treatment on Apache reservations to eliminating meningitis globally, Dr. Santosham shares why dreaming big, embracing failu...

In this episode, Tanvi sits down with Dr. Megan Weil Latshaw, faculty member at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and environmental health expert. Dr. Latshaw shares her unconventional journey from dreaming of curing cancer as a seventh grader to discovering her true calling in environmental health after realizing lab work wasn't her passion. Inspired by her philosophy of being a "pr...

In this episode, Abby sits down with Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, M.D., Psychiatrist-in-Chief Emeritus at Massachusetts General Hospital, Director of the Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics, and Stanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Rosenbaum shares his unique career journey that has taken him between clinical psychiatry, hospital administration, and groundbreaking r...

Welcome to Healthcare Unveiled! 🩺 In our very first episode, hosts Abby and Tanvi introduce themselves and share their mission: making healthcare careers accessible to everyone, not just those with insider connections. Tired of the mystery surrounding healthcare professions? We're here to pull back the curtain with honest conversations about real career journeys - the good, the challenging, and e...