Our Voices, Our Future

In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future, we sit down with Dr. Sian West, a full-scope OB/GYN, Managing Physician of her physician group, and the menopause-care educator many know from her online presence. She still operates and works labor and delivery at a Level I trauma center, and she brings both clinical authority and a leadership seat to a conversation about one of medicine’s most telling e...

In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future, host Rhea Manohar sits down with Dr. Robyn Tiger, a double board-certified physician in Diagnostic Radiology and Lifestyle Medicine, Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and founder of StressFreeMD™. Known as “The Self-Care Doctor,” Dr. Tiger is the award-winning author of Feeling Stressed Is Optional , host of the StressFreeMD Podcast, a...

In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future, host Rhea Manohar sits down with Alexandra Palacios, a non-traditional medical student and HPSP scholar who was accepted to medical school in 2023 after seven years of growth, persistence, and redefining her path. Before medicine, Alexandra worked as a lead pharmacy technician throughout COVID-19, served as a medical assistant for a DO physician, and earn...

In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future, host Rhea sits down with Ayushi Aggarwal, a healthcare strategy consultant with a background in medicine and public health. Ayushi shares how her path, from a public health project in rural India and an MPH at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, to medical school and then a role at McKinsey, shaped how she understands healthcare as a sys...

In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future, host Rhea Manohar sits down with Dr. Jennifer Lincoln, a board-certified OB/GYN and OB Hospitalist in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Lincoln is an author, media contributor, past President of the Society of OB/GYN Hospitalists, and a leading voice in women’s health education and advocacy on social media. She received her undergraduate degree from Washington Colleg...

In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future, host Rhea Manohar sits down with Dr. Kelly Parker, DO, FACOG, a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and the Director of Labor and Delivery and Section Head of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio. A committed advocate for reproductive justice and health equity, she is dedicated to ensuring every patient recei...

In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future, we sit down with Dr. Laura Andreson, a practicing OB/GYN with 24 years of clinical experience and a candidate for the Tennessee House of Representatives. During this episode we talk about Dr. Andreson's journey from delivering babies to running for public office, what it was like becoming a plaintiff in Phillips v. Tennessee challenging the state's trigge...

Title: Student Doctor and Relentless Change Advocate In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future, we sit down with Dr. Katrina Green, an emergency physician and powerhouse advocate based in Nashville, TN, whose work spans gun violence prevention, reproductive rights, and grassroots political organizing. During this episode we talk about what drew Dr. Green into advocacy, how her identity as an ER ph...

Title: Student Doctor and Sleep Professional In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future , we sit down with Dr. Inja, a dual-trained adult and pediatric sleep medicine physician, to explore why sleep is one of the most undervalued pillars of health and what we can do about it. During this episode we talk about what drew Dr. Inja to sleep medicine, the gaps in medical education around sleep, the most...

In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future, We sit down with Dr. Tammie Chang, a board-certified pediatric oncologist and pediatric nocturnist, award-winning author, TEDx speaker, leadership coach, and national advocate for gender equity and cultural change in healthcare. Dr. Chang is the Co-Founder of Pink Coat, MD and Co-Founder of AMWA's ELEVATE Leadership Development Program, and served as the...

In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future , we are joined by Dr. Carmen Black, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut and Vice Chair of Education for the Institute of Living at Hartford Hospital. Dr. Black shares her journey as a clinician and scholar whose work centers on Sociohistorical Justice, a framework that examines how historical lived experiences and generation...

In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future , we welcome Madison Centofanti, a third-year osteopathic medical student at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, advocate for women in medicine, former Division I athlete, and aspiring Family and Sports Medicine physician. Madison shares her journey from student-athlete to medical student, her passion for rural healthcare and mentorsh...

In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future , we welcome Chelsea Heffner, a board-certified Physician Assistant with over a decade of clinical experience who has navigated the challenges of working in a male-dominated surgical specialty and successfully transitioned into building an autonomy-driven career in medical aesthetics. During this episode we talk about her journey through orthopedics, the p...

In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future , we are joined by Dr. Saema Tahir, a quadruple board-certified physician in Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, and Internal Medicine based in Manhattan, New York. Dr. Tahir shares her journey through rigorous medical training and how she came to specialize in sleep and critical care, with a particular focus on the often-overlooked...

In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future , we sit down with Alexandra Destler, Founder and CEO of MySafetyNEST, an evidence-based platform dedicated to advancing environmental health literacy, prevention, and health equity by helping individuals and clinicians reduce exposure to toxic chemicals in the home. Her work focuses on translating complex environmental health science into accessible, acti...

In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future , we sit down with Kriti Saxena, a second-year medical student in the United States with a background in Neuroscience from New York University, who also shares her journey into medicine through social media by offering honest, relatable insights into medical school, lifestyle, and the pre-med experience. During this episode we talk about her path into medi...

In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future , we sit down with Dr. Laura Vater, a medical oncologist, writer, assistant professor at the Indiana University School of Medicine, and Director of Compassionate Medical Education at the Hippocratic Collective, to explore how writing can serve as both reflection and advocacy within medicine. During this episode we talk about how storytelling can be used as...

In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future, we welcome Dr. Rodrigues Armijo, a Latina physician-scientist and educator dedicated to advancing health equity through culturally responsive care, expanded language access, and healthcare workforce development. During this episode, we discuss the importance of language access in healthcare and its impact on quality and safety of care. We explore the curr...

In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future , we welcome Dr. Denee Choice, a physician executive and leadership strategist who empowers women to step into leadership with confidence, clarity, and authenticity. Through her work integrating neuroscience, leadership identity, and executive presence, she helps women make aligned decisions and lead with intention. During this episode, we talk about the i...

In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future , we welcome Vanessa Ibimina Batubo, a medical student at St. George’s University and founder of FirstGenMedJourney , as she shares her journey as a first-generation student and her passion for advancing health equity for women across diverse racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. During this episode, we talk about her path into medicine, the challenges and...

In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future, we welcome Dr. Amy Gottlieb, an academic general internist, executive leader, and nationally recognized expert on advancing fair pay and professional opportunity in medicine. As the author of Closing the Gender Pay Gap in Medicine: A Roadmap for Healthcare Organizations and the Women Physicians Who Work for Them and Founder of Grays West Advisors, Dr. Got...

In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future, we welcome Dr. Claire Oduwo, a psychiatrist and content creator, who reminds us of the importance of maintaining a sense of identity outside of medicine during training and into practice. During this episode, we talk about the importance, both personally and professionally, of maintaining a sense of identity outside of medicine. We discuss the pressures t...

In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future, we welcome Dr. Briana Calcagno-Davi, a pediatric neuropsychologist based in New York, who reminds us of the importance of self-advocacy and building a professional identity among colleagues. During this episode, we discuss Dr. Bri’s transition from training into clinical practice, the challenges she has faced as a woman in the clinical setting, and the no...

In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future , we welcome Becca Gerrits, a PA-C in inpatient gastroenterology, to explore her journey from a small town in Wisconsin to practicing at a major hospital. During this episode we talk about how her background in competitive dance shaped her work ethic, the pressure to fit traditional expectations in medicine, and the importance of embracing authenticity and...

In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future , we sit down with Sehaj Pahwa, a fourth-year medical student at St. George’s University and member of the Gender Equity Task Force through the American Medical Women’s Association, to explore how generational sacrifice, gender expectations, and financial barriers shape who gets to pursue medicine, and who doesn’t. During this episode we talk about the emo...