The Black Doctors Podcast

Residency Survival Guide: Expert Advice for New Physicians Current events in Healthcare In this episode of the Black Doctors podcast, the host, Steven Bradley, discusses current events relevant to physicians and healthcare providers. He mentions the emergence of a new social media platform called Threads, which is similar to Twitter, and shares his thoughts on its potential impact. He also talks a...

Welcome to Season 8 of the Black Doctors Podcast! In this episode, we celebrate the podcast's three-year anniversary and express gratitude for the support and feedback from our listeners. Get ready for new episodes every Monday as we provide tools for success and work towards increasing diversity in the health professions. Reflecting on the previous season's challenges, we return with a renewed pa...

And we're back!! (Sort of). This episode commemorates and celebrates our third year on the airwaves!! June of 2020, the Black Doctors Podcast launched to bring you inspirational stories, representation, career advice, life advice and so so much more. It has ben a wild ride and we appreciate you joining us. In this brief episode, Dr. Steven Bradley (our host and creator) gives some updates from the...

This episode of the Black Doctors Podcast discusses the ethical implications of unilateral do-not-resuscitate orders. Dr. Italo Brown joins us once again and we discuss a paper he recently brought to our attention. Disparities in Unilateral DNR Order Use. Dr. Bradley and Dr. Brown share their respective experiences and discuss how this paper highlights several concerns. The ethics of invoking a un...

This episode of the podcast was hosted by Dr. Steven Bradley and features Dr. Candace Hughes, a Family Medicine physician. She shares her journey, the ups and the downs. She talks about difficulties with matching and building a family during medical school and residency. She also shares her specialty of Family Medicine and talks about the various practice models she has experienced. She currently...

This episode goes wayyy back to our first season. Dr. Brent Stephens is a specialty-trained orthopedic surgeon and graduate of Howard University College of Medicine. He shares his inspiring story and the non-profit organization he works with called Young Docs! Dr. Brent Stephens is an orthopedic surgeon specialized in shoulder and upper arm surgery. A heavily recruited collegiate athlete, he pursu...

Some of the most common questions I receive are from students interested in practicing medicine in the military. In this episode of the show I share my experiences on active duty in the United States Navy Medical Corp. I share the reasons I joined and some of the opportunities I have been able to experience. My time on active duty has taken me from Virginia to Texas to South and Central America, C...

This week's re-mastered episode features Dr. Nicole Jackson, a Forensic Pathologist. It originally aired during the 4th season of the podcast. Dr. Jackson shares her inspiring story about her pathway to becoming a physician. She sheds some light on some of the incredible things that Pathologists are doing in hospitals nationwide.  Dr. Jackson started out with the goal of becoming a surgeon. T...

Pediatrics and Sleep Medicine This episode features Dr. Holliday-Bell, a Pediatrician, Certified Sleep Specialist, and the creator/founder of The Solution is Sleep. She shares her fascinating journey into becoming a pediatrician. She also talks about how she helps families and patients improve the quality of their lives by enhancing their sleep. Proper sleep is crucial for early childhood developm...

The Ethics of Organ Donation in the Incarcerated Population The Price of Freedom In this episode, Dr. Steven Bradley, or host, explores a piece of legislation that was recently introduced that would reward incarcerated people with a reduction in their sentence in exchange for an organ or bone marrow donation. The ethics of incarcerated people donating organs for a reduction in their sentence are c...

RestoreMD Medical & Wellness with Dr. Kimberly Rogers Welcome: RestoreMD Medical & Wellness In this episode, Dr. Bradley catches up with Dr. Kimberly Rogers , an old friend. They finish up the conversation they started in last week's episode. She shares her pathway to medicine, which began on the island of Anguilla and brought her to the DMV, Philadelphia and now, Delaware. Dr. Rogers shar...

Building a Direct Primary Care Practice with Dr. Kimberly Rogers Welcome: RestoreMD Medical & Wellness In this episode, Dr. Bradley catches up with Dr. Kimberly Rogers , an old friend. She shares her pathway to medicine, which began on the island of Anguilla and brought her to the DMV, Philadelphia and now, Delaware. Dr. Rogers shares her holistic approach to healing and how she was able to ma...

Job Hunt Recap w/ Physician Contract Lawyer -An inside scoop on finding your first attending job In this episode, Dr. Steven Bradley our host sits down with Michael Johnson a lawyer specialized in physician contracts. You may remember him from a previous episode in season 6. Click here!! One of our most popular episodes, it is crammed full of advice for navigating the job hunt as a physician. List...

USNWR Mass Exodus x The End of Non-Competes??  Current Events in Healthcare with Michael Johnson Legal We are doing our best to keep you up to date on issues affecting our lives and careers as healthcare professionals. In this episode, Dr. Steven Bradley our host chats with a frequent guest and friend of the show, Michael Johnson of Michael Johnson Legal about the impact this ruling by the FT...

Saying "NO" in Medicine: The Ethics of Speaking Truth to Power In this episode of the Black Doctors Podcast, we explore the ethical implications of saying "NO". With recent news of a nursing strike in NYC, what is the ethical and appropriate way to say, "enough is enough"? Dr. Steven Bradley, our host shares several personal stories in which he said, NO. Listen and share your thoughts! Below are t...

Minority Report: Experiences of a Black Man in Medicine In this episode, Dr. Steven Bradley, our host, shares his experiences as a Black man in the medical field. Despite making up a small percentage of the medical community, Black physicians face unique challenges and obstacles in their careers. Some of the key points discussed in this episode include: Facing discrimination and bias from colleagu...

Finding Happiness in 2023 Through Minimalism Happy New Years!! I am excited to see what 2023 will bring. Personally, I'm halfway done with my Critical Care fellowship and looking forward to finishing and starting my new job! I just came off a busy month in the CardioThoracic ICU and I'm lining up a host of inspiring interviews over the next six months. We're kicking off our 7th season and the show...

VIP Patients and Increasing Healthcare Disparities As the year comes to an end and we wrap up Season 6, we'll close this season with a chat on healthcare disparities and the treatment of VIP patients. The NY Times recently released an article entitled: ‘Major Trustee, Please Prioritize’: How NYU’s E.R. Favors the Rich.   This article features stories from former employees at a major academic hospi...

Money, Medicine and Finding Joy with Dr. Brittne Halford Welcome back to the another fantastic episode of the show. We are digging into the vaults to bring back some of our favorite episodes. Way back in Season 1, Dr. Halford joined us to talk about her life as an Internal Medicine Physician.  She talks about some of the challenges she overcame and the challenges she continues to deal with as an a...

From an HBCU to the Ivory Towers of Academic Medicine w/ Dr. Mazi This week we are priviledged to hear from Dr. Marius Chukwurah, a graduate of the Howard University College of Medicine, Duke University Internal Medicine Residency program, and current Cardiology Fellow. He tells his unique story about his pathway to medicine and shares the game on how to succeed with matching to competitive progra...

Lessons on Transitioning: From Pre-Med to Attending As we start to wrap up Season 6, we wanted to re-cap the conversation that launched this season. Back in June we featured an incredible panel with Emergency Physician Italo Brown, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician Dr. Nate Jones, Obstetrician and Gynecologist Dr. Kayana Ward, and our host, Anesthesiologist Dr. Steven Bradley.  They discussed...

Ethical Dilemmas in Caring for Jehovah's Witness Patients It's time for another chat about medical ethics. Some of the most frequently asked questions about medical ethics involve careing for patients that practice the Jehovah's Witness faith.  This week our host, Dr. Steven Bradley does a deep dive into some of the ethical dilemmas that physicians and healthcare providers may face with this patie...

Professionalism, Respectability Politics and the Match This week, our host Dr. Steven Bradley is joined by co-host Dr. Nate Jones and they discuss several hot-button, current events issues affecting the medical community and Black culture. We continue last week's conversation by discussion professionalism, respectability politics and the match. We share our experiences with professionalism and how...

The Fall of MedTwitter? | Current Events and Hot Topics This week, our host Dr. Steven Bradley is joined by co-host Dr. Nate Jones and they discuss several hot-button, current events issues affecting the medical community and Black culture. In this episode they discuss RSV that is plaguing hospitals across the country, they discuss the release of the newest Black Panther movie and finally, they ch...

Building a Boutique Career in Medicine w/ Dr. Michael Knight This week we are digging through the archives. There are soo many excellent episodes from early on in the show. (We are over 150 episodes in, so it's definitely time to bring back some favorites.) We featured Dr. Michael Knight back in Season 4 of The Black Doctors Podcast, and his episode has accrued almost 2,000 downloads!! By far one...