Voices from the Field: The NAAMA NextGen Podcast

In this episode of Voices from the Field, we speak with Dr. Joseph C. Kolars , a practicing gastroenterologist, medical educator, and global health leader at the University of Michigan. He serves as Director of Strategic Development for Global Collaboration at the University of Michigan Medical School and is the former founding Executive Director of the U-M Center for Global Health Equity . Dr. Ko...

In this episode of Voices from the Field, we speak with Dr. John Ayanian , a practicing internist and leading health policy researcher at the University of Michigan. He is the Director of the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation and the Alice Hamilton Distinguished University Professor of Medicine and Healthcare Policy. Dr. Ayanian joins Neil Nakkash to discuss Med...

In this episode of Voices from the Field , we speak with Dr. Bilal Butt , a Professor in the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability and Senior Advisor at the U-M Center for Global Health Equity whose work sits at the intersection of environmental justice, conservation, and global health. Dr. Butt joins Neil Nakkash to discuss how geography and environment shape global hea...

In this episode of Voices from the Field , we speak with Dr. Nahid Bhadelia , a board-certified infectious diseases physician. She is the founding director of Boston University’s Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases (CEID) and a former Senior Policy Advisor for the White House COVID-19 Response Team. Dr. Bhadelia joins Neil Nakkash to discuss her experiences on the frontlines of global health cr...

In our second episode of Voices from the Field , we sit down with Maha Freij , President and CEO of ACCESS , the largest Arab American nonprofit in the country. Freij reflects on decades of nonprofit leadership, sharing lessons on sustaining large-scale initiatives, balancing service delivery with advocacy, and building strong relationships with donors and community partners. This conversation off...

In our first episode of Voices from the Field, we are honored to welcome Dr. Kamran Mirza , Professor of Hematopathology and Pathology Education at the University of Michigan and co-founder of PathElective , a free educational platform with over 4 million views worldwide.  Dr. Mirza joins Neil Nakkash to discuss his journey into pathology and his growth as a leader in medical education. He reflect...