Voices of UMass Chan

UMass Chan Medical School•www.umassmed.edu

Welcome to the Voices of UMass Chan podcast, a series that takes you behind the scenes at UMass Chan Medical School, the first and only public academic health sciences center in Massachusetts. In each podcast, we highlight the pioneering research, the innovative education and the people of the Medical School—from researchers to students in the T. H. Chan School of Medicine, the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing and the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences to leadership. Contact us: To suggest a topic that you would like us to cover, email us at: UMassChanCommunications@umassmed.edu Podcast library You can listen to any of our past episodes by clicking here: umassmed.edu/voices. UMass Chan Medical School’s website: https://umassmed.edu/ Stay up to date on what’s happening on campus by reading UMass Chan News: umassmed.edu/news

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Episodes

Building Bonds within the Community

Did you know UMass Medical School has been investing in the unmet needs of students in Worcester Public Schools for more than 20 years? In the latest podcast, you will learn about the various programs that are supporting students, and how that commitment is making a huge difference in the lives of students and teachers.

Oct 26, 2018•20 min

Caring for Mothers with Perinatal Depression

In a new Voices of UMassMed podcast interview, UMass Medical School perinatal experts talk about creating a program to screen moms for postpartum depression.

Oct 12, 2018•22 min

Vitiligo: More than Skin Deep

Chances are even if you don’t know what vitiligo is, you know someone who has it. The common autoimmune skin condition impacts one in 100 people, causing them to lose pigment and develop white spots on their face and body. In a Voices of UMassMed podcast interview, John Harris, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine and director of the Vitiligo Clinic and Research Center at UMass Medical School, talks about the stigma associated with having vitiligo and explains the promising research he’s wor...

Sep 28, 2018•24 min

Reshaping End-of-Life Care

Jennifer Reidy, MD, shares insight and evidence about how palliative care can ease the burden of complex illness and discusses her career mission to make it standard of care at UMMS and beyond.

Sep 17, 2018•36 min

Citizen Science and Dog Genetics

Elinor Karlsson, PhD, assistant professor of molecular medicine, has spent her career examining animals to help scientists better understand human disease. In a new episode of the Voices of UMassMed podcast, Karlsson explained why she has turned to dog owners to help with a large genomic research project at UMass Medical School.

Aug 15, 2018•26 min

Leading a Medical School

In the episode of Voices of UMassMed, Chancellor Michael F. Collins welcomes the Class of 2020 and reflects on his own first day of medical school.

Aug 02, 2018•32 min

Tackling the Ebola Crisis

Ebola outbreak. The virus claimed the lives of more than 11,000 people across West Africa. Four years later, there’s a new outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In the latest episode of Voices of UMassMed, Dr. Hatch, assistant professor of medicine, opened up about the complexities of being on the frontlines treating the deadly virus and what he has learned from his experience.

Jul 16, 2018•24 min

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