Executive Director of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA), Joel Ginsberg, discusses with Dr. Michael Greenberg the challenges faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in the medical arena. Is there an identifiable "gay lifestyle," and why does the origin of one's sexuality restrict them from some of the basic medical services?

The relationship between the doctor and patient can make a great impact on the care and recovery of the patient. How do doctors learn to form relationships with their patients? Join Dr. Rob Shochet sharing his experience in teaching medical students how to optimize communication and relationships with their patients. You may learn something to help you better relate to your patients.

Host Dr. Bill Rutenberg is joined by second-year medical students Mark Bicket and Satish Misra, student leaders in the Colleges Program at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. The Colleges Program has been compared to life at Hogwarts in its intensity, not just from an educational level, but at a community and relationship level for students and faculty alike. Join us to learn more.

What is the faculty experience like at the Johns Hopkins Colleges Program, a new learning environment at the Johns Hopkins Medical School? Join Dr. Hoover Adger, Sabin College Leader and a committed faculty member who applied to be a part of this innovative medical school approach. Dr. Bill Rutenberg hosts.

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is incorporating an innovative community learning initiative into their medical degree program. What is this program, and what inspired its development? How are students and faculty responding to the program, which recognizes the increasing impact of so-called ‘informal education,’ that goes beyond the didactic coursework of a traditional medical education? Host Dr. Bill Rutenberg gets the details on this endeavor from Dr. Rob Shochet, assistant professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins.

John A. Kessler MD is Davee Professor of Stem Cell Biology and Chairman of the Davee Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Medical School. He discusses applying molecular neurobiology to clinical problems of spinal cord injury and stroke. Dr. Bruce Bloom hosts.

John A. Kessler MD, Davee Professor of Stem Cell Biology and Chairman of the Davee Department of Neurology at Northwestern University Medical School, is one of the world’s leaders in stem cell research to repair central and peripheral nerve damage. He joins us to talk about the biology of embryonic stem cells and neural stem cells, including the mechanisms regulating neuronal and glial differentiation.

Loren D. Walensky MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Oncology at Harvard Medical School and Medical Director of the Program of Cancer Chemical Biology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, discusses life as a research scientist in cancer research.

Dr. Loren Walensky, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Oncology at Harvard Medical School and Medical Director of the Program of Cancer Chemical Biology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute discusses the biology of cell death and how a new chemical technology is yielding a host of new tools to study and treat diseases, like cancer, that are characterized by an imbalance of cellular life and death.