Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Lee Freedman, MD

Guest: Anita Clayton, MD

Dr. Clayton discusses common side effects that threated compliance with antidepressant medications and strategies to deal with them.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: Jorge Girotti, PhD

Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks with Dr. Jorge Girotti about the Hispanic Centers for Excellence. Medical schools utilizing this important program are assisting high-achieving Latino students to become physicians so as to better meet the bilingual, culturally sensitive medical needs from all American communities. At the same time this curriculum is improving the clinical experience for ALL students by increasing cultural competencies. However, challenges have emerged as the centers face severe budgetary cutbacks from the government, forcing several closings nationwide.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: Jorge Girotti, PhD

Dr. Maurice Pickard discusses with Dr. Jorge Girotti the Hispanic Centers for Excellence. Thirty-four medical schools utilize these centers, which are trying to meet the need for increasing Hispanic physicians. At a time when the United States's largest minority is widening it's lead, health care disparities are unfortunately worsening for Latinos. This year our government will fund only 4 of these centers under Title VII, forcing several to close. Because of this issue, their mentoring efforts to improve academic performance among Latino students will be lost, and with that may go several opportunities to foster careers in medicine.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD

Guest: Michael Sadler, MD

Host Dr. Shira Johnson talks with Dr. Michael Sadler, section chief of the division of body CT at St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan in downtown New York City, about his hospital's preparedness for 9/11 and its aftermath.

Guest: Michael Ankin, MD

Join Dr. Michael Ankin, Team Physician for the NFL Chicago Bears, as he speaks on the experience of being a doctor and medical consultant for professional sports team personnel.

Guest: Michael Ankin, MD

Join Dr. Michael Ankin, Team Physician for the NFL Chicago Bears, as he discusses some of the ethical issues and dilemmas doctors face in the context of professional sports teams and their athletes.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Martini Buchart-Byrd

Stylist Martini Buchart-Byrd explains to host Dr. Leslie Lundt how to revamp your wardrobe and improve your style sense.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Martini Buchart-Byrd

Stylist Martini Buchart-Byrd explains fashion sense to host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Steve Lamberti, MD

Involving the family in the treatment of schizophrenics can greatly increase the likelihood of a positive outcome. Dr. Steve Lamberti reviews how and why to engage family members in treatment.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Steve Lamberti, MD

Schizophrenics have as much as a 75% risk of relapse over the course of one year. Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Steve Lamberti to discuss seven strategies of relapse prevention that could apply to any chronic illness.