Giselle Corbie-Smith & Utibe Essien On Bringing In Voices

"That's why I do the work that I do, to bring those voices into places where they need to be heard"

Dr. Giselle Corbie-Smith is the Kenan Distinguished Professor at University of North Carolina Center for Health Equity Research & is an internationally recognized expert on leadership & health equity. Dr. Utibe Essien is an Assistant Professor of Medicine & a health equity researcher at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

They came together for an incredible discussion on Explore The Space wherein Dr. Essien interviews Dr. Corbie-Smith covering her career arc, insights into merging leadership and health equity, what brings her joy, and her superb podcast "A Different Kind of Leader."

This is a very special episode, it's an honor to have these two incredible people on Explore The Space

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Key Learnings

1. How Dr. Essien felt meeting Dr. Corbie-Smith for the first time

2. Starting off with a Win

3. Dr. Corbie-Smith's origins and early career arc

4. Studying health disparities, starting a career in research, and being a Robert Wood Johnson fellow

5. Being a child of immigrants & some wonderful advice from her father

6. The process of integrating leadership development with health equity and launching "A Different Kind of Leader"

7. Deriving motivation from conversation

8. What does the next dream job look like

9. Covid19 through the eyes of a health disparities expert & the critical need to demonstrate trustworthiness for minority communities

10. What brings joy to Dr. Corbie-Smith during these trying days?

Links

Twitter @GCSMD, @DKLeadership @UREssien

A Different Kind of Leader Podcast

Transcript

Mark Shapiro (00:01):

Welcome back to Explore The Space Podcast. I'm your host Mark Shapiro. Let's start off with a quick, thank you to Laurie Baedke and Creighton University for sponsoring this episode. Creighton University believes in equipping physicians for success in the exam room, the operating room and the boardroom. If you want to increase your business acumen, deepen your leadership knowledge and earn your seat at the table. Creighton's health care executive education is for you. Specifically tailored to busy physicians our hybrid programs blend the richness of on-campus residencies with the flexibility of online learning. Earn a Creighton University executive MBA degree in 18 months or complete the non-degree executive fellowship in six months, visit www.creighton.edu/CHEE to learn more. Thank you also to Vave Health for sponsoring this episode. Vave believes that personal ultrasound is the future of medicine with an aim to empower both clinicians and patients. From an affordable wireless device to the industry's first, all inclusive upgrade plan two built in support with Vave Assist.

Mark Shapiro (01:07):

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