Healthcare Heroes

In this episode, John interviews Dr. Kim, a primary care provider at a public clinic in San Francisco. Ann talks about her experience providing healthcare to a low income community, and her sense of calling, due to her Christian faith, to take up that job. As a disaster worker for the city, Dr. Kim helps with many aspects of COVID response, like receiving calls - even calls about what to do with an infected public bus that was left on the street after the driver went to the hospital for COVID treatment!

In this episode, John meets with a Lai, a registered nurse who specializes in critical care and works in the ICU. She talks about her experiences with COVID patients, as well as returning back to school to become a nurse practitioner.

Join John as he interviews Dr. Kim on what it is like to work in the healthcare field, especially in her own workplace, which is similar to a nursing home. Dr. Kim also discusses her time at medical school, and the struggles of getting through residency.

In this episode of the podcast, John meets with an immunology specialist to discuss the joys and challenges of medicine, as well as the patient and doctor relations that are established. Dr. Yoo explains how allergy doctors rely on being able to talk to their patients to find what is causing the allergy.

In this episode, John interviews the practice manager at one of San Francisco's public clinics. They discuss the effects of the pandemic on healthcare, and specifically the public healthcare that is administered at her clinic. Lucia also touches upon the logistics of her clinic during COVID, as well as navigating this time with her new baby.

In the first episode of this podcast, John talks about his motivation for pursuing a career in healthcare. Additionally, he recalls specific experiences while volunteering at a clinic and what he notices about the environment of the workplace.