Raise the Line

At the New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing, you can find Dr. Mary Brennan working tirelessly alongside her colleagues and students to ensure the future of healthcare lands in capable hands. Her dramatic efforts as the Director of the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP Program (AGACNP) in New York have earned her the Osmosis Raise the Line Faculty Award for 2020. As she shares with host Lindsey Smith, her life experiences have taught her to push those around her to be the best they can be, but supporting enough to give them the opportunity to rise to those expectations. Dr. Brennan also has an interest in using innovative technologies to enhance students’ experiences around the world. If you like this podcast, please share it on your social channels. You

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“We can conduct research, perform lab procedures, order and interpret tests, assist in surgery, and even own our own medical practices in some states,” says Brianna Cardenas, director of Clinical Education of the Physician Assistant Program at Keck Graduate Institute. Sonia Otte, founding program director for the MS Program in PA Studies at KGI says that range is a big draw for prospective students once they are introduced to it. “I think just knowing that the PA profession is as versatile as you want it to be is what is the most exciting thing about it,” she says. Both see building awareness of the many dimensions of PA practice, especially among younger people and those from diverse communities, as a key part of their mission. Another is teaching cultural competence and the kind of listening skills that allow providers to see the whole lives of their patients. “We teach our students to learn from their patients’ stories and experiences. Oftentimes, you can find the thing you’re looking for in these types of conversations because they reveal their circumstances and abilities.” Join host Rishi Desai for this illuminating conversation about an occupation that, as Cardenas happily points out, ranks #1 on the U.S. News & World Report “Best Jobs List.” If you like this podcast, please share it on your social channels. You

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Dr. Zsa-Zsa Booker received many nominations for the Osmosis Raise the Line Faculty Awards, and the overarching theme was how much passion and light she brought with her to Wayne State University every day. There, she serves as a Learning Skills Specialist for the Office of Learning and Teaching where she does as much as possible to give back to the industry that has given her so much. Recognizing the generosity of others is what gets us through these tough times, Dr. Booker tells host Lindsey Smith that she hopes to instill that sentiment in her students so countless future generations can benefit and flourish from her example.

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Dr. Mark Slivkoff is an Associate Professor of Physiology at the Idaho College of Medicine, where he teaches his students not only how to be valuable contributors to society, but also the importance of staying humble in their career and spreading positivity whenever and wherever they can. Many of his peers and students recognized his efforts at ICOM and flooded Osmosis with nominations for the new Raise the Line Faculty Award. Listen in as he tells host Lindsey Smith about the mission of the Biomedical Sciences Department at ICOM, and of osteopathic medicine. If you like this podcast, please share it on your social channels. You

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