The JCSW Show

The JCSW Show

By JCSW (Joint Committee on the Status of Women)ScienceMedicineHealth & FitnessEducationSelf-Improvement
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The JCSW Show episodes

  • When Patients Aren’t Believed: Bias in Women’s Healthcare
    In this International Women’s Day episode, Maya Dusenbery, author of Doing Harm, explores how gaps in medical knowledge and systemic bias have led to women’s symptoms being dismissed and what it will take to change that.

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    56 min
  • Final Episode

    This is the final episode of The JCSW Show, as I’ve moved on from Harvard Medical School. In 2025, I was honored to receive the Joseph B. Martin Leadership Award for the Advancement of Women Staff, which recognizes exceptional staff at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine who have demonstrated leadership in promoting, retaining, and advancing women’s careers. I shared this episode at the award ceremony in June 2025 as a way to thank and highlight the many people who took the time and leap of faith to be part of this podcast. I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who contributed along the way, and I hope you enjoy this final episode.


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    3 min
  • The Script Flipped: Your Host Becomes the Guest
    Season Finale! In this special episode of the JCSW Show, the tables are turned as the co-chairs of the JCSW’s Career Advancement Subcommittee interview me—your host, Hardeep Ranu. I chat about my career at Harvard, my work with Catalyst, and how I use this podcast as a platform to share meaningful stories. We talk about my involvement with the JCSW, the value of networking, and my ongoing commitment to personal and professional growth. I also reflect on what it means to amplify women’s voices in academic medicine and why I’m always eager to learn something new.

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    36 min
  • Mentorship, Authenticity, and Career Growth
    In this episode, Jennifer Frost, senior internal talent consultant at Harvard's Center for Workplace Development, shares her journey from high school dropout to career development expert. She discusses the Harvard Internal Professional Pathways mentoring program, the evolving landscape of career growth, and the importance of mentorship, community, upskilling, and leveraging tools like AI and LinkedIn to support early-career and trade employees.

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    55 min
  • Causally Inferred: My Biostatistics Lesson


    What is biostatistics, and how does it help us understand health? In this episode, Marie-Abèle Bind, an assistant professor at Mass General Hospital gives me a crash course in causal inference—the science of determining what truly impacts health.

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    48 min
  • Balancing Act: Work, Bioethics, and the Road to Medicine
    Managing full-time work while pursuing a master’s in bioethics is a demanding path, especially with medical school ahead. In this episode, I speak with Zoe Lewczak, a student in the Master's in Bioethics program at Harvard Medical School, about her experience balancing these challenges and I learn more about the field of bioethics.

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    50 min
  • Full Circle in Neurology: From Academia to Industry and Back

    Join me in my conversation with Dr. Ludy Shih, a neurologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where we chat about her unique perspective on career paths after working in both academia and industry.


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    40 min
  • The Invisible Injury: Advancing Concussion Research in Sports

    In this episode of The JCSW Show, join me in my conversation with Dr. Katie Breedlove, an Instructor in Radiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital. We discuss how her experiences with college football and the NFL have informed her work on advancing the understanding of sport related concussion.


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    42 min
  • The Hidden Stage: Blending Theater, Faculty Development, and Family Care

    In this episode join me as I talk with Christine Power, a Senior Director in the Office for Faculty Development at DFCI who plays a role on the JCSW leadership committee as the CHADD (Consortium of Harvard Affiliated Offices for Faculty Development and Diversity (CHADD) representative. We discuss her professional accomplishments, her unique perspective as a seasoned theater actor, and we also delve into the critical yet often overlooked topic of elder care.


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    45 min
  • Behind the Scenes: Managing Operations for Diversity and Inclusion

    Discover the essential role of Maritza Vazquez Byrnes in her new position as Administrative Operations Manager, in ensuring the success of Harvard Medical School's Office for Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Partnership.



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    35 min

About The JCSW Show

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Join, me your host Hardeep Ranu on the JCSW (Joint Committee on the Status of Women) podcast, where we celebrate the achievements and journeys of women who are making waves in the fields of science…