Raise the Line
Join host Lindsey Smith and other Osmosis team members for a global conversation about improving health and healthcare with prominent figures in education and healthcare innovation such as Chelsea Clinton, Mark Cuban, Dr. Ashish Jha, Dr. Eric Topol, Dr. Vivian Lee and Sal Khan, as well as senior leaders at organizations such as the CDC, National Institutes of Health, Johns Hopkins University, WHO, Harvard University, NYU Langone and many others.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 540
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
A Passion for Providing Better Care to Diverse Patient Populations - Omer Rott, Graduating Medical Student and Osmosis Medical Education Fellowship Regional Lead
On today’s Raise the Line, we continue our Next Gen Journeys series featuring conversations with learners in medical professions around the globe. Our special guest is Omer Rott, a longtime participa…
How Veterinarians Contribute to Advancing Human Health - Dr. Susan VandeWoude, Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University
The importance of understanding the connections between animal and human health reached new heights due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but this has long been a rich area of study and it’s also the foundat…
Maddie McNeer and Her Mom Loren - Raising Awareness About Coats Disease
Raise the Line has been honored to be part of Osmosis from Elsevier’s Year of the Zebra campaign and we’re happy to share that this successful effort will continue throughout 2024. To mark that commi…
Can Psychedelics Help Treat Chronic Pain Disorders? - Dr. Peter Hendricks, Endowed Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Alabama Birmingham
“I feel like I'm living a dream in many ways. It's really gratifying to be working in this area,” says
Dr. Peter Hendricks, a clinical psychologist at University of Alabama Birmingham who is pursuing…
Normalizing the Mental Health Struggles of Healthcare Professionals - Dr. Michael Foti, Clinical Assistant Professor at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
After many months of emotionally wrenching, exhausting work on the frontlines of COVID, and the unexpected death of his mother, Dr. Michael Foti found himself in an emergency room dealing with what h…
Bridging The Information Gap In Patient Education - Jack Needham and James Naylor, Co-Founders of Sanctuary Health
Our guests today have set a big goal to tackle a big problem. Jack Needham and James Naylor co-founded Sanctuary Health to build the largest video library for patient education motivated by the fact …
The Role of Naturopathic Medicine In the Broader Healthcare System - Dr. Kristina Conner, Dean of the School of Naturopathic Medicine at Bastyr University
Due to rising awareness of the importance of nutrition to good health and patient demand for alternatives to so-called Western medicine, the number of medical schools offering naturopathic programs h…
Creating a Medical Career From Your Passions - Dr. Josh Bliss, Internal Medicine Resident at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Today we continue our series Next-Gen Journeys, featuring conversations with students, residents, and early career medical professionals around the globe to get their fresh perspectives on education,…
Building a Better Primary Care System In A Rural Region - Dr. Timothy Collins, CEO of University of California Riverside Health
About one-third of Californians live in areas where there's a shortage of primary care providers, and this gap is especially apparent in what's known as the Inland Empire -- a rural region in the sou…
Creative Solutions to the Nursing Shortage - Mandy Richards, Chief Nursing Executive for Intermountain Health
How do we solve for nursing shortages in a thoughtful way in which we're reinventing the way we deliver care? That question is asked and answered on today’s episode of Raise the Line by Mandy Richard…
PA Education Programs Prepare Students for Expanding Roles - Jonathan Bowser, Director of the Child Health Associate/Physician Assistant Program at the University of Colorado Denver
Physician Assistant remains one of the fastest growing professions in the US, and the expansion of their role in healthcare delivery seems to be growing just as quickly. One of the biggest changes in…
How to Maintain Passion in Teaching and Learning - Dr. Linda Costanzo, Professor Emerita at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
We're marking a couple of firsts on today's episode of Raise the Line. In the hundreds of podcasts we’ve done, we've never interviewed a goddess before, nor had a guest who has won an astounding seve…
A Unique Look at the Evolving Role of Physical Therapists - Dr. James Gordon, Chair of the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy at the University of Southern California
It’s not often that you have the chance to benefit from the sweeping perspective of someone who has been in the same profession for 50 years, but that is the fortunate circumstance we find ourselves …
Bridging the Gap Between Nursing Education and Clinical Practice - Dr. Lisa Beals, Nursing Department Chair at Missouri Southern State University
"Our faculty are really dedicated to trying to bridge that gap between academics and clinical practice," says Dr. Lisa Beals, the Nursing Department Chair at Missouri Southern State University and to…
Getting a New Medical School Ready for Take-Off - Dr. Stephen Halm, Dean of Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
February marks a major transition for Dr. Steven Halm as he moves on from leading one of the nation’s oldest schools of osteopathic medicine, at Des Moines University, to launching of one of its newe…
The Role of Philanthropy in Innovation: Dr. Bennett Nemser, Chief Program Officer at the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation
“I think philanthropy’s role oftentimes is to come in and be the innovator,” says Dr. Bennett Nemser who is in a good position to do that as chief program officer at the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foun…
The Current and Future State of the Largest Primary Care System in the US - Dr. Kyu Rhee, CEO of the National Association of Community Health Centers
All health organizations aim to be ‘patient-centered’ but not many actually give patients decision making power. That’s not the case with the 1,400 Community Health Centers (CHC) across the US which …
A Seamless Way to Deliver Patient Education and Build Trust - David Neyhart, Co-Founder and CEO of Encap Health
“Patient engagement is shockingly bad across the system. Doctors just don't have the time or mechanisms to educate their patients,” says former Amazon product manager David Neyhart. It’s something he…
Partnering with Providers to Improve the Cancer Care Experience - Dr. Brad Diephuis, Chief Business Officer of Thyme Care
For the two million Americans diagnosed with cancer each year, the emotional toll of absorbing the news is often exacerbated by uncertainty about the variety of treatments, and confusion trying to na…
Inside the Nursing Program at the Nation’s Largest HBCU - Dr. Tiffany Morris, Director of Nursing at the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
“I did not see myself as a leader, to be honest. I had my mind made up on doing something else, but it has been an amazing journey,” says Dr. Tiffany Morris, director of Nursing at North Carolina Agr…