Episode 10: Lessons Learned from Antonella Lozano (Reflection Series)

06/26/23 • 19 min

As part of our Reflection Series, Student Doctor Antonella Lozano shares some of her thoughts and lessons learned through her personal experiences in Global Medicine.
Co-Host/Guest Information:
Antonella Lozano is a medical student passionate about women's health and pediatrics. Growing up as a minority, raised by a single mother, and not having health insurance, she understands how uncomfortable a medical experience can be. As a physician she would like to change that narrative and engage with patients in a caring and meaningful way that will provide them with a welcoming and safe environment. She would like to change medicine by changing patients perspective on what medicine can be. She wants to be an advocate for women, children, and underrepresented minority groups so that they feel seen at their doctor's office.
To learn more about Antonella, visit: https://63ed68700ba82.site123.me/

Disclaimer intro by Claire Eliason.
Intro/Outro Music by Westin Wong

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Episode 9: Guinea Worm Disease with Brogan

Student Doctor Brogan Crockett walks us through Dracunculiasis: Guinea Worm Disease. Dracunculiasis: Hard to say...hard to eradicate...but we are making progress!
Co-Host/Guest Information:
Brogan Crockett OMS, MS, MHA, NR-P is a medical student at Rocky Vista University and first-generation graduate student. A Utah native, he is an alumnus of The University of Utah and Dixie State University. Brogan has been actively working in healthcare over the last decade in various settings with his primary position being a paramedic. He is passionate about improving access to healthcare, standard of care improvements, global health, emergency services, and infectious disease. In his spare time, he enjoys serving where he can, enjoying the outdoors climbing or mountain biking, and hanging out with his soon to be wife.
For additional information on Dracunculiasis (GWD) check out:
WHO: https://www.who.int/health-topics/dracunculiasis#tab=tab_1
CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/guineaworm/index.html
The Carter Center: https://www.cartercenter.org/health/guinea_worm/index.html

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Episode 11: The Climate-Health Connection

Have you heard of Deep Ecology? On this episode, student doctors Jess Vergara and Nicole Blekhter dive into the connection between our environment and our health.
Co-Host/Guest Information:
Nicole Blekhter is a first-generation American from Moldova and Lithuania and currently an Osteopathic Medical Student at Rocky Vista University. She has known she has wanted to become a physician for as long as she can remember, eager to serve and care for patients locally and globally. Nicole completed her Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Villanova University and continued to pursue her master’s degree in Physiology & Biophysics at Georgetown University. Any free time she can get is spent in the outdoors, whether it be skiing, climbing, canyoneering, running or hiking.
Jess Vergara is a Hawaiian-born first-generation American of Filipino heritage. She is an Osteopathic Medical Student at Rocky Vista University. After completing her Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sport Science with a minor in chemistry at the University of Utah, she earned her Master's degree in Biomedical Sciences at RVU. She is deeply passionate about public health, social justice, environmental protection, and providing healthcare services to underserved and indigenous communities. In between outdoor adventures and studying at the library, she enjoys indulging in podcasts, embarking on road trips, and expressing her culinary creativity in the kitchen.
For additional information on this topic, as well as to reference the items discussed, check out:
https://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/effects/default.htm
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health
https://indigenousclimatehub.ca/
https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/programs/geh/climatechange/index.cfm
https://www.treehugger.com/what-is-deep-ecology-philosophy-principles-and-criticism-5191550
https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/programs/climatechange/index.cfm
https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/air-pollution/index.cfm
https://grassrootsonline.org/who-we-are/
https://ijhpr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/2045-4015-2-23

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