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Author Event for After Shock: Learning to Reinhabit My Body After Illness with Dr. Rana Awdish
In July 2026, an incredible crowd gathered to hear Dr. Rana Awdish speak with me about her new book, After Shock: Learning to Reinhabit My Body After Illness. Local readers, artists, and health care workers gathered to learn about Rana’s healing journey, how she began tuning into her body’s signals, and how the institution of medicine can better meet its patients’ needs.
Book Launch for After Shock: Learning to Reinhabit My Body After Illness, by Dr. Rana Awdish
In June 2026, I was able to join Dr. Rana Awdish at the celebration for the publication of her new book, After Shock: Learning to Reinhabit My Body After Illness. The program included a conversation between Rana and me, in which we explored her healing journey from critical illness and multiple surgeries.
In dialogue with Jennifer Wallace about Mattering.
In April 2026, I had the opportunity to engage in conversation with Jennifer Wallace, bestselling author of Never Enough and Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose, at a Baltimore-area independent school community event attended by faculty, staff, parents, and guardians. We discussed the science of mattering, building community and connection, and building third spaces where mattering can thrive,
Reducing Note Bloat
Due to forces outside healthcare providers’ control, clinical notes in the electronic health record (EHR) are becoming longer and bulkier than ever, a phenomenon known as “note bloat.” In this article for the November 2025 issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics, I argue for a “less is more” approach to medical note writing, allowing for improved face-to-face time with patients, greater clinician wellbeing, and more accurate and streamlined medical documentation.
Live Podcasting at the 2025 Annual Gold Humanism Summit
In September 2025, I had the chance to interview Gunnar Esiason, a rare disease patient leader and advocate, and Dr. Kathy Reeves, CEO and President of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, for a live podcasting event at the annual Gold Humanism Summit.
The summit brings together health care professionals, medical students, artists, clergy, and other healers to collaborate on delivering patient care that is kind, safe, and trustworthy.
In my conversation with Esiason and Reeves, titled “Why Research Needs a Heart: Gunnar Esiason's Story & the Human Side of Medical Breakthroughs,” we discussed:
Gunnar's experiences living with cystic fibrosis both before and after a life-changing treatment became available to him;
What it's really like to be a research participant, where being enrolled in clinical trials is a full-time job; and
How clinicians can advocate for equitable research so that our patients receive clinically excellent care.
You can watch the full-length video of our conversation on YouTube, or listen to an edited version on the podcast, Hippo Education Presents: The Monthly Rounds.
Improvising Adulthood with Amanda Hirsch
I shared the story of my career pivot from academic medicine to medical education podcasting with Amanda Hirsch, the founder and CEO of Mighty Forces and author of Improvising Adulthood: What I Wish Someone Had Told Me.
She writes beautifully about our conversation here.
