#64 | Interview with Dr. Rickquel P. Tripp, MD, MPH, CDR, USN, EMS Medical Director, Vice Chair Diversity Inclusion and Health Equity, Department of Emergency Medicine at UPMC

Soul Pitt Media Health & Business Report Episode #64 | Interview with Dr. Rickquel P. Tripp, MD, MPH, CDR, USN, EMS Medical Director, Vice Chair Diversity Inclusion and Health Equity, Department of Emergency Medicine at UPMC Join Craig as he discusses with Dr. Tripp: Dr. Tripp, growing up did you always want to be a physician? Dr. Tripp, I read that you attended medical school on a United States Navy scholarship, and in addition to your many awards and accolades, you are also a certified helicopter co-pilot. What was that experience like? Dr. Tripp, what advice can you give our young listeners who may aspire to become the next Dr. Tripp? Additionally, make sure you listen to our Community Calendar (brought to you by Pittsburgh Regional Transit, PRT) with Debbie Norrell at the end of each of our interviews so you can keep up with what’s going on in our Pittsburgh region. Soul Pitt Media’s Health & Business Report is sponsored by UPMC, Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT), Duquesne Light Co., ThermoFisher Scientific, Pennsylvania’s Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and PA Unites Against COVID.