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Stethoscope Stories

by New England Medical Association

Stethoscope Stories is a podcast for healthcare and public health professionals, policymakers, students, community advocates, and anyone interested in learning how inequities affect healthcare delivery, experiences, and outcomes. Hosted by Dr. Nugent, this platform spotlights the tireless efforts of those working across multiple disciplines including health policy, patient advocacy, environmental work, legal and financial sectors, and community leadership to identify and address healthcare disparities, sharing real-world solutions to ensure equitable healthcare for all.

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Episodes

  1. Stop Treating Dental Health, Health Equity, and Leadership as Separate Issues

    What happens when we stop treating the mouth as separate from the rest of the body and start looking at dental health as a critical part of health equity and leadership? Access to dental care remains deeply unequal, and the consequences extend far beyond tooth pain. In this episode of Stethoscope...

  2. Why Healthcare Policy, Gun Violence Prevention & Domestic Violence Are Every Physician’s Lane

    What happens when the health of your patients is shaped by policies far beyond the walls of your hospital or clinic? Healthcare policy, gun violence prevention, and domestic violence are deeply connected to the work physicians do every day. In this episode of Stethoscope Stories, Dr. Monique…

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  3. Episode 03: Why Obesity as a Chronic Disease Requires Health Equity and Weight Stigma Awareness and Compassionate, Culturally Responsive Care

    What happens when we stop blaming people for their weight and start treating obesity as the chronic disease it is? For far too long, obesity has been viewed primarily as a personal failure rather than a complex disease influenced by biology, stress, trauma, environment, medications, socioeconomic...

  4. Episode 02: How Executive Coaching Helps You Navigate Imposter Syndrome & Grow Your Healthcare Career

    What if you already had the answers you needed to take the next step in your healthcare career, but needed the right person to help you uncover them? Healthcare professionals are often expected to keep pushing forward, even when they're experiencing burnout, questioning their abilities, or...

  5. Episode 01: Why Healthcare Policy Is Driving Health Disparities in Emergency Medicine & What You Can Do About It

    What if the healthcare challenges you see in the emergency department are actually being shaped long before a patient ever walks through the doors? Healthcare Policy, Health Disparities, and Emergency Medicine are deeply connected. In this episode of Stethoscope Stories, Dr. Monique Nugent sits...

  6. How Your Neighborhood Shapes Your Daily Life

    How much of your daily life is actually shaped by the neighborhood and environment around you? Where you live influences more than your surroundings. It can shape your routines, your access to transportation, the opportunities available to you, and even the way you interact with your city and...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Stethoscope Stories is a podcast for healthcare and public health professionals, policymakers, students, community advocates, and anyone interested in learning how inequities affect healthcare delivery, experiences, and outcomes. Hosted by Dr. Nugent, this platform spotlights the tireless efforts of those working across multiple disciplines including health policy, patient advocacy, environmental work, legal and financial sectors, and community leadership to identify and address healthcare disparities, sharing real-world solutions to ensure equitable healthcare for all.

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New England Medical Association

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Stethoscope Stories is a podcast for healthcare and public health professionals, policymakers, students, community advocates, and anyone interested in learning how inequities affect healthcare delivery, experiences, and outcomes. Hosted by Dr. Nugent, this platform spotlights the tireless efforts...

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Stethoscope Stories is created and hosted by New England Medical Association.
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