In this episode, Dr. Brad Sharpe dives into the power of authentic connections in medical education. Building on his Grand Rounds presentation, "What's in a Name? Authentic Connections in Medical Education," Dr. Sharpe shares practical tips for fostering a positive learning climate, emphasizes the link between connection and psychological safety, a…

In this episode, CLIME Associate Director, Kate Mulligan talks with Michael Campion about precision medical education. They explore how personalized learning approaches could enhance the training of future healthcare professionals. Join us as we discuss innovative strategies for integrating data-driven insights into curriculum and assessment, foste…

In this episode, CLIME Associate Director, Kate Mulligan talks with Dr. Audrea Burns about cultivating professional identity in medical education.Despite ongoing social and political disruptions, medical education has continued to refine how we can best cultivate the professional identities of our learners and faculty. Dr.Burns highlights current c…

In this episode our guest, Rachel Umoren, MBBCh, MS, joins Kate Mulligan, PhD to discuss Virtual Simulation in Medical Education. General Resources: Virtual Simulation in Medical Education Transcript Simulation and Game-Based Learning for the Health Professions by Rachel Umoren Healthcare Simulation Dictionary Society for Simulation in Healthcare V…

In this episode our guest, Nicole Woods, PhD joins Kate Mulligan, PhD to discuss how we can re-think the integration of basic and clinical sciences in medical education. Collaborative Advocacy & Partnered Education (CAPE) The Wilson Centre CLIME Grand RoundsPor CLIME

In this episode our guest, Molly Jackson, MD joins Kate Mulligan, PhD to discuss what the UWSOM Colleges program and how it brings a personalized approach to medical education and provides a deepening understanding of both fundamental clinical skills and professionalism.Por CLIME

In this episode David Masuda and Kate Mulligan pick up from the Part 1 and get into a few more resilience coping skills you can try in your classroom and will cover the last category for advancing student wellbeing, connecting to the environment. UW Resilience Lab Well Being for Life and Learning Guidebook Pedagogy of the Distressed, Jane Tompkins …

In this episode our guest, David Masuda, MD joins Kate Mulligan, PhD to discuss how to incorporate teaching practices that foster wellbeing and encourage resilience to humanize the classroom. Resources: UW Resilience Lab Well Being for Life and Learning Guidebook Pedagogy of the Distressed, Jane Tompkins Texas Well-Being: Promoting Well-being in UT…

In this episode our CLIMEcast host and Associate Director Kate Mulligan, PhD talks with Anne Browning, PhD and Megan Kennedy, MA, LMHC about the importance of centering student well-being in higher education, and specifically in our health sciences educational programs. *Correction: Megan Kennedy joined the UW Resilience Lab in 2019 not 2018. Resou…

Get to know the new CLIME Director and Assistant Dean for Educator Development Dr. Kristina Dzara. Dr. Dzara began her new position at the University of Washington School of Medicine in April 2022. Show Notes: CLIME Teaching Scholars Program Lau, Dzara, Khachadoorian-Elia, and Berkowitz. 2021. “The ‘Medical Education Roadshow:’ Delivering Faculty D…

In this episode, we explore a wealth of readily accessible resources and practical tips to go beyond just acknowledging ableism and eliminating ableist behavior, to actively supporting our disabled friends and colleagues. Show Resources: Bias Training: UW implicit bias training, which includes disability material (this is now required to be on sear…

In this episode, our guest speakers "Evans and Feldner" share data from their CLIME-funded research project on the lived experience of ableism and allyship of students, staff and faculty at the University of Washington, who identify as D/deaf, disabled, living with a disability, or as having a chronic health condition. Show Resources: Bias Training…

Episode 1 of our Anti-ableism and Disability Allyship in Medical Education Series. In this episode our guests, Drs. Heather Feldner and Heather Evans, guide us through foundational concepts of disability, ableism and allyship, unraveling important terminology, and emphasizing the importance of language. Show Resources: Bias Training: UW implicit bi…

Dr. Addie McClintock is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She practices at the University of Washington Women’s Health Care Center where she also runs the women’s health training pathway for the internal medicine residency. Dr. Tyra Fainstad and Dr. Ad…

Tyra Fainstad, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine. In this episode Dr. Fainstad defines impostor phenomenon, how to recognize it in our learners, and strategies you can share with your learners to help them manage it. Dr. Fainstad will be sharing her wisdom about t…

This episode features Dr Weyinmi and Omoyemeh speaking about what house plants are good for, what to look out for when acquiring them, and how to maintain them.

Nathaniel Stinnett is a political advisor & Executive Director of the Environmental Voter Project. We discuss how the organization started, the stats on environmentalists who don't vote, how modern political campaigns work, how you can sign up to volunteer, why this election is so important for climate change, why it's crucial to be a voter regardl…

Aditi Mayer is a sustainable fashion blogger, photojournalist & labor rights advocate born & raised in Los Angeles. We dig into the plight of garment workers from LA to India to Bangladesh, the importance of worker-led labor rights initiatives, ways to make sustainable fashion more intersectional, how to better align your closet with your values, e…

Addie Fisher is a Texas-based blogger & sustainability influencer who writes the Old World New blog. We chat about how to get started with sustainable living, how to raise environmentally aware kids, why "low impact" is more appealing phrasing than "zero waste," how studying building preservation sparks her personal sustainability journey, the powe…

Charlotte Mei is a nutritionist, presenter & sustainability advocate based in Singapore. We discuss the #happyplatessg food waste campaign that got her interested in social media, the climate change conversation in Singapore, combating the wasteful byproducts brought on by a culture of convenience, affluence & perfection, taking a page from the old…

Sammy Roth covers energy & environment for the Los Angeles Times. He also writes the weekly Boiling Point newsletter. We get into his initial interest in climate change, his experience studying at The Earth Institute at Columbia University, the small bit of optimism provided by clean energy advances in wind & solar, concerning reports that 2020 is …

Jonathan Levy, aka @zerowasteguy, works with businesses, government agencies & waste haulers on steps that they can take to reduce waste. We discuss his supply chain background, why the key to zero waste is not just one person's commitments, but changing the system, getting brands to think in terms of the "triple bottom line," the importance of sho…

Indy Srinath is a Los Angeles-based urban farmer, forager & content creator — plus, she manages a community garden on Skid Row. We talk about WWOOFING, designing accessible garden spaces, the ancestral trauma of traditional row agriculture, gardening on a roof, how she got into mushroom foraging, making sustainability more inclusive & more.…

Miles Lewis is a Los Angeles-based artist, as well as an art & environmental educator. We discuss his personal sustainability journey, the zero waste workshops that he's developed & puts on around the community, the importance of using what you already have instead of buying new things to virtue signal, understanding the difference between sustaina…

Jackie Nuñez is the founder of The Last Plastic Straw, as well as program manager for the Plastic Pollution Coalition, so she's well-versed in the plastic pollution crisis. We dive into her ah-ha! moment, how starting small often has a snowball effect, the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2020, her tips for beginners trying to cut back on s…

Nyleve Henry is the CEO & founder of NyLaurent Visual Design Agency, specializing in wardrobe rental. We dig into her supply chain background & how that got her thinking about waste at every level, some shocking stats about food waste, her tried & true sustainability tips, how her vintage shopping hobby turned into an unexpected career path & her f…

Jessica DeFino (aka Jessica L. Yarbrough) is a beauty reporter covering natural, holistic & sustainable skin care. We dig into the definition of clean beauty, how her "problem skin" led her down a long, winding road towards sustainability, the incestuous nature of the beauty & media industries that results in misinformation, her personal skincare r…

Nicole Robertson is the CEO & founder of Swap Society, an online clothing swap for women and kids. We discuss how a random career change ignited her personal sustainability journey & opened her eyes to how polluting the fashion industry is, the Playa del Rey clothing swap that inspired her online platform, the guilt of consumerism, opting out of fa…

Shilla Kim-Parker is the CEO & co-founder of Thrilling, aka shopthrilling.com, which is a platform that partners with small vintage & secondhand shops across the U.S. & helps them go online. We dig into the inspiration for the company, the 2.1 million dollar question of how she was able to raise funding as a woman of color in Silicon Valley, the un…

Dianna Cohen is an artist, as well as co-founder & CEO of the Plastic Pollution Coalition, so she has a design-based philosophy on breaking our addiction to plastic. We talk about why ocean cleanup won't solve the problem, but you can greatly reduce your personal contribution to The Great Pacific Garbage Patch with some simple lifestyle tweaks.…

Kevin Green, who leads Rare's Center for Behavior & the Environment, outlines six relatively easy behaviors you can adopt to reduce your carbon footprint & live a more sustainable lifestyle. If you're feeling overwhelmed about climate change, this interview will make you feel more empowered. It's also the perfect starter episode to send to your eco…

The trailer for a new podcast about how individual actions can add up to make a big impact on climate change. New episodes every Wednesday, starting Earth Day, April 22nd!Por Courtney Kocak

In this episode, i host the amazing Rukayat Alli-Oluwafuyi talking about greenwashing, the catchy words to stay away and practical steps to take

Kali Hobson, MD., Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA and Roberto Montenegro, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA In this podcast,…

In this podcast Edwin Lindo, JD, CLIME’s Associate Director of Critical Teaching and Equity and William Harris, MD, the block lead for the University of Washington School of Medicine’s Blood and Cancer Block discuss how they worked together to improve a presentation on health outcome inequality, with a specific focus on breast cancer in African Ame…

The effect of warmer temperatures and human interaction on flooding.

In this podcast, Belinda Fu, MD, (aka “theImprovDoc”) discusses how improv transformed her life and propelled her to found The Mayutica Institute, an educational training company, co-organize an Annual International Medical Improv Trainer Workshops, and establish ImprovDoc.org, an educational resource about the use of improvisation in medicine. She…

In this podcast, Dr. Bridget O’Brien shares her perspectives on writing scholarship that is compelling and publishable. Drawing on her experience as an education researcher, a deputy editor for Teaching and Learning in Medicine, and a qualitative consultant for Academic Medicine, Dr. O’Brien offers advice on how to write an Introduction to a paper …

Everyone has a part to play in leaving a sustainable earth for generations to come

Where do you draw the line between Consumption and Over-consumption?

In this podcast, Drs. Amanda Kost, Edwin Lindo, and Roberto Montenegro return to the studio to provide some “real-life” examples of how to implement the critical teaching frameworks they introduced during their first CLIMEcast, “Do No Harm: An Introduction to Equitable Teaching.” They share strategies for framing instructional sessions about race a…

Achieving a just and equitable learning environment that supports learning and the development of socially responsible physicians requires commitment to critically appraising and changing current approaches to teaching and the presentation of content that can be biased and negatively impact learners and the learning environment. In this podcast, Dr…

It is time we implement the carbon tax

Remediation is a structured approach to helping trainees at all levels address deficits in knowledge, skills and attitudes. In this podcast, Dr. Heidi Combs explains how to determine when remediation is needed and how to work with learners to tailor remediation plans in ways that fit their needs and help them to succeed.…

This episode is on Noise pollution and what level of noise is harmful to humans .....

On this episode, Dr Weyinmi and I talk about the link between the environment and the human health and why it is important for everyone to be environmentalists.

How have different land developments hurt your communities?

Environmental laws matter a great deal

Ever wondered if all the things you use plastic for are necessary?

They are not just small.. they are harmful too