The lively pulse of Primary Care (with a PA spin) in an entertaining, monthly podcast.

Dr. Rana Awdish, a pulmonary and critical care physician in Detroit, Michigan, wrote an incredibly powerful, bestselling memoir (In Shock) about her own experiences as a critical care patient. In this segment, she sits down with Neda Frayha to talk about healing, the ways the giant medical education industrial complex contributes to provider burnout, and the redemptive power of connection.

Dr. Paul Offit is a world-renowned expert on the safety and efficacy of vaccines. He has authored over 160 articles, co-invented the rotavirus vaccine, and been featured on shows like “60 Minutes,” “The Daily Show,” and “The Colbert Report,” among many others. In this segment, Sol Behar and Neda Frayha pick Dr. Offit’s brain about why our patients may be skeptical about vaccines and how best to communicate with them for the safety and wellbeing of all our patients.

Kris & Adrian discuss the current climate of the PA world. Academic challenges & dynamic changes occuring in practice patterns.  

There are over 140 different types of interstitial lung disease, all with their own acronym. This adds up to a complex alphabet soup that can be hard to keep straight in our daily practice. In this segment, pulmonologist and medical educator Dr. Nirav Shah provides us with a broad framework for understanding ILD and how to approach the workup and early supportive treatment.