Young Doctors That Came of Age in a Pandemic

Published: June 10, 2021, 10 a.m.

Dr. Erkeda DeRouen talks to Emma Goldberg. Emma is a researcher and writer for the New York Times, focusing on medicine and medical education. She is interested in racial and gender inequities within medicine. She loves reading about the culture of medicine and the perspective of physicians on the issues they face. Emma believes that her work on medicine and the culture of medical education empowers patients to form better relationships with their physicians. Dr. Erkeda talks to Emma about her new book Life on the Line: Young Doctors Come of Age in a Pandemic and what the pandemic has exposed about the healthcare system in the US.

  • [00:22] Introducing Emma Goldberg
  • [02:10] Life on the Line: Young Doctors Come of Age in a Pandemic
  • [06:35] The Roots of the Homogeneity of Medicine
  • [09:39] What the Pandemic Has Exposed about Healthcare
  • [13:06] The Change Emma Believes Healthcare Needs
  • [15:45] Get in Touch with Emma

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