The Healthcare Nerd

Asya Akkus
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I’m just a small-town girl from Cleveland entering the premed track who wants to share her passion for medicine in any way she can. I hope to explore the systemic challenges and solutions in healthcare today and how we can do better in the future.

Episodes

  1. 09/02/2020

    Defunding Planned Parenthood: The Story Behind the Pro-Life Agenda

    In this episode, I have done my best to reduce the focus on planned parenthood as an abortion provider and help listeners become more aware of the other services it provides. Moreover, I delineate the fact that a lot of its shortcomings and problems are not unique to this organization alone but something we see in society and the healthcare system at large.

    10 min

  2. 08/02/2020

    Women in Medicine: Disparities in Patient Care

    In this episode, I talk more about another facet of disparities in healthcare so far as male medical bias is concerned and the solutions women can take on an individual level to help reduce its effect in their daily lives and receive the best treatment possible.

    7 min

  3. 07/20/2020

    Women in Medicine: Discrimination in Clinic and Academia

    Women have often been (and still are) underrepresented and discriminated against in medicine, especially when it comes to positions of authority. In this episode, we talk about exactly what these strong words mean and the solutions that can be implemented to change the status quo.

    8 min

  4. 07/12/2020

    Value-Based Care: How the System Fails to Spearhead Change Among Providers

    In this episode, we discuss the basic concept of value-based care and how providers in the healthcare ecosystem often fall short of truly achieving it.

    6 min

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    The Healthcare Nerd (Trailer)

    The Healthcare Nerd

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About

I’m just a small-town girl from Cleveland entering the premed track who wants to share her passion for medicine in any way she can. I hope to explore the systemic challenges and solutions in healthcare today and how we can do better in the future.

Information

  • Creator
    Asya Akkus
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Asya Akkus
  • Show Website
    The Healthcare Nerd