Podcast Archives

Podcast: The role of the physician voice with Imelda Dacones, MD

December 20, 2020

Imelda Dacones, MD, president and CEO of Northwest Permanente, sits down with Federation Executive Vice President and COO Chris Grant to share thoughts on how physicians can step up as leaders on important issues.

Podcast: Lessons from the front lines of COVID-19

December 8, 2020

The Permanente Medicine Podcast with Chris Grant is back. In our 10th episode, physician leaders Stephen Parodi, MD, and Ed Lee, MD, provide an in-depth look at Kaiser Permanente’s COVID-19 response.

Podcast: Mixing medicine and politics

March 18, 2020

In the second part of his interview with podcast host Chris Grant, former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona, MD, delves into his career in politics and lessons learned.

Podcast: Rising to the challenge

March 3, 2020

Former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona, MD, shares stories from his incredible life journey with host Chris Grant and offers insights into persevering through trying circumstances.

Podcast: High tech with a human touch

October 3, 2019

Listen to the latest Permanente Medicine Podcast as Permanente physicians Amanda Williams, MD, MPH, and Najeh Ahmad, MD, MPH, share their experience of being doctors on social media.

Podcast: Educating tomorrow’s doctors – A conversation with Mark Schuster, MD, PhD

July 29, 2019

Mark A. Schuster, MD, PhD, founding dean and CEO of the Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, joins Chris Grant in the latest Permanente Medicine Podcast to discuss the newly accredited school, opening summer 2020.

Podcast: Permanente Medicine’s prescription for the opioid epidemic

April 15, 2019

This first podcast for 2019 includes Permanente physician leaders’ insights and best practices on tackling the epidemic of opioid abuse and addiction.

Podcast: Power in partnership – A conversation with ACHP’s Ceci Connolly

November 26, 2018

The latest Permanente Medicine Podcast provides a unique perspective on how increased collaboration between health plans and care providers has the power to change the health care industry.

Podcast: Passion in life and medicine – A conversation with Edward Ellison, MD

November 8, 2018

Podcast host Chris Grant sits down with physician leader Edward Ellison, MD, in this two-part conversation on leadership, what makes a good physician, and the future of medical education.

Podcast: Unlocking your leadership style

July 24, 2018

Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, sits down with Permanente Federation COO Chris Grant to talk transformative leadership and Permanente Medicine’s role in an evolving health care industry.