No matter the topic, there’s a podcast for it! Medicine is no exception, with hundreds of healthcare podcasts that benefit any professional. But having so many can be overwhelming, so we’ve made this list to help you get started!
From healthcare economics to advancements in medical technology, and the latest healthcare marketing trends to worldwide innovations, we’ve curated a list of podcasts that anyone from a tenured professional to a first-year Med student will find useful. So here are our top ten picks of ongoing healthcare podcasts!
1. Healthcare Weekly: At the Forefront of Healthcare Innovation
Hosted by professionals Codrin Arsene and Michael Reddy, Healthcare Weekly discusses the latest innovations in modern healthcare. They interview various healthcare professionals and innovators about how the latest technologies, strategies, changes, and breakthroughs rapidly evolve the healthcare field for professionals and patients alike. A worthwhile podcast to keep you up-to-date on the latest improvements in your profession!
2. Bright Spots in Healthcare Podcast
In each episode, host Eric Glazer interviews innovators in the healthcare industry about the waves they’re making in their respective fields. Throughout these interviews, Glazer goes over the tools, ideas, strategies, tactics, and routines these professionals employ to make these great strides. Not only will this podcast keep you motivated about the future of healthcare, but it will also provide ways on how you can make change yourself. Highly educational and even more uplifting, this is a great podcast to help motivate yourself in your career path.
3. Freakonomics, M.D.
Every week, Dr. Bapu Jeha—author, physician, and economist—discusses the latest intersection of healthcare and economics. Even in instances where you may not think one would influence the other knowing how these two topics interact and potentially affect you directly can be important to learn, and Dr. Jeha has you covered. Highly informational and always on top of the latest innovations in the field, Freakonomics, M.D. is a podcast worth your time!
4. Digital Health Today 360
Featuring pioneers and leaders around the world who are changing the healthcare landscape, Digital Health Today 360 is a great way to keep oneself up-to-date on the latest innovations. Every week a new person of interest is interviewed; from patients and doctors to investors and inventors, this podcast goes out of its way to show how healthcare is being transformed today and tomorrow.
5. FreshRN
This is a podcast for first-year nurses! Hosted by Kati Kebler, MSN RN, FreshRN goes over all the tips, tricks, and advice needed to help new nurses get the most out of their future career paths. Featuring other qualified nurses and insider information, and going over topics like time management and code blues, this podcast provides all the information you’ll need to make the best of your first year of nursing.
6. The Rural Health Voice
Hosted by the Virginia Rural Health Association and officially sponsored by the Virginia State Office of Rural Health, this podcast shines a spotlight on the rural healthcare field—a topic that is often underappreciated. Hosted by Beth O’Connor, this podcast is a great way to keep yourself well-rounded in healthcare news, big and small, all over the country.
7. HIT Like A Girl: Empowering Women in Health IT
Focused on the future of healthcare technology, HIT Like a Girl highlights and uplifts the women in this field. Hosted by Joy Rios interviewing various female leaders in HIT, Rios provides news, advice, and information to both newcomers and professionals in the field. HIT Like A Girl is a great way to keep yourself informed, supportive, and inspired by the latest female innovators of healthcare IT.
8. MedTech Talk
Hosted by Geoff Pardo, MedTech Talk goes over the latest advancements in medical technology. Every week Pardo interviews innovators and investors about the latest in medical technology, while also diving into the potential future of these advancements and what we might be seeing next. MedTech Talk is a great podcast to stay up-to-date on how healthcare delivery is constantly evolving and what it means for the future of your career.
9. Patient Convert Podcast: Healthcare Marketing Podcast
A podcast that every healthcare marketer should listen to! Hosted by Justin and Kelley Knott, they deliver the latest interviews, insights, advances, and trends in medical marketing. With all of this, the Patient Convert Podcast is a great resource to learn and improve your healthcare marketing knowledge. (And even if you’re not involved in the marketing field, it’s never a bad idea to expand your horizons and learn how healthcare is being marketed today, as it directly contributes to the public’s perspective on the healthcare industry as a whole).
10. TEDTalks: Science and Medicine
Last but not least is a podcast hosted by the official TEDTalks nonprofit! TEDTalks: Science and Medicine features all their science and medicine-focused talks in a podcast format. Starring talks by various scientists, healthcare workers, and medicinal leaders, it is never a bad idea to check out the latest TEDTalks related to your field!
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