UB Medicine
Hosted by Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and vice president for health sciences at the University at Buffalo. This series explores how our faculty, learners, and partners are driving innovation, advancing education and transforming health across Western New York and beyond.
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Latest Episodes
Ep. 14: Who Becomes a Scientist — and How Science Shows Up for Communities
Scientific discovery doesn’t begin in the lab; it begins with people. Who sees themselves as a scientist, who feels prepared to pursue and sustain a career in STEM, and how communities engage with and trust science all shape the future of healt...
Ep. 13: Building a Lifesaving Community: CPR/AED Training, Equity & Empowerment Across WNY
Out‑of‑hospital cardiac arrest remains one of the leading causes of death in the United States. More than 350,000 Americans experience cardiac arrest outside a hospital each year, yet survival remains near 10 percent, despite strong evidence th...
Ep. 12: Addiction & Emergency Medicine: Innovation, Access, and Changing the Standard of Care
The addiction crisis continues to evolve rapidly The drug supply is growing increasingly unpredictable, with potent synthetic opioids and adulterants like xylazine and medetomidine contributing to overdose risk across populations. ...
Ep. 11: Population Health: Advancing Equity Through Research and Community Partnership
Population health looks beyond the treatment of individual patients to understand the community, regional and system-level forces shaping health outcomes. That includes inequities driven by race, socioeconomic status, geography, and structural ...
Ep. 10: Science of Aging: Alzheimer's and Beyond
As people live longer, aging science has become one of the most important areas of medical research. Alzheimer’s disease—affecting more than 6 million Americans—remains one of the most pressing challenges facing older adults and their families,...