Can creativity and artistry exist in the medical profession? Join me and Dr. Olapeju Simoyan, MD as we discuss this interesting question, and how we can harness these qualities to further enhance the patient experience.

Learn more about Dr. Simoyan at her website, TheDoctorWriter.com.

Bio: Dr. Simoyan is the Medical Director of Research at Caron Treatment Center and a Professor in the department of psychiatry at Drexel University College of Medicine. Prior to her current position, she was the associate medical director at Geisinger Marworth Treatment Center in Waverly, Pennsylvania, and the program director of Geisinger’s addiction medicine fellowship. She also held the rank of Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Epidemiology at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. Dr Simoyan earned her medical degree from Penn State University College of Medicine, after which she completed an internship in psychiatry/family medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center/Western Psychiatric Institute. She completed her family medicine residency at the Penn State/Good Samaritan Hospital Family and Community Medicine Residency program. A member of the American Medical Women Association’s music and medicine committee, Dr Simoyan has also curated a photographic exhibit featuring prominent women in medicine. She plays several musical instruments, and recently recorded an instrumental piano collection, Christmas Melodies. She has combined her interests in writing and photography in two photobooks, Scranton, A Place to Call Home and The Amazing World of Butterflies. She strongly believes in the need to transform the way we educate children and youth, with a focus on creativity, problem solving and integration of the arts and sciences.

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