

NEJM Interviews
NEJM Group
Insightful conversations with leading experts in the field of health care, medical research, policy, and more from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Each episode examines the many complexities found at the junction of medicine and society.
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Sep 17, 2014 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Anthony Fauci on the current Ebola epidemic and the promise of candidate vaccines and therapies.
Anthony Fauci is director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.S. Fauci. Ebola - Underscoring the Global Disparities in Health Care Resources. N Engl J Med 2014;371:1084-6.

Sep 10, 2014 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Prof. George Annas on the tension between federal and state marijuana laws and the role of physicians.
George Annas is a professor of health law, bioethics, and human rights at the Boston University School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. G.J. Annas. Medical Marijuana, Physicians, and State Law. N Engl J Med 2014;371:983-5.

Sep 3, 2014 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Anthony Fauci on the past, present, and future of chikungunya virus disease.
Anthony Fauci is director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.M. Morens and A.S. Fauci. Chikungunya at the Door - Deja Vu All Over Again? N Engl J Med 2014;371:885-7.

Aug 27, 2014 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Prof. William Weeks on a proposal for shifting VA’s health care role to benefits and coordination.
William Weeks is a senior research scientist at the Dartmouth Institute and a professor of psychiatry and of community and family medicine at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. W.B. Weeks and D. Auerbach. A VA Exit Strategy. N Engl J Med 2014;371:789-91.

Aug 27, 2014 • 19min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Gail Wilensky on recommendations for changing the financing of U.S. graduate medical education.
Gail Wilensky is an economist and senior fellow at Project HOPE, who cochaired the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on the Governance and Finance of GME. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. G.R. Wilensky and D.M. Berwick. Reforming the Financing and Governance of GME. N Engl J Med 2014;371:792-3.

Aug 20, 2014 • 13min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Julie Donohue on the policy lessons from Medicare’s drug benefit.
Julie Donohue is an associate professor of health policy and management in the Graduate School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.M. Donohue. The Impact and Evolution of Medicare Part D. N Engl J Med 2014;371:693-5.

Aug 13, 2014 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Prof. George Annas on the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision and its context and implications.
George Annas is a professor of health law, bioethics, and human rights at the Boston University School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. I.G. Cohen, H.F. Lynch, and G.D. Curfman. When Religious Freedom Clashes with Access to Care. N Engl J Med 2014;371:596-9.

Aug 6, 2014 • 13min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Clemens Hong on promoting adoption of complex care management.
Dr. Clemens Hong is a primary care physician and health services researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital and an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C.S. Hong, M.K. Abrams, and T.G. Ferris. Toward Increased Adoption of Complex Care Management. N Engl J Med 2014;371:491-3.

Jul 30, 2014 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Professor Randall Packard on antimalarial drugs, drug resistance, and social and economic contributors.
Randall Packard is a professor of the history of medicine at Johns Hopkins University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R.M. Packard. History of Medicine: The Origins of Antimalarial-Drug Resistance. N Engl J Med 2014;371:397-9.

Jul 23, 2014 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Interview with Professor Brendan Reilly on teaching hospitals’ balancing of their educational and patient care missions.
Brendan Reilly is an honorary professor of medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. B.M. Reilly. Don't Lean on Me - Are Teaching Hospitals Patient-Centered? N Engl J Med 2014;371:293-5.