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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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 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 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.
Jul 16, 2014 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Interview with Professor David Kessler on more comprehensive food labeling.
David Kessler is a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine and a former commissioner of the FDA. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.A. Kessler. Toward More Comprehensive Food Labeling. N Engl J Med 2014;371:193-5.
Jul 9, 2014 • 18min
NEJM Interview: Interview with Professor Nadia Sawicki on the constitutional implications of clinicians’ involvement in capital punishment.
Nadia Sawicki is an associate professor of law at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. N.N. Sawicki. Clinicians' Involvement in Capital Punishment - Constitutional Implications. N Engl J Med 2014;371:103-5.
Jul 2, 2014 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Interview with Professor Kevin Outterson on the FDA’s guidance on off-label promotion and the move toward clinical trial transparency.
Kevin Outterson is a professor of health law, bioethics, and human rights at the Boston University School of Law. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K. Outterson. Clinical Trial Transparency - Antidote to Weaker Off-Label-Promotion Rules? N Engl J Med 2014;371:1-3.
