Sanjiv Chopra, MD, is professor of medicine and former faculty dean for Continuing Medical Education at Harvard Medical School. He’s also the James Tullis Firm Chief, Department of Medicine, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. For 12 years he led the most robust academic Continuing Medical Education enterprise in the world, reaching out to 80,000 clinicians in 150 countries each year. Dr. Chopra is also editor-in-chief of the hepatology section of UpToDate, an online resource used by more than 600,000 physicians worldwide for clinical decision-making at point of care.
Dr. Chopra was designated a Master of the American College of Physicians in 2009, and has earned a number of awards, including the American Gastroenterological Association’s Distinguished Educator Award. In 2012, he was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for “Exemplifying outstanding qualities in both one’s personal and professional lives while continuing to preserve the richness of one’s particular heritage.”
Key Takeaways:
[2:45] The impact Sanjiv's father, a doctor himself, had on his life and career
[6:45] The differences in how students are taught in med school now versus when he was a student
[9:20] Whether med students now are more willing to consider holistic approaches to medicine
[10:24] A couple of thoughts and myths the general public has about medicine (and why your general physician might now know everything)
[12:36] The vaccines cause autism myth
[14:26] The importance of Vitamin D
[19:30] The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended dosage of Vitamin D for children
[20:30] The revolution being created by the microbiome
[24:50] The microbiome differences created by birthing method and how c-section babies can get the benefit of naturally born children
[27:45] What happy people have in common
[31:10] 5 things people say on their deathbed (and it's not "I wish I had more money")
Resources Mentioned:
www.sanjivchopra.com
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