School of Nursing Podcast Series
Opportunity Avenue
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This episode discusses how interprofessional partnership benefits students, clinicians, and the healthcare organization. Highlight key themes like integration, education, and career pathways.
Host: Dr. Cindy West
Guests: Clayton Collins
Civility is essential in nursing, creating a respectful, supportive environment where nurses can provide quality patient care. This episode explores why communication is crucial and how civility promotes collaboration, positive relationships and how it impacts patient outcome and workplace morale.
Host: Dr. Cindy West
Guests: Dr. Jaqueline Meyer
Reproductive rights are fundamental to health equity. The episode is a candid discussion of why it is important for women to have the freedom to make decisions about their health and the intersectionality of well-being, economic stability, and life opportunities. Nursing students have a special opportunity to help with patient outcomes through SON programming.
Host: Dr. Cindy West
Guests: Dr. Latia Hickerson
This episode discusses why allyship is important within LGBTQIA+ community from diverse student perspectives. How to have difficult conversations? How to mitigate actions of the well-meaning ally.
Host: Dr. Cindy West
Guests: Students from Allies in Health an affinity group, Brianne Leovalles and Alexander Xavier
Healthcare policy is crucial in nursing. Through policy nurses help shape the future of the profession. This episode explores the importance of understanding and engaging with healthcare policy. Nurses can play a direct role by advocating for policies that prioritize patient safety, quality care and access to healthcare services.
Host: Dr. Cindy West
Guests: Dr. Meredith Ford
This episode discusses importance of Correctional Health and the intersectionality of Health Equity. How bridging the gap matters for decreasing health disparities and increasing successful health outcomes.
Host: Dr. Cindy West
Guests: Dr. Patricia Blair
Faculty members share their perspectives and strategies on how to respond to students social, psychological, academic needs to foster a culture of wellness.
Host: Dr. Cindy West
Guests: Dr. Barbara Calvart, Director of UTMB Student Health Center and Dr. Shayne Washington, Director of UTMB Student Success Center
Nursing students almost lost their ground academically during the COVID-19 pandemic where mental health was highlighted. Record levels of depression, anxiety, and other conditions aiding students to struggle academically. This episode explores the challenges and strategies to foster a culture of student wellness.
Host: Dr. Cindy West
Guests: Senior Student - Megha Kannankutty & Kymberli Zeno-FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, International Health & Wellness Coach, and owner of Vitality by Kym
Opportunity Avenue
The Opportunity Avenue podcast series provides a platform to share information to the UTMB community and surrounding areas. This podcast focuses on relevant hot topics, guest speakers and experts of the field for community engagement and awareness in nursing. The goal is to provide insight and knowledge on a wide range of healthcare subjects to engage our UTMB community. The intent is to build and engage the community while creating a sense of belonging with the hopes of inspiring listeners.
Our podcasts are produced by the School of Nursing's Multimedia Lab in collaboration with faculty, staff, students and guests. Informational content is available on a wide range of subjects.
For inquiries regarding our podcasts, please contact us at: SONMultimediaLab@utmb.edu
Disclaimer
All information provided in these podcasts is for informational purposes only and is not intended for use as diagnosis or treatment of a health problem or as a substitute for consulting a licensed medical professional. Any information obtained by participating as a podcast listener is not intended to and should not be considered to constitute medical advice. Thoughts and opinions expressed on these podcasts are those of the authors or guests and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of UTMB.
