Patient to Pioneer: Emmy's Research in Healthcare Transitions

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CBC

Society & Culture

4.8 • 524 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

A new generation of bright minds is storming academia, and Emmy Schuler is leading the charge, armed with innovative ideas to mend the cracks in our fractured healthcare system. This week on Routine Checkup, the boys dive into the world of psychosocial support with Emmy Schuler, a Master's student and researcher who’s turning the spotlight on the hidden struggles of living with chronic illness and infectious disease. From the bustling heart of Nashville, TN, Emmy brings her firsthand experience and academic prowess to unravel the complex tapestry of stigma, transition challenges from pediatric to adult healthcare, and the power of personal narratives. With a keen focus on diseases like HIV and tuberculosis, she’s not just studying the science; she's challenging societal norms and rewriting the script on how we view and treat the sick. Emmy’s journey from patient to researcher offers a unique perspective on the importance of integrating psychosocial support into healthcare, the critical gap in care for transitioning adolescents, and the transformative power of reshaping illness narratives. Join the post-episode conversation over on Discord! https://discord.gg/expeUDN

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0:00.0	This week on two blocks from the White House.
0:03.2	We're talking about our recent travels and what we've learned from them.
0:06.4	I just got back from the Middle East after covering the Iran War.
0:09.6	And I took what felt like the shortest trip to France ever,
0:12.7	accompanying Secretary of State Marco Rubio to the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting on Friday.
0:17.8	And I'm in Florida this week for the Artemis II space lunch.
0:21.7	Join me, Katie Simpson and my fellow Washington correspondents, Paul Hunter and Willie
0:25.7	Lowry, every week on two blocks from the White House.
0:31.0	This is a CBC podcast.
0:35.3	This week on Routine Checkup, we are joined by Emmy, a master's student and researcher
0:40.2	focusing on psychosocial support and interventions for people living with chronic illness
0:45.0	and infectious disease.
0:46.6	Let's talk about it.
1:06.0	And All right. All right. Well, this is going to be great.
1:08.0	We're hanging out with our new friend Emmy all the way from Nashville, Tennessee. By the way, I love Nashville. Like, this is going to be great. We're hanging out with our new friend, Emmy, all the way from Nashville, Tennessee.
1:11.7	By the way, I love Nashville. Like, what a, what if awesome, awesome? I feel like, I don't think any, I have, I've, I've never heard a bad word spoken about it. It's awesome. It's so fun. Isn't it like the Bachelor and Bachelorette party city of the world?
1:26.6	It is a hot, it's a hot bed and bachelor's a bachelor's and bachelorette party city of the world? It is a hot, it's a hot bed and bachelor's and bachelor's parties for sure.
1:31.7	Do you get tired of that shit?
1:33.2	Very exhausted of it.
1:35.9	And there's like there was this whole thing about it a couple months ago.
1:39.7	So one of the main like Bachelorette attractions is these like pedal taverns that drive on main roads.
1:46.8	Yeah.
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