Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

In this episode, Howard Maunus, MD - Fellow, Climate Health Organizing Fellowship, Cambridge Alliance and Harvard Medical School; Member, Carolina Advocates for Climate, Health, and Equity, discusses practical ways healthcare can reduce waste and emissions while improving efficiency. He also shares insights on finding purpose after clinical practice and building community around climate and health advocacy.

In this episode, Dr. Margaret-Mary Wilson, Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President at UnitedHealth Group, discusses engaging patients through social media, addressing rising health risks in younger populations, and building a resilient healthcare workforce through innovation and collaboration.

In this episode, Dr. William Shutze, a vascular surgeon at Texas Vascular Associates and former Executive Board Member of the Society for Vascular Surgery, and Dr. Robert Molnar, a vascular surgeon and Chief of Surgery at McLaren Flint and Executive Board At Large Member of the Society for Vascular Surgery, discuss how strong vascular surgery programs drive better patient outcomes, enable complex care, and strengthen hospital performance. They highlight the critical roles of early collaboration, infrastructure investment, and strategic alignment across service lines.

This episode is sponsored by Society for Vascular Surgery.

In this episode, Dr. Faisal Tai, board-certified psychiatrist and founder of PsychPlus, shares how overreliance on virtual care, lack of standardization, and poor care coordination hinder behavioral health outcomes, and explains how in-person models and integrated systems can improve patient flow, quality, and financial sustainability.

This episode is sponsored by PsychPlus.

Susan Jacob, PharmD, MBA, Assistant Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services at NYC Health + Hospitals, shares insights on advancing pharmacy’s role in patient education, health equity, and system-wide care improvement. She also discusses leadership, serving vulnerable populations, and building strong, empowered teams.