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This episode is a casual conversation with Kai Sternstein, Vice President - State Advocacy Resource Center for the American Medical Association. Ms. Sternstein oversees the ARC staff attorneys' development and execution of strategies for achieving AMA goals through state legislation and regulation.

Today's podcast is an interview with Dr. Nadine Tenn-Salle. Dr. Tenn-Salle specializes in pediatrics and internal medicine, and is affiliated with both Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children and The Queen's Medical Center.Dr. Tenn-Salle discusses her take on Hawaii's physician shortage, and her ideas for possible solutions to the problem.

Blair Tomlinson is the Sales and Marketing Director for MIEC. In business since 1975, MIEC is the first physician-owned professional liability insurer to service the western United States. Being solely owned by its policyholders, MIEC is able to return any realized profits to policyholders in the form of dividend credits.Mr. Tomlinson will share MIEC's views on access to care,

Dr. Kelley Withy is Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, and the Director of the Hawaii/Pacific Basin Area Health Education Center (AHEC). Her research focuses on health workforce assessment, health careers development, rural health, telehealth and substance use prevention. Dr. Withy is the primary physician

This is a repost of the interview done with Gubernatorial candidate James "Duke" Aiona . As he is the Republican candidate for Governor in the general election, this podcast interview will give our members insight into Mr. Aiona's positions on healthcare in Hawaii.This episode is co-sponsored by HMA and the Hawaii State Rural Health Association as part of our Guberna

This is a repost of the interview done with Gubernatorial candidate Josh Green. As he is the Democratic candidate for Governor in the general election, this podcast interview will give our members insight into Dr. Green's positions on healthcare in Hawaii.This episode is co-sponsored by HMA and the Hawaii State Rural Health Association as part of our Gubernatorial Candidate Se

Today’s podcast is an interview with Dr. Bernard Robinson. A retired US Army Colonel and long-time HMA member, Dr. Robinson was the Chief of Neurosurgery at Tripler Army Medical Center until 1984, and Chief of the Neuroscience Department with Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Region until 2005. He continues to work as a neurosurgeon and expert neurosurgical consultant at Tripler, and has

Today’s podcast is an interview with Mr. Gene Ransom, CEO of the Maryland State Medical Society, or MedChi. As the largest physician organization in Maryland, MedChi’s mission is to serve as the foremost advocate for physicians, their patients, and the public health of Maryland.Mr. Ransom graduated Cum Laude from the University of Maryland in 1993 and received his law degree fr

Today's episode is an interview with Dr. Kim-Anh Nguyen, President and CEO of the Blood Bank of Hawaii. Dr. Nguyen has been with the Blood Bank of Hawaii since 2013. Her career in the blood bank industry spans over 17 years, where she has actively participated and has held leadership roles in regional and national transfusion medicine professional organizations. She is also an

This episode is co-sponsored by HMA and the Hawaii State Rural Health Association as part of our Gubernatorial Candidate Series. Candidates were given the opportunity to answer questions posed by members of both organizations, providing the community an introduction to the candidates and their positions on healthcare issues which affect physicians, patients and community health. Ea