Welcome to Vocal's first episode! For this interview, we’re joined by Dr. Steven Bradley, host of “The Black Doctors Podcast.”
Dr. Bradley is a board-certified anesthesiologist and medical ethicist in the Navy. He is also an assistant professor of anesthesiology and shares his knowledge through educating medical students and residents.
In under two years, Dr. Bradley has grown “The Black Doctors Podcast” to 75K downloads, built a network of hundreds of diverse practitioners in medicine, and has created a huge platform to spotlight minority voices and leaders in the field of medicine.
For current doctors and students of medicine, Dr. Bradley’s podcast is a wealth of knowledge for discovering the unheard stories and needed insights for building a successful career in medicine as a BIPOC professional.
In his show, you can discover the journey of a practitioner in every specialty of medicine imaginable–physicians, dentists, neurosurgeons, plastic surgeons, pediatricians, veterinarians and beyond.
On top of the podcast and his medicine practice, Dr. Bradley attends to his creative life, family life, and more with grace.
Settle in for a deep-dive with Dr. Bradley as we deconstruct his success with the podcast and medicine practice, and get his insider’s perspective on the state of American healthcare today.
Timestamps:
(1:15) Dr. Bradley’s first experience recording an episode.
(2:52) Three things that helped Dr. Bradley grow his podcast to 75K downloads(6:05) Managing multiple priorities across Dr. Bradley’s medicine practice, podcast, music making and more
(7:34) Overcoming imposter syndrome
(11:24) Power of combining your profession with podcasting
(13:14) Does Dr. Bradley believe in destiny?
(14:48) What is a medical ethicist anyway?
(19:00) The biggest ethics and medicine challenges facing America today
(24:10) What role does politics play in the healthcare system?
(27:14) How to have a trusting relationship with your doctor
(31:58) Dr. Bradley’s favorite failure
(34:54) Are you a woman physician? Dr. Bradley is looking for a female host.
(36:30) What next for the “The Black Doctors Podcast”
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