The Human Doctor

Choose You

Sometimes choosing yourself requires a bold move. In this last episode of the season, Ashley shares a story about a choice she's making for herself in 2026 and how she got there despite some real challenges. Again, we are so grateful to all of you who are listeners to this podcast. We look forward to being back in the new year!

I Won't Complain

This week of Thanksgiving, Kimberly shares some lessons on gratitude and perspective learned from the incredible patients at Grady Hospital.

Is anything real or does it just seem?

Commemorating meaningful life events looks different for every person and every occasion. Yet, it's always worth asking whether these moments of celebration reflect something genuine, or does it just seem. This week, Ashley shares how one particular celebration has shifted over the years. 

Los dedos azules

Being a human doctor also depends on the human staff and other healthcare professionals who help us see our patients in ways that we often miss. This week Kimberly is back with a reflection on some very important and practice changing advice from a colleague at Grady Hospital. 

Iron Sharpens Iron

Often as educators we learn as much, if not more, from our students than the lessons we impart. In this episode, Ashley reflects on an early challenge she faced as an educator and what she learned in the process.

Topics Discussed:

• Tuskegee University Homecoming 2025
• Baldwin: A Love Story - by Nicholas Boggs
• Differences Matter - UCSF School of Medicine

Puppet on a String

Words have the power to affect us for life. This week, Kimberly shares how a few simple words of advice impacted her in a lasting way. 

Topics Discussed:

• Relationship between scorpion size and venom potency 

Your Inner Circle Reflects Your Self-love

This week Ashley reflects on one of her most enduring friendships and the improbable circumstances in which it formed.

Topics discussed:

• Med-Peds - Combined Residency Training Program in Internal Medicine & Pediatrics 
• Dr. Manning's recent speaking engagements: Plenary at Fall APDIM in Atlanta, IDWeek in Atlanta

(Non)Teachable Moments

In educational settings, when we teach matters just as much as what we teach. This episode, Kimberly shares an important lesson from her time in training that still influences how she shows up as an educator today. 

Topics discussed:

• Uncle Bobbie's Coffee & Books - Philadelphia, PA
• University of Pennsylvania - 44^th Annual Mossell Lecture on Health Equity with Dr. Manning 
• Thank a Physical Therapist! World PT Day - September 8th. 

What we not gon' do

In a time of so much divisiveness, it can be hard to find ways to co-exist across differences. This week Ashley reflects on two difficult experiences and the choice to hold onto her own truth in spite of those who disagree. 

The "what"- forgiveness 

 

Topics discussed: 

• Baldwin: A Love Story - by Nicholas Boggs
• The Book of Delights - by Ross Gay
• NPR's Throughline Podcast - "James Baldwin's Shadow" with Eddie S. Glaude Jr.  

(Don't) Be a Wall

This week Kimberly shares a recent experience with one aspect of medical culture that is best left in the past.

Topics Discussed:

• Porto Half Marathon 
• "Portuguese Love" - by Teena Marie