Academic Pediatrics Podcast
Experts discuss recent literature relevant to child health. Features interviews with article authors. Intro music credit Milo Simon.
Episodes
Dec 15, 2025
Dec 15, 2025
9 min
Dr. Black reads her piece "When Two Worlds Collide". Read article online here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(24)00479-0/fulltext
Dec 1, 2025
Dec 1, 2025
22 min
Nuts and Bolts editor Dr. Jerri Rose interviews the first author Dr. Matthew Thomas on his faculty development article Consult Questions: Communication is Key. This two page handout is great for posting in your workrooms or for use in faculty development session. See the article here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(24)00163-3/abstract
Nov 17, 2025
Nov 17, 2025
15 min
A collection of exploring the concept of time from various dimensions from a medical humanities program. Includes seven pieces by authors Idan Yoel, MD, Lydia I. Healy, MD, MSc, RCPI, Dyla Ginter, MD, FRCPC, Faizeen Zafar, MBBS, MS, Mariam Naguib, MD, Roxanne Kirsch, MD, MBE, Briseida Mema, MD, MHPE.
Read the original article here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(25)00373-0/abstract
Nov 3, 2025
Nov 3, 2025
21 min
Senior author Dr. Naomi Bardach discusses her piece in press at Academic Pediatrics on pediatrics leaders perspectives on our role in climate change advocacy.
Read the full piece here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(25)00359-6/abstract
Other references mentioned in the discussion:
Healthcare without harm https://noharm.org/
The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health: https://medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/
Frameworks institute climate reference: https://www.frameworksinstitute.org/issues/climate-change-and-environment/
AAP Policy statement: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-065504
Oct 15, 2025
Oct 15, 2025
6 min
Dr. Tripathy reads his essay, "When the Right Call Doesn't Feel Like Enough"
Available online here: 10.1016/j.acap.2025.103120
Sep 17, 2025
Sep 17, 2025
9 min
Dr Saba Fatima reads her piece, "The Brown Envelope."
Read the full piece here: www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(25)00363-8/fulltext
Sep 1, 2025
Sep 1, 2025
31 min
Members of the APA's Top Articles in Medical Education Committee discuss top articles from 2024.
Dr Gayatri Madduri hosts committee members Heidi Kloster and Berry Seelbach in this second and final episode in the series.
Articles in this episode are:
Artificial Intelligence
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10916112/
Assessment in UME
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38696720/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39619001/
Aug 13, 2025
Aug 13, 2025
13 min
Dr. Rupi Legha reads her piece Please don't give me a shot. Rethinking oppositional defiant disorder.
Read the full piece here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(25)00339-0/fulltext
Aug 1, 2025
Aug 1, 2025
46 min
Members of the APA's Top Articles in Medical Education Committee discuss top articles from 2024.
Dr Gayatri Madduri host committee members Uchechi Oddiri, Morgan Congdon, and Peggy Han.
Articles discussed in this episode are:
Workforce: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39178363/, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39240710/
Mental Health: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11234303/, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38419551/
Bias: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38289461/
Learn more about this committee and apply to join by August, 4th, 2025 to review articles for 2025 here:
https://www.academicpeds.org/committee/top-articles-committee/
Jul 1, 2025
Jul 1, 2025
36 min
The 2024 match had the highest number of unfilled positions and unfilled programs in the history of pediatrics. This episode discusses match data and the larger pediatric workforce crisis based on three recent pieces in the journal.
Dr. Alex Corley first author of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Considerations in the 2024 National Residency Matching Program Results
Dr. Colin Orr first author of Match and the Pathway to Pediatrics: Strategies to strengthen the pathway
Dr. Bob Vinci first author of The Match, The Workforce, The Future: The Key Role for Medical Educators




