PCOM Perspectives: Former U.S. Surgeon General on Building Connection in Modern Medicine
From PCOM Perspectives by Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
March 26, 2026 · 20 min
About this episode
Dr. Vivek Murthy discusses the importance of building connections in medicine and the influence of AI.
For this episode, I talked with Dr. Vivek Murthy, the 19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States. We discussed his upcoming role as PCOM’s Bitonte Commencement Speaker in Philadelphia, the growing influence of AI in medicine, and most importantly, how building meaningful connections can help us become better clinicians.
People in this episode
Guest: Dr Vivek Murthy
Topics covered
- medicine
- AI
- clinician connections
Keywords
- Surgeon General
- Bitonte Commencement Speaker
- Philadelphia
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Places: U.S., the United States, Philadelphia
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