Episode 28: Beyond the Clinic: How Medical Podcasts Are Educating Today’s Doctors

Episode 28: Beyond the Clinic: How Medical Podcasts Are Educating Today’s Doctors

March 23, 2026 · 19 min

About this episode

This episode explores how podcasts are transforming clinical learning for healthcare providers.

In this episode of the Evidence to Impact Podcast, host Michael Donovan brings together three experts to explore how podcasts are transforming clinical learning. The guests include Dr. William Calo, Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences and Associate Director of the Penn State Cancer Institute; Dr. Ben Fogel, Professor of Pediatrics at Penn State College of Medicine; and Dr. Paul Williams, Professor of Internal Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine and co-host of The Curbsiders podcast. Each guest shares their professional background, with Dr. Fogel highlighting his work in pediatric primary care and quality improvement, Dr. Calo discussing his research on vaccine communication and HPV prevention, and Dr. Williams dives into his clinical practice alongside his experience in medical podcasting. The conversation centers on how podcasts serve as an effective and flexible tool for translating complex clinical research into practical knowledge for busy healthcare providers.

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Host: Michael Donovan

Guests: Dr. William Calo, Dr. Ben Fogel, Dr. Paul Williams

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Organizations: Penn State Cancer Institute, Penn State College of Medicine, The Curbsiders

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