What’s it like as a physician to know in detail what’s happening to a family member who's in distress?

Emergency Medicine Physician Dr. Jennifer Himmel Salch, DO 2002, and Trauma Surgeon Dr. Dawn Brown, DO 2012, discuss this very topic after having had parents who suddenly faced life-threatening medical conditions.

Emergency Medicine Physician Dr. Jennifer Himmel Salch, DO 2002, and Trauma Surgeon Dr. Dawn Brown, DO 2012, discuss what it’s like to serve in the mid-2020s as a woman in the medical profession, and the importance of finding a work-life balance in the profession.

Emergency Medicine Physician Dr. Jennifer Himmel Salch, DO 2002, sits with Trauma Surgeon Dr. Dawn Brown, DO 2012, to discuss Brown’s career arc prior to medical school, through medical school, and into residency as part of the inaugural “Where Are They Now?” spinoff of “The Current."

Dr. Brown shares how the effects of dyslexia forced her to relearn how to read while attending medical school.

Dr. Domenica Giovannini, a 2011 graduate of the Master of Public Health program at Touro University California, has built a career of community service on the foundation of her MPH degree and recently added “Doctor” to her list of professional accomplishments. Now she’s giving back to her alma mater with service on the Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Dr. Jessica Mitter-Pardo, a 2022 graduate of the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program, details strategies to help medical students find their niche in medicine, something she characterizes as a “passion project” or “passion field” within the broader specialty of Family Medicine.

Dr. Teekz Yenpasook, a 2018 graduate of the College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Master of Science in Medical Health Sciences program and a 2022 graduate of the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program, leverages personal experiences and social media to bring skin care education to fellow physicians as well as the public.

Nkiruka “Niki” Anudokem, a 2024 graduate of TUC’s Joint Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies/Master of Public Health program, shares how empathy among her student peers and professors on campus helped her to complete her dual master’s degree program after her mother died.

Dr. Jennifer Himmel, a 2002 graduate of TUC’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, and TUC Alumni Board President discusses life as an Emergency Medicine Physician during the height of the Covid-10 pandemic as well as the importance of women serving in health care professions.

She practices in the Tidewater area of southeast Virginia.