In this episode of The Lunch Hour, hosted by the NAAHP Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (CDEI), we’re joined by Theresa Blackman from the University of Tennessee Chattanooga—Chair of the NAAHP Membership Committee. Together, we dive into the evolving landscape of NAAHP membership categories, exploring how they intersect with access, inclusion, and the broader work of DEI. Theresa offers insights into the intentional strategies being developed to diversify NAAHP’s membership, the behind-the-scenes efforts of the Membership Committee, and how expanding who’s at the table strengthens our collective impact.

Pull up a seat—this is a conversation about representation, reimagining structures, and building a more inclusive advising community.

Episode 5: Broadening the Table: Membership, Access, and DEI in NAAHP

In this episode, the Lunch Hour Podcast welcomes PreHealth Dreamers to discuss DACA, undocumented students, and the challenges these students face when pursuing careers in healthcare. 

Episode 4: PhDreamers

For this very special episode, we welcome you to learn how NAAHP CDEI has used the Empathy Mapping tool to drive change within our organization and how it can be a road map for getting a sense of how the murkiest and most difficult questions in our field and on our campuses can be understood and how that data can drive real change. Thank you in advance for your understanding with any potential issues with the audio since it was LIVE in a grand ballroom. 

To review the slides along with our podcast, click here: https://uofi.box.com/s/ph1eg81eu7lco8d3ykqee0zr7znuj8ad 

Episode 3: The Lunch Hour LIVE @ NAAHP 2024

In this episode, we welcome Tahnee C H Prokopow, MPH (University of Michigan-Dearborn) and Rebecca Fraser, PhD (AAMC) to discuss the work of the AAMC Premed Competencies Working Group. In particular, we will focus on the expansion of the competencies to reflect, "Cultural Awareness" and "Cultural Humility". Thank you for coming back and joining us on... The Lunch Hour.

Episode 2: The 2024 Updates to the AAMC Core Competencies

In this first full length episode, NAAHP CDEI welcomes Tony Wynne to discuss how he has approached DEIJ since taking on this role. Hosts Zuri Obado-Bennett (Johns Hopkins) and Misty Huacuja-LaPointe (University of Illinois at Chicago) ask questions to get a deeper understanding of the work being done and where we still have to go. John Moses-Brownson (Penn State) produces. 

Episode 1; An Interview with Tony Wynne

Our inaugural episode introduces - THE LUNCH HOUR!

The Lunch Hour podcast is a production of the National Association of Advising in the Health Professions (NAAHP, inc.). In each episode, we will further the discussion of best practices, emerging issues, and meaningful conversations in the health professions.

The Committee on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (CDEI) hosts episodes centered around creating a more just and equitable health professions community.

Our music is Afrobeats by FASS Sounds

Welcome to the Lunch Hour!

The Lunch Hour podcast is a production of the National Association of Advising in the Health Professions (NAAHP, inc.). In each episode, we will further the discussion of best practices, emerging issues, and meaningful conversations in the health professions.

NAAHP CDEI - The Lunch Hour