Exploring Rural Health Podcast
Episodes by Topic: Health workforce education and training
May 5, 2026
Interview with Casey Balio, PhD, research assistant professor at the East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health and Research, and Betty Bekemeier, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, director of the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice.
March 17, 2026
Interview with Chris Laman, Vice President of Strategy at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria, Oregon.
February 24, 2026
Interview with Joe Theine, CEO of Southwest Health System, and Jen Gero, SHS Chief Medical Officer.
January 13, 2026
Interview with Dwain Harris, Chief Executive Officer of the National AHEC Organization, Brianna Sheppard, PhD, Director of West Virginia Area Health Education Centers, and Meredith Lair, Executive Director of the Northeast Oregon Area Health Education Center.
September 3, 2024
Interview with Krista Postai, CEO of Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas (CHC/SEK), and Jason Wesco, CHC/SEK's President and Chief Strategy Officer.
September 6, 2022
An interview with Anne Banfield, MD, physician administrative and clinical director at Women's Health at Leonardtown in Maryland, and member of the foundation board of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
February 1, 2022
An interview with Jan Probst, PhD, Director Emerita at the University of South Carolina Rural Health Research Center.