In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Madhukar Pai, a physician, researcher, and global health leader whose work has consistently crossed borders of geography, disciplines, and institutions to shape medical education and health equity globally. From his leadership at McGill International TB Centre to his widely read editorials on decolonizing global health, Dr. Pai has pushed the field to rethink how knowledge is shared, who gets to produce it, and how medical education can better serve people everywhere. His work has been widely recognized and his leadership valued in many global spaces. Join us as we explore Dr. Pai’s reflections on the challenges and opportunities of transforming medical education across
countries, fields, and organizations.

0:00:20 | Welcome to the Podcast
0:01:44 | Can you tell us about your journey?
0:06:45 | How is global epistemic violence having an impact on young scholars?
0:10:27 | How would you highlight the inequitities in global medical education?
0:14:34 | Can you talk to us about your paper on being pulled into the "Matrix"?
0:19:05 | Will Global Health survive decolonization? And how do students maintain hope?
0:25:57 | Thank you

In this episode, we explore the work of Dr. Vishna Devi V Nadarajah, a global leader in health professions education whose career crosses borders of science, pedagogy, and geography. From biomedical research to institutional leadership, her work bridges disciplines, nations, and communities of practice. Prof. Vishna Devi V Nadarajah has transitioned to the role of Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic at IMU University in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. She was formerly CEO , Provost and Professor at Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia.

In this episode, we’ll be exploring the work of Dr. Saleem Razack, an innovator in changing discriminatory practices and systems in health education and healthcare. His work exists at the intersection of academic and clinical work - from leadership roles as well as research through/in residency programs to faculty advising. He also strives to bridge the gap between research and the application of research to educational policies in order to achieve social justice.