This new podcast introduces the listener to the second of the UTMB School of Health Professions (SHP) five initiatives – Impact and Influence. Dean David Brown talks with Dr Laurie Farroni, Assistant Dean for Global Outreach and Community Engagement and Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy. The topic of the discussion is “How does SHP contribute to Global and Local Community engagement around issues of access to health care?”.

This is the first in a series of five podcasts meant to explore the RISES Strategic Plan initiatives at UTMB School of Health Professions (SHP). With this Podcast, Dean David Brown and Assoc Dean for Research, Dr Carole Tucker, engage in a discussion about the research enterprise at the UTMB School of Health professions. They discuss future directions for faculty engaged in research endeavors and how they will generate new discoveries and advancements in health care.