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Vicky Levy, Part 1: Survivor
Vicky Levy’s story is so compelling that one episode of this podcast can’t contain it all.
In Part 1 of her extraordinary story, she touches on her journey into life sciences and her current role as Global Life Sciences and Healthcare Industry Leader at Deloitte. But her reason for staying in life sciences and healthcare is even more profound than her reasons for pursuing the industry in the first place. You see, Vicky is a cancer survivor. As luck would have it, her diagnosis occurred at just about the same time that a miraculous category of drugs emerged to treat her rare condition.
In this episode, you will learn:
How Vicky – a history major at Amherst College – learned to advocate for herself with her doctors and their cutting edge medical research
Her keys to navigating a life-altering medical diagnosis
The extraordinary generosity her Amherst friends and sister-in-law demonstrated as Vicky and her husband contemplated starting a family
In Part 2, we will talk more about her work and perspective on the global healthcare industry. We also will talk about her Amherst College experience, the role that liberal arts plays in her work today, and the Amherst classmates she’d like me to interview next.
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Dr. Amrita Sethi Is Breaking Down Barriers And Lifting Up Others When They Need It Most
“No man is a failure who has friends.”
These are the memorable last words the angel Clarence has for George Bailey in It’s A Wonderful Life. Frank Capra’s movie classic comes to my mind this time of year, but I also thought about the line during my conversation with Dr. Amrita Sethi, an award-winning and pioneering endoscopist, as well as an Amherst College classmate. Not only has she figured how absolutely essential it is to have close friends and allies. She has built support systems that extend these benefits to aspiring doctors, helping them increase access to the profession, as well as learn and bounce back following a mistake.
In this episode, you’ll learn about:
Amrita’s embrace of breadth and focused depth, and how that has fueled her creativity and ability to innovate
The critical importance of deep friendships and professional allyship, including people who will help you overcome self doubt
The value of The Empathy Project (empathyproject.com) and other initiatives that help patients and doctors develop the trust and openness they need to achieve better outcomes
Her theory behind why so many members of the Amherst Class of 1994 share common traits and worldviews
Why we think James Cameron exemplifies the benefits of a liberal arts education
The members of the Amherst Class of 1994 she wants me to talk to next
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