Whether you're in the student lounge, doctor's lounge, or lounging around at home, SNMA Presents: The Lounge is your podcast destination for relevant conversations, hot topics, and current events surrounding people underrepresented in medicine.
There's a LOT on the list this month!
Join Dr. Samiza Palmer, Dr. Dumebi Okocha, and Jared Jeffrey, M.S. as they run through the stories that had us talking all July. The hosts open with the lingering questions surrounding the death of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells and what the investigation says about public trust, then get into the class action lawsuit filed against the Washington Physicians Health Program by two former residents. From there, the viral debate over what happens when a doctor and a nurse both show up to the same medical emergency, and who gets to take the lead.
We also cover the new gene therapies putting a functional cure for sickle cell within reach and the price tag standing in the way, World Population Day and what 8.3 billion people means going forward, and yes, America's very underwhelming 250th birthday. We close out with BIPOC Mental Health Month and a real conversation about the generational divide that can make asking for help harder than it should be.
Hot takes, a few disagreements, and plenty of laughs along the way. You already know how we do it. Come Run The List with us!
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1 Aug 2026
Residency crossover !
Nobody teaches you how to read the contract you sign. In this crossover between SNMA Presents The Lounge and The Black Doctors Podcast, residents get candid about what they didn't know going in — benefits they never compared, the annual promotion decision they assumed was automatic, and the culture of silence around programs that let people go. Attorneys Greg Care and Michael Johnson answer the hard questions: when do alarm bells warrant a lawyer, how do you respond to a verbal reprimand, and does a dismissal follow you forever? Practical, unvarnished, and overdue. Not legal advice — but close to it.
26 Jun 2026
AMEC 2026! What'd We Think?
The Lounge is Back! Join us following our post-AMEC break and find out what our hosts Dr. Isabella Ntigbu, MD and Dr. Aldwin Soumare, DO thoughts were regarding the conference this year, as well as touch on other updates that affected the medical community overall. Our hosts also sit down with the winners of our AMEC event "Meet me at the Villa" and find out the updates on the connection they made. You definitely don't want to miss this episode!
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