Patients Come First Podcast – Dr. Arturo Saavedra

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Patients Come First Podcast - Dr. Arturo Saavedra

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Dr. Arturo "Art" Saavedra, a physician leader and scientist who serves as Dean of the VCU School of Medicine. He joins us for a fascinating conversation about his path to medicine after dreaming of an aerospace career as a youngster in Puerto Rico, his professional stops and days competing as a triathlete, the work of training future clinicians amid ongoing health care workforce shortages, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to [email protected] or contact on X (Twitter) or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.