Jan 22, 2025
In this podcast episode, Maria Abreu, MD,
current president of the AGA, discusses the unique upbringing of
health care professionals who are children of immigrants, formal
versus on-the-job leadership training and more.
• Intro :24
• The interview/about Abreu
:31
• Can you tell us about where you grew up and the
impact your family had on the work you’re doing now?
:54
• Chey and Abreu on the
profile in Gastroenterology in May 2024, which
announced Abreu as the current AGA president and summarized her
personal and professional life. 3:08
• Abreu on her father’s involvement with the Bay of
Pigs invasion in Cuba. 7:00
• Chey and Abreu on the impact of an upbringing as
children of immigrants. 12:02
• How did you get interested in GI, specifically in
IBD? 13:00
• When did it become apparent to you that you were
interested in more than traditional academia and clinical medicine,
and wanted to inspire and have a broader impact?
17:37
• What would you say to a younger physician or someone
earlier in their career about formal leadership training versus
on-the-job training? […] Do you think this generation needs formal
training in how to manage people as health care becomes more
complex? 21:11
• Do you think that the future of academia and the
phenotype of who is going to lead in academic divisions will
change? 28:40
• What are your priorities during your presidential
year at AGA? 34:24
• What have you learned so far as president of the
AGA? Has anything struck you as surprising?
42:03
• Thank you, Maria 44:12
• Thanks for listening
44:45
Maria T. Abreu, MD, is the current president of
the American Gastroenterological Association. She is the fifth
woman to lead AGA as president and the association’s first Latino
president. Dr. Abreu currently serves as the Martin Kalser Endowed
Chair of Gastroenterology; professor of medicine, microbiology and
immunology; and director of the Crohn’s and Colitis Center at the
University of Miami.
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Disclosures: Berry and Chey report no relevant
financial disclosures. Abreu reports receiving consultant fees from
serving on pharmaceutical advisory boards.