This episode features an address by Dr. Kristen Collier, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School and director of the school's Program on Health, Spirituality & Religion. 

She spoke on July 24, 2022, at Michigan Medicine's annual White Coat Ceremony welcoming new med students

Dr. Collier's address generated controversy, not because of her remarks but because of her views on abortion. She is pro-life. Some students walked out rather than listen to her remarks.

This podcast presents her speech in full. She spoke about the need for physicians to focus on patients as human beings, not simply as "cases."

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