Welcome to the next episode of the Personalized Medicine Podcast. On this show we typically talk about science and technology driving the progress in personalized medicine. But the policy side of things and patient access are equally important. We are happy to welcome on our podcast Christopher Wells, the Vice President of Public Affairs at the Personalized Medicine Coalition. Chris has recently published an article in STAT in which he eloquently described why we cannot narrow down personalized medicine just to cancer and need to look at it through a larger lens. And this is what we have discussed with Chris in this interview. Tune in to this episode to learn more about: Personalized Medicine beyond #genomics and #cancer What is the Personalized Medicine Coalition and what are its goals? Difficulties and success stories of bringing healthcare stakeholders together The role of government in driving personalized medicine agenda Role of physician education in implementation of personalized medicine approaches Generation of reliable clinical data to support personalized medicine implementation Challenge of equal patient access to personalized therapies The outlook on the future of personalized medicine Get in touch with Chris: LinkedIn: Christopher Wells, M.P.A. Twitter: @permedcoalition Web: https://www.personalizedmedicinecoalition.org/ Make sure to download the full show notes with our guest's bio, links to their most notable work, and our recommendations for further reads on the topic of the episode at pmedcast.com