Learning to Lead
Leadership, Teamwork, and Reimagining Healthcare
about the podcast
Learning to Lead focuses on developing and supporting emerging healthcare leaders—students, trainees and early-career healthcare professionals—through conversations with leaders about their experiences and insights (“leader journeys”), foundational leadership concepts (“deep dives”), and the most useful and impactful tools to become better leaders (“leadership hacks”).”
You will be connecting to a community where you can learn, grow, and transform into a more capable and confident leader, ready to reimagine the healthcare system.
Learning to Lead is a production of the Quinnipiac University podcast studio, in partnership with the Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.
Creators Rahul Anand, Maya Doyle, Peter Longley, Amber Vargas and Brooklynn Weber.
Student Producer: Brooklynn Weber
Executive Producer: David DesRoches
Connect with us @LearningToLeadPod or email us at learningtoleadpod@quinnipiac.edu
about the hosts
Rahul Anand
I am an Infectious Diseases and Lifestyle Medicine physician, medical educator, leadership enthusiast, and lifelong learner. My current role is as faculty at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University where I direct an award-winning elective curriculum on leadership, teamwork and health systems science for medical and health professions students. Connect with me on social media at my Substack blog “On leading in healthcare”, LinkedIn and X/Twitter!
Peter Longley
Peter earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing and his Master's degrees from Southern Connecticut State University. He completed his Doctorate of Nursing Practice, with a focus on population care, at Quinnipiac University. Peter entered the nursing field using the GI Bill after serving the country during Operation Desert Storm. Since becoming a Registered Nurse in 1996, Peter has gained extensive experience in post-surgical patient care and has developed a passion for critical care nursing. He spent the majority of his acute care career at Yale-New Haven Health, where he not only provided patient care but also managed a patient care unit, educated fellow nursing professionals, and gained a deep understanding of healthcare data and hospital finance operations. Peter's primary mission and passion are to engage in dialogue, collaborate, and enhance the healthcare system alongside diverse colleagues and perspectives from both within and outside the healthcare sector. His goal is to ensure that quality healthcare is accessible to anyone who prioritizes their health, and to demonstrate the capability, creativity, and compassion of healthcare professionals when they are given the resources to deliver optimal care and knowledge to others.
Where you can reach me: LinkedIn Profile and Peter.Longley@Quinnipiac.edu
Maya Doyle
Maya Doyle (MSW, PhD) is a social worker, educator, and rare disease researcher-advocate who teaches in the Master of Social Work/School of Health Sciences and the Frank Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University (QU). She has been the coordinator for the kidney camp program at Frost Valley YMCA for more than 25 years. Maya is currently a Faculty Affairs fellow at QU working on a scholarship community project, and mentors multiple interprofessional education (IPE) events each year. She completed her doctoral work with a study on emerging adulthood and healthcare transitioning for young people with rare disease and has published articles and chapters related to the experience of illness, transition to adult care, and genetics. She has been a speaker at many patient/family advocacy meetings, created educational resources for patients and caregivers, hosts transitioning workshops for teens and their parents and serves as a professional advisor to the Cystinosis Research Network.
Amber Vargas
Amber Vargas, is a graduating medical student at Frank H. Netter, MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University and incoming Emergency Medicine Resident at Yale. Amber’s areas of professional interest include leadership development, mentoring, inclusivity and belonging. Amber can be followed on Twitter @amberrosevargas LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberrosevargas/) or contacted via email (mailto:arvargas@quinnipiac.edu).
Brooklynn Weber
Brooklynn Weber is a medical student at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, class of 2028. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from the University of Washington in Seattle. She believes anyone can be a strong, compassionate leader with practice and determination. Connect with me via email Brooklynn.weber@quinnipiac.edu.
Shows & Transcripts
Episode 1: This is US!
Discover how to LEAD in the healthcare space with a variety of healthcare professionals from current students to veterans with decades of experience. In each episode, we speak with other healthcare leaders about their career journeys and what they have learned about leadership and themselves. Join us for insights and stories that all healthcare professionals, especially those just beginning their careers.