May 20, 2025
159 | Building Best Practices
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This week Liz and Rachel dive into the interview with Liana Mari-Gordon on building best practices during the clinical trial. They share what stood out to them and how they've seen Liana's comments play out at other organizations.
May 6, 2025
158 | From Protocol to Practice: An Interview with Liana Mari-Gordon
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In this episode, Liz Cumby is joined by Liana Mari-Gordon, an expert in mechanical engineering and surgical training, to discuss best practices throughout the clinical trial phase of medical devices. Liana shares her experiences of learning how what "looks good on paper" may need to be updated when the device is in the hands of a physician. They delve into the importance of standardizing training, capturing and sharing field data, and maintaining honest conversations about challenges and successes. The episode also highlights methods to implement continuous improvements and ensure best practices are disseminated across users.
April 15, 2025
157 | Learning Lessons Along the FDA Approval Pathway
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This week, Rachel and Liz discuss Liz's conversation with Nada Hanafi on the FDA approval pathway and how training can be used to mitigate risk. They share what they learned from Nada about the process and their insights for developing curriculum that has high standards to ensure patient safety.
March 18, 2025
155 | Create the Assessments Before the Curriculum
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Liz and Rachel dive into Liz's interview this week as they discuss competency exams for clinical support reps. As they do so, they share their insights into how creating assessments first can drive curriculum development and contribute toward a successful trial.
March 5, 2025
154 | Using Assessments to Prepare Reps with Dr. Varun Malhotra
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Liz is joined by Dr. Varun Malhotra on the podcast this month to discuss clinical competency exams for clinical support reps. As both a practicing physician and an industry leader, he shares invaluable perspective on both how a rep should act in the OR and how companies should prepare reps to do so.
November 26, 2024
147 I Case Study: Product Launch Physician Training
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What do you do if your physician training eLearning module becomes obsolete before the product is even launched? In this episode, Liz and Rachel discuss this exact experience and how they used "simple tech" to create training that could be iterated for the procedure's key learnings.
July 2, 2024
128 I Focusing on the Patient: A Conversation with Dr. Kathy Magliato
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We're so happy to have Dr. Kathy E. Magliato MD, MBA, FACS on the podcast this week. In addition to being one of the few female cardiothoracic surgeons in the world, she is also an entrepreneur, a NY Times Bestselling author, and a nationally recognized media expert on heart disease (fun fact, she helped characters on a pretty popular medical TV show). She has a wealth of knowledge and the training to back it up.
June 25, 2024
127 I Case Study: Gathering Physician Case Studies
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Have you ever asked a physician to provide you with a case study, and then, upon receiving it the night before you needed it, found out it didn't include what you needed? In this episode, Liz and Rachel discuss how providing physicians with a case study template gave our client the content they needed - in a way they needed it for an upcoming advanced eLearning course. Tune in to hear how knowing what you're asking for and creating clear instructions can build your case library.
June 19, 2024
126 I Executive Insight: Attend Your Physician Training with Purpose
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It's easy for an external or physician training to become crowded with internal employees who want to observe or learn. But how does that effect the learning environment? In this episode, Liz and Rachel discuss the implications of crowding external training with internal employees and the questions you should ask before inviting your internal employees.
June 4, 2024
124 I When the Case Isn’t Textbook: A Conversation with Dr. Melynda Barnes
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This month we're joined on the TrainSmart Podcast by Dr. Melynda Barnes. As a a double board-certified Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon and Otolaryngologist and Chief Medical Officer at Ro, Dr. Barnes brings a wealth of perspective on physician training, how to best coach physician faculty, and the value of a medical device rep. Tune in for great insight, encouragement, and inspiration for working with physicians!
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