UTMC IT Department Podcast: Recent Episodes
Michael Saad
University of Tennessee Medical Center IT department podcast. This podcast is hosted by Michael Saad, Sr. VP & Chief Information Officer. Michael is joined each episode by various guests providing insights on topics impacting healthcare, technology, and leadership.
In this episode, Michael is joined by Dr. James Shamiyeh . Dr. Shamiyeh is the senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at UT Medical Center. Dr Shamiyeh discusses his career journey, his role as COO , what COVID has taught him, and the opportunities he sees for the medical center in the future.
In this episode, Michael is joined by Dr. Keith Gray . Dr. Gray is the senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at UT Medical Center. Dr Gray discusses his career journey, his role as CMO, and his passion for community health and wellness.
In this episode, Michael is joined by Sean Schoolcraft . Sean is the Executive Director of Perioperative Services at UT Medical Center. Sean discusses his career journey, the Perioperative services area , what COVID has taught him, and his approach to staffing shortages.
In this episode, Michael is joined by Dr. Sandy Leake. Dr. Leake is the Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at UT Medical Center. In this episode, Dr. Leake discusses her career journey, her new nursing recruitment and retention strategy, and shares some emotional stories regarding the impact that COVID had on nursing.
In this episode, Michael is joined by Megan McGill. Megan is the Vice President of Financial Planning and Analytics at UT Medical Center. Megan discusses her career journey, her department, data governance, her biggest challenges, and more.
In this episode, Michael is joined by Julie Simpson. Julie is the Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at UT Medical Center. Julie discusses her career journey, the HR department, recruiting efforts, her biggest challenges, and more.
In this episode, Michael is joined by Kathy Boyd. Kathy is the Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer at UT Medical Center. Kathy discusses her career journey, the Office of Development, her team’s response to COVID, other areas she is responsible for, and more.
In this episode, Michael is joined by Becki Fogerty, our Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Becki discusses DE&I at UTMC, and even turns the tables and asks some questions of her own.
In this episode, Michael is joined by Steve Sexton, Director of Pastoral Care at UTMC. Steve shares insights into pastoral care and how they support our Medical Center. He also shares the impact of the Adopt-a-family program that IT participates in every year.
In this episode, Dr. Callison, CMIO, joins Michael to share his thoughts about telemedicine at UTMC.