Summary: Gregg Khodorov and Julia Tartaglia, the co-presidents of the Biomedical Entrepreneurship Network (BEN) at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, join me to discuss their interests, BEN, and The Scientista Foundation. Map: 4:00 – Gregg – getting the MBA before med school 7:11 – working for Pfizer 9:45 – undergrad at GW and deciding to go into medicine 12:15 – Julia’s path to medicine – studying human behavior, getting a post-bacc 15:45 – starting the Scientista Foundation 20:05 – barriers she faced, and barriers women face in STEM careers 24:00 – what does the Scientista Foundation do? 28:00 – BEN, the summit, and cross-disciplinary programs 37:00 – integrating business and innovation skills into medical school curriculum 45:00 – things Gregg and Julia are looking forward to in the next year Links Gregg's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/greggkhod/ Julia's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliatartaglia/ BEN Website http://benrwj.com/ BEN Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BENRWJMS/ Scientista Foundation Website http://www.scientistafoundation.com/ Wharton Business in Healthcare Conference - last year's site http://www.whcbc.org/conf2017/
