Laura Roper completed her medical training at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA, and currently serves as chief resident of the Emergency Medicine residency program at Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, PA. The next step in her career is starting a Medical Toxicology fellowship at the Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA in July 2020. Laura loves her husband Matt, her dog Logan, and her job as an Emergency Medicine doctor caring for people on the worst day of their life. Laura is passionate about curing imposter syndrome with the antidote of lifelong learning, and embracing what really matters in the life and work of clinicians.
Laura Roper believes becoming a healthcare practitioner is a calling. Her passion to become a clinician dates back to her childhood, with the earliest proof of this dream documented in her 4th grade “what will you be when you grow up”. Her childhood hero was Clara Barton, and she is also fortunate to have modern day inspiration from several mentors throughout her personal and professional life journey.
Laura Roper’s dream of starting a podcast began after attending the amazing conferences MedEd EvolvED and Adena Thought Leader’s Series in 2019. There, she received practical teaching and inspirational mentorship that planted the seeds for the Next Gen Clinician podcast. There, she was given the tools, encouragement, and invaluable message that all of us have something worth sharing with the world. Laura has failed forward when it comes to aspects of public outreach such as lectures, public speaking, and now podcasting. She looks forward to growing with her audience to become a voice with her fellow clinicians-in-training to shape the future of medicine and caring for patients.
The challenges Laura Roper faced on the journey to becoming a physician, and witnessing first-hand the challenges that modern medicine faces today moved her to reach out with her podcast microphone to other clinicians-in-training, including EMS/PA/NP/medical students, resident physicians, and fellows. She asks the question to herself and fellow clinicians-in training: Who are we? Who is the Next Gen Clinician? What really matters in our life and work as clinicians?
In the Next Gen Clinician podcast, Laura Roper offers a framework for the pursuit of excellence as a clinician-in-training. She accomplishes this through solo episodes as well as interviewing other Next Gen Clinicians. Her solo episodes are inspired by the techniques of storytelling and investigative journalism found in podcasts like Serial and Dr. Death. Laura Roper believes that telling stories is a powerful and underutilized way to learn medicine and develop clinical practice. She also shares multidisciplinary healthcare interviews with her audience including the voices of EMT/paramedic/physician assistant/nurse practitioner/medical students, resident physicians, fellows, and patients. Her podcast is fun, informative, and honest. Listen to the Next Gen Clinician podcast during your busy life of commuting, housework, exercising, or running errands.
The content of this podcast comes from a heart of caring for any patient anywhere, anytime, and under any circumstance. Many episodes have a focus on caring for poisoned patients, Laura Roper admits she is biased ;). Rest assured that any and all topics that relate to the professional life of a Next Gen Clinician are up for grabs. In addition, Laura believes that learning how to excel in personal and family life are equally important to the Next Gen Clinician. Laura does not come to you as an expert on these things, but rather as someone on this journey with you to discovering who we are as Next Gen Clinicians, and how we can transform ourselves, our clinician-patient relationships, and the healthcare field.
Laura Roper wants to hear from YOU! Please join the Next Gen Clinician Facebook Group and leave your comments on Apple Podcasts, Instagram, Youtube, and Twitter. Be a voice for the next generation of clinicians and shape the future of medicine by investing in yourself and your colleagues. Join the conversation and share your ideas on what it means to be a Next Gen Clinician