March 12, 2012
Recorded Nov 15, 2011


Dr Robert Califf conducts a series of in-depth and personal interviews with his peers in the world of cardiology to find out what makes them tick, how they feel about the future, and what lessons they have learned during their exceptional careers.

In this episode, Dr Clyde Yancy turns the tables on our host and puts him in the interviewee seat.

Dr Robert Califf grew up in South Carolina and took his first plane ride to North Carolina, where he made his home and his career. Learn about the summer job at the South Carolina State prison that made him switch from clinical psychology to medicine, his first experience with clinical trials, and his belief in humility, loyalty, and integrity.