The PATIENTS Program

12/17/2025

The holiday season can bring joy, but it can also introduce stress, loneliness, and uncertainty—feelings that many of us carry quietly. Even in moments when anxiety feels overwhelming or you’re nearly paralyzed by helplessness, one thing you can always return to is your perspective. Pause, take a deep breath, and refocus.
In this video,
Dr. Stephanie Knight, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the School of Medicine, shares simple and practical strategies to help you manage stress and find your center during moments of heightened anxiety. Her approach offers a quick, grounding method to bring you back to the present. https://youtu.be/orp9MVoEuVM

If you’re feeling depressed, anxious, or emotionally overwhelmed during the holiday season, you’re not alone.
For immediate, confidential support, you can contact the 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline, available 24/7.

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12/14/2025

12/10/2025

New Episode Alert: 2025 Year in Review!
2025 was a milestone year for The Bridge—a year filled with growth, meaningful conversations, and big new initiatives. In this special episode, we look back at the moments that shaped our year:
✨ The launch of our Going National Initiative
🤝 Inspiring insights from sponsors and our newest national partners
🎓 Celebrating Year Four of the PATIENTS Professors Academy, featuring a 2024 graduate
Thank you to our listeners for your incredible support. We’re grateful to have you on this journey with us.
👀 To watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/t8e9OB6S67k

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11/27/2025

11/25/2025

St. Matthew's Community Long-Term Outreach Center's “Testing for Turkeys” was once again a wonderful day in the West Baltimore community! Our Senior Program Specialist, Barbarajean “Miss BJ” Robinson-Shaneman, exemplifies what it means to truly care for the community.

11/25/2025

11/13/2025

In this episode of The Bridge: Your Health, Your Voice, host Paris Barnes sits down with Joe Howarth, Lead Training Specialist for the PATIENTS Professors Academy (PPA), and Peyton Miles, a young health advocate and a 2025 PPA graduate.

Together, they explore how the Academy empowers patients, caregivers, community members, and researchers to co-create solutions that make health research more inclusive and community-led.

Peyton shares a powerful personal story about her own health journey, discussing how she discovered advocacy and the lessons she learned about the importance of trust and community connection.

The episode also offers a preview of what’s next for the Academy’s fifth year—including new interactive tools and networking opportunities.

Whether you’re a patient, researcher, or community advocate, this conversation is a reminder that meaningful research starts with listening—and that everyone has a role to play in shaping a more connected and compassionate healthcare community.

Here’s the link to register to receive an application for our upcoming Summer 2026 Academy: https://umaryland.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_86xa4SPlIqJ59D8

To watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/EaEfeKANygs

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11/12/2025

Screening for Turkeys event will be held on Thursday, November 25, from 10-4 at St. Matthew's Community Long-Term Outreach Center at 3003 North Avenue in Baltimore. Get a COVID-19 booster, flu shot, and more. Health screenings will be available. For more information, contact Barbarajean (Bj) Robinson-Shaneman at 410-948-4646.

10/29/2025

We’re thrilled to celebrate three incredible years of The Bridge: Your Health, Your Voice! 🎂🎉

It’s been a fantastic journey sharing stories, insights, and conversations that empower communities to take charge of their health and their voice.

❤ A heartfelt thank you to all our subscribers, listeners, viewers, and guests — you’ve made every episode meaningful and memorable.

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10/28/2025

❓Are you a who would like live feedback on your proposal from leaders in the community?
Faculty researchers seeking feedback on grant proposals or active projects can apply to meet with the Community Think Tank on Research.
Take part in the next Community Think Tank on Research on
📆Tuesday, November 25
⏰ at 3 p.m.
✍️The deadline to register is November 12.
The application has just 12 questions. If accepted, five community leaders will advise on better ways to engage and .
The Community Think Tank on Research serves as a community-academic paradigm-shifting process in research.
👀Check out the video below to learn more.
Use this link to access the application to enter the Community Think Tank on Research: https://forms.office.com/r/xudaAMCuaB
If you have any urgent questions, you can contact Andrelle Mathelier: amathelier@rx.umaryland.edu

10/22/2025

Congratulations to Kyla Liggett-Creel, PhD, LCSW-C, who is a Founders Week Award winner, as she has been recognized as the Public Servant of the Year by the University of Maryland, Baltimore! We enjoyed having her as a guest on our podcast last year to hear about her work as the executive director of the EMBRACE Initiative, which aims to build a safe, just, and equitable world.

Read more about her award and work: https://elm.umaryland.edu/elm-stories/2025/Founders-Week-2025-Public-Servant-of-the-Year-Kyla-Liggett-Creel-PhD-LCSW-C.php

Check out the full podcast episode about EMBRACE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT6_VZYxdEM&list=PLf5TFMW2PWhKdIEaP2F9xN213vrkTrv9_&index=41

The executive director of UMB’s EMBRACE Initiative has made a significant impact in Baltimore by assuring that those affected by trauma and systemic inequities are invited to be part of the solution.