Interview with Emelia Sam DMD, author of Compassionate Competency

Опубликовано: 30 Май 2026
на канале: Student Doctor Network

Emil Chuck, PhD, Director of Advising Services for HPSA interviews Emelia Sam, DMD, author of the book Compassionate Competency.

This interview has been lightly edited to address technology issues.
0:00 Introduction
1:17 Tell us about yourself and your journey
3:38 Talk about how you prepared to become a dentist and then an oral surgeon
8:32 How did you discover that writing was something you were really good at?
10:14 How did you discover blogging?
12:40 How do you come up with things to write about?
14:26 How did you come up with the blog name of 360 Soul?
15:40 How are empathy and compassion "competencies"?
20:52: Talk a little bit more about how you advise students
24:57 How can applicants become more comfortable with self-reflection?
28:05 How can students talk about their mistakes and errors?
31:06 Can you "test" for compassion or "grade" the development of compassion?
34:37 Do you think generative AI can help physicians become more empathetic?
39:48: What blogs, influencers, podcasts or other media have influenced you recently?
43:13 After having gone through the experience of the COVID pandemic, are there any things you would change or revise in your book?
45:55 Is there anything else you'd like to share?
48:15 What is pushing you forward right now?

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Dr. Sam can be found online at her website, http://www.compassionatecompetency.com/, and on LinkedIn: / emeliasam .

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