Episode 30 - Dr. Kurt Ribisl: Putting Health Behavior Theory into Practice for Residents

In this episode, we had the pleasure of introducing Dr. Kurt Ribisl, the Jo Anne Earp Distinguished Professor and Chair in the Department of Health Behavior at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Ribisl’s primary research interest is population-level efforts to reduce tobacco use, with a particular emphasis on regulating the sales and marketing of tobacco products at retail outlets and we explore ways to advocate for our patients’ wellness through this lens, among other lifestyle modifications. Dr. Ribisl is a prolific academic instructor in Health Behavior and we dissect its application directly onto resident life, from challenging nightshifts to weekend calls.