Tell us more podcast: Episode 1-Dr. Betty Ferrell

Tell us more podcast: Episode 1-Dr. Betty Ferrell
Journal of Palliative Medicine; podcast by Betty Ferrell, Yilong Peng, William E Rosa, Richard E Leiter; 7/22/25
The Journal of Palliative Medicine's Tell Us More: The Palliative Care Oral History Project" seeks to tell the story of hospice and palliative care through informal interviews with pivotal leaders in the field. In each episode, hosts Drs. Ricky Leiter and Billy Rosa, along with research assistant Dr. Yilong Peng, sit down with an Hospice and Palliative Care luminary and do what our field does best-ask questions, listen, and reflect. In the first episode, Drs. Leiter and Rosa interviewed Dr. Betty Ferrell, Director of Nursing Research and Education, and a Professor at City of Hope Medical Center in Duarte, California. 
Editor's note: Listen to this inspiring and deeply insightful conversation with Dr. Betty Ferrell. She reflects on her experiences as a 19-year-old student nurse on the frontlines of a new field called "oncology" and the dawn of research and education for end-of-life care. These formative experiences not only shaped her extraordinary career but also helped lay the foundations for the compassionate, expert care that defines the best hospice and palliative care today—and will continue to shape its future. [Full access might require free registration to SoundCloud.]