Episode 11
Daryl Traylor
Nursing PhD
In this episode, I speak with Daryl Traylor, a former US Army Combat Medic, a Nursing PhD Candidate, and a future med school student!

Interview with Daryl Traylor (Nursing PhD Candidate)
In this episode, I speak with Daryl Traylor, a former combat medic who’s now a PhD candidate in Nursing. We talk about his experience in the Army, being a non-traditional student, and African-American healthcare in the US. Daryl is a man with a big heart and passion for learning!
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Timestamps:
- Why study Nursing? (0:00:37)
- How does funding work for his PhD program? (0:02:05)
- “Non-traditional student” (0:02:39)
- Why did Daryl join the military? (0:04:48)
- Serving in the Gulf War (0:06:56)
- “Tribes”, or the bond between troops (0:08:11)
- Daryl’s Dad was a Pharmacist (0:12:00)
- His high school Biology teacher was a great mentor (0:13:58)
- Daryl’s Dad is a living example of evolving as a person (0:15:44)
- “People are just people” (0:17:10)
- Derek Anderson: living as a gay, black man in Detroit (0:18:10)
- African-American healthcare in the US (0:21:11)
- Medical textbooks rarely include PoC images (0:24:58)
- Is Daryl’s research personal? (0:27:50)
- Prescribing practices for African-Americans in the US (0:30:33)
- What is “PreP”? (0:31:40)
- When will Daryl complete his PhD? (0:34:53)
- Assessing HIV stigma and knowledge (0:36:22)
- Daryl’s wife is also an academic (0:39:00)
- Smoothies! (0:39:53)
- Daryl’s wife plays a big role in his education (0:41:13)
- Why medical school? (0:42:30)
- Prescription drug addiction (0:44:47)
- Daryl wants to do primary care (0:46:20)
- Life during a pandemic (0:47:35)
- Living in Texas (0:49:14)
- What does it take to be a good teacher? (0:50:37)
- Advice to young people (0:53:57)
- Potentially writing a book? (0:56:02)
Daryl Traylor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaribMD2Be
Daryl Traylor on ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Daryl_Traylor
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