Oceanside Chat: L.I.T.E. Beyond Generations
Oceanside Chat: L.I.T.E. Beyond Generations
Oceanside Chat
MD vs PhD: The Real Difference Between Medicine and Research | Purpose: Why Medicine?
1 hour 20 minutes Posted Apr 14, 2026 at 6:18 pm.
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Dr. Scott Herskovitz, MD, EMBA is a pediatric emergency medicine physician, Chief of Staff Elect, and Clinical Director of Emergency Medicine at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego. He also serves as Associate Professor at UCSD Health. He received his medical degree from the University of Sydney and executive MBA from UCSD's Rady School of Management. Dr. Marni Jacobs, PhD, MPH is a perinatal epidemiologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at UCSD Health. She is a clinical researcher and Principal Investigator of the Multi-Omics for Maternal Health After Preeclampsia (MOM-Health) study. She earned her PhD in Public Health, Epidemiology from UCSD, and a Master’s in Public Health, Epidemiology from Columbia University.