20. Dr. Charles Michael Bowman - Pediatric Pulmonologist

3RIPLE 3HREAT

On Episode 20 of the 3RIPLE 3HREAT podcast we interview Jermel's good friend Dr. Charles Michael Bowman, PhD, MD. Dr. Bowman and Jermel met through the DAE Foundation and MUSC programs with elementary schools in the lowcountry. They kept in touch and remain working together to educate the Charleston community. Being around the sport for over 30 plus years, Jermel has seen a lot of issues with friends and teammates when it comes to asthma and performance. Enhancing your knowledge about asthma may help you prevent, monitor and increase your overall performance. On Episode 20 of the 3RIPLE 3HREAT podcast, Dr. Bowman shares some do's and dont's you should know as an athlete. “As a pediatric pulmonologist, now retired from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) with the rank of Professor Emeritus, I have truly enjoyed my opportunity to focus more on efforts to improve the management of asthma locally and nationally, especially in serving the underserved communities. I have been particularly interested in addressing asthma care in the underserved, and have spoken on that topic at national conferences. In addition, for three years prior to my retirement from MUSC in 2016, I was an active member of the Health Literacy Action Team, trying to teach doctors in training how to effectively communicate with their patients from all backgrounds. I was also an enthusiastic member of the “Docs Adopt” program linking doctors with schools in the Charleston area supporting school nurses in their care of their students with attendance at health fairs and PTA meetings. Now a member of the BOD of the Allergy & Asthma Network (AAN), I have been active in promoting efforts to address racial inequities related to asthma on a national level. That has included educational efforts related to Covid-19 as well as the newly-developed vaccines for this virus. I am a member of the SC Pandemic Healthcare Ethics Advisory Council, addressing issues of equity in allocation of scarce resources related to treatment and prevention of Covid-19.” The DAE Foundation focus is to bring quality information to STUDENT-ATHLETES, PARENTS of student athletes and THE COMMUNITY that supports them both. There is a wealth of knowledge being shared in our 3RIPLE 3HREAT interviews. The stories are from former COLLEGIATE PLAYERS, PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS, COLLEGIATE/HIGH SCHOOL COACHES, SPORT AGENTS and the list goes on.