The Preventive Medicine Podcast

Ragav Sharma is a PM&R physician with interventional spine and musculoskeletal medicine training, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist credential, and a competitive powerlifting background. That combination shows up in every episode of this 79-episode podcast, which looks at America's healthcare problems through the lens of what could have been prevented in the first place. The guest list tells you a lot about the show's range. Recent episodes feature a physiatrist discussing private practice and preventive musculoskeletal care, a physician covering spinal cord injury within larger healthcare systems, and policy-focused conversations about what is structurally broken in American medicine. Sharma also records solo episodes -- his resistance training deep-dive and his examination of how U.S. healthcare became the system it is today show a host who does his research before hitting record. The PM&R angle here is different from most shows in the category. Rather than focusing on rehabilitation after injury or disease, Sharma argues for physiatrists taking a bigger role in keeping people functional before things break down. He connects exercise science, musculoskeletal health, and systemic healthcare reform in ways that reflect how many younger physiatrists think about their role in medicine. New episodes land regularly, with the most recent from March 2026. The production is clean and professional. If you are a physiatrist or PM&R trainee interested in where the specialty fits within broader conversations about prevention, healthcare reform, and exercise as medicine, this podcast makes a compelling case that PM&R should be at the center of those discussions.