Episode 15: "Elite Athlete, Elite Doctor" - Former Olympian Dr. Rhonda Watkins

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Hear from UCSF Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine specialist Dr Rhonda Watkins. She is a former Olympian in the long jump, and the women's national record holder from Trinidad and Tobago.

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September 26, 2020

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