Graduate program aims to improve health outcomes with focus on community needs – Furman News

Mohammad Hooshmand Zaferanieh M21 had always wanted to go into health care, but while getting his bachelors degree in biology in 2016, he took a hard look at the system he was about to devote his working life to.

Mohammad Hooshmand Zaferanieh M21

I was a little disheartened by the way this system was set up and the number of people who were still falling through the cracks, he said. He started work in the medical devices industry, but I was denying something that I truly felt compelled to do.

To provide the best care for his future patients, Zaferanieh realized he would need to learn more.

A large conglomerate of factors goes into someones health, he said. It starts off in the social setting, in where they live, which neighborhood theyre in, what type of food theyre eating, how much exposure they have to chronic stress or environmental pollutants. Someones well-being starts miles away from the health care setting.

Jessica Accardi M19 came to a similar conclusion while working in the emergency department of Greenville Memorial Hospital after earning her Bachelor of Science degree in 2016.

Interacting with people from many different backgrounds, I began to gain insight into the various barriers that impacted individuals access to medical care, she said. This left me wanting to gain different skills to help mitigate these barriers.

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To continue their education, Zaferanieh and Accardi both found a distinctive graduate program: Furmans Master of Science in Community Engaged Medicine (MSCEM).

Launched in 2018 with a partnership between Furman and Prisma Health, the 12-month MSCEM program puts students into the field to learn about health disparities firsthand, leading to an advanced understanding of science and population health and all of the social and biological factors that can affect it, said Rachael Bowers, director of the MSCEM program and director of education for The Institute for the Advancement of Community Health.

By combining biomedical science, social science and practical experience, Furmans MSCEM program offers an advantage over programs that focus on only one aspect of health care, said Bowers.

Were not a masters in biomedical science, were not a masters in public health, and were not a service year, said Bowers. We are uniquely giving students some of each of those experiences in a way that helps them understand the challenges in our health care system, but also reflectively understand what inspires them to be part of that system.

The MSCEM program, which has graduated 66 students in four cohorts since 2018, will begin hosting two cohorts each year in 2023. The fifth cohort, which will graduate in May 2023, will overlap with the sixth cohort, which will launch in January 2023 and graduate that December. Meanwhile, the seventh cohort will begin in summer 2023.

The curriculum of the MSCEM program is designed to parallel the collaborative philosophy of the community health concept, emphasizing interdisciplinary partnerships to improve outcomes, said Bowers. In classes, students explore subjects such as implicit bias, community engagement and health policy, as well as clinical anatomy and physiology, genetics, epidemiology and metabolic biochemistry.

Rachael Bowers, director of the MSCEM program

Theories from the classroom gel as students begin to see how the concepts play out in real-world community settings.

During a nine-month applied experiential learning course, each degree candidate works with Greenville-area organizations serving under-resourced populations. Fieldwork includes 12 or more hours per week directly observing and engaging with people to gain tangible skills in areas not often served by traditional internship or shadowing opportunities.

Partner organizations include the Greenville Free Medical Clinic, FoodShare, Project Hope, the Upstate Medical Legal Partnership, the Prisma Health Center for Family Medicine and the Bradshaw Institute for Community Child Health and Advocacy.

As the program expands in 2023, students will begin working with Reach Out and Read Carolinas, Unity Health on Main, New Horizon Family Health Services, Triune Mercy Center and the Phoenix Center.

Fieldwork for the MSCEM students is incredibly important, said Dr. Kerry Sease, a physician with Prisma Health and medical director of the Bradshaw Institute. As medicine shifts to focus on better understanding the impacts of the social drivers of health, these experiences allow the students to see firsthand how important community-based interventions can be.

Accardi, who served at the Greenville Free Medical Clinic as an interpreter, medical assistant and patient intake specialist, found her fieldwork gave her a better understanding of the resources available to the community as well as some new personal connections.

It gave me a true appreciation for the clinic staff, for the numerous roles they fulfill daily, she said. I also enjoyed getting to know the patients on a deeper level and hearing their stories beyond their medical history.

Throughout three terms, seminars feature conversations, case studies and expert lectures, and students work on individual thesis projects to consolidate their experiences. This is when the three curriculum pillars biomedical courses, population/public health courses and the applied experiential course really come together, said Bowers.

It allows students to think of how what theyre learning in anatomy, physiology, genetics and biochemistry is enhanced and complemented not replaced by what theyre learning in epidemiology and policy, Bowers said. And theyre seeing it in action in their fieldwork sites, so they can understand all things at the same time.

The interdisciplinary program is suited to applicants from all backgrounds, Bowers said. We have students who were science majors, and we have students who have more of a public health and social sciences background, she said. Were not just putting the material in front of them and hoping they can make those connections. Were leaning on their applied experience and the seminar course to intertwine them.

Students also receive career counseling and test preparation for professional examinations such as the MCAT, DAT or GRE.

More than half of the programs graduates entered (or plan to enter) medical school or other training for a career as a health care practitioner. Many of them, like Zaferanieh and Accardi, were accepted to the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville.

As he begins his second year in medical school, Zaferanieh said the in-depth analyses of the social determinants of health has given him a unique perspective among his classmates.

Throughout the first year when we would go through cases and study pathology, Im thinking, What things in this patients life could they modify to reduce the severity of this state? How could this be prevented from the get-go? he said. And in the discussions were having about holistically approaching a patients care, I was ahead of a lot of my peers who had previously not been exposed to these social determinants at an academic level.

Although Furmans program remains distinctive, community engaged medicine is an emerging and increasingly necessary field, said Sease.

Students who understand the value of community health as it relates to a populations health will better respond to the countrys health care crisis, said Sease. The benefits of traditional health care paired with the tenets of public health is a win-win for everyone involved.

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Grey’s Anatomy season 19: How will the show write out Meredith? – CarterMatt

If you missed the news from this past week,Greys Anatomyseason 19 is going to feature far less Ellen Pompeo than any season weve ever had. As a matter of fact, she is slated to appear in just eight episodes.

How in the world is that going to work? There are a lot of questions out there and for us personally, were curious about whether these episodes will be all at once (similar to what we got for Mark Harmon onNCISseason 19) or spread over the course of the season. Beyond just that, we also wonder just how the writers are going to pull this off.

After all, when you consider where things could be for Meredith at the start of season 19, she is arguably in the most stable position shes been in quite some time at the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. Rather than take off to Minnesota as she previously hoped, Baileys departure has left her running the program. She will be helping some of the doctors, and its a chance to see a full-circle moment for the character based on where she was back in season 1.

Here is our theory on all of this at the moment. At some point, Chandra Wilsons character will come back to the hospital and at that point, Meredith will be fine to hand the program back off and then go off to Minnesota for a time. Maybe she will come back eventually, but the cameras may not focus on her all that much in the interim. Its going to be weird not seeing her, but we tend to imagine that the writers would not have Meredith exit in anything less than a happy way. She means WAY too much to so many people out there, and we also cant imagine her still being at the Grey Sloan and the producers just not showing her on-screen.

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The anatomy of Scripboxs success | Mint – Mint

Scripbox holds a MFD licence and is also a Sebi-registered investment advisor (RIA). The platform derives 90% of its revenue from commissions. Mint reached out to Atul Shinghal, founder and CEO, Scripbox, to understand the firms business model and acquisition strategy, among others.Edited excerpts from an interview.

Can you explain your business model? How does Scripbox make money?

We are a wealth manager and help people manage their money for the long term. We understand a customers needs, create a portfolio using asset allocation and fund selection, execute that portfolio and manage it on an ongoing basis. All of this is driven by science and math. As we gather more data about customers, were able to customize our asset allocation models.

A lot of people confuse digital with online. Online is a channel on top of a physical business. Digital is science, math, data and algorithms analysis. We are a digital wealth manager. So, we have algorithms running, which you can never do in the manual world and then reviewing this every quarter because circumstances might change. We do this at the family wealth level. We target customers who are 40 plus and already have some money.

Is MFD or RIA the larger part of your business?

I think MFD and RIA are different revenue mechanisms. We are wealth managers. The customer can either allow us to collect distribution fees or commissions from the manufacturer or instead become an advisory client and pay us a fee on a regular basis. We make money very transparently on one of the two sides.

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So, whats the revenue contribution?

It used to be 80:20 till recently. After the strategic partnership (Wealth Managers), the revenue split has become 90:10 between commissions and fees.

For a customer, whats the difference in services between the two?

Nothing at all, there is no differentiation. Services are exactly the same. So, if you come to me as a distribution client, I will still spend time trying to understand who you are, I will use tools like the financial health check-up or portfolio audit; I will talk to you to figure out your requirements, create a portfolio, execute for you and review it regularly. That said, regulation, however, limits services like stock advisory which we can only provide to RIA clients.

For mutual funds (MFs), you have detailed analysis and recommendations. But, in case of fixed deposits, National Pension System schemes and life insurance, you have tied up with only a few partners. So, theres limited choice?

At this point in time. We are much more mature in our capabilities on the MF side. As we build our research capabilities, we will add a wider basket. So, when we started with MFs, we offered only four funds originally. As our customers have grown, their wealth has grown and we are offering more choices.

Would it be okay to say that you are a holistic wealth platform only on the MF side?

So, it is holistic for our customers. Its not holistic for traders, right? So, obviously, we dont allow trading. Today, our customers are in the 40-45 age group. Our target is customers in the 35-55 age range, and managing between 15 lakh and 2 crore. We believe MFs are sufficient to manage their portfolios.

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Scripbox started out in 2012. Many other MF platforms have come up since. So, was there a stagnation phase in between?

We are the oldest wealth management platform. I dont think weve ever had stagnation. Businesses compound over time.

We are the only true wealth manager, most others are transaction platforms which allow you to buy and sell MFs. So, even when we launched say 10-11 years ago, though we had 4 funds, they were very heavily curated. So, we were targeting 2830-year-olds and we said, you should be investing in equity for your long-term wealth.

At that time, there were 800 equity schemes. The Sebi categorization did not exist. As our customers grew, we added other funds. Over the last two years, weve accelerated our growth by consolidating some of the offline players into an online solution. We have customer retention rates of close to 95%, the industry average is 65%.

How much of the 12,000 crore AUM has come through acquisitions?

When we acquire a business, we are able to grow it very fast. For all our acquisitions, we have been able to double them in a 12-month period. You are used to a certain experience and now, its fully digital, there is a bigger brand and better experience so clients are ready to commit more money. Including the latest transaction, it would be 8,000 crore through acquisitions.

Youve just announced a strategic partnership with Wealth Managers (India). How will this help Scripbox?

I think itll help customers more than anybody else. We believe we will learn a lot and we are privileged to have Bharat Phatak and Ajit Khasnis (founders and directors, Wealth Managers) on our team. They have decided to join hands as they believe digitization is the future.

You have also acquired other RIAs and MFDs. What are you looking for in these acquisitions?

Eight of them have been MFDs. Only one was an RIAMitraz Financial. Wealth Managers (India) is our tenth transaction. One, we are able to serve a larger set of customers. Second is a wider geographical presence. We are a phydigital company with a digital first business but there are higher ticket size customers who require some kind of physical presence. So, today we are in 10 cities thanks to our various acquisitions. Last but most importantly, we learn. We are continuously refining our portfolio management models plus we are also able to acquire some great talent.

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The Anatomy of a Pitt CB: New Level of Speed and Physicality to Reach in 2022 – Pittsburgh Sports Now

It takes a very, very confident player to come into Pitt and choose to play on an island. It translates to NFL readiness, as evidenced by Jason Pinnock, Avante Maddox, KWaun Williams, Dane Jackson and Damarri Mathis, but the adjustment isnt always fun.

Just ask Archie Collins, Pitts secondary coach since 2018. Hes helped the likes of Pinnock, Jackson, Mathis and Damar Hamlin reach the NFL, but it takes an adjustment period to play college football out of high school, let alone play in Pitts defense. Youve gotta be able to see a little, to see a lot, Collins says.

In high school, you get a lot of interceptions based on having bad eyes and things of that nature, Collins said Monday. When you get to this level, obviously that ball is going to be there. So, the moment you look back to the quarterback and youre not in phase on the receiver, the ball is gonna be a little bit sooner and more accurate than in high school.

Collins estimated that at the high school level, just throwing a number out there, there can be 10 to 15 defensive schemes for a team. Pitt has that many or more checks in just one defensive scheme. Its a whole new ball game, and in learning new formations, motions and checks, a cornerback still has to be able to study and recognize who the outside receiver is, the inside receiver, the tight end, which running backs to shadow. Its intensive. The little details add up. Corners have to be able to see those details, Collins said, and be able to make it all make sense in their heads.

Its the sort of adjustment that someone like Khalil Anderson is still undergoing in Pitts defense. The 5-foot-11, 180-pound redshirt freshman earned a comparison to Hamlin from Pat Narduzzi over the spring, and while hes physically ready to make an impact, the mental aspect is constantly evolving. As it is for all of Pitts defensive backs.

Khalils gotta continue to keep on working, trying to see a little to see a lot, Collins said. But athletically, hes doing really well right now. Hes just got to continue to put it all together. Obviously, its a lot different coming from high school corner and then getting over to safety, so as he gets more developed and more repetition, hell be able to get better and better and better.

Anderson arrived at Pitt as a cornerback, but hes made that transition to safety. And hes continuing to adapt to the defensive scheme. Someone who has continued to adapt to Pitts defense for four seasons now is Marquis Williams, and hes hoping to be the next Pitt defensive back in the NFL, but hes also focused on stepping up in 2022.

Damarri was a big loss for us, he was a big brother for everyone in the room, like previous years you had Jason Pinnock, Dane Jackson, you had a lot of greats that came and left each and every year, so like coach Narduzzi always preaches, Next man up. Be ready to adapt whenever and when needed, Williams said Monday.

Williams started all 14 games at field corner last season, racking up 32 tackles (28 solo), two tackles for loss, one interception and three pass breakups, so he has that experience. Hes made 22 starts at Pitt, and the leadership aspect of the job comes naturally. Even with Mathis around, Williams was a vocal leader, on- and off-the-field, and it comes down to experience and confidence.

(Williamss) already been there, so he can kinda talk to them, Collins said. Its always great to have a player-led team, and those guys get to talk with each other. He does an unbelievable job because he knows, hes made a lot of mistakes during the game, hes got a lot of game reps right now. So, he understands the sense of urgency, all those things we talked about earlier.

Williams has the field corner role locked down, but it comes down to replacing Mathis at boundary cornerback. And while names like M.J. Devonshire, A.J. Woods and Rashad Battle will play a lot in 2022, it appears that Woods may be destined to replace Mathis.

Woods, a 5-foot-11, 195-pound senior, played in 13 games last season starting the Peach Bowl against Michigan State and returning an interception 73 yards against Wake Forest in the ACC championship game. Hes reportedly run a 4.31 40-yard dash, which would be even faster than Mathiss blazing NFL Combine time.

Hopefully I can be able to fill those shoes this year, but its always a constant competition in our room, Woods said. Weve got a lot of guys that can play.

Woods spoke with Mathis over the phone last week, sharing a good conversation about the Denver Broncos camp going on, and the two share a strong relationship. But thats largely the result of a seriously strong bond throughout the entire defensive backs room.

Its a big brotherhood, all of us hang together off the field and on the field, Williams said. We do activities together, were always in the chat texting each other. Its a big bind that nobody can break, and I think thats why we were so successful last year.

Were always coming up to watch film after hours, I go to M.J.s house all the time, me and Marquis were just training down in Florida together, me and B-Hill have always talked about playing the same side since we came in the same class together, Woods said. Its a very surreal moment, and I cant wait to see what this group does.

Its a unit with the likes of Williams, Woods, Devonshire, Battle, Ryland Gandy, Jahvonte Royal and Noah Biglow, at just cornerback, and when you add in the likes of Brandon Hill, Erick Hallett, P.J. OBrien, Anderson, Jahvon McIntryre, Judson Tallandier and Steph Hall at safety, its a deep, talented defensive backs room.

The cornerbacks especially though have the unique challenge of playing alone in the defense. Theyre physical and aggressive and if a mistake is made, its obvious. But thats the challenge of playing as a cornerback in Pitts defense. And Collins feels theres still another level of speed to be reached.

Weve got a lot of good speed, weve gotta play fast and physical, Collins said. Thats were going to hone in, being more physical, because we do have good speed. These guys can run.

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Expand your understanding of anatomy at ‘Bodies The Exhibition’ in Las Vegas – Lasvegasmagazine

Most visitors to Las Vegas have an idea of what they want to do before they get here. Theres gaming, of course, and destination dining. There are shows wherever one stays and shopping within walking distance of any GPS coordinates on the Strip. There are golf tee-offs to schedule and salon or spa appointments to make, while more casual afternoons can be spent checking out attractions such as Titanic and Bodies The Exhibition.

While the former will hit the spot for fans of James Camerons 1997 film epic, the latter provides an option to leisurely while away an hour of daytime while expanding ones knowledge about anatomy. Bodies breaks down the systems that make up the whole of human beings into sub exhibits, deconstructs the physical makeup of the organs that work together to create the organisms that are us, and displays dissected biped specimens that once walked the Earth.

Preserved cadavers may not be everyones cup of tea, but Bodies provides an opportunity for people who were or are interested in medicine or osteopathy to spend a fascinating hour among muscles, bones, brains, pulmonary parts, and digestive features. A polymer process enables the exhibition of corporeal subjects in various states of dissection, with one separated into a standing stack of slices, or coronal plane, and another laid out in repose and transversely sectioned.

Fans of special effects or forensic procedural series should add to Bodies to their Vegas itineraries for the visuals, but trivia fans will find an unexpected treasure trove of interesting facts to absorb. There are 100 miles of blood vessels filtering the fluid of life inside kidneys, for example. The central part of the thoracic cavity is called the mediastinum. The mitral valve controls the flow of blood between the hearts left atrium and left ventricle. People are born with innate preferences for sweet or salty.

Learn how the heart works. Find out what the four major divisions of the brain and the four types of post-traumatic stress disorder are. See a healthy vertebral column next to one afflicted with scoliosis. The presenters of Bodies bill the attraction as a visual textbook, a descendant of dissection practices with precedents among Renaissance artists and ancient scientists. Its more of a three-dimensional textbook that makes learning about anatomy practically effortless.

There is a room featuring stages of embryonic development with an advanced warning sign and a detour for patrons who would prefer to bypass it and move on to a gallery dedicated to prosthetics. Designer Sophie de Oliveira Barata of The Alternative Limb Project provided several of her blinged-out futuristic limbs for an installation on display throughout the summer, with video of models and their reimagined prosthetics supplementing the examples.

A better understanding of prosthetics caps an educational experience that doesnt stay in Las Vegas. Remembering the lessons of Bodies doesnt take additional study. The flow of the exhibit and its striking visual elements make it easy to store and recall anatomical knowledge long after a visit.

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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Japril spinoff: What Jesse Williams, Sarah Drew have said – Insider

May 2021: Drew said the couple could "change the world of medicine" on a spinoff.

Drew departed "Grey's Anatomy" in 2018, but returned in May 2021 to reprise the role of Dr. April Kepner and help facilitate Williams' exit.

Drew was asked about a potential Japril spinoff at a press conference attended by Insider after her return. She was clear that the premise for a show featuring the pair (who were ex-spouses at that time in the story) working to make medicine equitable for minorities in Boston was just an idea.

But of a show about "racial justice in the medical field," she said, "How cool would that be?"

The "Cruel Summer" star continued: "I just kept thinking like, 'how cool would this couple be?' [Jackson] working from the position of having money and power to be actually able to make that change. And then she's working with folks experiencing homelessness and she's also [trying to make change] in her own way. These two could change the world of medicine, right?"

June 2021: Williams said he and Drew would "kill" a Japril spinoff.

A month after Drew's remarks, Insider's Caralynn Lippo asked Williams about a potential spinoff on a red carpet for the closing night of Tribeca Festival.

The actor said the premise of Jackson and April serving underrepresented communities in Boston "makes total sense."

"It's a really interesting premise. We would kill it," he continued, adding that Drew is "such a tremendous person and actor."

He said he understood where fans who want the spinoff are coming from and that their desire for him to continue the role was "all love."

"I won't say it's not a possibility. I sure as hell won't say that," he added.

December 2021: Williams said Japril fans "earned" and "deserve" a spinoff.

In a conversation with Insider in December 2021 for an article published in March 2022, Williams reflected on the loyalty of Japril fans and their dedication to campaigning for a spinoff on social media.

"If it's a matter of fan love, we would already be in episode eight of it right now," he said.

He added that "if there's such a thing as deserving it, they deserve it and we've earned it and it would be dope."

December 2021: Drew and Williams reflected on what they imagined Japril's life together in Boston would be like.

In the same conversation with Insider in December, Williams and Drew reflected on Jackson and April's potential romantic status in Boston.

"They seem to be so grounded, and calm, and there's nothing really left to fight about," Williams said.

The "Cabin in the Woods" star said that the pair knows they "love each other" and are "going to figure something out."

"I think that they probably moved there with separate apartments and she's always at my place," Williams mused.

"His is way nicer. He just has more money," Drew laughed, to which Williams responded, "Obviously. She's poor."

February 2022: Drew revealed how much she and Williams fought for Japril's future.

In Feburary, Drew provided a statement to Insider explaining that she and Williams fought to change Japril's story in the May 2021 episode where Jackson told April he was moving to Boston.

Drew said that April's life was supposed to be moving in a completely different direction when Jackson knocked on her door in the season 17 episode where she returned.

"The pitch that was given to me was April was super pregnant with Matthew's baby and Matthew wasn't home when Jackson came to the house to pitch April on the idea of going to Boston with him," Drew revealed. "There was a storm outside and Jackson had to deliver April's baby at the house, and through this whole experience, April decided to bring her whole family to Boston with Jackson."

On the episode that actually aired, April was persuaded to move to Boston in part because she was divorcing Mathew (Justin Bruening) a significant story change.

"Jesse and I talked about it and thought it would be more satisfying to the audience if they were left with some hope for Japril reuniting," Drew's statement continued. "Jesse pitched that to the writers and the writers agreed and then the story shifted."

May 2022: Drew reflected on her "tremendous partnership" with Williams.

Drew and Williams returned to "Grey's Anatomy" for the show's 400th episode and season 18 finale, which aired in May.

While talking to People at that time about her return and the potential for a spinoff, Drew said that she and Williams have talked "at length" about the hypothetical show.

"I think it would be a really interesting and fun story to tell," she continued. "Jesse and I obviously love working together, and we have a really tremendous partnership, so I wouldn't discount that as a possibility."

Drew acknowledged that fans are "begging" for the series. But she added: "As of yet, it's only living in the fandom right now."

May 2022: Drew revealed more details about her ideal spinoff.

After the 400th episode of "Grey's Anatomy" aired and confirmed Jackson and April had reunited romantically since their characters left the series, Drew appeared on Tommy DiDario's "Let's Stay Together" Instagram Live show.

"I think that's what's really fun about these two characters... they're both right now kind of really living in their purpose," she said at about the 8:10 mark of the video interview.

"And they're out to change the medical field and to fight for medical justice. We haven't seen that out in the world yet,"Drew added. "So, I think it could lend itself to really interesting, fun stories to tell."

"I want to see that. I want to show that, I want to play those scenes. I think that would be really fun," she said later. "Every time I go on set, I have cast and crew telling me: 'Wouldn't it be so fun to pop our head into Boston and see what's going on over there?'"

In Drew's mind, the Japril spinoff would ideally be about 10 episodes on a streaming platform. The "Cruel Summer" star did note that plans for spinoffs sometimes happen "very fast" and "nobody says anything until everything is decided upon."

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May and June 2022: Drew and Williams agreed they want a "darker, grittier, and sexier" spinoff.

Drew also said on DiDario's show in May that she hoped a potential Japril spinoff would be on a streaming platform so that it could be "a little darker, and a little grittier, a little sexier."

Insider told Williams about Drew's chosen adjectives for the hypothetical show and asked him to describe his ideal spinoff while attending the Tony Awards red carpet in June,where Williams was nominated for best performance by a featured actor in a play for his role in the "Take Me Out" revival.

He echoed his costar, saying he'd want a Japril spinoff to be "darker, grittier, and sexier."

June 2022: Drew compared Japril to another iconic TV couple.

While talking to Nerds Of Color in June, Drew shared that since it was revealed Jackson and April were romantic partners once again in the 400th episode, she was now worried about the status of a spinoff.

She said she and Williams hadn't talked to each other about the spinoff in a while, but Drew was concerned because their reunion had happened off-screen already, which might dampen the interest in a spinoff where viewers could watch the characters get back together over time.

But then she said she remembered that stable couples on TV can still be iconic, citing the most beloved couple on NBC's hit "Friday Night Lights," Coach Taylor (Eric Chandler) and Tami Taylor (Connie Britton).

July 2022: Drew brought up revisiting Japril's story.

While promoting her new show "Amber Brown" on "GMA" in July, Drew brought up the possibility of a Japril spinoff or Japril-focused episodes of "Grey's Anatomy."

Asked at the end of the interview about the possibility that she'd return to the show again in the future, she said in part, "I'd love to check in on Jackson and April in Boston, and see what's going on with them." She appeared to be smiling and playing coy.

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This Is The Anatomy Of Hot Milk’s New EP ‘The King And Queen Of Gasoline’ – ROCKSOUND.TV

Another step on the band's journey to the top.

Hot Milk are about to release their new EP 'The King And Queen Of Gasoline' via Music For Nations.

Their second release in just under a year, it is an expansion not just on their sound but their journey so far. A collection of reflective, raucous and rallying tracks, it's another snapshot of life within and outside the band that's as heartfelt as it is honest.

To dissect some of the elements that make it and the path to creating it, we chatted to Han Mee and Jim Shaw all about it...

WRITING SONGS THAT ARE MADE TO BE PLAYED LIVE AND LOUDJim: "Live is our bread and butter. It's the very reason that we started a band."

Han: "We got into this because we fell in love with playing rock shows, the culture that surrounds them, and the people we met through it. Rock and roll isn't just whacking a song on Spotify and hoping for the best. It's a real-life thing that you can experience, and that is where people find themselves. I want to be the best live band we can be, and we will write songs that will help us do that."

A REMINDER OF JUST HOW QUICKLY THINGS IN THIS LIFE CAN CHANGEJim: "It's hard to take stock and consider what this all means, just because things are so different this time compared to last time. This time last year, we were stagnant and sitting still, almost living this fantasy life. In a band, but not really in a band. And from the backend of last year into this year, it has been full throttle, and we haven't had a second to consider it."

Han: "We wrote these songs so fast. They were a pure reaction. Two of the songs we have been playing for a long time, and if we didn't put them out now, they would never come out. And we wrote the other four in three weeks in December. That's just how quickly it came to life. We wrote two in Jim's house and two in Los Angeles. But I feel that that pace has allowed them to have more action in them than before. Like, here we fucking go. This is us, whether we like it or not."

Jim: "It's quintessential Hot Milk just because it all came so very naturally."

Han: "But at the same time, what does that mean? That's kind of the beauty of this band, to be honest."

NOT LETTING ANYBODY TELL YOU WHAT YOU SHOULD AND SHOULDN'T BEHan: "We don't listen to the people that feel like they can tell us what Hot Milk is. Those rogue comments saying what we are doing right and wrong. I want to go around and knock on their door and get them to say it to my face. If you're going to say something, you should be prepared to back it up."

Jim: "If you're feeling a bit of a lack of confidence, it's easy for those comments to leak into your soul. But then you have to think that people are going to be people, but you can't let that derail what you're about."

Han: "It's all about being ourselves, and if that isn't enough for somebody, then that's their problem. Because all we can do is be ourselves and live freely. But it's nice when you see that freedom resonates with people. Throw parties, have a good time with my best friends and help people come out of their shells. I speak to people, and they say they almost feel empowered, and I wish I had that when I was younger. I think it's a beautiful way to run a band, having a space so open that things like that are possible."

BEING HONEST ABOUT WHO YOU ARE IN EVERY ASPECTHan: "I feel like this EP represents our darker side. The parts of us that keep on saying yes when we should probably say no. It means that we end up playing with that little bit too much fire, and we are incredibly flammable. We are two close to the line sometimes, which is how it is sometimes. I think there was a period of time where that was what I was doing all the time, and I think that's where the idea for it all came together. I realise now that I need to step back into the real world every now and then, but that alter ego will always be there. It never goes away."

Jim: "I feel like where the whole world was at the time, we were writing and forced to reflect on ourselves and what we were doing. Am I happy doing this? Is that the right way of doing it? That's what the last EP felt like. This one is us coming out the other end and trying to figure out the things that we learned along the way and the answers."

Han: "I would like to think that this might be the closing of a chapter, but who knows? Life is unpredictable like that."

PERFECTLY PREPARING FOR MAKING YOUR BIGGEST STEP SO FARHan: "We're looking towards the album now, and we know it needs to be good. Like really good. The best thing that we have ever done, 10/10. I either want to go heavy with it or go poppy with it. There's nothing in-between, but how we feel about it changes daily. We want to be able to make a full piece of art because that's something we have never done before."

Jim: "I used to love picking up a CD and listening to it front to back. That's what we want to bring back, there's something really powerful about it. But at the end of the day, we want to do and make something that is right by us. We want to know that these songs we have written slam and that we love playing them. We need to believe in it and believe in ourselves."

SOLIDIFYING THE DEEP LOVE AND RESPECT IT TAKES TO BE IN A BANDJim: "What Hot Milk means to us is not to falter. Whatever comes up, we will face it. The sheer resilience in the face of anything that stands in front of us, whether production issues or touring schedules."

Han: "You have to keep on going, no matter what. We are the only ones who ensure this keeps going because if we don't do it, nobody else will. You sacrifice an awful lot to be in a band, an everyday life, and you sometimes wonder whether you have fucked up by putting everything you have into it. But you do it for the love of it. You're in the wrong game if you don't love it and don't want it more than anything. This is what we love, and it's what keeps us going."

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