A better start for NICU families: Notre Dame leads the way in neonatal intensive care

A doctor in blue scrubs holds a red stethoscope, looking down at a newborn lying in a hospital bassinet. A young woman in a yellow Notre Dame sweatshirt stands next to the bassinet.

In this episode of the Notre Dame Stories podcast, Kathleen Kolberg, Ph.D., Associate Dean, College of Science, Office of the Dean, Assistant Director of the Center for Health Sciences Advising, shares how Notre Dame helped set the standard for NICU design and care.

We also hear from Ainee Martin, a recently graduated chemical engineering and pre-med student whose passion for helping others was born of her past experience with medical professionals following the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

Their stories reflect the University of Notre Dame’s interdisciplinary approach to healthcare—one that’s preparing the next generation of doctors to be a force for good in the world.