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TCU Magazine Podcast: Dr. J Mack Slaughter

Dr. J Mack Slaughter ’09 talks about what led him to launch a nonprofit that brings music to chronically ill children.

Dr. J Mack Slaughter '09, founder of Music Meets Medicine, tests out a cajon at the Kidd's Kids and Music Meets Medicine Therapeutic Arts Room in Memory of Kidd Kraddick at the Children's Medical Center Dallas. Photo by Rodger Mallison

Dr. J Mack Slaughter '09, founder of Music Meets Medicine, tests out a cajon at the Kidd's Kids and Music Meets Medicine Therapeutic Arts Room in Memory of Kidd Kraddick at Children's Medical Center Dallas. Photo by Rodger Mallison

TCU Magazine Podcast: Dr. J Mack Slaughter

Dr. J Mack Slaughter ’09 talks about what led him to launch a nonprofit that brings music to chronically ill children.

Dr. Slaughter said he also found himself more connected to his patients through his work in the nonprofit. “It keeps my heart in the game,” he said. He also tells host James Creange ’17 about how he got into music — including a stint as a boy band member that opened for big names like Bon Jovi and Destiny’s Child.


Click to learn more about Music Meets Medicine or to donate to the organization.

Photo by Rodger Mallison

Opening theme: “Zoo” performed by GG Riggs, used under license from Shutterstock