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7 03, 2020

Know This to Be a Great Hospital Quality Medical Director – 133

2021-03-30T18:18:06-05:00

And Prep for Your Interview This week, John describes what a great hospital quality medical director needs to know to succeed. By understanding and implementing these concepts, the medical director will be able to lead a strong QI program. A hospital's quality improvement program is designed to ensure that medical care is undeniably effective, evidence-based, timely and error-free. The field has exploded over the past 30 years, with an increasing emphasis on measuring and reporting outcomes of care. [...]

Know This to Be a Great Hospital Quality Medical Director – 1332021-03-30T18:18:06-05:00
3 03, 2020

How This Heart Surgeon Found a Rewarding Nonclinical Niche – 132

2021-03-30T18:13:04-05:00

Interview with Dr. Robert Applebaum On this episode of the PNC podcast, Dr. Robert Applebaum joins me to discuss the transition into his nonclinical niche as a physician advisor after many years of clinical practice. Rob’s training was in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery. He spent decades working in private practice, then as a hospital employed physician. He is the first guest I’ve had on the podcast that I have worked with in real life. When we met, I was the [...]

How This Heart Surgeon Found a Rewarding Nonclinical Niche – 1322021-03-30T18:13:04-05:00
24 02, 2020

What Makes a Physician MedSpa Owner So Happy? – 131

2021-03-30T18:08:33-05:00

Interview with Dr. Lisa Jenks On this week’s episode of the PNC podcast, I’ve invited physician medspa owner Lisa Jenks back for a follow-up interview about medical aesthetics and her business, Genesis MedSpa. Lisa is a former emergency room physician who went into medical aesthetics 13 years ago. She joined me on this podcast about a year ago. This week we catch up, learn more about her business, and about a new consulting business she started. [...]

What Makes a Physician MedSpa Owner So Happy? – 1312021-03-30T18:08:33-05:00
18 02, 2020

It Looks Like 2020 Should Be a Crazy-Good Year – 130

2021-03-30T18:00:19-05:00

It's Time to Update You On this episode of Physician NonClinical Careers, I give you a behind-the-scenes look at all of the exciting new projects I’m developing for you this year. In order to maintain a web site, produce a podcast, and host online courses for you, I need to transition my role in this venture from hobbyist to business owner. I started that process about 18 months ago Now I continue that process by taking on three big [...]

It Looks Like 2020 Should Be a Crazy-Good Year – 1302021-03-30T18:00:19-05:00
11 02, 2020

The Exciting Life of the Home Care Franchise Owner – 129

2021-03-30T17:53:55-05:00

Helping with My Wife's Business This week on the PNC podcast, I discuss the experience that I've had with my wife, Kay, pursuing home care franchise ownership as a nonclinical career option. Kay was a working as a respiratory therapist when her mother became chronically ill with lung disease. While working as her primary caregiver, she realized how difficult providing 24/7 care is. And she recognized a passion for helping others with similar challenges. We signed on with Home Helpers [...]

The Exciting Life of the Home Care Franchise Owner – 1292021-03-30T17:53:55-05:00
4 02, 2020

What Is New for the Restless Physician Executive? – 128

2021-03-30T17:47:45-05:00

Interview with Mr. Paul Esselman On this week’s episode of the PNC podcast, Paul Esselman returns to the show to discuss new leadership roles for the restless physician executive. Paul is the President and Managing Director of Cejka Search, a health care executive search firm that focuses on leadership positions. He describes how the spectrum of leadership roles for physicians has expanded beyond the Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director roles of the past. Physician leaders must now be multifaceted, [...]

What Is New for the Restless Physician Executive? – 1282021-03-30T17:47:45-05:00
28 01, 2020

How to Start an Innovative Career as a Healthcare Navigator – 127

2021-03-30T13:56:29-05:00

Interview with Dr. Nicole Rochester On this week’s episode of the PNC podcast, Dr. Nicole Rochester explains how she found fulfillment and freedom as an independent healthcare navigator. Nicole is a board-certified pediatrician who spent her first four years after residency in primary-care before transitioning to hospital medicine. For about 13 years, she had what she thought was a perfect job: working in a community hospital while teaching medical students and pediatric residents. Then, in October 2010, her father became [...]

How to Start an Innovative Career as a Healthcare Navigator – 1272021-03-30T13:56:29-05:00
21 01, 2020

How to Get Your Fabulous First MSL Job – 126

2021-03-30T13:44:42-05:00

Advice from the Podcast Archives I want to focus on pharma jobs this month. So, I decided to do something a little different with this episode of the podcast to help you get your first MSL job. I’ve taken the best parts of my interviews with Drs. Savi Chadha and Linda Ho, from Episodes 50 and 51, and combined them to bring a very focused guide to getting your first MSL job. And my two guests get right [...]

How to Get Your Fabulous First MSL Job – 1262021-03-30T13:44:42-05:00
14 01, 2020

Here is the Designer of the Best Medical Image Repository Ever – 125

2021-03-30T13:30:34-05:00

Interview with Dr. Gerald Diaz On this week’s episode of the PNC podcast, Dr. Gerald Diaz discusses how he is using his background in computer science to make physicians’ jobs a little bit easier. Dr. Gerald Diaz is an academic hospitalist and former software engineer who founded grepmed.com. He received his medical degree from the St. Louis University School of Medicine and completed his residency in internal medicine at UC Davis. […]

Here is the Designer of the Best Medical Image Repository Ever – 1252021-03-30T13:30:34-05:00

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