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1 01, 2018

How to Quietly Build Leadership Skills As You Serve a Nonprofit – 016

2021-03-19T20:01:09-05:00

In this episode, we discuss how volunteering to serve a nonprofit board provides leadership experience and expedites career transition. A Book Review As I’ve studied the issue of career transition, I’ve often encountered burnout as a reason to shift careers. But there is an ignored cousin to burnout: physician suicide. The physician suicide rate is double that of the general population. And it appears, at least anecdotally, that the training of medical students contributes to the likelihood of [...]

How to Quietly Build Leadership Skills As You Serve a Nonprofit – 0162021-03-19T20:01:09-05:00
27 12, 2017

Answer These Questions Before You Quit Medicine – Interview with Dr. Robert Gleeson – 015

2021-10-27T09:58:30-05:00

In this podcast episode, I speak with Dr. Robert Gleeson about the questions we might ask ourselves before we quit medicine. As an author, physician executive, and leadership coach, he has explored burnout and possible career transition with over 100 physicians. He recommends we do some serious soul-searching before throwing in the towel on our clinical careers. Before getting into the interview, I present another podcast by one of our physician colleagues. First – A Podcast Review This [...]

Answer These Questions Before You Quit Medicine – Interview with Dr. Robert Gleeson – 0152021-10-27T09:58:30-05:00
22 12, 2017

Personality Types and Physician Burnout with Heather Fork

2020-03-02T09:07:12-06:00

This week's blog post is a Guest Post by Heather Fork, MD, CPCC, who blogs at Doctor's Crossing. She provides advice on how to manage our burnout based on our personality types. Heather is a certified coach and owner and founder of Doctor’s Crossing. It's there that she works with physicians who are seeking to renew and reinvigorate their careers and avoid burnout.   After practicing for 9 years in her own successful dermatology practice, she made the difficult decision to [...]

Personality Types and Physician Burnout with Heather Fork2020-03-02T09:07:12-06:00
18 12, 2017

Reasons to Pursue a Career in Medical Informatics – Interview with Dr. Brian Young – 014

2021-03-19T19:49:19-05:00

In this podcast episode, I speak with Dr. Brian Young about medical informatics. He is an Enterprise Physician Informaticist with Dignity Health, a 38-hospital system with sites in California, Nevada and Arizona. Brian received his medical training at Wake Forest, a master's degree in predictive analytics at Northwestern University, and his MBA from the University of Cincinnati. He is a credentialed Epic trainer and has been involved with multiple implementations in both inpatient and outpatient environments. I heard [...]

Reasons to Pursue a Career in Medical Informatics – Interview with Dr. Brian Young – 0142021-03-19T19:49:19-05:00
11 12, 2017

5 Reasons to Discard the Victim Mindset and Start to Lead – 013

2021-10-27T09:58:07-05:00

In this episode, we explore the victim mindset. It's easy to fall into a pattern of complaining about our circumstances. Many of our colleagues jump in and fan the flames of discontent. [This topic was first addressed in Physicians: Stop Complaining and Start Leading in July  2017 – VPE]. But when we find ourselves wallowing in victimhood, we ought to shift our perspective and make a commitment to lead instead. Dr. Serafino Garella's Community Health Clinic First – [...]

5 Reasons to Discard the Victim Mindset and Start to Lead – 0132021-10-27T09:58:07-05:00
4 12, 2017

Meet the Modern Physician Advisor – Interview with Dr. Timothy Owolabi – 012

2021-03-19T19:32:20-05:00

In this podcast episode, I talk with physician advisor and medical director, Timothy Owolabi. But first, I want to describe an opportunity and a podcast review. Opportunity Here’s the potential opportunity: I decided to participate in Michael Hyatt’s goal setting program called 5 Days to Your Best Year Ever. I know it is a great program, and I'm a big believer in setting annual goals. It was something our hospital management team did every year and it generated [...]

Meet the Modern Physician Advisor – Interview with Dr. Timothy Owolabi – 0122021-03-19T19:32:20-05:00
27 11, 2017

Small Steps Today Surpass Grand Leaps Tomorrow – 011

2021-10-27T09:57:43-05:00

In this episode, we explore small steps that you can take to begin your career transition. While I generally prefer to bring you interviews with experts or physicians who have completed a career change, today is a solo episode. The Thanksgiving holiday presented some challenges to the podcasting process. […]

Small Steps Today Surpass Grand Leaps Tomorrow – 0112021-10-27T09:57:43-05:00
20 11, 2017

Break Through the Mindset That’s Blocking You – Interview with Dr. Michelle Mudge-Riley – 010

2021-03-19T19:11:25-05:00

In this episode, my guest helps you to break through the mindset that's keeping you from pursuing a new career. But before we get into the interview, let me mention a couple of other important topics. PNC Podcast Milestone First, this post represents a minor podcast milestone – Episode Number 10. As I reflect on these first 10 episodes, I want to thank you for joining me. You’re the reason I’ve created this podcast. I’m still learning, and [...]

Break Through the Mindset That’s Blocking You – Interview with Dr. Michelle Mudge-Riley – 0102021-03-19T19:11:25-05:00
13 11, 2017

Follow These Steps to Create an Awesome LinkedIn Profile – 009

2021-03-19T19:01:58-05:00

In this episode, I'll be walking you through the steps to create an awesome LinkedIn profile, as was promised in Episode #8. But first, I’m going provide a quick book review. Book Review I recently picked up a copy of Do You Feel Like You Wasted All That Training?: Questions from Doctors Considering a Career Change. Written by Michael J. McLaughlin, and published in 2007, it provides answers to dozens of questions regarding the author's transition from clinician [...]

Follow These Steps to Create an Awesome LinkedIn Profile – 0092021-03-19T19:01:58-05:00
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