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Achieve the Life You Want with Career Coach Dr. Heather Fork – 018

2024-08-15T15:30:43-05:00

In this podcast episode, I speak with physician career coach Heather Fork, MD, CPCC. She describes her own personal journey and her experiences helping physicians achieve the life they want. I found this interview to be very inspiring. She distills years of coaching into a clear outline for career transition. In addition, her own transition, from clinical medicine to a career she loves, serves as a beacon of hope to those physicians in the throes of burnout. I’ve [...]

Achieve the Life You Want with Career Coach Dr. Heather Fork – 0182024-08-15T15:30:43-05:00

Create the Ideal Resume – Interview with Charlotte Weeks – 017

2021-10-27T09:58:46-05:00

In this podcast episode, I talk with career coach and certified resume-writing expert, Charlotte Weeks, about creating that ideal resume. For most career pivots, we’re going to need to send out a resume. So, I’ve had this topic on my “to do” list for quite a while. And I’m very pleased to present my conversation with Charlotte Weeks. Charlotte is an Executive Career Coach, Executive Resume Writer and Outplacement Consultant. She provides career marketing documents and career coaching [...]

Create the Ideal Resume – Interview with Charlotte Weeks – 0172021-10-27T09:58:46-05:00

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

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

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

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

Burnout and Career Transition – Interview with Dr. Kernan Manion – 007

2021-03-19T08:09:13-05:00

I'm excited about presenting this interview with Dr. Kernan Manion. In our interview, Kernan provides his insights on the interplay between physician burnout and career transition. Dr. Kernan Manion is a psychiatrist, coach, and consultant. His primary coaching clients are physicians addressing career transition and/or burnout. He also provides consulting programs for hospitals and health systems. Early in his career, he worked with PTSD, stroke, and head injury patients. In the interview, he describes his journey from practicing [...]

Burnout and Career Transition – Interview with Dr. Kernan Manion – 0072021-03-19T08:09:13-05:00

Follow Six Essential Rules to Engage a Mentor – 004

2021-03-19T06:47:11-05:00

In this podcast episode, I talk about mentors and coaches. My primary focus is on mentors. But I’ll spend a few minutes distinguishing them from coaches. I finish up by listing six rules to follow to find and engage a mentor. Who Needs a Mentor? Anyone thinking about exploring a new career, or just trying to excel at their current one, will benefit from having a knowledgeable and motivated mentor. I suppose if you have the ideal job, [...]

Follow Six Essential Rules to Engage a Mentor – 0042021-03-19T06:47:11-05:00

Seeking an MBA – Interview with Atish Jaiswal – 003

2021-03-20T18:53:17-05:00

Today I’m bringing you my first interview. It involves a colleague who is seeking an MBA. The topic was mentioned on my blog at Top 10 Reasons to Pursue a Business Degree. This interview should provide additional insights in to the issue. You may have been expecting an episode addressing mentors, but I decided that I wanted to present this conversation first. The episode about mentors will follow this one. Today’s episode is a little bit different from those [...]

Seeking an MBA – Interview with Atish Jaiswal – 0032021-03-20T18:53:17-05:00

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