Coaching Healthcare Leaders

Denise L. Johnson Miller, M.D., FACS, is a board-certified general surgeon and is fellowship-trained in surgical oncology. She is currently Medical Director, Breast Surgery at Hackensack Meridian Health Cancer Care of Monmouth and Ocean counties. As a nationally recognized breast surgeon, she specializes in breast cancer, melanoma surgery, and soft tissue tumors. Dr. Johnson Miller is currently de...

My guest Dr. Nicole T. Rochester is a board-certified pediatrician, professional health advocate, TEDx, and keynote speaker, and the CEO of Your GPS Doc, LLC, an innovative company that helps aging individuals, those with chronic illnesses, and their family caregivers navigate the healthcare system. Dr. Rochester was inspired to start her company after caring for her late father and witnessing the...

My guest, Dr. Richina Bicette, as known as Dr. Richi,  is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). She is originally from South Florida but completed her medical education at Emory University School of Medicine. While at a conference during her final year of medical school, Dr. Bicette became enamored with both the vision and the mission o...

During our Rise Up & Lead Telesummit, I had the chance to talk with Dr. Paula Walker-King, Board Certified Physician, global health advocate, author, speaker, and certified health and wellness coach about thriving as a women physician leader.  She shared her journey and challenges as a physician leader in academia and how she overcame those obstacles.  In this episode, Dr. Paula shared 3 tips for...

Are you often asked to lead? Maybe you’re charged with leading a small department or committee. Maybe you’re offered a formal role and title and not sure if you’re ready. This can happen at any time and you want to be prepared.  Our healthcare system is becoming more complex and undergoing change very rapidly. Unfortunately, but a lot of what we're seeing in terms of administrators and people, the...

When you hear the word self-care, does it make you feel uncomfortable, like a word you have been avoiding, and know that you really need to pay attention to it?  Let's talk about, what self-care really is and what it looks like. Start treating self-care as your promise to yourself to care for you.  And that includes taking care of yourself, physically taking care of yourself mentally and emotional...

Battling Imposter Syndrome as a Women Physician Leader I had the chance to speak with some amazing women physician leaders at our Rise Up & Lead Telesummit. I spoke with Dr. Ericka Goodwin, Harvard trained, double board-certified psychiatrist, best- selling author, top-rated speaker, and integrative lifestyle coach. She shared her journey as a physician leader in psychiatry and her transition to n...

Reflections from a Physician Leadership Coach: The Top 3 Lessons I Learned Through the years of being a healthcare leader, there were many lessons that I learned.   During the various leadership roles that I held throughout my 20 plus years in medicine, the most important thing I did during my career journey was to really step back and think about things that I learned along the way. I practiced i...