The Leadership Rx for Women Physicians

From being an employed physician in a pediatric practice to owning her own pediatric practice and now employing other physicians, Dr. Jamie Hutton’s transition from employed to an Entrepreneurial physician was not easy. We talk about what forced her into making this decision, the challenges that come with opening your own practice, and how she met them head on and conquered them. She learnt some t...

Have you thought "I wish I could be a better leader'?  "I wish I could be more assertive."  "I wish I were more confident" "I wish I could be calm and collected under pressure" If you have, like me, taken leadership course after leadership course and still felt something was missing, come join me and hear how coaching made me a confident leader.  From cringi...

IrelandFrom Hong Kong to Malawi, Africa with stops along the way for medical school in Ireland, Residency and Fellowship in the US, Dr. Iroh Tam’s journey has truly been an international experience. What would take someone like her, trained in the Western world, to now practising in underdeveloped and underserved Malawi? Come join us to hear more about how this world-travelled pediatrician followe...

-wbusiness “A leader is someone who dares to believe and not just believe, be able to have a vision and go there before anyone else has, even though it may involve risk” From a tiny village in rural India where most girls did not study past 5th grade, to building a successful career in Anesthesiology, a thriving business on the side and a podcast that has listeners in 28 countries, my guest Dr. An...

Dr. Alaa Elnajjar is an International Medical Graduate, and currently a child and adolescent psychiatry fellow, soon to be joining the faculty at Brown. Her interest in the impact of immigration on Physicians Well Being and the impact on their children led her to use Digital Tele-Psychiatry to improve access to underrepresented populations. Her experience during residency and fellowship and the ch...

Dr. Vineeta Mittal, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief at UT Southwestern in Dallas is my guest on the show today. Dr. Mittal and I reconnected with each other through the power of social media 30 years after we first met as first year medical students, so this is a special episode as we talk about her journey from Medical school in India through several challenges to her leaders...

physicianImmigrant, Asian-Indian, woman physician, in a two-physician household, mom to two, Immediate Past President of The Utah Society of Anesthesiologists and current Director, my guest today exemplifies someone who at a young age, pushed past traditional barriers and achieved success and leadership. Dr. Smitha Warrier is an Associate Professor of Anesthesia at the University of Utah. Today we...

“Leadership is using your voice to make things better for your colleagues, your patients and the people that you're interacting with every day.” Chief of Anesthesia at a large regional hospital in South Florida, Dr. Amy Pulido exemplifies this belief every day in her work. She is a champion for women physicians, passionate about mentoring and sponsoring them and encouraging them to be their b...

Chair of the Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Florida, Dr. Jennifer Hunt is a nationally recognized leader not only in academic circles, but also in leadership development. Having held several leadership positions in her career, including the Chair of the Department of Pathology at University of Arkansas Medical System, Dr. Hunt exemplifies leadershi...

“There is a lot more to medicine than actually practicing medicine. There are a lot of other subjects we don't learn in medical school or in residency.. like advocacy, how to run a business,  how to get into leadership roles whether it's academic, private practice or organized medicine, and how to succeed in them.” - Dr. Rose Berkun  Dr. Rose Berkun is a Board Certified Anesthesiologist....

The Past President of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), President at Team Parker and a practicing Emergency Physician, my guest today has a resume studded with awards for her leadership roles in an illustrious career.   She is an expert on practice management topics and has been invited to speak nationally and internationally on these topics as well as coding, reimbursement, hea...

“How can I improve the lives of those I serve?”   That has been Dr. Kayser Enneking’s mantra throughout her career as a leader in her community and career. Dr. Enneking has held several leadership positions at the University of Florida. A full professor by age 42, Dr. Enneking turned her professional drive to Chairing the Department of Anesthesiology, where she focused her efforts on patient safet...

Who am I and why should you even be listening to this podcast? In this episode, I take you back to the beginning, on how and why I felt this was necessary for me to do for all women physicians. As every woman physician will attest to, we face unique challenges in the workplace. Sometimes because of our gender, our mentality, our unpreparedness for assuming leadership roles, but mostly because of v...

Are you a woman physician?  Have you been in a leadership position or looking to be in a leadership position? Do you feel unprepared or uncertain sometimes about your skills? Do you yearn to know how to get started? Do you wish you had someone to ask those questions to that only another woman physician would relate to? Then you are in the right place. Coming soon... The Leadership Rx for Women Phy...