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Leading the RoundsThe Physician-Scientist Leader with Dr. Lindsey CriswellDr. Lindsey A. Criswell, is the director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). Prior to joining NIAMS, Dr. Criswell was vice chancellor of research at the University of California, San Francisco. She has a bachelor’s degree in genetics and a master’s degree in public health from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.D. from UCSF. As the NIAMS director, Dr. Criswell oversees the Institute’s annual budget of nearly $625 million, which supports research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases...2022-09-1336 minLeading the RoundsThe Stress Resistant Leader with Dr. Daniel DworkisDan Dworkis, MD PhD FACEP is the Chief Medical Officer at the Mission Critical Team Institute, a board-certified emergency physician, and an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC where he works at LAC+USC. He performed his emergency medicine residency with Harvard Medical School at the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency at Massachusetts General Hospital / Brigham Health, and holds an MD and PhD in molecular medicine from the Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Dworkis is the founder of The Emergency Mind Podcast , and the author of The Emergency Mind: Wiring Your B...2022-08-2242 minLeading the RoundsA Surgical Approach to Mentorship with Dr. Thomas VargheseIntro: Dr. Thomas Varghese Jr. is the Associate Chief Medical Quality Officer and Chief Value Officer at the Huntsman Cancer Institute, and Chief of General Thoracic Surgery at the University of Utah. Dr. Varghese is a national leader in minimally invasive applications for general thoracic surgery, recognized by Castle Connolly as one of America’s “Top Docs”, and is ranked in the top 10% of the nation by Press Ganey for patient satisfaction scores. His research interests bridge the world of Educational Research and Health Services Research, specifically in the arena of optimizin...2022-08-0846 minLeading the RoundsLeadership in the ICU with Dr. Cristin MountCOL (Dr.) Cristin Mount is an Army Critical Care Medicine physician currently stationed at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Scranton and completed medical school at the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, Maryland in 2003. She did an Internal Medicine Internship and Residency at Madigan and moved to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., for Critical Care Medicine fellowship. After fellowship, she returned to Madigan as the Director, Critical Care Services and promptly deployed with the 28th Combat Support Hospital to Baghdad, Iraq where she s...2022-07-1846 minLeading the RoundsChange Starts with Understanding featuring Dr. KeAndrea Titer and Dr. Karla WilliamsIntro: In this episode we interview Dr. Karla Williams and Dr. KeAndrea Titer. They are assistant professors of Internal Medicine at The University of Alabama at Birmingham. They are passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion and both work to design initiatives and curriculum focused on recruitment, education, and building community. This includes the AIRR initiative, which we discuss in the episode. In this episode, we discuss creating a welcoming culture in medicine and working to drive cultural change through seeking to understand others. Welcome to Leading the Rounds. Questions We Asked: What ins...2022-07-0439 minLeading the RoundsLeadership Lessons from the ChiefsToday we have the privilege of having a panel of three guests for this episode. Today’s guests are the Chief Residents in Internal Medicine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. They include John Blickle, Melanie Wiseman, and Rainey Johnson. All three of them have dedicated time to the study and practice of medical leadership and we look forward to following them as they continue to grow as leaders. In this episode we discuss the transition from trainee to leader, how to make leadership training a priority, and lessons from their time as chief residents. Welcome to leading th...2022-06-2051 minLeading the RoundsMedication Appropriate Use and Systematic Reviews with Dr. James WrightJames (Jim) Wright obtained his MD from the University of Alberta in 1968, his FRCP(C) in Internal Medicine in 1975 and his Ph.D. in Pharmacology from McGill University in 1976. He is a practicing specialist in Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology. He is also Co-Managing Director of the Therapeutics Initiative, Editor-in-Chief of the Therapeutics Letter and Coordinating Editor of the Cochrane Hypertension Review Group. He sits on the Editorial Boards of PLoS One and the Cochrane Library.Questions We Asked:•How did you become involved with pharmacology and drug prescription? •How would you define appr...2022-05-3135 minLeading the RoundsLook Sharp, Lead Well with Dr. Paul ThomasDr. Paul Thomas is a board-certified family medicine physician practicing in Detroit, Michigan. His practice is Plum Health DPC, a Direct Primary Care service that is the first of its kind in Detroit. His mission is to deliver affordable, accessible health care services in Detroit and beyond. He has been featured on WDIV-TV Channel 4, WXYZ Channel 7, Crain's Detroit Business and CBS Radio. He has been a speaker at TEDxDetroit. He is a graduate of Wayne State University School of Medicine and now a Clinical Assistant Professor. Finally, he is an author of three books: Direct Primary Care: T...2022-05-0937 minLeading the RoundsLeading from Love with Dr. Peter PronovostDr. Peter Pronovost is a world-renowned patient safety champion, innovator, critical care physician, researcher, and entrepreneur. His scientific work leveraging checklists to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections has saved thousands of lives and earned him high-profile accolades, including being named one of TIme’s 100 most influential people and receiving a coveted MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” in 2008.As Chief Quality & Clinical Transformation Officer at University Hospitals, Dr. Pronovost is charged with fostering ideation and implementation for new protocols to eliminate defects in value and thereby enhance quality of care. Previously, Dr. Pronovost served as the Senior Vice P...2022-04-2540 minLeading the RoundsHealthy Leaders are Better Leaders with Kristen HolmesWe wanted to start by saying thank you to all our listeners for their feedback and the comments over the past two years and everyone who has played a role in helping us launch and produce this podcast. This marks our 50th episode of Leading the Rounds and we couldn’t have asked for a better guest!Today we have the Vice President of Performance Science at WHOOP, Kristen Holmes. Kristen drives thought leadership by engaging with industry leading researchers and partners to better understand performance data across high stakes verticals. Before joining WHOOP in 2016, Kri...2022-04-1147 minLeading the RoundsLeadership in the Operating Room with Dr. Douglas JohnstonDouglas Johnston, MD, is Vice Chairman, Program Director, and staff cardiac surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic. He attended Dartmouth College where he was a Presidential Scholar, earning his degree in Anthropology and Classical studies with Honor and Distinction. In the process he performed field research in tuberculosis among refugee communities in India. Dr. Johnston then went on to complete his medical education at Harvard Medical School, where he was a Harvard National Scholar.Dr. Johnston completed his clinical training in general surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was awarded the Edward D...2022-03-2845 minLeading the RoundsHow Pharma Prioritizes Profit Over Patients with Dr. John AbramsonJohn Abramson served as a family physician for 22 years. And was voted “best doctor” numerous times. He is a Harvard Medical School faculty member, where he currently teaches health care policy. He transitioned to litigation as a consultant to the FBI and Department of Justice and served in many trials against big pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Abramson has appeared on more than 65 national television shows and podcasts, including the Today Show, the Joe Rogan Experience, Dr. Oz Show, Lex Friedman and now LTR. His writing has been published in places like the New York Times, LA Times a...2022-03-1447 minLeading the RoundsCulture Eats Strategy for Breakfast with Dr. Cam PattersonDr. Cam Patterson is a renowned cardiologist and healthcare administrator who currently serves as chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).Patterson previously held numerous academic and clinical appointments at the University of North Carolina, including as physician-in-chief at the UNC Center for Heart and Vascular Care and executive director of the UNC McAllister Heart Institute.He was previously senior vice president and chief operating officer of New York-Presbyterian in New York.Over the course of his career, Patterson has received more than $60...2022-02-2835 minLeading the RoundsDisruptive Innovation in Healthcare with Dr. Benjamin SciricaDr. Benjamin M. Scirica is a cardiovascular medicine specialist and associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS). He is the director of quality initiatives at Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s (BWH) Cardiovascular Division and a senior investigator at the Thrombolysis and Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Study Group, where he is director of the Electrocardiography Core Laboratory.Dr. Scirica received his medical degree from HMS. He completed an internal medicine residency and a cardiovascular disease fellowship at BWH. He also completed a research fellowship in cardiovascular disease with the TIMI Study Group at BWH and received a ma...2022-02-1441 minLeading the RoundsHigh Performance Medicine with Former Navy SEAL Brian FergusonBrian Ferguson has spent his career working in high-performance organizations, as well as learning from leaders and decision-makers in US national security, the military, and technology. He has used those experiences to build Arena Labs , healthcares first performance platform.Brian is also a Partner + Co-Founder of the Liminal Collective, a unique company human performance focused company “enabling humanity’s boldest endeavors.” Liminal is currently working in civilian space travel, deep sea exploration, and the digital future of cyberspace. Before founding Arena Labs & Liminal Collective, Brian served in the military as a Navy SEAL Officer. Prior to joinin...2022-01-3152 minLeading the RoundsLeading National Change as a Medical Trainee with Joel BervellJoel Bervell is a third year Ghanaian-American medical student at Washington State University. Joel graduated from Yale University, where he served as an elected member of Yale student government, and director of a longitudinal mentorship program based in low-income neighborhoods. He completed a Masters in Medical Science at Boston University and spent a year working as a clinical research assistant at Providence Hospital. At Washington State University, Joel served as Medical Student Council President and the co-founder and president of a chapter of the Student National Medical Association. He is also the founder and director of...2022-01-1737 minLeading the RoundsWant to Be a Good Leader, Be a Good Follower with Dr. Lauren WeberIntro: Dr. Lauren Weber graduated from the University of Florida in 2003 and was commissioned into the U.S. Navy prior to attending medical school at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.She graduated medical school and departed to attend the Aeromedical Officer course. There she completed flight and aeromedical training in order to earn her wings and become a Navy Flight Surgeon. She received the Boeing Rescue Award for the first long range MEDEVAC in an Osprey.After returning from deployment, Dr. Weber finished her training, was Chief Resident, then completed C...2022-01-0341 minLeading the RoundsHealthcare Startups and the Future of Med-Ed with AMA CEO James MadaraJames L. Madara, MD, serves as the CEO and executive vice president of the American Medical Association and adjunct professor of pathology at Northwestern University.Dr. Madara has helped sculpt the organization’s long-term strategic plan. He also serves as chairman of Health2047 Inc., the wholly-owned innovation subsidiary of the AMA, created to overcome systemic dysfunction in U.S. health care. Prior to the AMA, Dr. Madara spent the first 22 years of his career at Harvard Medical School, receiving both clinical and research training, serving as a tenured professor, and as director of the NIH-sponsored Har...2021-12-2031 minLeading the RoundsWhat Hostage Negotiation Can Teach Us About Effective Communication with Scott TillemaIntro: Scott Tillema is an FBI trained hostage negotiator and active law enforcement officer. Scott teaches organizations how to use the power of life saving negotiation principles to enhance their work. He has developed a powerful model for safely resolving crisis situations, which is now being recognized and adapted by the private sector for use in sales, communication, influence, and leadership. He was invited to the most famous speaking stage in the world, TED, to share his approach to negotiation. His talk, "The Secrets of Hostage Negotiators" has amassed over one million vi...2021-12-0645 minLeading the RoundsHumanism and Living at the Edge of Wonder with Dr. Wes ElyDr. Ely is the Grant W. Liddle Chair in Medicine, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine and co-director of the Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction and Survivorship (CIBS) Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is also a practicing intensivist with a focus on Geriatric ICU Care. Dr. Ely’s research has focused on improving the care and outcomes of critically ill patients with ICU-acquired brain disease His team developed the primary tool by which delirium is measured in ICU-based trials and clinically at the bedside in ICUs worldwide. Dr. Ely has...2021-11-2240 minLeading the RoundsHealth Systems Science and Physician Payment Models with Dr. Joshua LiaoIntro: Hey everyone and welcome to this episode of leading the rounds, where we look to inspire physician leaders through conversations about personal growth, leadership education, and health systems literacy. As always, if you like what we’re doing at Leading the Rounds, give us a positive rating on Apple Podcasts, Connect with us on Social Media, and you can now support us on Patreon. In today’s interview, we speak with Dr. Joshua Liao. Dr. Liao is a board-certified internal medicine physician and Associate Professor in the UW School of Medicin...2021-11-0843 minLeading the RoundsThe Case for Leadership Training with Dr. Josh HartzellIntro: Colonel Joshua D. Hartzell serves as the Program Director of the National Capital Consortium Internal Medicine Residency at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Dr. Hartzell attended the Uniformed Services University (USU) School of Medicine and then went to Walter Reed Army Medical Center for his residency in Internal Medicine.He served as Chief Resident until starting his Infectious Diseases Fellowship. He has also served in the United States Army for 19 years, which included deployment to Afghanistan as a Battalion Surgeon. He completed an assignment as the Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency, Assistant Chief of...2021-10-2546 minLeading the RoundsPersonal and Professional Finance with Dr. Brent LaceyToday we spoke with Dr. Brent Lacey. He is a gastroenterologist by training who has a passion for financial management and career coaching. He is the founder of The Scope of Practice in which he runs a podcast, blog, and personal coaching service surrounding physician finances. He has spent hundreds of hours coaching and teaching these principles to people at all stages of their career. He hopes to continue to help others experience the joy of achieving financial independence and success in managing their clinical practice. As always, if you like what we’re doing at Leading the...2021-10-1148 minLeading the RoundsThe Leaders Guide to Public Speaking with Matt AbrahamsIntro: Matt Abrahams is a passionate, collaborative and innovative educator on organizational behavior, communication, and speaking at The Stanford University School of Business. Specifically, he teaches Effective Virtual Communication and Essentials of Strategic Communication. Matt is also Co-Founder and Principal at Bold Echo Communications Solutions, a presentation and communication skills company based in Silicon Valley that helps people improve their presentation skills. Matt published the third edition of his book Speaking Up Without Freaking Out, a book written to help the millions of people who wish to present in a more confident and compelling way. He also...2021-09-2737 minLeading the RoundsThe Intersection of Anxiety and Performance with Dr. Dimitrios Tsatiris Dimitrios Tsatiris, MD is a practicing board-certified psychiatrist specializing in the field of anxiety management. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of psychiatry at Northeast Ohio Medical University. He studies and writes about the interface of anxiety and achievement. His popular Psychology Today blog “Anxiety in High-Achievers” is viewed by more than 20,000 readers per month. He is passionate about empowering people to break free from the shackles of anxiety and develop a healthy relationship with achievement. His writing has appeared in Psychology Today, PsychCentral, NAMI, ThriveGlobal, KevinMD and the White Coat Investor, among other publications. Dr. Tsatiris enjoy...2021-09-1349 minLeading the RoundsAn American Sickness and the Quest to Take Back Healthcare with Dr. Elisabeth RosenthalElisabeth Rosenthal is a physician and journalist who is currently working as the editor-in-chief of Kaiser Health News. She graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed residency and worked as an Emergency Physician before she began working for the New York Times as a reporter. In 2017, she published a book titled, “An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take it Back”, which looks at the American healthcare system and how financial incentives have impacted it. We hope you enjoy this episode where we talk about healthcare costs, physician payment models, strategic billing and more. ...2021-08-3053 minLeading the RoundsMark Dantonio on Overcoming Expectations by Building a Winning CultureIn this episode we interview coach Mark Dantonio. Coach Dantonio is the former head coach of the Michigan State University football team. He was the coach for 13 seasons and was the winningest coach in Michigan State history with 114 wins. He had an impressive career as head coach where he led his team to three Big Ten Championships, Rose Bowl and Cotton Bowl victories, and an appearance in the 2015 College Football Playoff. In addition to his success on the field, he also was a leader off of it. He helped organize events to raise funds for Lansing Promise, Sparrow Hospitals C...2021-08-1633 minLeading the RoundsBeyond Medical Training with Dr. Gregory CorradinoDr. Gregory Corradino is a neurosurgeon by trade, a business owner, and most recently an author of the book, “Beyond Medical School: secrets of successful doctors”. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the North American Spine Society. He is also the Vice President of East Tennessee Brain and Spine. Dr. Corradino also enjoys painting, traveling, and spending time with his wife and children. Welcome to leading the rounds! Questions we asked: How can trainees learn about business, finance, and leadership before they be...2021-08-0251 minLeading the RoundsThe M.V.P.'s of Healthcare with Dr. Colin WestDr. Colin West is a professor of Medicine, Medical Education and Biostatistics at The Mayo Clinic. His research focuses primarily on physician well-being, evidence-based medicine, biostatistics, and medical education. He has won numerous awards for work and is a thought-leader in these fields. Dr. West has developed and evaluated a comprehensive evidence-based medicine curriculum for Mayo Medical School and enacted change at the national level in the internal medicine resident career plans and current education climate. Today we further our conversations we’ve had previously about wellness and burnout by taking a magnifying glass to the role of...2021-07-1954 minLeading the RoundsQI Leadership: Standardization vs. The Art of Doctoring with Dr. Lauge Sokol-HessnerWelcome to this episode of leading the rounds where we interview Dr. Lauge Sokol-Hessner. Dr. Sokol-Hessner, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard University and the Associate Director of Inpatient Quality Improvement at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is also faculty for the IHI Virtual Expedition: Is Your Organization Conversation Ready? which educates on end of life conversations with families and patients. We hope you enjoy this episode where we discuss the importance of Quality Improvement for medical leaders, difficult conversations, and more. As always, if you like what we’re doin...2021-07-0548 minLeading the RoundsWinning the Nobel Prize and What Makes Life Meaningful with Dr. Robert LefkowitzIn this episode, we interview Nobel Laureate Dr. Robert Lefkowitz. Dr. Lefkowitz is an internist and cardiologist who is best known for his novel work in the discovery of GPCR’s. This discovery has led to the production of numerous life saving medications. He is currently an investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and a Professor of Medicine at Duke University. We hope you enjoy this episode where we discuss the serendipity of life, pursuing excellence, the importance of mentorship and more. Welcome to Leading the Rounds! Questions we asked: What do you...2021-06-2156 minLeading the RoundsWellness is NOT Yoga and Granola with Dr. Tait ShanafeltIn this episode we interview Dr. Tait Shanafelt. Dr. Shanafelt is a Jeanie and Stewart Ritchie Professor of Medicine, Chief Wellness Officer, and associate dean at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is the co-author, with one of our former guests Steven Swenson, of “Mayo Clinic Strategies to Reduce Burnout”. He is credited for bringing physician-burnout to the forefront of healthcare discussion. He is a leader in the field of physician wellness and healthcare team efficiency. He has published numerous works in the field of physician well being and his studies in this area have been cited by CNN, USA...2021-06-0734 minLeading the RoundsArtificial Intelligence, Social Media, and Disruptive Technology with Dr. Roxana DaneshjouIn this episode we interview Dr. Roxana Doneshjou. She is a clinical scholar in the department of dermatology at Stanford School of Medicine. She is a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans and was the Stanford Medicine TEDMED Student Ambassador in 2015. She is interested in bridging new technologies such as genomics and machine learning with clinical medicine. She is also interested in the use of Twitter for scientific communication and medical education. You can follow her on Twitter: @RoxanaDaneshjou.We hope you enjoy this episode of leading the rounds! If you enjoy what w...2021-05-2448 minLeading the RoundsThe Bright SIDE of Leadership with Hamza KhanIn this episode, we bring back a guest from season 1 and interview Hamza Khan. Hamza is a multi-award winning marketer, best-selling author, and global keynote speaker whose TEDx talk “Stop Managing, Start Leading” has been viewed over a million times. He is also the author of two books, The Burnout Gamble and his most recent book, Leadership Reinvented. If you want to learn more about Hamza, check out his website hamzakhan.ca. In our episode with Hamza last season, we talked about his leadership experiences, challenging the status quo, as well as his take on burnout being a lea...2021-05-1050 minLeading the RoundsThe Anatomy and Physiology of the Healthcare System with Dr. Jonathan BurroughsJonathan Burroughs is President and CEO of The Burroughs Healthcare Consulting Network, Inc. He works with some of the nation’s top healthcare consulting organizations to provide ‘best practice’ solutions and training to healthcare organizations throughout the country.Dr. Burroughs serves on the national faculty of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the American Association for Physician Leadership, where he has been consistently rated as one of their top speakers and educators.He is the author or coauthor of many books on healthcare leadership including, Redesign the Medical Staff Model - A Collaborative Approach, which...2021-04-2659 minLeading the Rounds5 Rules for Leadership; Season 1 RecapIn this episode, Peter and I put together the culmination of our first season of podcasting. We took lessons from leaders in medicine, business, and the military to bring you 5 rules for leadership. This episode contains lessons from previous guests including Drew Dudley, Dr. Ed Creagan, Dr. Simon Fleming and more. We hope you enjoy this episode of Leading The Rounds!Rule 1: Chase Purpose “Leadership will always start from the inside out. The leader that you are is honed and developed well before a leadership appointment.” - Hamza Khan “Leadership is spending just as muc...2021-03-2946 minLeading the RoundsPresence, Excellence, and Leading as an Introvert with Dr. Edward BarksdaleIn this episode we interview Dr. Edward Barksdale. He is the newly elected American Pediatric Surgery Association President. He is also the Division Chief of Pediatric General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery at UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital. He recently Launched the Anti-fragility Initiative, which takes a unique approach to addressing Cleveland’s teen poverty challenge and has already received over $2 million from the Governor of Ohio.We hope you enjoy our conversation where we talked about living in the moment, committing to excellence, leading from a place of purpose, leading as an introvert and t...2021-03-1554 minLeading the RoundsPerforming in the Face of Disaster with Dr. Jeffrey UppermanIn this episode we interview Dr. Jeffrey Upperman. Dr. Upperman was recently appointed as the Surgeon-in-Chief of Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. Prior to that, he served at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and received recognition as an expert in trauma, disaster preparedness, and injury prevention. Upperman is a retired lieutenant colonel in the US Army Medical Corps and was chief of surgery during operation Iraqi Freedom 2. He serves as a sworn member of the National Advisory Committee for Children in Disasters. Upperman has published over 180 peer-reviewed publications, 200 abstracts and 20 book chapters. His research includes sepsis, inflam...2021-03-0151 minLeading the RoundsJoy and Justice in Leadership with Dr. Ijeoma Nnodim OparaIn this episode we interview Dr. Ijeoma Nnodim Opara. Dr. Opara received her medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine (WSUSOM) and completed a Med-Peds Residency at the Detroit Medical Center where she served as Chief Medical Resident. Currently, she is a double-board certified and an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. She is the Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residency, and attending physician with Wayne State University Physician Group.She is certified in Clinical Teaching by the Stanford Clinical Teaching Program and an inaugural fellow of the Academic Leadership A...2021-02-151h 01
Leading the RoundsWhy Gender Doesn't Belong in Leadership Conversations with From Skirts to Scrubs and Dr. Stephanie FaubionIn this episode we combine with another podcast to interview. Dr. Stephanie Faubion M.D. She has practiced in the Women's Health Clinic at Mayo Clinic for over 10 years. She has a broad interest in women's health and her research encompasses sex- and gender-based differences in disease, menopause, hormone therapy, healthy aging, and sexual health and dysfunction in women.In her roles as the Penny and Bill George Director for Mayo Clinic's Center for Women's Health and medical director for The North American Menopause Society, Dr. Faubion is acutely aware of the need to improve the evidence...2021-02-0137 minLeading the RoundsDeath, Humor and Bringing Humanism Back to Medicine with Dr. Ed CreaganIn this episode we interview Dr. Ed Creagan. Dr. Ed was first board-certified in medical oncology with a focus on malignant melanoma and lung cancer. He then transitioned into a career in hospice and palliative medicine.He was the Mayo Clinic president 1999, 2000, 2001. He was responsible to the Mayo Clinic CEO who directed answered to the internal board of governors and the external trustees. He believes that this gave him a fascinating insight into what he called the Masters Of The Universe. On a local as well as an international platform. He was able to see the...2021-01-1846 minLeading the RoundsEsprit De Corps and the Importance of Curiosity with Dr. Stephen J. SwensenIn this interview, we talk to Dr. Stephen J. Swensen. He is dedicated to the support of thoughtful leaders who aspire to nurture fulfillment of their staff. He is a recognized expert, researcher and speaker in the disciplines of leadership and burnout. Dr. Swensen serves as Senior Fellow of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, where his focus is Joy in Work. He works as the Leadership Theme Leader for NEJM Catalyst. For three decades he served patients at the Mayo Clinic. As Director for Leadership and Organization Development, he co-led the Professional Burnout Initiative and ov...2021-01-0452 minLeading the RoundsLeading During Chaos: from the operating room to COVID-19 with Dr. Steve StylianosIn this episode, we interview Dr. Steven Stylianos. Dr. Stylianos serves Columbia University as the Rudolph N Schullinger Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery. He is currently the Surgeon-in-Chief of the Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital/New York Presbyterian.A graduate of Rutgers University and the New York University School of Medicine, Dr. Stylianos completed his general surgical training at Columbia–Presbyterian Medical Center. He subsequently spent two years as the Trauma Fellow at the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Institute in Boston and then completed his formal pediatric surgery training at Bost...2020-12-2144 minLeading the RoundsHuman Leadership and Mental Health with Dr. Alison Van DykeInside-Out Leadership: Human Leadership and Mental Health with Dr. Alison Van Dyke Erratum: Dear listeners, we wanted to correct information from this episode. The NCI SEER Cancer Registries ascertains over 500,000 cancer cases not 500 million as mentioned .Dr. Alison Van Dyke joined the Data Quality, Analysis, and Interpretation Branch of the Surveillance Research Program (SRP) as Director of the SEER-linked Virtual Tissue Repository (VTR) Pilot Studies. For the VTR Pilot Studies, SRP works with SEER registries to obtain custom annotations of detailed treatment data for pancreas and female breast cancer cases which may have biospecimens available. T...2020-12-0749 minLeading the RoundsThe Main Course: Drew Dudley on Day One Leadership, and Lollipops for Patients“As long as we make leadership something bigger than us… we give ourselves an excuse not to expect it every day, from ourselves and from each other.” -Drew Dudley In this episode we interview Drew Dudley. Drew has been called one of the most inspirational TED speakers in the world, and he is on a mission to help people unlearn some dangerous lessons about leadership. As the founder and chief catalyst of Day One Leadership, he has helped top organizations around the world increase their leadership capacity. His clients have included McDonald’s, American Express, JP Morgan...2020-11-2353 minLeading the RoundsHealthcare 101: Dr. Simon Fleming on Bullying in Medicine and Improving the Culture of Medical Training"Simon Fleming is a trainee Trauma and Orthopedic surgeon from the United Kingdom who has developed a national, and growing international reputation, for his campaigning work to drive cultural change in the NHS and other healthcare organizations. He has spoken widely across the UK and abroad – including delivering a TEDx talk – around his award-winning #HammerItOut campaign aimed at tackling bullying and discriminatory behaviors in the NHS to create positive and empowering workplaces and to improve patient care. Simon has received over 15 awards for his work in improving standards in medical education and...2020-11-0953 minLeading the RoundsInside-Out Leadership: Hamza Khan on Addressing Burnout from the Inside Out In this episode, we interview Hamza Khan. Hamza is a multi-award winning marketer, best-selling author, and global keynote speaker whose TEDx talk “Stop Managing, Start Leading” has been viewed over a million times. He is a top-ranked university educator, serial entrepreneur, and respected thought leader whose insights have been featured by notable media outlets such as VICE, Business Insider, and The Globe and Mail. He empowers youth and early talent through his work as Managing Director of Student Life Network, Canada’s largest and most comprehensive education resource platform, which reaches over 2.7 million students. From TEDx stages and inte...2020-10-2650 minLeading the RoundsThe Main Course: Lt. Gen. Dr. Mark Hertling on Inter-Professional Physician-Leadership DevelopmentLieutenant General Mark Hertling retiring from the US Army in January 2013 and recently served as Senior Vice President at Florida Hospital. He is now an advisor to the Advent Health Leadership Institute, where he designed and teaches a physician and healthcare strategic leadership development program. His book, Growing Physician Leaders, was published in May 2016. Mark served in the US Army as the Commanding General of the US Army Europe, after leading over 60,000 soldiers and partnering with the Armies of 51 other nations. He served a total of 38 months in combat, including a tour Commanding the US Army’s 1st Armored Di...2020-10-1259 minLeading the RoundsHealthcare 101: Dr. Brent James on Value Based Care & The Future of MedicineIn this episode we interview Dr. Brent James. Dr. James has been a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. He is also a Senior Advisor at the Leavitt Group and a Senior Advisor at Health Catalyst, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He holds faculty appointments at the Stanford University School of Medicine and at several other universities. He was formerly the Vice President and Chief Quality Officer at Intermountain Healthcare.He has been honored with many awards for quality in health care delivery, including the John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety & Quality Award, The Joint Commission a...2020-09-2848 minLeading the RoundsThe Main Course: Tragic Optimism Part II, Finding your whyIt’s the proverbial question. Starting from the first time you utter an interest in medicine. Your parents, your friends, your mentors, your teachers, admissions committees- everyone asks you, “Why do you want to be a doctor?” This is not just a question you should think about before medical school, but one to revisit throughout your career. In last week's episode we introduced one facet of Victor Frankl’s idea of tragic optimism. Another part of this idea is with respect to finding your purpose. Frankl’s basic tenet is that those who are driven by purpose, rather than the pursuit...2020-09-1423 minLeading the RoundsInside-Out Leadership: Tragic Optimism Part I, the Pitfalls of Complaining As a growing part of the healthcare team, we have seen it first hand. The medical students who gather in the cafeteria over lunch to complain about their instructors, but don’t take action to improve the curriculum. The surgeons who congregate in the lounge to grumble about how the scrub nurse wouldn’t hand them their instruments in the correct direction, but don’t work with the scrub nurse so that she can improve for the next surgery. The nurses who continually chat about the patients and physicians who are rude. As a community of healthcare workers...2020-08-3133 minLeading the RoundsHealthcare 101: What is Medical Waste and How Can You Clean it Up?The United States Ranks #1 in Healthcare spending, reaching nearly 18% of our GDP or $3.8 trillion. There are a number of reasons for this huge spending and we hope to explore this further in our episodes on the business of healthcare. Today we’re talking about waste in healthcare delivery. It is estimated that 25% of healthcare spending can be attributed to one form of waste or another. Today we talk about what medical waste looks like, what others have suggested as solutions, and why it's important- as medical trainees- to be on the lookout for areas of waste or inefficiency. 2020-08-1738 minLeading the RoundsThe Main Course: Why Medical Trainees Need More Leadership Training with Dr. Tom HusteadIn this episode we interview Dr. Tom Hustead. Tom graduated from West Point in the top 3% of his class and then from Case Western University School of Medicine. As a retired Army Colonel, highlights from his distinguished career include being awarded Flight Surgeon of the Year for his service in combat, Outstanding Faculty of the Year for his medical teaching, and board selection as Department Chair for a family medicine residency department. As a result of his appointment by the Army Surgeon General to be the “face of military medicine” to recruit and share the Army...2020-08-0358 minLeading the RoundsInside-Out Leadership: How Less May Be MoreAs medical students and physicians, we are constantly pushed to take on more responsibilities, add more things to our CV, do more research, and see more patients. While this constant pressure to add additional responsibilities to our lives may seem like the road to success, the disciplined pursuit of less can actually allow us to make a more substantial impact and lead fulfilled lives. In this episode, we take a look at Greg Mckeown's book Essentialism, take a dive into the culture of “more” in medical training, and work to convince you that the disciplined pursuit of less may actu...2020-07-2029 minLeading the RoundsHealthcare 101: Fee-for-service vs. DPC with Dr. Paul ThomasDr. Paul Thomas is a board certified family medicine physician and founder of the Direct Primary Care clinic Plum Health. Dr. Thomas has won numerous awards, has been an invited speaker for Tedx, and has written two books on Direct Primary Care. In this episode we discuss typical Fee-for-Service medicine and how alternative models like Direct Primary Care could be the fix for our broken healthcare system. If you want more information on Plum Health or Direct Primary Care, you can go to: plumhealthdpc.com or startupdpc.com 2020-07-0626 minLeading the RoundsThe Main Course: Intentional Leadership with Cal WaltersCal Walters is a major in the US Army, Lawyer, and host of the Top Management Podcasts: Intentional Living & Leadership. In this episode we discuss his leadership training, being an intentional leader, and things that we can do in our medical training to become better leaders. If you want to connect with Cal further, you can check out his podcast or visit his website: calwalters.me 2020-06-2248 minLeading the RoundsStart HereIn our inaugural episode, we spend a few moments discussing the goal of this podcast and our vision for the future. This introduction will discuss our three episode types: Inside-Out-Leadership, The Main Course, and Healthcare 101. We hope you will take this journey with us. We look forward to challenging ourselves and our ideas to improve our leadership abilities. If you like our mission and vision, please subscribe and give us a positive rating. You can also reach out to us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter at leadingtherounds or you can email us at leadingtherounds@gmail.com 2020-05-2505 minLeading the RoundsInside-Out-Leadership: Mindset is EverythingWhile often overlooked as a leadership and personal development tool, our mind holds the key to how we see the world. With the myriad of troubles and challenges that we will face as physicians, a strong mind imperative to our success. In this episode, we discuss the growth mindset and how it is able to move the needle both for our personal development and ultimately our ability to lead others. 2020-05-2538 minLeading the RoundsHealthcare 101: Medicare and MedicaidAs physicians in the US, many of our patients will use some form of medicare or medicaid. We believe that medical students and residents should have a base understanding of what each of those are before they enter the workforce. In this episode, we give an introduction to Medicare and Medicaid, and discuss how it may impact you as a physician. 2020-05-2541 minLeading the RoundsThe Main Course: MentorshipProfessional development is a long road wrought with many decisions we sometimes don’t feel equipped to make. Having a trusted network of people, especially people who have walked the path you’re walking is imperative to personal and professional development. Mentors not only provide a source of knowledge, they can also be someone who motivates you, keeps you accountable and can advocate for your success. On the other hand, being a mentor can be an incredible growing experience and awesome way to help others who could benefit from your knowledge and experience. In this episode we explore what ment...2020-05-2532 min