Leading the Rounds

Sep 12 2022 3
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Leadership development is overlooked in contemporary medical education, yet medical students and physicians find themselves in leadership roles from the beginning of their training. Medical leadership is complex and we hope to provide a resource and space for medical trainees- ourselves included- to grow and learn how to be better leaders. We hope to educate and motivate others to further develop themselves as leaders in healthcare.

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The Physician-Scientist Leader with Dr. Lindsey Criswell

Sep 12 2022 36 mins  
Dr. 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.

The Stress Resistant Leader with Dr. Daniel Dworkis

Aug 21 2022 42 mins  
Dan 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 Mass

A Surgical Approach to Mentorship with Dr. Thomas Varghese

Aug 07 2022 46 mins  
Intro: 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

Leadership in the ICU with Dr. Cristin Mount

Jul 17 2022 46 mins  
COL (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 A

Change Starts with Understanding featuring Dr. KeAndrea Titer and Dr. Karla Williams

Jul 03 2022 39 mins  
Intro: 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

Leadership Lessons from the Chiefs

Jun 19 2022 51 mins  
Today 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 th

Medication Appropriate Use and Systematic Reviews with Dr. James Wright

May 30 2022 35 mins  
James (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 Edit

Look Sharp, Lead Well with Dr. Paul Thomas

May 08 2022 37 mins  
Dr. 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 a

Leading from Love with Dr. Peter Pronovost

Apr 24 2022 40 mins  
Dr. 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 Mac

Healthy Leaders are Better Leaders with Kristen Holmes

Apr 10 2022 47 mins  
We 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. Kr