Dr. Edwin Leap has practiced emergency medicine for over 25-years. He is a Diplomate with the American Board of Emergency Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. He is also an award-winning columnist and blogger who has written for the Huffington Post, Politico, and Focus on the Family Magazine. He also publishes monthly columns in the Emergency Medicine News, Medpage Today, Greenville News, and the South Carolina Baptist Courier.
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The Legacy: Rick Zollinger, MD, FACS
Dr. Rick Zollinger has more than three decades in general, cardiovascular and thoracic surgery as well as certification in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine. As a well-respected clinician, educator and organizational leader, Rick has been a member of and held appointments with The American College of Surgeons, North Carolina Surgical Association, The Southern Surgical Society, The Society for Thoracic Surgery and The International Surgical Society.
Continue reading…The Magician: Bob Baker, MD
Dr. Bob Baker’s driving passion is helping doctors rediscover the love of practicing medicine while boosting patient ratings and physician compensation. In his book, The Performance of Medicine, he shares unique techniques and strategies to help physicians better connect and communicate with their patients. He believes practicing medicine is the best job in the world and that even today, physicians can reignite their own passion for their work.
Continue reading…Season 2 Preview
I wanted to take a moment to thank you all for joining us during the inaugural season of our podcast. In this time, we’ve introduced you to some very interesting individuals, each with a unique story of how they’ve made their personal contribution to health care delivery. The list included physicians and nurses, clinicians and researchers, executives, vendors, and entrepreneurs. We’re giving our podcast a holiday break during the last few days of December, but starting January 6, 2020 we’ll be launching Season 2 of prescription for success and continue with a new episode every two weeks throughout the year.
The Gracious Leader: Janet Smith Meeks, MBA, BBA
The author of Gracious Leadership: Lead Like You’ve Never Led Before, Janet Meeks has devoted four decades of her professional life to the healthcare and financial services industries. During the course of her career, she honed a leadership philosophy that transformed organizations by emphasizing positive corporate cultures, accountability, and something called the “Head-Heart Connection.” In this podcast Janet shares the story of her journey.
The Philanthropist: Dr. Steven Reich
In this interview we’ll meet Dr. Steven Reich, an orthopedic spine surgeon with a busy practice in central New Jersey. In addition to his private practice, Dr. Reich has an appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Rutgers Robert Woods Johnson University Medical School where he particularly enjoys working with medical students. He has also been politically active for many years and was appointed by the Governor of New Jersey to the New Jersey Commission on Spine Injury Research, which he also served as chairman. It was in that capacity that Dr. Reich testified before the U. S. Congress.
The Exec: Jerry Mansfield, PhD, RN
In this podcast, I talk with Jerry Mansfield, the first executive level leader for nursing and patient experience at Medical University of South Carolina, a Magnet-designated hospital for four consecutive years (2015-2019), Jerry is directly accountable for the practice of nursing (more than 2,000 FTEs) and establishing the strategic direction for patient care experience and engagement across all care delivery sites. By blending operational detail with sound strategy he creates innovative care delivery models, projects, and programs.
The Advocate: Dr. Shikha Jain
In this interview, Dr. Shikha Jain tells us about her evolution from practicing oncologist/hematologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital to Assistant Professor of Medicine and Physician Director of Media Relations at Rush University Cancer Center in Chicago as well as a powerful advocate for gender parity in medicine. Please join us for this enlightening conversation.
Continue reading…The Mentor: Dr. Duncan McRae, Jr.
Dr. Duncan McRae began his education in medicine and surgery as a teenager at the side of his father, a surgeon in McRae, Georgia. After completing his education at Vanderbilt University and University of Virginia, he began a successful career as a general surgeon In Montgomery, Alabama. Although teaching was not part of his original plan, he now finds himself as Associate Professor of Medicine for the University of Alabama School of Medicine, Montgomery Regional Campus. We’ll talk about that evolution from practitioner to mentor in this episode of Rx for Success.
Continue reading…The Host: Dr. Randy Cook
Dr. Randy Cook hosts the Rx for Success Podcast, where physician leaders reflect on their current work and the key elements that helped them along their professional journey to a successful career. In this podcast, Dr. Cook shares his own story and gives you his own “Prescription for Success.”
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