199 The Chief Medical Officer Behind Kindbody's Growth from 1 to 32+ REIs Featuring Dr. Lynn Westphal

Inside Reproductive Health Podcast

English - October 01, 2023 12:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
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In this week’s episode of Inside Reproductive Health we dissect the successful rapid expansion of Kindbody with their Chief Medical Officer, and 25 year Stanford Professor, Dr. Lynn Westphal.

Dr. Westphal discusses:

How her role of CMO was constructed (As well as her part in designing it)

Her process of establishing protocols (And her process for amending them)

Where she believes, as CMO, it’s important to have input (Why staffing ratios are high on the list)

Her take on the difference between clinical and business operations (And if/where they overlap)

The major differences between REI business plans (academic institution vs venture backed enterprise)
One crucial thing she’s used to support her medical team (And why its effectiveness surprised her)

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