Changing your lens on healthcare and community health, with Dr. Sarah Hoehnen, DO
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English - May 24, 2023 10:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBSelf-Improvement Education Business Careers public health career health health career education higher ed self-improvement school job community Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode, Sujani sits down with Dr. Sarah Hoehnen, an infectious disease physician who is passionate about improving health systems. They discuss what drew Sarah to community health, her experience with leadership and expanding her work to include medical administration, and what Sarah has learned about marrying healthcare with other public health services.
You’ll Learn
How a medical school rotation drew Sarah into public healthWhat made Sarah interested in social systems and the way they impact healthHow western healthcare systems differ from others around the world and what we could learn from themHow we can start changing systems to better connect individual clinical care to the health of the communityThe value of playing to your own strengths and perspectives in healthcareSarah’s experience transitioning from a clinical role to a directorial/management roleWhy it’s important for Sarah to continue her clinical work along with her administrative workThe biggest challenges Sarah has come across in her experience working on both sidesWhat additional training Sarah has gone through or considered to succeed in her administrative roleWays to successfully lead a team and have everyone work in their own zones of genius
Today’s Guest
Dr. Sarah Hoehnen is a practicing infectious disease physician who is passionate about improving access to infectious disease screening, treatment, and prevention through integrated care and harm reduction models. Dr. Hoehnen partners with behavioral health and primary care providers to implement innovative systems of care that improve patient outcomes.
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