Women Physicians Lead: Leadership tips, career advice and work-life strategies for women physicians

Taking Care of Yourself During The Journey

In this episode, I sat down and talked with Dr. Amber Robins and Dr. Archana Shrestha, about taking care of ourselves as women physicians during our leadership journey. They are the CoFounders of Women in White Coats, where their mission is to not only voice the stories and perspectives of more women doctors but also to uplift and empower female doctors throughout their careers and lives. Amber Robins, MD, MBA is a double board-certified family medicine and lifestyle medicine doctor practici...

Achieving Balance and Mental Sharpness with Dr. LaKeischa McMillan

In this episode, I sat down and talked with Dr. LaKeischa Webb McMillan, Integrative OB-GYN, hormone specialist, and Amazon Best-Selling Author about achieving balance and mental sharpness during times of stress and adversity.  Dr. LaKeischa Webb McMillan earned her undergraduate degree in Biology (cum laude) from Oakwood College, now Oakwood University, and continued her studies at Loma Linda University School of Medicine. Dr. LaKeischa has a passion for helping women struggling with deplet...

Healthy Eating Tips & Tricks with Dr. Monique May

In this episode, I sat down and talked with Dr. Monique May, the Physician In The Kitchen ®, who is a Board-Certified licensed Family Physician with over twenty years of clinical experience.  We talked about the challenges women physicians are facing especially when it comes to taking care of our bodies and eating healthy.  Are you taking time for yourself? How much or little are you prioritizing self-care. To answer this question, I invite you to take the self-care quiz https://www.justthe...

From Striving To Thriving with Dr. Diane Shannon

In this episode, I sat down and talked with Dr. Diane Shannon, who made the hard decision to leave practice and pursue a career in medical writing, after experiencing paralyzing burnout as a newly minted primary care physician. For 20 years, Dr. Shannon worked with non-profit foundations that seek to improve the health care system, focusing attention on clinician burnout, lack of reliability, and patient safety issues. Her personal experience with burnout and her desire to support the physic...

Laying The Foundation: Developing a Leadership Mindset

My guest, Dr. Carol A. Penn, DO, MA, ABOM, FACOFP doubly Board Certified in Family Medicine and Obesity Medicine and being a Master movement, meditation, and mindset coach bring more than 40 years of experience and expertise in Mind-Body Medicine and the movement sciences. Gifted with the ability to inspire and educate about self-care, Dr. Penn brings a unique set of skills to her work as a physician. Her work in Mindful Movement and the dynamic small group facilitation work in the Mind Body ...

Laying The Foundation: Securing Your Legacy

In this episode, I sat down and talked with Dr. Kelly King, OB-GYN and multi-passionate entrepreneur on the importance of securing your legacy. She has worked as an OB/GYN for over 20 years and is currently an OB/GYN hospitalist in the greater Atlanta, Georgia area. While being a physician has and always will be her first career passion along the way she learned some new ideas about wealth and legacy.  As an entrepreneur, she wanted to create a world where businesses and families would have a...

Laying The Foundation: The 5 Ps of Leadership

This episode on the 5 Ps of Leadership was inspired by my time spent as a young medical student with Dr. Marilyn Hughes Gaston. I worked under her as a student summer intern at the NIH when she was the Assistant Surgeon General and Rear Admiral of the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Her career started as a pediatrician taking care of the underserved. She later became a medical expert in the field of sickle cell anemia where her 1986 study of the disease led to a nationwide screen...

Laying The Foundation Trailer

In this series, Laying The Foundation, we are talking about what we need to do to be ready for the call to lead. We have to do the prep work, reflect, plan and then execute.  First, we’ll talk about The 5 Ps of Leadership inspired by my time spent as a young medical student with my mentor Dr. Marilyn Hughes Gaston.  Next, we’re going to discuss - Developing a leadership mindset. In order to be an effective leader, you must have the right mindset.   Then we’ll shift to - Giving back: Volunt...

Closing The Gender Gap: Men Supporting Women in the Workplace

My guests Dr. Ken Richmond and Dr. Jarret Patton will discuss the topic of closing the gender gap in the workplace, utilizing men as allies.  Dr. Ken Richmond is a board-certified psychiatrist, leadership and organizational consultant, author, and speaker. He helps corporate leaders pinpoint leadership issues so they can develop thriving workplaces with less turnover, improved workplace morale, and increased organizational performance. Dr. Jarret Patton is a board-certified pediatrician, ex...

Dr. Denise Johnson Miller: A Surgeon's Mission To Help Prepare the Next Generation of Female Leaders

Denise L. Johnson Miller, M.D., FACS, is a board-certified general surgeon and is fellowship-trained in surgical oncology. She is currently Medical Director, Breast Surgery at Hackensack Meridian Health Cancer Care of Monmouth and Ocean counties. As a nationally recognized breast surgeon, she specializes in breast cancer, melanoma surgery, and soft tissue tumors. Dr. Johnson Miller is currently developing clinical translation trials in support of oncology drug testing, as well as an in-depth...

Dr. Nicole Rochester: Diversity and Inclusion in Healthcare Leadership

My guest Dr. Nicole T. Rochester is a board-certified pediatrician, professional health advocate, TEDx, and keynote speaker, and the CEO of Your GPS Doc, LLC, an innovative company that helps aging individuals, those with chronic illnesses, and their family caregivers navigate the healthcare system. Dr. Rochester was inspired to start her company after caring for her late father and witnessing the complicated healthcare system from the other side of the stethoscope. In addition to her health...

Dr. Richina Bicette: Fighting The Good Fight as a Physician Leader

My guest, Dr. Richina Bicette, as known as Dr. Richi,  is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). She is originally from South Florida but completed her medical education at Emory University School of Medicine. While at a conference during her final year of medical school, Dr. Bicette became enamored with both the vision and the mission of Baylor's Emergency Medicine program, and thus began her journey with BCM. Dr. Bicette was also ...

Dr. Paula Walker-King: Work-Life Integration for Women Physician Leaders

During our Rise Up & Lead Telesummit, I had the chance to talk with Dr. Paula Walker-King, Board Certified Physician, global health advocate, author, speaker, and certified health and wellness coach about thriving as a women physician leader.  She shared her journey and challenges as a physician leader in academia and how she overcame those obstacles.  In this episode, Dr. Paula shared 3 tips for navigating leadership as a women physician while optimizing work-life integration.  1- Keep yo...

Thinking about physician leadership? 5 Ways to Prepare Yourself For the C-Suite

Are you often asked to lead? Maybe you’re charged with leading a small department or committee. Maybe you’re offered a formal role and title and not sure if you’re ready. This can happen at any time and you want to be prepared.  Our healthcare system is becoming more complex and undergoing change very rapidly. Unfortunately, but a lot of what we're seeing in terms of administrators and people, the people making decisions are not those who are doing the work every day, who are on or have been...

How To Be Intentional About Taking Time For Self-Care 

When you hear the word self-care, does it make you feel uncomfortable, like a word you have been avoiding, and know that you really need to pay attention to it?  Let's talk about, what self-care really is and what it looks like. Start treating self-care as your promise to yourself to care for you.  And that includes taking care of yourself, physically taking care of yourself mentally and emotionally, and taking care of yourself spiritually as well.  Especially during times of crisis and cha...

Battling Imposter Syndrome with Dr. Ericka Goodwin, Psychiatrist and Integrative Lifestyle Coach

Battling Imposter Syndrome as a Women Physician Leader I had the chance to speak with some amazing women physician leaders at our Rise Up & Lead Telesummit. I spoke with Dr. Ericka Goodwin, Harvard trained, double board-certified psychiatrist, best- selling author, top-rated speaker, and integrative lifestyle coach. She shared her journey as a physician leader in psychiatry and her transition to now incorporating integrative lifestyle coaching for professionals. We also talked about a topic t...

Reflections From a Leadership Coach: The Top 3 Lessons I Learned

Reflections from a Physician Leadership Coach: The Top 3 Lessons I Learned Through the years of being a healthcare leader, there were many lessons that I learned.   During the various leadership roles that I held throughout my 20 plus years in medicine, the most important thing I did during my career journey was to really step back and think about things that I learned along the way. I practiced in clinical medicine, had leadership roles in the healthcare industry, academic medicine, public...

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