The Value of Reluctant Leadership and Guiding Frontline Healthcare Leaders with David A. Rogers, MD, MHPE

David A. Rogers, MD, MHPE, whom we affectionately refer to as a Faculty Factory Podcast 'frequent flier,' returns to the show this week for the third time, delivering a gem of a conversation centered around leadership.

With the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), he is a professor in the Department of Surgery, with secondary appointments in the Departments of Medical Education and Pediatrics and holds an adjunct appointment in the Collat School of Business. Dr. Rogers is the Chief Wellness Officer for UAB Medicine, a position he has held since 2018.

Dr. Rogers served as a senior associate dean of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development at UAB Medicine from 2012 to 2021 and currently serves as the co-director of the UAB Health Care Leadership Academy.

He is also the author of the new book, The Frontline Healthcare Leader's Guide: Leadership that Advances Healthcare Work and the People Who Do It.

He joins us to discuss the book and share his insights on leadership, based on all he has absorbed about it during his incredibly accomplished career in academic medicine.

You can catch up on his past Faculty Factory Podcast appearances here:

• Episode 8 – A Faculty Factory Interview with David A. Rogers, MD, MHPE
• Episode 159 – Taking Ownership of our Wellness with David A. Rogers, MD, MHPE

"With leadership, I think fundamentally you need to have a vision and the ability to get people excited to follow or go with you on the journey," he told us.

Looking for further great reads on leadership? As Dr. Rogers pointed out in this interview, for those looking to get started with some strong leadership education, he also highly recommends starting with The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner.