Stop Physician Burnout: Physician Leadership Skills To Help Us Lead The Charge To Physician Wellness

The COVID-19 pandemic has added to the tremendous stress levels of physicians and other healthcare professionals worldwide.  As we are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, senior physician leaders recognize the significance of providing support for the health and well-being of healthcare providers. In this episode, Dr. Dike Drummond, the Founder and CEO of TheHappyMD.com shares his advice on how to start a conversation with senior leaders by asking the top three questions.  He explains that with these questions, physician employees can raise awareness of burnout prevention and create mindset shifts in building wellness strategies for a happier and healthier work environment. “I think that In the very near future the most successful organizations will be the ones who take the best care of their doctors.  I actually believe physician wellness is a disruptive innovation in health care."  - Dike Drummond MD Highlights: (02:20) Physician burnout as the origin of challenges (03:24) Questions to ask senior leaders (05:32) Triple competitive advantage (08:25) Window of opportunity (09:32) Support from The Happy MD  Resources:Quadruple Aim Physician Leadership Retreathttps://support.thehappymd.com/quadruple-aim-physician-leadership-retreat-2021 WellMDWorkshttps://www.thehappymd.com/wellmdworks The Happy MD contacthttps://www.thehappymd.com/contact  Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/FOCL3VlzyhM Learn more about Dr. Dike and The Happy MD: https://linktr.ee/dikedrummond We would love to hear your feedback.  Send us your review on Apple Podcasts/Itunes, or in other directories through this link: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/physicians-on-purpose-1546320Explore physician leadership tools and strategies to stop physician burnout, enhance physician wellness and give you the power of personal influence in the C-Suite. All the tools you need to play your role in leading the charge to wellness - at three levelsfor youyour teams and your entire organization.

In the American healthcare industry, gender and ethnicity-based biases are prevalent.  Women physicians and ethnic minorities often experience discrimination not only from patients but also from their own colleagues.  These microaggressions can cause anxiety and depression, impacting doctors’ work and life and eventually leading to burnout.   Returning to our show is Dr. Gita Pensa, an emergency room physician, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Brown University, speaker, and podcast host.  Coming from a family of immigrants, Dr. Pensa has faced racial discrimination as a young child, and even as a professional she is sometimes treated differently.  But with her wit and courage, she has proven herself capable to weather any storm.   Listen as she gives us another fascinating and empowering story of resilience and grit.   “You just sort of get to this point where if you amass enough confidence, if you don't suffer from imposter syndrome, if you have enough people that believe in you, and you believe in yourself, then whatever these things are meaningless.” - Dr. Gita Pensa   Highlights: (02:18) Sexism and racism in healthcare (09:32) Examples of microaggression (16:28) A family of immigrants (27:19) Dr. Gita’s experiences of discrimination 32:26) Superpower against microaggression (35:29) Fundamental attribution error   Resources: Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty https://www.amazon.com/Think-Like-Monk-Train-Purpose/dp/1982134488 Physicians on Purpose Podcast Episode 18: Gita Pensa MD - Malpractice Litigation and Burnout https://physiciansonpurpose.libsyn.com/18-gita-pensa-md-malpractice-litigation-and-burnout Doctors and Litigation: The L Word https://thelword.podbean.com/   Connect with Dr. Pensa Twitter:  @GitaPensaMD https://twitter.com/GitaPensaMD?s=20 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gita-pensa-md-faaem-693557189/   Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/KEpnV6kW5Ow   Learn more about Dr. Dike and The Happy MD: https://linktr.ee/dikedrummond We would love to hear your feedback.  Send us your review on Apple Podcasts/Itunes, or in other directories through this link: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/physicians-on-purpose-1546320

Creating a strong and positive collaboration between CFOs and physicians is a vital intrinsic element of success and growth in the business of healthcare. Raymond Snead, FHFMA, FACHE, is a doctor of Healthcare Administration with extensive experience as CEO/CFO and a 35-year career under his belt.  His expertise includes financial leadership, strategic financial planning, business development, revenue cycle management, and knowledge in LLC organizations.  He is also the leading authority on interim executive services in the US healthcare industry. Ray emphasizes the importance of creating a healthy relationship between the financial leadership team and physicians-employees in building a solid foundation of an organization.  He also shares the leadership habits and philosophies that can help finance leaders and doctors get along well. “There are two kinds of authority.  There's the authority that says you know who's got the chair in the corner office, and then there's the authority that says who can and will get something done and who can make something happen.” - Raymond Snead  Highlights: (02:11) CFO qualifications and titles (03:41) Common attitude of leadership team towards physicians (10:59) Leadership habits and philosophy (16:58) Work shadowing and systems management (25:36) Private physician-owned practice to employee setting (32:52) Benefits of interim work (33:57) Advice to physicians for healthier employer relationships  Resources:Douglas M. McGregor https://iwer.mit.edu/about/iwer-pioneers/douglas-m-mcgregor/ Connect with Ray Snead:Website:  https://interimcfo.wordpress.com/https://contactout.com/RaymondA-SneadJrDScFHFMAFACHE-1347418Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/raysnead/ Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/WS3YM2ulb_4 Learn more about Dr. Dike and The Happy MD: https://linktr.ee/dikedrummond We would love to hear your feedback.  Send us your review on Apple Podcasts/Itunes, or in other directories through this link: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/physicians-on-purpose-1546320Explore physician leadership tools and strategies to stop physician burnout, enhance physician wellness and give you the power of personal influence in the C-Suite. All the tools you need to play your role in leading the charge to wellness - at three levelsfor youyour teams and your entire organization.

After years of practice, your medical career has reached its conclusion.  Now, what will be your legacy? It’s time to get some deeper insights from our guest expert in this episode.  We are honored to have with us Joseph Maroon MD.  He is a world-renowned neurosurgeon specializing in brain and spine injuries, the Medical Director of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), sports medicine expert, health and nutrition expert, professor, author, speaker, and triathlete, among his long list of credentials. Dr. Joe bravely shares his remarkable story of burnout, the life-changing events leading to the discovery of his true purpose, and finding balance in family, career, spirituality, and health. “I don't look at retirement.  I look at renewal.”- Joseph Maroon MD Highlights: (01:55) Sudden career transition (04:07) Getting into sports (06:57) Spirituality in physicians (12:22) Going back to neurosurgery (16:19) Gut-brain connection (20:30) Legacy and retirement  Resources: Square One: A Simple Guide To A Balanced Life https://www.amazon.com/Square-One-Simple-Guide-Balanced/dp/0998350907 I Dare You! https://www.amazon.com/Dare-You-William-H-Danforth/dp/0960241604  Connect with Dr. Maroon:Website:  https://www.josephmaroon.com/Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/drjosephmaroon/Twitter:  https://twitter.com/DrJosephMaroonLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-maroon-md-91444836/ Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/P9QcJQJP4uo Learn more about Dr. Dike and The Happy MD: https://linktr.ee/dikedrummond We would love to hear your feedback.  Send us your review on Apple Podcasts/Itunes, or in other directories through this link: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/physicians-on-purpose-1546320Explore physician leadership tools and strategies to stop physician burnout, enhance physician wellness and give you the power of personal influence in the C-Suite. All the tools you need to play your role in leading the charge to wellness - at three levelsfor youyour teams and your entire organization.

Should physicians also be leaders?  Our guest is none other than Dr. Robert Pearl, named one of Modern Healthcare’s 50 most influential physician leaders.  He believes that every doctor needs to learn leadership skills to improve the healthcare system for better patient satisfaction and financial sustainability. Dr. Pearl has an impressive background in physician leadership, being the former CEO of The Permanente Medical Group, the nation’s largest medical group, and former president of The Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group. He is a clinical professor of plastic surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine and faculty of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, bestselling author, podcast host, keynote speaker, and a healthcare contributor at Forbes. “Strategic thinking without action is powerless and action without thinking is aimless.”- Robert Pearl MD Highlights: (03:19)  Serendipitous route to leadership (09:54)  Leadership through service (11:56)  Ideal physician job description (13:52)  Culture of medicine and hierarchy  (19:26)  Modulating the cultural organization (23:56)  Capitation and quality healthcare (28:52)  Advice for aspiring physician leaders  Resources: Mistreated: Why We Think We're Getting Good Health Care -- and Why We're Usually Wrong https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1610397657 Uncaring: How the Culture of Medicine Kills Doctors and Patients https://www.amazon.com/Uncaring-Culture-Medicine-Doctors-Patients/dp/1541758277/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=uncaring&qid=1618490368&s=books&sr=1-1 Fixing Healthcare Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fixing-healthcare-podcast/id1423874033?mt=2 Coronavirus: The Truth Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coronavirus-the-truth-with-dr-robert-pearl-and-jeremy-corr/id1503171243 Doctors Without Borders: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/  Connect with Dr. Pearl:Website: https://robertpearlmd.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RobertPearl.MD/Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobertPearlMD/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-pearl-m-d-32427b98/ Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/IJ5BtPCJqKQ Learn more about Dr. Dike and The Happy MD: https://linktr.ee/dikedrummond We would love to hear your feedback.  Send us your review on Apple Podcasts/Itunes, or in other directories through this link: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/physicians-on-purpose-1546320Explore physician leadership tools and strategies to stop physician burnout, enhance physician wellness and give you the power of personal influence in the C-Suite. All the tools you need to play your role in leading the charge to wellness - at three levelsfor youyour teams and your entire organization.

How can physicians diversify their career paths beyond medicine?  Our very special guest today is Dr. Maiysha Clairborne, one of the original coaching clients when The Happy MD was launched.  She is an integrative medicine physician, NLP practitioner, author, podcaster, international speaker, physician burnout and career transition coach, and entrepreneur. She shares her non-traditional professional journey and personal advocacies.  She also talks about how NeuroLinguistic Programming creates a mindset shift towards achieving vocational flexibility and satisfaction in career and life. “You're always at choice and there always is a way to be creative and flexible inside of your career.”- Dr. Maiysha Clairborne Highlights: (02:16)  Choosing the path of Western medicine (06:18)  Starting locum tenens and a private practice (10:16)  Benefits of working locum tenens (16:27)  Transitioning to entrepreneurship (18:30)  What is NLP? (21:09)  Anti-racism advocacy (23:51)  Exploring other career options  Resources:Remap Your Mind Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/remap-your-mind-create-a-life-you-design/id1552054902Next Level Physicians Thriving Outside The Box Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/next-level-physicians-thriving-outside-the-box/id1482746593Between Heaven and Earth https://www.amazon.com/Between-Heaven-Earth-Chinese-Medicine/dp/0345379748Conscious Anti-racism https://www.jillwener.com/consciousantiracism Connect with Dr. Maiysha:Website: https://drmaiysha.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmaiysha/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DrMaiysha/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrMaiysha/Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrMaiysha Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/B0N1iV246Gc Learn more about Dr. Dike and The Happy MD: https://linktr.ee/dikedrummond We would love to hear your feedback.  Send us your review on Apple Podcasts/Itunes, or in other directories through this link: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/physicians-on-purpose-1546320Explore physician leadership tools and strategies to stop physician burnout, enhance physician wellness and give you the power of personal influence in the C-Suite. All the tools you need to play your role in leading the charge to wellness - at three levelsfor youyour teams and your entire organization.

The terms psychiatrist, therapist, and coach are often used interchangeably.  But when someone needs support and professional help for symptoms of depression or burnout, whose service should he seek? With us in this episode is Dr. Pam Pappas, an integrative psychiatrist, ICF-certified coach, and one of our burnout prevention coaches at TheHappyMD.com.  She discusses the scope and overlap of these fields and how these interventions can make an impactful change in a person’s life and well-being. “I think there has to be a lot of empathy and authenticity in the conversation where you really let the person tell you how it is for them and help them along their way.”- Dr. Pam Pappas Highlights: (1:32) Psychiatrist, therapist, or coach? (3:55) Cognitive-behavioral therapy as a treatment for depression (5:02) Coaching is not incompatible with medication therapy (8:01) Depression and suicide screening (10:09) When to do psychotherapy referrals? (15:42) Changing the medical culture  Resources:International Coaching Federation:  https://coachingfederation.org/Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5®), Fifth Edition:https://appi.org/Products/DSM-Library/Diagnostic-and-Statistical-Manual-of-Mental-Disord?sku=2554 Connect with Dr. Pamela Pappas: TheHappyMD.com:  https://www.thehappymd.com/physician-coach-pam-pappas Website:  http://www.drpampappas.com/ Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/pampappasmd/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/WholeheartedDoctoring  Watch on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7_7R9ngQck Learn more about Dr. Dike and The Happy MD: https://linktr.ee/dikedrummond We would love to hear your feedback.  Send us your review on Apple Podcasts/Itunes, or in other directories through this link: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/physicians-on-purpose-1546320Explore physician leadership tools and strategies to stop physician burnout, enhance physician wellness and give you the power of personal influence in the C-Suite. All the tools you need to play your role in leading the charge to wellness - at three levelsfor youyour teams and your entire organization.

Physicians face challenges on a daily basis, but dealing with a lawsuit brings a whole new level of anxiety and stress which can affect their profession, personal lives, and relationships.In this episode we are very happy to have Dr. Gita Pensa, an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Brown University with expertise in digital medical education, a speaker on the topic of medical malpractice litigation/litigation stress, and the creator/host of the Doctors and Litigation: The L Word Podcast.She shares the story of a very interesting case that led to her medical malpractice lawsuit spanning 12 years, how it affected all aspects of her personal and professional life, and how she was able to bounce back towards the path of recovery.  Now, she is an advocate for physicians undergoing litigation and educates them through her podcast.  Listen to her amazing story. “I would just like to remind everybody that you and your life and your practice are more than any one case.” - Dr. Gita Pensa Highlights: (03:30) An extraordinary case (09:40) The trauma from trial (11:56) To succumb or to swim (14:48) Two prime directives (21:46) A turn for the better (23:48) Starting a podcast (24:51) Dancing with the doctors (28:58) Family and peer support (32:18) Self-help books (35:26) Closure and healing   Resources:When Good Doctors Get Suedhttps://www.amazon.com/When-Good-Doctors-Get-Sued/dp/0977751112#:~:text=OK-,When%20Good%20Doctors%20Get%20Sued%20%2D%202nd,Perfect%20Paperback%20%E2%80%93%20March%2012%2C%202015&text=A%20practical%20guide%20for%20physicians,professionals)%20involved%20in%20malpractice%20lawsuits. Doctors and Litigation: The L Wordhttps://thelword.podbean.com/ Connect with Dr. Gita Pensa: Twitter:  @GitaPensaMD https://twitter.com/GitaPensaMD?s=20 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gita.pensa Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gita-pensa-md-faaem-693557189/  Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/gOTxyr4Odho Learn more about Dr. Dike and The Happy MD: https://linktr.ee/dikedrummond We would love to hear your feedback.  Send us your review on Apple Podcasts/Itunes, or in other directories through this link: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/physicians-on-purpose-1546320Explore physician leadership tools and strategies to stop physician burnout, enhance physician wellness and give you the power of personal influence in the C-Suite. All the tools you need to play your role in leading the charge to wellness - at three levelsfor youyour teams and your entire organization.

Gratitude may be an overused word but it can be a powerful tool of transformation and burnout prevention. Dr. Harjot Singh is a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist, a burnout coach, and a part of the training team at TheHappyMD.com.  In this episode, he teaches us how we can use gratitude as an all-around tonic and can be a superpower to improve overall well-being.  He also shares an evidence-based study which shows how gratitude, if done consistently, can create a big transformation in our life. "Gratitude is not a noun.  It is a verb which means when we are talking about it this is not like something you quickly hear and then store it away in your memory bank somewhere."- Dr. Harjot Singh Highlights: (02:28) The concept of gratitude (06:14) Evidence-based intervention (09:49) Mindset shift (12:04) Creating a habit (13:44) Gratitude as an inner game tool (17:26) Simple things to be grateful for  Resources:Fred B. Bryant and Joseph Veroff: What is savoring? https://positivepsychlopedia.com/year-of-happy/what-is-savoring/ Savoring: A New Model of Positive Experience http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0805851208/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0805851208&linkCode=as2&tag=kirnew-20&linkId=JV4OC6VYGYJ4LJ7F  Connect with Dr. Harjot Singh:TheHappyMD.com:  https://www.thehappymd.com/physician-coach-harjot-singhLinkedin:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/harjotsinghmd/Website:  HarjotSinghMD.com Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/11z8IjrPgxI Learn more about Dr. Dike and The Happy MD: https://linktr.ee/dikedrummond We would love to hear your feedback.  Send us your review on Apple Podcasts/Itunes, or in other directories through this link: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/physicians-on-purpose-1546320Explore physician leadership tools and strategies to stop physician burnout, enhance physician wellness and give you the power of personal influence in the C-Suite. All the tools you need to play your role in leading the charge to wellness - at three levelsfor youyour teams and your entire organization.

How can physicians communicate better when they’re not in doctor mode or outside of their comfort zone? Talking to your spouse, family members, and nonphysician bosses are crucial conversations that affect your relationships and day-to-day life.  Dr. Penelope Hsu, a pediatrician, board-certified professional coach, and one of our coaches at The Happy MD shares some communication tips and strategies adapted to doctors and inspired by the book, Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High. "You can't just shove your belief system, your values onto somebody else.  You have to at least have respect. You may not agree but the question isn’t who’s right or who’s wrong.  The question becomes, “If we’re both right then what?” - Dr. Penelope Hsu Highlights: (02:54) Taking your doctor hat off (07:50) Tips about crucial conversations (10:44) The importance of rehearsing conversations (12:44) Creating mutual respect  (15:59) Beginning tools for coaching clients (23:36) Start with the facts  Resources:Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are Highhttp://bit.ly/CrucialConversationsToolsforTalkingWhenStakesAreHigh Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/ut0ChA4Usyc Learn more about Dr. Dike and The Happy MD: https://linktr.ee/dikedrummond We would love to hear your feedback.  Send us your review on Apple Podcasts/Itunes, or in other directories through this link: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/physicians-on-purpose-1546320Explore physician leadership tools and strategies to stop physician burnout, enhance physician wellness and give you the power of personal influence in the C-Suite. All the tools you need to play your role in leading the charge to wellness - at three levelsfor youyour teams and your entire organization.