Your Career In Healthcare

Host: Tim Rush Guest: Bassam Rimawi, MD Currently completing a second fellowship in Reproductive Infectious Diseases and Maternal Fetal Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. Bassam Rimawi shares his unique journey in medicine and reveals some alternative career choices for fellows.

Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, Author of "The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens" Guest: Michelle Mudge-Riley, DO With all the recent updates in healthcare, more and more physicians are turning to non-clinical careers, and resources like Physicians Helping Physicians aim to make that transition easier. Here to talk about all the ins and outs of this coaching service with Dr. Andrew Wilner is the founder of Physicians Helping Physicians, Dr. Michelle Mudge-Riley.

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Guest: Christopher Spagnuola, MD, FAAOS As with any technology, there are benefits and limitations to the computerization of healthcare. On the plus side, as Dr. Christopher Spagnuola explains, electronic medical records are streamlining communication between medical providers when it comes to prescriptions, and telemedicine is revolutionizing post-op following orthopedic surgery. But there are unfortunately some downsides to this technology as well.

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Guest: Carmine Attanasio Get a glimpse into the future of healthcare as Carmine Attanasio the Senior Product Manager with Digital Mylemoa Marketing at Celgene, shares how social media is changing the landscape in patient education.

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Guest: Daniel Tropeano Join Daniel Tropeano, CEO of the Pennsylvania and Delaware Region with United Healthcare, as he shares how technology has helped improve the personalization of healthcare and the utilization of the various wellness programs available to healthcare members.

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Guest: Jeanne Venella, DNP, MS, CEN, CPEN Jeanne Venella, Vice President of Clinical Operations at Stel Life, Inc., talks about the benefits and limitations of the electronic records system in healthcare from her perspective as a nurse.

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Guest: Richard Snyder, MD Get a behind-the-scenes look into how Independence Blue Cross teamed up with Penn Medicine to identify opportunities for improving patient satisfaction and their access to and coordination of care by utilizing EMR data and medical claims data. Richard Snyder, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Independence Blue Cross, shares his insights into this venture.

Host: Prathima Setty, MD At the Physician Advisor and Medical Director Summit in Orlando, Florida, Dr. Prathima Setty goes live alongside Dr. Kalyana Kanaparthy. As the System Medical Director of the Physician Advisor Program at Rochester Regional Health, Dr. Kanaparthy speaks to the value of the physician advisor's role within the healthcare industry. They discuss not only the financial implications, but also how physician advisors strive to maintain a hospital's obligation of accuracy in patient status.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Bryan J. Smith, MD Are you a physician whose passion is practicing medicine? Or are you a jet-setter looking for international intrigue? As it turns out, you can be both! Once hospitalist Dr. Bryan Smith discovered Global Medical Staffing, he packed his bags and boarded a flight bound for New Zealand. A year and a half later, he chronicles his experiences abroad with Dr. Shira Johnson. In riveting detail, Dr. Smith sheds light on the benefits and challenges of foreign cultural paradigms in medicine.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: William Lemaire, MD Dr. Shira Johnson welcomes Dr. William LeMaire, author of Cross-Cultural Doctoring: On and Off the Beaten Path, who chronicles his transformation from a faculty member at the University of Miami to an international, jet-setting Ob/Gyn with the help of Global Medical Staffing. He depicts healthcare challenges many countries face today, including the continued need for medical basics.

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Physicians have one of the most stressful careers out there, forcing them to learn how to cope with high pressure on a day-to-day basis. And with the rates of physician burnout on the rise, adding a little laughter to your life and practice could be just what the doctor ordered. Sharing their experiences on learning to cope with these pressures and incorporating humor into their practice are Dr. Brian McDonough and Dr. John Kelly, Clinical Professor of Orthopedics at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Thomas O'Mara, MD Transitioning to a full-time locum tenens position may sound daunting when you’re in the middle of your career and run a private practice. But through CompHeatlh pulmonologist, Dr. Thomas O'Mara, found working as a locum tenens for the past 12 years has provided him and his family with flexible scheduling and opportunities to create a better work-life balance. Dr. Shira Johnson speaks with Dr. O'Mara about his personal journey as a locum tenens that began with uncertainty and led to happiness.

Host: Tim Rush Guest: Noel Lumpkin, MD Dr. Noel Lumpkin, author of Road Warrior Physician, produces a must-read for all physicians, no matter their career stage. Through her insights, Dr. Lumpkin will equip you with the tools you need to begin your career as a locum tenens physician—from the steps to take, the benefits received, and job landscape.

Host: Tim Rush Dr. Johnny Shen, a family practice physician trained in Houston, TX, investigated whether there could be another way to achieve work-life balance early in his career. What he discovered was locum tenens. This aha moment set him on a unique and fulfilling career path that has both defied his expectations and changed the perception of the healthcare industry.

Host: Tim Rush Guest: Robin Mcalister Mangione, MD Ever dreamt about selling everything, moving onto a sailboat, and traveling across the world? That’s exactly what Dr. Mangione did when she decided to become a locum tenen physician. With help from resources like Weatherby Healthcare, she can practice her passion wherever the winds may blow.

Data, artificial intelligence, and telehealth protocols are three of the biggest buzzwords in the health care industry right now, but it’s not all just hype. Dean of the Stanford School of Medicine Dr. Lloyd Minor reveals how these three elements are part of his strategic plan for advancing 21st century biomedicine and medical education.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Joanna Petrides, PsyD Career fatigue is a staggering epidemic where not only the healthcare professionals suffer, but so do their patients and family members. Join Dr. Jennifer Caudle as she speaks with Dr. Joanna Petrides, Clinical Psychologist and Resident Research Director of Family Medicine at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, about the warning signs physicians need to be aware of and the preventative measures that can be implemented to help keep them healthy.

Host: Randall Wong, MD Host: Russell Faust, MD Transparency is a funny word in medicine. We don't use it often, but it’s how you begin the process of connecting with your patients. And to help you make that connection, Drs. Russ Faust and Randy Wong share the two types of transparency that will enable you to engage your current patients and develop new ones.

Host: Randall Wong, MD Host: Russell Faust, MD It’s a fine line between creating content that’s relevant and content that’s spammy. To help you find that balance, Drs. Russ Faust and Randy Wong share the secret to creating valuable content that’s read, remembered, and most importantly, shared.

Host: Randall Wong, MD Host: Russell Faust, MD Using a recent case study based on the Geisinger Medical Center, Drs. Russ Faust and Randy Wong explore whether you should skip traditional marketing methods like direct mail and instead connect with job seekers via social media.

Host: Randall Wong, MD Host: Russell Faust, MD With more and more browsers requiring websites to obtain an SSL certificate, Drs. Russ Faust and Randy Wong explain why you need to tell visitors—and even more importantly, browsers—that your website is secure and trustworthy.

Host: Randall Wong, MD Host: Russell Faust, MD When it comes to your practice, you probably have some conditions that you’d rather treat than others…we all do! That’s why Drs. Russ Faust and Randy Wong break down the key strategies that will get you noticed by the patients you want to reach the most.

Host: Randall Wong, MD Host: Russell Faust, MD Gone are the days when asking for reviews seemed desperate or unprofessional. Now it is much more acceptable, and in fact, patients expect it! Join Drs. Russ Faust and Randy Wong as they explain the importance of getting past the embarrassment and asking patients for reviews.

Host: Tim Rush Guest: Robert J. Deschenes, Ph.D. Guest: Athanasios Tsalatsanis, Ph.D. The career fields of health informatics and healthcare analytics continue to experience significant growth, a pattern expected to continue for at least the next decade. What’s driving this need for more health informaticists and analysts? Dr. Robert Deschenes and Dr. Athanasios Tsalatsanis, nationally renowned experts and educators in health informatics from USF Health’s Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida, join host Tim Rush to talk about the latest innovations from the field and their novel programs advancing this cause. Dr. Deschenes' research combines computational biology, bioinformatics and genetics in an interdisciplinary effort to understand cancer and neurological disorders. He oversees the graduate and postdoctoral programs of USF Health’s Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida. Dr. Tsalatsanis is an active researcher and professor in USF Health’s Morsani College of Medicine. His research interests are in the areas of medical decision making and health informatics, subjects about which he has published more than forty research articles and abstracts.

Host: Tim Rush Guest: Gail Curtis In May 2017, the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) House of Delegates approved a new policy, referred to as the Optimal Team Practice Guidelines. These guidelines were intended to expand access to care and better fit the PA profession to the current healthcare marketplace. What does this policy mean for the physician assistant field in terms of patient care, how will they collaborate with physicians, and what new career opportunities will emerge moving forward? Host Tim Rush talks with Gail Curtis, President and Chair of the AAPA Board of Directors, about ways in which these PA practice guidelines will change the physician assistant profession.

Host: Tim Rush Guest: Teresa MacGregor PhD, ARNP Guest: Roberta Christopher, EdD, MSN, ARNP, NE-BC, CHTS-CP Federal regulations requiring the implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) spurred the need for the healthcare industry to assess processes and employee skill sets relative to maintaining proper electronic records and improving patient care and safety outcomes. As a healthcare professional, it's likely that your job is affected every day by tasks or information related to health informatics. Because of the breadth of the health informatics industry and the depth of its impact on medical facilities throughout the country, we have interviewed some of the industry’s thought leaders on the practice of health informatics and nursing informatics. Dr. Christopher is an ANCC board certified nurse executive, and is board certified as a healthcare technology specialist clinician/practitioner consultant (CHTS-CP) through the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). She is also an active member of the AHIMA and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Dr. Christopher was credentialed by EPIC in electronic health record (EMR) report writing and inpatient clinical documentation. She had further training in EPIC hospital outpatient departments, Stork (maternal child module), ASAP (emergency department module), BEACON (oncology module), research, and business intelligence reporting during her tenure overseeing a nursing informatics department and co-facilitating an EPIC EMR go ...

Host: Tim Rush Guest: Noel Lumpkin, MD Most doctors have heard of locum tenens, but very few actually know how it works. Dr. Noel Lumpkin, author of the book Road Warrior Physician, wants to change this awareness issue for physicians. Together with our host, Tim Rush, she will discuss the necessary steps, benefits, and career landscape for this decision, both for doctors and hospital systems.

Host: Tim Rush Guest: Robin Mcalister Mangione, MD Host Tim Rush chats with Dr. Robin Mangione, a locum tenens physician with Weatherby Healthcare whose life on a sailboat allows her to take urgent care assignments wherever the sea takes her.

Host: Tim Rush Guest: Walter Boutwell Host Tim Rush chats with Dr. Walter Boutwell, a neonatologist from Montgomery, Alabama about his experience as a locum tenens doctor for the last 17 years, affording him the unique flexibility to participate in several medical missions and write works of speculative fiction.

Host: Tim Rush Guest: Roxanne Richards, MD Many people dream of packing up their bags and moving to the Alaskan wilderness, but practicing medicine in Alaska comes with unique challenges. Host Tim Rush talks with Dr. Roxanne Richards, a Family Medicine Physician at Norton Sound Regional Health Outpatient Clinic in Nome, Alaska about her experience working as a Locum Tenens doctor in Alaska.

Host: Tim Rush Guest: Fred Moss, MD In today’s fast paced world, it can be hard for people to find time in their busy schedules for even the most accessible mainstays of psychological treatment, such as talking to a therapist. Dr. Fred Moss, a Board Certified Psychiatrist and practitioner in the emerging telepsychiatry field, is helping usher in a new response to this problem by utilizing virtual psychiatric services. Is this approach as effective as the in-person visit?

Host: Tim Rush There is an expectation among many doctors finishing residency to seek and sign long term work contracts with hospitals and private practices. But for some, this particular career trajectory can feel limited and even restrictive to achieving work/life balance. Dr. Johnny Shen, a family practice physician trained in Houston, TX, investigated whether there could be another way. His discovery of locum tenens, normally considered "side work" within parts of the medical community, set him on a unique and fulfilling career path that has both defied expectations and changed the way others think of the practice. Dr. Shen joins host Tim Rush to discuss perspectives on locum tenens as a distinct career path for young physicians

Host: Tim Rush Guest: Asif Ali, MD Most doctors have heard about telemedicine, also called telehealth and e-medicine, but few have actually seen or utilized it in practice. As technologies enabling virtual patient visits and consultations continue to improve and gain more traction by clinicians, how will American healthcare systems change? Joining host Tim Rush to discuss the current and future impacts of telemedicine in health care is Dr. Asif Ali, Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center. Dr. Ali lectures nationwide on the evolving applications of telemedicine in modern practice.

Host: Tim Rush The Veterans Health Administration operates one of the largest healthcare systems in the world, and provides training for a majority of American clinicians across all levels of practice. Joining host Tim Rush to discuss the state of the VA is Dr. David Shulkin, Under Secretary of Health for the United States Department Veteran Affairs. As the Chief Executive of the Veterans Health Administration, Dr. Shulkin leads the nation’s largest integrated health care system with over 1,700 sites of care, serving 8.76 million Veterans each year. Prior to being nominated by President Obama and being confirmed by the United States Senate as Under Secretary of Health, Dr. Shulkin served in numerous chief executive roles including serving as President at Morristown Medical Center, Goryeb Children’s Hospital, and Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute, and the Atlantic Health System Accountable Care Organization. Dr. Shulkin also previously served as President and CEO of Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. For more information on careers at VA, please visit http://www.vacareers.va.gov

Host: Tim Rush A physician can attain a great amount of wealth over his/her career. But the first few years of practice are crucial in determining a doctor’s financial future. Host Tim Rush welcomes author of PAY YOURSELF FIRST: A Financial Guide for Doctors Entering Practice, James “Jim” Hemphill. Mr. Hemphill is Chief Investment Strategist and Managing Director of TGS Financial Advisors.

Host: Tim Rush Have you retired, but miss the lifestyle and purposeful pursuits of your clinical practice? Moreover, do you feel like you still have more to give, both within and outside your profession? Joining Tim Rush to address these and other questions is retired pediatrician Dr. Joseph Skoloff, who practiced medicine for over 40 years and maintains a strong presence in the field to this day.

Host: Tim Rush On average, women in medicine earn 12 to 15 thousand dollars less per year than male counterparts. Many explanations have been suggested throughout the years, from tangible factors such as maternity leave and associated preferential part time work options, to intangible factors such as "fewer negotiation skills" and "less competitiveness." Regardless of how grounded or far-fetched these explanations may be, the fact remains that a significant pay gap continues to exist in today's workforce. Why is this still the case, and what can be done about it? Addressing these and other questions is Abi Rimmer, reporter and Deputy Editor for the Careers section of the British Medical Journal. Ms. Rimmer wrote a recent article in the BMJ titled "Why do female doctors earn less money for doing the same job?"

Host: Tim Rush Host Tim Rush welcomes Dr. Laura Hayden, practicing physical therapist, touring comedian, and speaker. Laura's personal journey and research on the healing aspect of laughter led her to pursue her PhD in Physical Therapy from Boston University. The emphasis of her PhD was burnout and therapeutic laugher, examining ways to stay sane and positive when dealing with the stresses of clinical practice. In her ongoing work, she has found that laughter - as cliché as it may sound - truly is the best medicine for patients, their loved ones, and the medical professionals working the front lines.

Host: Tim Rush Host Tim Rush welcomes Diane Shannon, MD, MPH, to discuss her decision to leave medicine and her perspectives on modern practice challenges such as the often times silent epidemic of burnout. She has grown to help other physicians practice medicine in a way that is positively affirming both for themselves and by extension the patients they are privileged to serve. Dr. Shannon is a freelance writer who focuses on performance improvement in health care. She lives in Boston, MA.

Host: Tim Rush In this edition of Your Career in Healthcare, host Tim Rush welcomes Philippa Kennealy, MD. Dr. Kennealy is President of The Entrepreneurial MD and works with physicians who are striving to become entrepreneurs and build their own successful businesses or thriving practices. She discusses how she assists in providing support, education and resources that are specifically attuned to their business goals. Download and listen today!

Host: Tim Rush Host Tim Rush welcomes Dr. Ali Kavianian, who after retiring, decided to go back to practicing medicine. Dr. Kavianian founded a group called Pediatric Surgical Associates and later became Surgeon-in-Chief at a pediatric hospital in Southern California. He is now able to enjoy the benefits of retirement and work locum tenens assignments. Download and listen today!

Host: Tim Rush As a busy health professional doing what you love, you still need to think about how to grow your business. How do you balance the clinical and business-related demands? Host Tim Rush welcomes Michael Weber, MD, cardiologist and entreprenuer, who shares his story about developing a new medical app that has helped grow his business. Dr. Weber is a cardiac electrophysiologist on Long Island, New York and the developer of the DirectLineMD app. For more information, you can visit www.directlinemd.com Download and listen to the conversation today!