Category: Career

Leading For Positive Change: Patient-Centered Care, Hope, & Challenging The Status Quo Interview W/ Dr. Dalila Lewis, Div. Chief Of Pediatric Neurology, Musc Children’s Hospital

Dr. Dalila Lewis has been blazing a trail of positivity, change, and hope since joining the MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital as Division Chief of Pediatric Neurology.

When she took the lead at MUSC in August 2020, patients were facing 8-9 month long waits to see a provider, often meeting a new doctor at each appointment due to the medical team’s high-turnover and lack of staff.

In well under a year, she has made tremendous strides for her patients and her team. Thanks to her hands-on leadership style, her willingness to challenge the status quo, and strong support from the hospital’s administrative leadership, patients are now able to get appointments within a few weeks, they’re able to see the same doctors at their visits, and her team has expanded, reducing burnout and turn over.

Check out the Speaking Of, Making Healthcare Work for You interview with Dr. Lewis to hear the details about her philosophy to patient care – which includes a lot of listening, empathy, and hope – her leadership style, and her personal experience of being the mom of patient (her daughter was a preemie).

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Seeing Patients as People, Making Them Feel Heard, & Putting Yourself On the Front Lines – Preview of Interview with Dr. Dalila Lewis

From high-turnover, to being understaffed, and long waits for patients to get appointments, Dr. Dalila Lewis faced tremendous challenges when she joined the MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital as the Division Chief of Pediatric Neurology.

But, thanks to an innovative, collaborative, and get-your-hands-dirty leadership approach, combined with an open-minded and supportive administrative team at the hospital, she was able to make incredible changes very quickly. Since joining MUSC, her team has expanded, drastically shortened wait times, help reduce burnout of those on her team, and continues to provide incredible care.

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Compassionate Capitalism Through Physician Entrepreneurship

Dr. Arlen Meyers is the President and CEO of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs (SOPE), through which he’s fostering what he calls “compassionate capitalism.”

SOPE was inspired by Dr. Meyers’ own experience creating a diagnostic medical tool.

In this interview, Dr. Meyers talks about his thoughts on why fostering an entrepreneurial mindset is critical, how doctors can put patients first and also turn a profit, and more.

Aside from his work with SOPE, Dr. Arlen Meyers is an Emeritus Professor at the University School of Colorado School of Medicine and lecturer at the Business School.

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Focus on Physician Entrepreneurship & Improving the Sick-Care System

Dr. Arlen Meyers is the President and CEO at Society of Physician Entrepreneurs, and he has innovative ideas about the field of medicine.

From having a sickness of systems, to the need for physicians to focus on the margin to sustain business and best treat patients, Arlen is working to change the thoughts around the way we approach medicine.

Here are our takeaways. Stay tuned for the full interview with Dr. Arlen Meyers.

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Reformatting Patterns, Overcoming Fear, & Reaching the Next Step: Interview with Kim Levings, Founder & CEO of ReThink You

Kim own life’s events lead her to create the program. Years ago, Kim had two past failed suicide attempts, and found herself a single mother. She lifted herself out of the darkness by choosing faith over fear, and those events shaped the program she created and coaches on today.

In this interview, Kim shares the story of how she overcame hurdles to life her best life, talks about how to reformat your thinking patterns, imposter syndrome, “familiar” zones, and more.

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