Your Career In Healthcare

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!

Host: Tim Rush How important is the resume/CV for a physician or other healthcare provider looking to make a job switch? What about the do's and don'ts for interviewing in this special population? And what are employers looking for in healthcare professionals of each practice level? Host Tim Rush welcomes Stephanie Rollheiser, Vice President of the locum tenens division at CompHealth, to discuss these and other important questions related to job searching. 

Host: Tim Rush From two branches of military medical service to rural reservations, island clinics, cowboy ranches, cruise ships, underwater residences and potentially even outer space, Dr. Thomas Anderson has practiced medicine in virtually all kinds of environments. Learn how the career trajectory of this "Adventure Physician" has taken place, and how it can inform your own practice options today.  

Host: Tim Rush In such a challenging and time-consuming profession, how can physicians find time to pursue other passions? Host Tim Rush welcomes Dr. Andrew Wilner, neurologist and award-winning author. His latest book, Bullets and Brains, draws on his own experiences as a neurologist to explain, in everyday terms, the dangers that can impact the brain. Dr. Wilner will discuss his career as both physician and author, including his medical missions in the Philippines. Download and listen in!

Host: Tim Rush Retiring doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to discontinue the practice of medicine. Tune in as Dr. Leon Books shares his experience of practicing both nationally and internationally as a locum tenens physician after deciding to close his practice and travel the world.

Host: Tim Rush Guest: Winn H. Gregory, MD As a locum tenens contractor, healthcare professionals can gain experience in a variety of settings, from rural solo practices to urban group practices to even military bases and correctional facilities. So if you’re interested in investigating the potential merits of this unique method of clinical practice, then tune in to hear Dr. Winn Gregory share his experience as a general surgeon who works with locum tenens assignments in affiliation with Weatherby Healthcare.

Host: Tim Rush As physicians' incomes diminish with reduced insurance reimbursement, physicians are faced with the problem of how to continue to offer high quality care without going broke. Some have turned to physician extenders and others have increased their patient loads to cover the increasing cost of running an office. There are lots of ways to "make money" and lots of reasons but staying within the ethics of practice is a bit tricky. Host Tim Rush welcomes Dr. Michael Greenberg, practicing dermatologist at the Illinois Dermatology Institute in Chicago, IL. Dr. Greenberg will discuss how his practice incorporates a "win-win-win" strategy that helps his practice, his patients and local charities. Download and listen today!

Host: Tim Rush Dr. Michael Nelson joins host Tim Rush to discuss his medical career within the Federal Bureau of Prisons. As Clinical Director at the Federal Medical Center in Rochester, Minnesota, Dr. Nelson has been a Clinical Director at FMC Rochester since 2009 and this is his most recent assignment as part of a twenty five year career with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Having worked at various duty locations throughout the agency, to include institutional, regional and central office experience, Dr. Nelson is uniquely qualified to discuss his experiences about correctional health care issues and opportunities within the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Dr. Nelson received his Doctor of Osteopathy from Kirksville College in 1984 and is Board Certified in Family Practice.

Guest: Donald C. Correll, MD, FACEP Host: Tim Rush Author and Emergency Medicine physician, Dr. Donald C. Correll , joins host Tim Rush to discuss his dual career. As a physician who works with physician assistants and nurse practitioners, Dr. Correll developed an appreciation of their medical skills and practice. Yet there was an unmet need in having protocols for the typical and atypical circumstances that occur in a provider's evaluation and treatment. That's why he decided to become an author. Listen to Dr. Correll's career as author and physician.

Guest: Brad Douglas Host: Tim Rush Host Tim Rush welcomes Brad Douglas, Vice President of Business Development for GMD/HIPAA Safeguard, a strategic protection and insurance solutions company. Mr. Douglas will discuss HIPPA Data Breech Protection and the benefits and great risks clinicians need to know to safeguard patient data. Join us in this educational and informational dialogue! Download today!

Guest: Larry Kraska Host: Shane Jackson Managing the high demands of medicine and trying to keep a physician office profitable is no easy task. What about the demands of being on staff at a hospital system? Or, multiple clinics? So, how do you try to manage your practice/profession, do it well and be happy? Is that possible? Well, answering these questions and more is Larry Krazka, CEO of MESA Medical Group in Lexington, Kentucky. Larry will discuss the unique practice management structure that has been set up in his organization and the value it brings to his physicians, advanced health care professionals and ultimately our patients.

Guest: Joanna Shepherd-Bailey, PhD Host: Shane Jackson The medical malpractice liability system has been viewed as the reason for the rising cost of health care, skyrocketing insurance premiums, and the driver of patient defensive medicine. All estimates try to quantify the medical liability system itself. Studies and analysis have been to capture all interested parties. However, very little has been done from the pateint's perspective. Host Shane Jackson welcomes Professor Joanna Shepherd-Bailey, PhD, law professor at Emory University, who shares this perspective.

Guest: Jay Walker Host: Shane Jackson TEDMED is a community of people who are passionate about imagining the future of health and medicine. Once a year, the organization holds a "grand gathering" where leaders from all sectors of society come together for three and a half days. They explore the promise of technology and the potential of human achievement across all medical fields. Jay Walker, Curator of TEDMED, discusses unique aspects of this event from the perspective of a novel continuing medical education resource.

Guest: Jeffrey M. McFarlane, ARNP Host: Tim Rush Host, Tim Rush, is joined by Jeffrey M. McFarlane, ARNP, who will be discussing how he became a medical entrepreneur. They review the need in the medical marketplace, how Jeffrey developed the idea and prototypes and finally, the pearls and pitfalls in becoming an inventor. Jeffrey M. McFarlane is a Nurse Practitioner and started his career in nursing at Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Florida, graduating with an Associates degree in Nursing Sciences in 1997. After a few years of prototyping, design changes, and vibration research he developed an effective first generation prototype which he calls the V.I.A. (Vibration Induced Analgesia) Comfort Clip. Currently, he is using the device for allergy shots, pediatric immunizations, lab draws, and joint pain related to arthritis, and injuries of the hand. It also is being used for pain management and physical therapy of the hands and wrists.

Guest: Thomas W. Rossi Host: Tim Rush Host Tim Rush speaks with Thomas Rossi, Vice President of HCA Physician Recruitment, about the art of planning one's long term career goals within a fluid, dynamic environment of modern medicine.

Guest: Aimee Payne, MD, PhD Host: Tim Rush Dr. Aimee Payne is assistant director of the medical scientist training program at the University of Pennsylvania and the core director of the Penn Skin Disease Research Center, where she focuses on the autoimmune blistering disease pemphigus vulgaris, a potentially fatal disorder in which autoantibodies against desmosomal cell adhesion molecules cause blistering of the skin and mucous membranes. She takes host Tim Rush on a tour of her career path combining clinical dermatology and research medicine. They discuss the balance of clinical work and research, as well as the role of women in research.

Guest: Michelle Mudge-Riley, DO Host: Tim Rush Are you in a twitter over how to use social media to further your career? Statistics show the medical community is not taking advantage of these tools as much as other professionals. How do social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter help in making professional connections or a facillitating a job search? Dr. Michelle Mudge-Riley, career and business consultant, gives host Tim Rush an overview of the strengths and weakness of these tools, and best practices, such as what constitutes professional behavior online.

Guest: Robert Mather Host: Tim Rush Why should employers run a background check on new hires? And why do small businesses in particular need to think about performing background checks? Robert Mather, CEO of Pre-Employ, of one of the largest background screening firms in the United States, running tens of thousands of background checks every day, joins host Tim Rush to discuss the advice they give to employers, and what they tell job seekers about performing a background check on themselves. Also, can you re-check your current employees?

Guest: Joseph Harrison, PhD Host: Shane Jackson For medical professionals interested in serving your country and fullfilling your career goals at the same time, the Army is looking for civilian doctors to treat soldiers and their families at Army facilities around the world. Dr. Joseph Harrison, chief of the civilian human resources division, recruitment and retention division, at the US Army Medical Command, joins host Shane Jackson to discuss the opportunities in the Army and what it's like to be employed by the US government within the military system.