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The SurgeonMasters Podcast

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The SurgeonMasters Podcast is for surgeons who wish to create a highly successful and sustainable practice that is lifestyle-friendly with less stress and frustration. Each episode focuses on learning, understanding and implementing effective habits that will allow you to create a thriving practice while still having time to travel, connect with your family, take care of your health, and pursue outside interests. Your host is Jeffrey M. Smith, MD a practicing Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon (Orthopaedic Traumatologist) who also assists other Surgeons to develop the critical skills needed to create a highly successful lifestyle-friendly practice which is physically, mentally and emotionally sustainable.

Location:

United States

Description:

The SurgeonMasters Podcast is for surgeons who wish to create a highly successful and sustainable practice that is lifestyle-friendly with less stress and frustration. Each episode focuses on learning, understanding and implementing effective habits that will allow you to create a thriving practice while still having time to travel, connect with your family, take care of your health, and pursue outside interests. Your host is Jeffrey M. Smith, MD a practicing Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon (Orthopaedic Traumatologist) who also assists other Surgeons to develop the critical skills needed to create a highly successful lifestyle-friendly practice which is physically, mentally and emotionally sustainable.

Language:

English

Contact:

3125150309


Episodes

Working Anxiety! – Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 73

3/17/2021
Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… Jeff welcomes to the podcast board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon and patient advocate, David Hanscom, MD. For the first part of his career, David was absolutely fearless. Then one day at age 37, he began […]

Duration:00:09:56

Working Anxiety! - Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more ... in 10 minutes - Episode 73

3/17/2021
Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… Jeff welcomes to the podcast board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon and patient advocate, David Hanscom, MD. For the first part of his career, David was absolutely fearless. Then one day at age 37, he began experiencing crippling anxiety. How did that happen? David says it’s key to remember that anxiety is the result of a threat - not the cause of a threat. We also know that mental...

Duration:00:09:56

Be Social! – Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 72

3/4/2021
Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… Jeff welcomes to the podcast Dr. Dana Corriel, a board-certified internist and the founder of SoMeDocs. Dana strongly believes that all physicians can positively impact their careers by embracing social media the right way. […]

Duration:00:09:16

Be Social! - Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more ... in 10 minutes - Episode 72

3/4/2021
Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… Jeff welcomes to the podcast Dr. Dana Corriel, a board-certified internist and the founder of SoMeDocs. Dana strongly believes that all physicians can positively impact their careers by embracing social media the right way. It’s just another tool that needs to be used correctly. As surgeons, we’re very familiar with taking risks. The key is to understand the risk, its benefits and...

Duration:00:09:16

Career Transitions! – Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 71

2/18/2021
Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… Jeff welcomes to the podcast physician and entrepreneur, Dr. Michelle Mudge-Riley. Michelle has spent more than 16 years assisting physicians with career strategy and transitions. Many physicians are afraid when they start to feel […]

Duration:00:09:20

Career Transitions! - Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more ... in 10 minutes - Episode 71

2/18/2021
Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… Jeff welcomes to the podcast physician and entrepreneur, Dr. Michelle Mudge-Riley. Michelle has spent more than 16 years assisting physicians with career strategy and transitions. Many physicians are afraid when they start to feel that a career in medicine isn’t what they want to do - often because we’re not really taught that there are other options available to us. But it’s important to...

Duration:00:09:20

Confronting Irritability! – Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 70

2/4/2021
Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… Jeff welcomes to the podcast psychologist, success coach, and international best-selling author Dr. Sharon Grossman. There are many factors that contribute to physician burnout – from system-wide issues, to internal demands that we place […]

Duration:00:09:39

Confronting Irritability! - Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more ... in 10 minutes - Episode 70

2/4/2021
Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… Jeff welcomes to the podcast psychologist, success coach, and international best-selling author Dr. Sharon Grossman. There are many factors that contribute to physician burnout - from system-wide issues, to internal demands that we place on ourselves. Because physicians are often high achievers, we often tend to push ourselves really hard. We’re constantly focused on doing, giving, and...

Duration:00:09:39

Emotional Vocabulary! - Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more ... in 10 minutes - Episode 69

1/20/2021
Jeff welcomes to the podcast certified physician coach and physician executive, Dr. Terri Malcolm. Terri reminds us that emotions play a pivotal role in our actions, behaviors, and thoughts. As physicians, it’s important for us to be emotional scientists. As a physician coach, Terri strongly believes that we need to attain a better understanding of who we are and how we tick by tapping into our emotions. As physicians and especially surgeons, we’re often taught to bottle up our emotions,...

Duration:00:09:17

Emotional Vocabulary! – Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 69

1/20/2021
Jeff welcomes to the podcast certified physician coach and physician executive, Dr. Terri Malcolm. Terri reminds us that emotions play a pivotal role in our actions, behaviors, and thoughts. As physicians, it’s important for us to be emotional scientists. As a physician coach, Terri strongly believes that we need to attain a better understanding of […]

Duration:00:09:17

2nd Victim Syndrome! – Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 68

12/30/2020
Jeff welcomes to the podcast Dr. Kara Pepper – a practicing primary care internist, certified life coach, and primary care physician for Atlanta Ballet. Most physicians are aware of the concept of second victim syndrome – the negative experience or emotion that physicians may experience after an adverse event. On top of the experience of […]

Duration:00:09:35

2nd Victim Syndrome! - Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more ... in 10 minutes - Episode 68

12/30/2020
Jeff welcomes to the podcast Dr. Kara Pepper - a practicing primary care internist, certified life coach, and primary care physician for Atlanta Ballet. Most physicians are aware of the concept of second victim syndrome - the negative experience or emotion that physicians may experience after an adverse event. On top of the experience of second victim syndrome that many physicians are all too aware of, we are trained to ignore these emotions and just keep going, rather than process these...

Duration:00:09:35

Organizational Wellness! – Episode 67

12/2/2020
Jeff welcomes to the podcast Dr. Paul DeChant, an experienced physician executive, leadership coach, and an expert on physician burnout. We spend a lot of time on the personal aspects of burnout, but not nearly enough time discussing the organizational drivers of burnout. Most people understand the manifestations of burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, cynicism, etc.), […]

Duration:00:09:38

Organizational Wellness! - Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more ... in 10 minutes - Episode 67

12/2/2020
Jeff welcomes to the podcast Dr. Paul DeChant, an experienced physician executive, leadership coach, and an expert on physician burnout. We spend a lot of time on the personal aspects of burnout, but not nearly enough time discussing the organizational drivers of burnout. Most people understand the manifestations of burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, cynicism, etc.), but not as many people are aware of the drivers that actually lead to burnout. The problem with burnout is not...

Duration:00:09:38

Irritability! – Episode 66

11/12/2020
Jeff welcomes to the podcast psychologist, success coach and author of the international bestseller, “The 7E Solution to Burnout” – Dr. Sharon Grossman. In her book, Dr. Grossman offers strategies for people in high stress professions (particularly physicians) to be able to coach themselves through burnout. Many people don’t have a firm grasp on the […]

Duration:00:09:47

Irritability! - Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more ... in 10 minutes - Episode 66

11/12/2020
Jeff welcomes to the podcast psychologist, success coach and author of the international bestseller, “The 7E Solution to Burnout” - Dr. Sharon Grossman. In her book, Dr. Grossman offers strategies for people in high stress professions (particularly physicians) to be able to coach themselves through burnout. Many people don’t have a firm grasp on the symptoms of burnout. As a result, they’re unable to accurately self-diagnose burnout and get the help they need. There’s also a stigma around...

Duration:00:09:47

Holistic Wellness! – Episode 65

10/22/2020
Jeff welcomes to the podcast Dr. Darin Davidson – an orthopedic surgeon and health & wellness consultant. Darin argues that we can and should be doing a much better job of practicing holistic wellness in our careers and in our lives. That means integrating the complementary areas of psychology, nutrition, sleep, and more to help […]

Duration:00:09:17

Holistic Wellness! - Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more ... in 10 minutes - Episode 65

10/22/2020
Jeff welcomes to the podcast Dr. Darin Davidson - an orthopedic surgeon and health & wellness consultant. Darin argues that we can and should be doing a much better job of practicing holistic wellness in our careers and in our lives. That means integrating the complementary areas of psychology, nutrition, sleep, and more to help better develop our overall health and wellness (for ourselves and our patients). By improving our overall performance as surgeons, we can improve the care we...

Imposter Syndrome! – Episode 64

10/7/2020
Jeff welcomes to the podcast Dr. Kara Pepper, a practicing primary care physician, as well as a certified life coach! The topic for today’s podcast is Imposter Syndrome. Kara worked as a professional ballet dancer after high school. After a brief career filled with injuries, she needed to find a different occupation. So she went […]

Duration:00:09:07

Imposter Syndrome! - Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more ... in 10 minutes - Episode 64

10/7/2020
Jeff welcomes to the podcast Dr. Kara Pepper, a practicing primary care physician, as well as a certified life coach! The topic for today’s podcast is Imposter Syndrome. Kara worked as a professional ballet dancer after high school. After a brief career filled with injuries, she needed to find a different occupation. So she went to medical school. Throughout her training she always had the nagging thought - “how did I trick these people into letting a ballet dancer go to medical...

Duration:00:09:07