Dr. Eva Balint is a physician executive, mentor and adviser. She currently serves as a Senior Medical Director at LA Care, the largest public health plan in the US, previously the Market Chief Medical Officer for Southern California at UnitedHealthcare. She is a fierce advocate for women in leadership roles, especially in health care. She is a founding member of Chief in Los Angeles, an organization formed to elevate women into positions of power and keep them there. Dr. Balint is a change agent with the vision to heal healthcare and to empower physicians to put patients first. She works toward a culture of inclusion, collaboration and partnership and strives to dismantle the rigid hierarchical structures in healthcare.In this episode, we discuss:The power that a physician carries from the moment they finish medical school, and how the hierarchy and profit-focused health system affects that How leadership development helped her open her eyes on how she wanted to be perceived and opened avenues to much larger positions.How she’s started to dismantle hierarchies and sexism, racism, and ageism in the healthcare system  The tightrope that women leaders have to walk in and feedback they face like when they are either “not assertive” or “too assertive”The ‘revolution’ she proposes for women to support each other and raise other women in leadership positions as a way to change the system.How women are often the enforcers of patriarchy – they tend to be uncomfortable when other women speak up, challenging the assumption that they should just stay quiet, sit in the corner and observe.The power of supporting patients and advocating for their rights, even when it goes against the system - along with her vision for how to reform our healthcare system so its ‘patient-centric’.Get ready for another powerful episode here on The Power Shift Podcast!Please let me know your thoughts!Connect with Dr. Eva BalintLinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-balint/Connect with Dr. Sharon MelnickWebsite: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrSharonMelnick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices