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Are you in health care and considering going concierge? Host, Dr. Rupa Wong is joined by Dr. Lisa Wong, endocrinologist in practice for 20 years who made the pivot to concierge medicine 4 years ago.

In this episode, we explore the driving force behind her decision to switch her practice to a concierge model, shifts she needed to make in her mindset along the way. the nitty gritty of how she made this pivot and how it impacted her work-life balance.

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Ever noticed how tough it is to make friends as a working woman? Host, Dr. Rupa Wong discusses why that is - she reviews the 3 conditions that many sociologists indicate is important in the development and maintenance of friendships:

1. Proximity

2. Repeated, unplanned interactions

3. Authentic sharing

She also shares her personal struggles when she moved from Boston to Hawaii 14 years ago and 4 tips for finding and maintaining friendships.

1. Staying Open to Being Connected

2. Learning to Prioritize the Friendship

3. Sharing Without Reservation

4. Not Discounting Virtual Friends

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Join host, Dr. Rupa Wong and guest, Dr. Arghavan Salles, a fellowship trained minimally invasive and bariatric surgeon from Stanford as they discuss the gender bias that still exists in medicine.

In addition to being a skilled surgeon, Dr. Salles also has her PhD in education from Stanford. Her research focuses on gender equity, diversity, inclusion and well being. She has written and spoken about her experiences being a COVID frontline worker with Newsweek, NBC and CBS. She has numerous publications and has given over 80 national and international talks.

Today, we are discussing:

• Implicit bias that still exists in the medical field
• Navigating societal expectations and the emotional and mental toll that this takes on women
• Manels and what we can do to combat them
• Strategies such as sponsorship and enlisting upstander help to begin to appoint more qualified women into positions of leadership in departments
• Putting your female colleagues forward for awards, speaking opportunities and leadership positions

Take the Implicit Association Test here: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html

Article we discuss in episode on patient outcomes with a male vs. female surgeon: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/article-abstract/2786671

Connect with Dr. Salles:

Website: www.drarghavansalles.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/arghavan_salles?lang=hi

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arghavansallesmd

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Women's Medical Conference:

www.pinnacleconference.org

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In this episode, physician, business owner and working mom to 3 kids, host, Dr. Rupa Wong discusses her ADHD journey and the systems she implemented through college and medical school to achieve academic success. If you have ADHD, you may remember that feeling of being unable to sustain focus or attention during college or graduate school. Or always losing things. Or being so overwhlmed with a complete lack of organization. It is possible to suceed with ADHD and Dr. Wong hopes to encourage those students and their parents with that hope.

She also shares how she employs these strategies with my middle school son, who also has inattentive ADHD. 

In this episode, we talk abouut

• Telltale signs Dr. Wong's child psychiatrist mother noticed about her when younger
• Time Boxing
• The essentials of a dry erase board
• Chunking
• Prioritization

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Welcome to Friday mornings with Dr. Rupa. Each month, I'll answer your questions about navigating work-life balance, handling 3 kids, being a boss or whatever else is on your mind. To leave a message call 919-228-8330 and I may answer your question for a future episode.

Today's episode is about leaving a toxic work employed position and opting to become an independent contractor for another physician.  There are so many ways to practice medicine, but it's important to do your due diligence so that decisions are made thoughtfully and armed with knwoledge.

Tune in to hear me share my advice  for this caller's situation.

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• Why she still practices medicine
• Perserverance past obstacles
• Being a role model for her daughters
• The ever present Mom guilt
• Why so many women are well are suited for entrepreneurship

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Have a question you want answered on Friday Mornings with Dr. Rupa? Call and leave a voicemail at

(919) 228-8330

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In this episode, we dive deep:

• The biggest mindset shift when outsourcing is the recognition that time is your most valuable resource and not money
• Letting go of the guilt that you aren't doing it all
• 5 actionable steps you can take to begin outsourcing and freeing up more time for yourself now to achieve work-life balance and harmony.

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For 2022, I will be starting a new monthly series on this podcast - Friday Morning Q&A. If you need help navigating work-life balance, working mom hacks, personal/professional growth or being a boss, leave a message at (919) 228-8330 and I’ll answer one question each Friday morning.

Let's Connect!

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We discuss misconceptions about therapy why it's always good to work on ourselves and the importance of starting therapy before you reach a crisis point.

Dr. Haynes is a perinatal psychiatrist which means she focuses on optimizing and improving the mental health of women on their journey to motherhood, a key stressful transition point for many women

Find Dr. Haynes:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.nichellehaynes/

For her mental health wellness activity book: https://explorealuma.com

Find Dr. Rupa Wong here:

Find us on Instagram:www.instagram.com/drrupawong

Doctor Mom Vlogs: www.youtube.com/drrupawong

Have a question you want answered on Friday Mornings with Dr. Rupa? Call and leave a voicemail at

919) 228-8330

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Join host, Dr. Rupa Wong, as she discusses the secret to staying motivated and shares how she lost motivation with the holidays.

In this episode, we dive deep:

• Habits precede motivation. Setting routines and developing habits, help keep you motivated, so you aren't dependent on the "feeling motivated" to exercise or complete tasks
• Setting implementation intentions helps to create a plan that encourages follow through
• How an atomic or key habit can change your entire routine

2 amazing books worth reading:

Atomic Habits by James Clear. https://amzn.to/3r0i7tr

The Power of Habit by Charles Duhiig. https://amzn.to/3u3b9FU

For 2022, I will be starting a new monthly series on this podcast - Friday Morning Q&A. If you need help navigating work-life balance, working mom hacks, personal/professional growth or being a boss, leave a message at (919) 228-8330 and I’ll answer one question each Friday morning.

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Find us on Instagram:www.instagram.com/drrupawong

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Welcome to Friday mornings with Dr. Rupa. Each week, I'll answer your questions about navigating work-life balance, handling 3 kids, being a boss or whatever else is on your mind. To leave a message call 919-228-8330 and I may answer your question for a future episode.

Today's episode is about finding a mentor and difference between a mentor and sponsor.

Tune in to hear me share my experiences and advice with both.

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