In this episode of Learning to Lead, Dr. Beth Frates, MD discusses how effective leadership begins with truly understanding your team and aligning their individual strengths with a shared mission. Drawing from her experience in lifestyle medicine leadership, she highlights the importance of building personal connections, fostering collaboration, and helping each team member contribute meaningfully.

She also emphasizes servant leadership—leading by supporting others, celebrating small wins, and keeping the organization’s purpose at the center of all efforts. The conversation reinforces that by listening to individuals and investing in their growth, leaders can create a positive ripple effect that drives progress across the entire team.

In episode of Learning to Lead Dr. Beth Frates MD, a Harvard-trained physician and pioneer in lifestyle medicine, shares the experiences that shaped her path into healthcare and leadership. Listeners will hear how she navigated major career decisions—choosing physical medicine and rehabilitation over cardiology and later stepping away from a traditional academic trajectory to pursue the emerging field of lifestyle medicine. Beth offers insight into the challenges of leading in a space that once lacked formal recognition, as well as the importance of aligning career choices with personal values, purpose, and well-being.

The conversation also explores behavior change, both at the individual and systems level, highlighting the realities patients face and the need for empathy, patience, and small, sustainable goals. Beth emphasizes the power of modeling healthy behaviors as clinicians and the importance of integrating lifestyle medicine into healthcare education.

This episode is a powerful reflection on authentic, purpose-driven leadership, resilience in the face of uncertainty, and the impact of staying true to one’s values while forging a new path in medicine.

In this episode of Learning to Lead, Dr. Brooke Salzman, MD shares a powerful leadership hack: focusing on strengths. Recorded in honor of Jefferson’s Interprofessional Care conference, the conversation explores how recognizing and amplifying the strengths of others fosters psychological safety, collaboration, and growth.

The team discusses practical ways to apply this approach in teaching, teamwork, and feedback, while also reflecting on the challenge of recognizing your own strengths. This episode offers actionable insights for building stronger, more supportive teams by leading with strengths.

In this episode of Learning to Lead, Amber King PharmD, BCPS, FNAP shares a powerful leadership insight: trust your team. Recorded in honor of Jefferson’s Interprofessional Care conference, she discusses how delegating, empowering others, and valuing diverse perspectives strengthen collaboration—especially in interprofessional settings.

The conversation also explores how trust is built through communication, consistency, and psychological safety, along with the importance of asking questions and staying open to different approaches. Tune in for practical tips on fostering trust and leading more effectively.

In this episode of Learning to Lead, five fourth-year medical students from QU Netter share insights from over a year of combined experience on away rotations, one of the most high-stakes and formative parts of medical training. 

They discuss how to make a strong impression, navigate unfamiliar environments, and balance confidence with humility when you don’t know all the answers. The group also explores working effectively with residents, managing self-doubt, and approaching key moments like asking for letters of recommendation. 

Through personal stories and practical advice from healthcare, military training, and sports, this episode offers a candid guide to not just surviving away rotations, but standing out and contributing in any new environment when time is limited and the stakes are high. 

In this episode of Learning to Lead, Dr. Erin Barry PhD and Beth Koltz EdM explore how conflict—while often uncomfortable—is inevitable and can be a powerful driver of growth and better decision-making.

They discuss common causes of conflict, including unclear expectations, hierarchy, and communication breakdowns, as well as different types of conflict seen in clinical settings. The conversation highlights practical strategies like pausing before reacting, avoiding assumptions, and approaching conflict as shared problem-solving. Ultimately, Erin and Beth encourage listeners to reframe conflict as an opportunity to strengthen relationships, build trust, and become more effective leaders.

In this episode of Learning to Lead, Dr. Nina Kim MD, MSc shares insights on managing time, energy, and attention in demanding fields. She challenges the idea that productivity means doing more, emphasizing intentionality, prioritization, and meaningful work instead.

The conversation explores burnout, overcommitment in medical training, and practical strategies like setting boundaries, focusing on high-impact tasks, and reducing distractions. Listeners will gain actionable tips to feel more balanced, focused, and purposeful in their work.

In this episode of Learning to Lead, Dr. Nina Kim MD, MSc shares a simple but powerful leadership hack: resisting the urge to give advice and instead asking thoughtful questions. She explains that leaders are often expected to have all the answers, but more effective leadership comes from helping others reflect and arrive at their own solutions. By asking the right questions and listening carefully, leaders empower the people they work with and create more collaborative problem-solving. The discussion also highlights how the impulse to give advice can come from a desire to feel helpful or knowledgeable, and why stepping back can actually lead to better outcomes—especially in fields like medicine where professionals are trained to provide answers.

In this episode of Learning to Lead, Alexa, Sam, and Sal—Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University alumni now in their third year of residency—reflect on the transition from medical school to residency, sharing how leadership training shaped their growth, resilience, and evolving identities as physicians.

Through stories of leading interprofessional teams, navigating feedback, and balancing responsibility with personal well-being, they highlight the importance of psychological safety, collaboration, and leading by example. This conversation underscores that leadership in medicine is built in everyday moments—through humility, trust, and teamwork.

In this episode of Learning to Lead, Alexa, Sam, and Sal—three Quinnipiac University medical school alumni—now third-year residents at the Medical College of Wisconsin, the University of Pennsylvania, and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center—reflect on how leadership training in medical school has shaped their growth as physicians.

They discuss psychological safety, situational leadership, growth mindset, and the realities of team-based care, sharing how leadership is not a title, but a daily practice grounded in humility, alignment, and service.