Episode 35 - It's common for us to talk to our patients and yet not be able to communicate effectively.  If we can't talk to someone in a way that helps them actually understand what we're trying to say, we're not effectively communicating with them.  Dr. Brad Block has some great insights into how to effectively communicate with our patients.

• How do you know when it's ok to tell a joke?
• What kind of non-verbal cues are you using to make your point?
• Is eye contact important?
• Maybe interrupting the patient isn't always a bad thing?

As physicians, it's incumbent on us to explain things to patients in ways that they understand.  That involves understanding how their culture, background, socioeconomic status, marital status, sexual orientation, and ethnicity inform their worldview.  It's not as simple as just telling people what they need to know.  In this podcast episode, you'll learn some key tips to help you communicate with your patients more effectively so you can be in a better position to help them with their health care needs.  If you want to really help your patients heal, your communication matters, and this episode will help you level up your communication game.

 
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Episode 34 - Did you know that up to 50% of female physicians report having PTSD from their jobs!  We all know that burnout is common, but PTSD is upwards of half of all female physicians?  That’s unacceptable.  That’s insane.  It’s no wonder that half of all physicians surveyed in 2018 reported plans to go part time or retire early in the next few years.  Our guest this week is Cecille Ahrens.  She’s a mental health professional and host of the Get Mental Podcast.  

Cecille has over 20 years of applied experience.  She specializes in PTSD & Trauma, Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders, Relationship Issues, Domestic Violence and Women’s Issues.  In her practice, she sees a lot of high-octane professionals who experience burnout, depression, anxiety, and even PTSD through their interactions at their job.  

Cecille is passionate about de-stigmatizing mental health and raising mental health awareness.  This conversation is a really important one for anyone who is experiencing or has experienced symptoms of burnout at work.  Up to 70% of physicians surveyed report experiencing symptoms of burnout, so I guarantee that this is relevant to you or to someone who is close to you.  This is an important episode.   

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Sunday Special 07 - Sometimes our greatest accomplishments come without accolades or fanfare.  Sometimes it’s as simple as getting back up after being knocked down.  Other times, it’s doing what you said you would, just because integrity means something.  Our guest today is Dr. Holden Graves, and he faced some real challenges when he and his wife were trying to pay off all of their student loans.  

They had a few false starts, but they got it done and now they are living a great life, debt-free and fully able to make the choices they want to make.  It meant making a few sacrifices, but as he’ll tell you, it was totally worth it.  For all of you out there who are deeply in debt and wondering when you’ll be able to get all of your loans paid off, I think this conversation is really going to encourage you.  

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Episode 33 - My guest this week is Dr. Charlotte Akor.  She is a pediatric ophthalmologist but she has carved out a cool niche for herself: teaching billing and coding to doctors.  A few years ago, after I had been in military medicine for about 7 or 8 years, I realized I had utterly no idea how to bill and code properly.  Frankly, since my salary never really depended on it, I never bothered to learn it.  I certainly didn’t have any training during residency or fellowship on how to do it properly, and I bet you didn’t either.  Hardly any training programs teach that.

A few years before I went into private practice, I decided to get good at billing and coding.  I was flabbergasted at how poorly I had been doing coding and billing previously.  I was undercoding a lot of encounters, by as much as 30-40% of their value in some cases.  It was ludicrous!  Can you imagine if I had realized that only years after starting my own practice and realized how much money I had lost by just not knowing how to code?

If you’re starting to sweat a little right now wondering what you’re not coding for and how much money you’re losing, then this episode is definitely for you.  Dr. Charlotte is going to give us some great tips about how to avoid common mistakes people make when it comes to billing, coding, and collections.  She’s awesome and really knows her stuff.  Trust me, you’re going to hear at least one thing in today’s episode that you didn’t know you didn’t know.  

 
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Episode 32 - Have you ever watched a physician get interviewed on TV and thought, "I could definitely do this better than them and that should be me on TV?"  How do you think Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz got to be famous?  Do you think it's because they know more than everyone else or is it because they prioritized personal branding and hired the right PR firm?  Our guest this week, Kris Ruby, shares the publicity secrets behind TV doctors and how you can use media to build your practice. 

Kris is the CEO of Ruby Media Group and Medical Practice PR, an award-winning medical public relations agency that helps doctors leverage the power of digital PR to increase media exposure for their practice.  In this episode on medical public relations, she unpacks the "why" and the "how" of getting media appearances.  PR and media appearances can be a huge boost to your business and medical practice.

Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil may not be TV doctors who know more than you do, but they probably had some of the best publicists, which is why they are in the position they are in, and you may not be.

Getting noticed is critical to success in the medical industry these days.  If you aren't taking advantage of media appearances for your medical practice, you can bet that your competitors are!  Join us in the conversation this week with Kris Ruby to learn about medical public relations and what it can do for your business!

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Episode 31 - If you've struggled with burnout, feelings of doubt or inadequacy, or wondering whether you were making a real difference, you're not alone.  Our guest this week is all too familiar with burnout and the problems plaguing physicians these days. Dr. Maiysha Clairborne had to overcome serious depression induced by burnout and rise up to create her incredibly successful business.

After nearly losing her life to burnout, she started a new business and grew it from scratch to an incredible level of success.  She is a true entrepreneur, and she now spends her time coaching other physicians how to follow in her footsteps.  She has a successful podcast and coaching business, but she does all of this while being an amazing full-time mother.

Dr. Maiysha has been where many of our listeners are: burned out, struggling, feeling alone, and despairing that they'll ever be happy in their career.  Fortunately, that's right where she once found herself before standing up and crushing those problems.  On today's episode, she's going to show us how she rose up and conquered those fears and doubts, and she wants to help you do the same!

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Episode 30 - Too many of our colleagues are facing burnout these days.  Over half of all physicians report plans to go part-time or reduce their hours.  Up to 70% of physicians report experiencing burnout.  This week's podcast guest, Dr. Katrina Ubell, experienced that too.  

After a decade in private practice as a pediatrician, she was feeling burned out and left medicine altogether.  She decided to reinvent herself, starting a highly successful weight loss coaching program for busy women physicians.  Years later, she has a podcast with millions of downloads and a highly successful business.

She has had to learn how to grow and scale a business on the fly, and she has become a highly successful business executive.  Whether you're thinking about growing a side hustle, going part-time, or just looking for some inspiration, this conversation is for you!  Dr. Ubell has great insights into what it takes to be a successful businesswoman, and she's here to share those insights with us.  

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• How to build and implement a successful long-term finance strategy
• How to budget effectively without going crazy
• What to do in order to get you and your spouse on the same page with your finances
• Writing a resume
• How to find the right practice to join
• Or anything else related to business or personal finance

I’d love to help you so you can have the successful career and financial freedom you deserve.  Just click here and email me to set up a free consultation to determine if one-on-one coaching is right for you.  

I’ve coached hundreds of families to eliminate millions of dollars in debt and get their finances on track, and I’d love to help you do the same so you feel safe knowing your career and personal finances are as strong as you want them to be.

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Episode 29 - More and more physicians feel burned out, jaded, and fed up with corporate health care systems.  But, over half of all physicians remain in the employed physician model.  If that's the best path for you, no problem!  But, Dr. Tom Davis thinks that it's worth it to be your own boss.

In today's episode, he'll tell us how he built a small three-person clinical practice in rural Missouri into a regional powerhouse.  Eventually, he sold it for $132 million!  You think that couldn't be you too some day?  Well, think again!!  Dr. Davis assures us that physician entrepreneurship is alive and well.

If you're thinking about leaving medicine, maybe you should instead be thinking of ways to leverage your business into a more efficient and more profitable enterprise.  This conversation is incredibly inspiring.  I'm pumped for you to hear his story and then go out and write a new one of your own!

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You may remember Travis Hornsby from episode 14 of the podcast.  He and his team of student loan experts have helped physicians pay off millions of dollars in debt and do it faster than you thought you could.  

If you want to become debt-free and get the financial security you deserve, you need a plan!  That’s what Travis and his team can give you.  

If you’d like to connect with Travis, you can go to thescopeofpractice.com/studentloanplanner.  By using that link, you’ll be supporting The Scope of Practice at no additional cost to you.  

I really appreciate your support, but I think you’ll really appreciate the expertise Travis and his team bring to bear in order to help you crush your student loans and regain the financial freedom you deserve.

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Sunday Special 06 - If you're drowning in debt, unsure if you're going to have enough money saved for retirement, or just not secure in your current financial situation, this week's podcast guest knows exactly how you feel.  Dr. Jeff Anzalone has been debt-free for years, but it wasn't always that way.

Just 2 weeks before he graduated from residency, he lost his job opportunity that he'd planned on.  Hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt, an interest-only mortgage, and a new baby were waiting on him to make a plan.  He worked hard to pay off all of the student loans, and now he coaches other physicians and dentists on how to do the same.

You deserve to live a life of happiness, but it may take some hard work to get you to that point.  In this week's episode, Dr. Anzalone and I explore the world of debt and credit, and excising those from your life in order to gain security in your personal finances.

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Episode 28 - Over 50% of physicians report plans to go part-time or get out of a medical career entirely.  If you're one of those physicians, then today's conversation will encourage and equip you to make some changes!   Dr. John Jurica is a family medicine physician who has been blogging and podcasting for years about physician non-clinical careers.  He joins us on the podcast today to discuss transitions away from clinical medicine.

Most physicians don't necessarily have to retire early, but many choose to (and that's ok!).  Dr. Jurica helps coach busy physicians through the process of getting out of clinical medicine and into healthcare leadership or non-clinical careers altogether.  The episode this week is split between these two incredibly valuable topics, and you're going to get a lot of value out of this episode.

It's not too late to make changes in your career, whether you've been in practice for 3 months or 3 decades.  Don't miss an opportunity for a fresh start!  Listen to this episode with Dr. Jurica to learn how easy it is to move into positions of leadership and non-clinical careers.

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