Impactful Leaders Podcast | Accelerating Physician Leader Impact Series: Joan Zoltanski, M.D.
Clinically trained in pediatrics, Joan Zoltanski, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, finds it easy to stay fully engaged in her work...
How Physician Leaders Can Remember Their Why
Clinically trained in pediatrics, Joan Zoltanski, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, finds it easy to stay fully engaged in her work – with physicians and caregivers as well as patients, their families, and the broader community. Being fully engaged, for pediatricians, is “the norm,” she says. “It’s our sweet spot.”
In the world of “adult” care at UCSF, Dr. Zoltanski has turned this penchant for engagement into success as a leader. In this episode of WittKieffer’s Impactful Leaders Podcast, she speaks with WittKieffer Principal and fellow pediatrician Mike Anderson, M.D. about how to support the well-being of clinicians, and to best support those physicians who wish to pursue leadership.
To this latter point, Dr. Zoltanski promotes individualized, formal and informal training for all physician executives. She also guides them on staying engaged and never losing sight of why they do what they do: “If you ever need to get reinspired,” she tells them, “go see a patient, go up to the emergency room, go onto one of the wards, and you’ll remember your why.”
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