James H. Thrall, MD, FACR, Chair Emeritus of the Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Juan M. Taveras Distinguished Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School and former chair of the American College of Radiology’s Board of Chancellors discusses his experience in medical school at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, his groundbreaking digital transformation efforts at MGH, his focus on research and the innovative marketing initiative he led to garner stronger support...
May 16, 2019•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 30
Geraldine B. McGinty, MD, MBA, FACR, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Contracting Officer for the Weill Cornell Physician Organization and current chair of the American College of Radiology’s Board of Chancellors, shares her journey from medical school in Ireland, residency at the University of Pittsburgh and the leadership opportunity at Montefiore Medical Center that put her on her leadership path. Along the way, she talks about what led her to pursue an MBA, the importance of developing a str...
Apr 17, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 29
Dr. Van Moore, CEO of Strategic Radiology and past president of both Charlotte Radiology and the ACR, talks about his formative experiences as a nuclear engineer in the U.S. Naval Submarine Service, his perspectives on leadership in the military versus as a radiology practice president and his commitment to being an advocate for practices to remain independent. He talks about the importance of building strong teams committed to a common vision and value of leveraging the team to solve problems....
Mar 21, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 28
Dr. Norman Beauchamp, Dean of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and Associate Provost and Assistant Vice President for Health Affairs at Michigan State University, talks about his time as Vice Chairman of the Johns Hopkins Department of Radiology and later, his appointment as Chair of Radiology at the University of Washington in Seattle at the age of 38. He discusses how goal setting, connection, compassion and a commitment to quality prepared him to take on his current role at...
Feb 14, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 27
Join us for an engaging conversation with Catherine Everett, MD, MBA, FACR, President and managing partner of Coastal Radiology Associates, PLLC. From her early years growing up on a tobacco farm in Eastern North Carolina to earning an MBA from the Yale School of Management to leading her practice through a recent acquisition, Catherine shares how her work ethic, love for the profession, common-sense approach and problem-solving skills have shaped her ability to achieve work-life balance, leader...
Jan 18, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 26
December 20, 2018 Join us for an insightful conversation with Jonathan S. Lewin, MD, FACR, Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, Emory University; Executive Director, Woodruff Health Sciences Center and President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board for Emory Healthcare. During this podcast, Dr. Lewin shares how his early work experiences and mentors have influenced his approach to leadership, the critical role culture plays in an organization and why radiologists are well suited to health sys...
Dec 21, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 25
Join us for part 2 of our fascinating conversation with Jonathan Breslau, MD, FACR, Chief of Sutter Imaging, to learn how he helped navigate the transition from independence to employment for Radiological Associates of Sacramento (RAS) and all the twists and turns along the way.
Nov 20, 2018•44 min•Ep. 24
Join us for a fascinating conversation with Dr. Jonathan Breslau, Chief of Sutter Imaging, to learn how he helped navigate the transition from independence to employment for Radiological Associates of Sacramento (RAS) and all the twists and turns along the way.
Nov 19, 2018•29 min•Ep. 23
Join us for an in-depth conversation about how Dr. Judy Yee’s early leadership influences and experiences have shaped her current approach as department chair at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and her perspective on the importance of leadership development opportunities for women in radiology.
Oct 16, 2018•54 min•Ep. 22
Get an inside look at the career of ACR Chief Executive Officer, William T. Thorwarth Jr., MD, FACR, and explore how great mentors and relationship building have been key to a career that has represented radiology both locally and nationally.
Sep 14, 2018•50 min•Ep. 21
Hear a brief overview of the RLI’s newest podcast, “Taking the Lead”, which explores the varied leadership journeys of radiologists across the profession with host, Geoff Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR of Duke University.
Sep 07, 2018•4 min•Ep. 20
Cheri L. Canon, MD, FACR, professor and chair, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Radiology, joins us to discuss the important topic of emotional intelligence and why practice makes perfect as you strive to develop higher EQ skills. She also talks about the importance of EQ for being an effective leader, recognizing burnout and building a better practice.
Aug 01, 2018•33 min•Season 1Ep. 19
From the University of Virginia, Cree M. Gaskin, MD, professor and chief of musculoskeletal and intervention, associate chief medical information officer, and vice chair of informatics and operations, and Arun Krishnaraj, MD, MPH, associate professor and chief of the body imaging division and vice chair of quality and safety, discuss an artificial intelligence application that their department is trialing to detect incidental findings on CT scans. They talk about the app’s impact on their work a...
Jun 29, 2018•19 min•Ep. 18
Kurt A. Schoppe, MD, a board member and chair of Quality and Safety at Radiology Associates of North Texas, ACR advisor to the AMA RVU Update Committee and chair of the ACR Reimbursement and Practice Expense Committee joins us to explain how the RUC works, why it is important that radiology has a permanent seat on the RUC and the nuts and bolts of reimbursement. He also offers advice for young physicians interested in getting involved in health care economics and why real world experience is so ...
May 31, 2018•20 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Do Radiologists Have "Customers"? Brent Wagner, MD, President of West Reading Radiology, Alexander M. Norbash, MD, MHCM, FACR, Professor and Chair of Radiology, University of California San Diego and Mark Carr, adjunct professor at Babson College discuss what exactly we mean when we talk about radiology's customers. This episode really helps radiologists hone in on the many stakeholders radiologists serve, how to listen to these groups and glean insights by listening to their stories, and how to...
Mar 07, 2018•18 min•Ep. 15
What exactly is Lean Operations? And would implementing some of its tenets actually increase productivity or improve patient outcomes? In this episode, we talk with Jim Brink, MD, FACR, radiologist-in-chief at Massachusetts General Hospital and Chair, ACR Board of Chancellors and Paul Mulligan, Ph.D., associate professor in the Technology, Operations and Information Management Division at Babson College about the struggles of lean implementation in radiology, patient flow, and looking to adjacen...
Feb 22, 2018•9 min•Ep. 14
In the first new episode of 2018, we are talking with Amy Patel, MD, a breast imager at Beth Israel Deaconess and Rob Mackey, MD, a radiologist at Doctor’s Imaging Group in Gainesville Florida. In this episode, we discuss what these two doctors wish they had known as they were entering residency, as residents and as they were first entering practice. Dr. Patel provides great insights from the perspective of a radiologist in an academic institution, while Dr. Mackey provides insights from a priva...
Jan 29, 2018•37 min•Ep. 13
What was your best moment in medicine? In this all-new episode of the Leadership Insider, we talk with Matt Hawkins, MD, director of pediatric interventional radiology at Emory University School of Medicine and Scott Taylor, PhD, associate professor of organizational behavior at Babson College about various ways we can leverage our relationships with our teams and others to foster sustainable change. This episode was recorded at the 2017 RLI Leadership Summit where we discuss some of the incredi...
Dec 13, 2017•18 min•Ep. 12
What exactly is burnout and why is it impacting physicians, and in particular, radiologists, at increasing rates? In this timely episode, James Y. Chen, MD Associate Professor of Radiology, San Diego VA Medical Center and UCSD Medical Center and Carol Hamilton, MBA, SPHR, FACMPE, Chief Administrative Officer at West County Radiological Group, Inc join us to discuss some key signs of burnout that may be creeping in, how to recognize them and how leaders can drive a cultural shift to help combat b...
Oct 23, 2017•13 min•Ep. 11
Amy Patel, MD, was the first female chief resident in her program at the University of Kansas at Wichita and was also the only female in an otherwise all male program. Dr. Patel, who is now a breast imager at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Imaging Center, joins us to discuss her experience as the first female chief resident, the importance of mentors to the rising generation and the power of diversity in today’s health care.
Sep 06, 2017•19 min•Ep. 10
Are you stepping into leadership for the first time? Or, are you looking to take on more responsibility and want to be prepared for when your time comes? With a new role comes new responsibilities, new team dynamics, increased expectations, greater demands on your time and new skill sets. So what is a new leader to do? In this new episode, Geoff Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR professor of radiology at Duke University and Geraldine McGinty, MD, MBA, FACR, breast imager and chief strategy officer at Weill C...
Aug 22, 2017•12 min•Ep. 9
In the second part of our conversation on AI, machine learning, and computer-aided diagnosis, we are joined by David Louis, MD, the Benjamin Castleman Professor of Pathology at HMS; chair of the Executive Committee on Research at MGH; and chair of the department of Pathology at MGH. Under his chairmanship, MGH Pathology has become a national leader in molecular diagnostics and pathology informatics, leading to a novel initiative in computational pathology. In this episode, Dr. Louis discusses ho...
Aug 10, 2017•14 min•Ep. 8
No, the robots are not here to take your job. But, with the emergence of machine learning technologies, what exactly does that mean for radiology and how will it impact the workflows, processes and the nature of the job? In this exciting new episode, Mark Michalski, MD, the executive director of the Center for Clinical Data Science at Massachusetts General and Brigham Hospital joins us as we discuss the history of AI, how it's being used today, how it might change radiology and how radiology can...
Jul 27, 2017•14 min•Ep. 1
Alexander Norbash, MD, professor and chair of radiology at the University of California, San Diego, talks with Lakshmi Balachandra, MBA, PhD, assistant professor of entrepreneurship at Babson College, about steps that radiologists can take to be successful at negotiating and common negotiation errors that they need to avoid. Don't miss Dr. Balachandra's all new session at the 2017 Leadership Summit : Collective Intelligence of Teams....
Jul 07, 2017•9 min•Ep. 7
In this episode, we bring the radiology, legal, and business manager/accounting viewpoints together as we are joined by Larry Muroff, MD, FACR, CEO & president of Imaging Consultants, Inc., Tom Greeson, partner, Reed Smith LLP, and Tim Barrett, CEO of Radiology Associates for a great discussion on radiology practice integrations. This in-depth discussion covers the various forms integrations can take, some compelling reasons you may want to integrate, the common yet surprisingly often overlo...
Jun 05, 2017•18 min•Ep. 6
Cheri L. Canon, MD, FACR talks with Paul Mulligan, associate professor of technology and operations management at Babson College about how operational decisions can impact performance metrics and why operational decisions should align with business models. Professor Mulligan offers great insights on how to track and improve performance metrics, how to make operational decisions to have a positive impact on performance, and how to avoid the pitfall of having your business model and business opera...
May 04, 2017•6 min•Ep. 5
Richard Duszak Jr., MD, FACR, professor and vice chair of health policy and practice in the department of radiology and imaging sciences at Emory University School of Medicine, and Danny Hughes, PhD senior director of health policy research at the Neiman Health Policy Institute discuss the bundled payment model, how it fits in the transition from volume-to-value-based care, and how this model could affect how you get paid.
Mar 27, 2017•17 min•Ep. 4
Join Geraldine B. McGinty, MD, MBA, FACR, vice chair of the ACR Board of Chancellors and chief strategy officer at Weill Cornell Medicine Physician Organization for an 8-minute deep dive into MACRA and learn key info about the law and what it means for radiology.
Mar 15, 2017•9 min•Ep. 3
This 6-minute episode is jam-packed with great insights into why personal branding is important and three steps you can take right now to creating a better personal brand for greater professional - and even personal - success.
Feb 14, 2017•6 min•Ep. 2
In the spirit of the New Year, as we all resolve to change and better, Frank Lexa, MD, MBA, talks with Anton Armbruster, PhD at the 2016 RLI Leadership Summit about why change is so difficult and how we can take practical steps to overcome the obstacles to make the changes stick.
Jan 06, 2017•7 min•Ep. 1
