Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better…
Jeff welcomes to the podcast orthopaedic surgeon and educator, Alan Reznik, MD.
It’s a simple fact in the medical industry that everything works better when goals are aligned. So to better optimize your practice, align your goals with the goals of your team members. Goals can vary widely between different employees – from improving patient outcomes, to simply going home at a certain time of day.
When goals are at odds with each other, things can get out of balance pretty quickly and lead to poor outcomes for both patients and medical staff.
What steps does Alan suggest we take to align our goals?
- Step 1 – Think about what makes you happy and why you’re doing the things you’re doing during your daily work routine.
- Step 2 – Check to see if those around you are thinking and acting the same way you are, making sure goals are aligned.
- Step 3 – If they’re not, try to realign things (financially, emotionally, mentally, etc.) so that everyone is on the same page and working toward the same ultimate goals.
Most importantly, PRACTICE goal alignment with team members to experience wellness!
Alan Reznik, MD, FAAOS
Dr. Reznik is a practicing orthopaedic surgeon and involved in medical teaching for over 30 years. He is recognized as one of “America’s Top Physicians” by Consumers Research Council of America and named “Top Doc” in Connecticut over 20 times by his orthopaedic surgeon peers, physicians, nurses and patients. He has served on many committees for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons including editorial board of AAOS Now. He has written “The Knee and Shoulder Handbook, the keys to a pain-free and active life” and “I have fallen and I can get up” on fall risks and prevention. An inventor, he holds 8 patents. He has lectured on patient safety, surgical risk reduction and AI development, liability and ethical use.
“It is with the understanding of differing perspectives, combining disciplines, constant collaboration, and an open mind that one achieves the best path forward.” Dr. Alan Reznik