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 Basil Besh, MD, orthopaedic hand surgeon and physician leader. The topic of discussion is leadership, a quality Basil describes as natural to physicians and “intrinsic to the profession.”
Whether or not you take on a more prominent role as a leader, you are leading your patients and care teams. You must actively work to develop this leadership skill over time. When you graduate medical school you are not the same leader you will be 10 or 20 years into your career.
So what steps does Basil suggest we take to improve as leaders?
Step 1 – Seek out other good leaders, guidance and knowledge.
Step 2 – Keep working and advancing this craft.
Step 3 – Don’t drink your own Kool-Aid. Stay grounded.
Leadership is a great example of how surgeons can improve their effectiveness inside and outside of the OR.
Most importantly, PRACTICE leading and following to lay the groundwork for continued improvement as a physician leader!
Guest: Basil R. Besh, MD
Basil R. Besh, M.D., is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hand, wrist, and elbow conditions in Fremont, California. He serves in numerous leadership roles, including 2018 president of the California Orthopaedic Association, and as a member of the Board of Directors of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the AAOS Board of Councilors, and the board of directors of the Western Orthopaedic Association.