25: From hospitalist to physician leader
My guest, Leslie Jurecko MD, MBA, shares her journey from pediatric hospitalist to safety and quality champion at one of the most recognized healthcare organizations in the country. Discover how she began incorporating her passion for quality and safety while still in her pediatric hospitalist role by leveraging her leadership skills, knowledge, and passion to place her in her current role at the Cleveland Clinic.
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“Double down on making your relationships with other healthcare co-workers stronger. You are watched as a leader, so being authentic is the key for setting the tone for the team, the project, and the organization.”
Show Highlights:
- Leslie describes her current role as Chief Safety, Quality and Experience Officer at the Cleveland Clinic.
- How Leslie discovered her interest in healthcare leadership (specifically, quality and safety).
- She describes the value of physician leadership and how she prepared for the role including the challenges she faced.
- Why she pursued the MBA (Master of Business Administration).
- Leslie’s advice to physicians who are considering transitioning from full-time clinical medicine to a part-time or full-time non-clinical role.
About me:
I’m an experienced physician executive with over 30 years of clinical and administrative experience in various healthcare settings. I’m passionate about coaching and mentoring physicians interested in transitioning to full time or part time non-clinical roles either within the healthcare industry or external to healthcare. I have served as a COO for an emergency medicine management company, CMO for several hospitals, Vice-president of ambulatory quality for a large multispecialty medical group, Vice-president of system quality and safety for a multi-hospital system, along with numerous medical staff positions and other administrative roles.
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Additional Resources:
American Association for Physician Leadership
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Grand Valley State University (Executive MBA)
Physician Executive MBA Haslam College of Business University of Tennessee
50 Best Online MBA’s for Physicians
Best Online MBA Programs for Physicians
Top Executive MBA Programs for Physicians – Healthcare Management
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