29: Quality and safety healthcare leadership
Today my guest is Dr. Sunil Eappen, the Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Massachusetts. Dr. Eappen is an obstetrical anesthesiologist by background and has served in numerous leadership roles in his career.
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“Understand and recognize that the first opportunity may not be the perfect or ideal one. If it gives you the chance to show others your ability to organize, bring people together, and work collaboratively to manage conflict, then it’s worth it even if it’s outside of your area of expertise.”
Show Highlights:
- Sunil describes his current role as Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs, Chief Medical Officer, and obstetrical anesthesiologist at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
- He shares how the quality role and the medical affairs role differ.
- The different opportunities Sunil pursued in healthcare leadership and academic medicine.
- The importance of mentors in his career path.
- Sunil discusses the value of an MBA (Master of Business Administration).
- His experience working with Atul Gawande and implementing the World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
- He shares advice to physicians who are interested in pursuing leadership roles beyond their current clinical roles.
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:
07: How to determine if the MBA is right for you
Atul Gawande’s ‘Checklist’ For Surgery Success
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande
Choosing Civility: The Twenty-Five Rules of Considerate Conduct by P.M. Forni
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High by Joseph Grenny
A Guide to Effective Decision Making
Free 30 Minute Coaching Introductory Session
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