In this episode of This Clinical Life, we welcome Patrick Riecke, a burnout survivor, healthcare leader, author, and coach dedicated to helping clinicians and leaders prevent, understand, and recover from burnout with research-based, practical tools.

Patrick draws on personal experience and years of leading teams through high-stress environments to explore how burnout develops, what it really feels like, and what individuals and systems can do to foster resilience, well-being, and meaning in demanding clinical settings. If you’re feeling depleted, questioning your career, or leading others through stress, this conversation brings both hope and actionable direction.

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Welcome to This Clinical Life, proudly presented by Practicing Excellence. In this podcast, we explore the transformational impact of skill development for physicians, nurses, teams and leaders to power better healthcare.

In this episode of This Clinical Life, we sit down with Dr. Zach Mercurio, a leading researcher, author, and speaker on purposeful leadership and meaningful work. Zach shares insights from his work on why mattering, the fundamental human need to feel seen, heard, valued, and needed, is critical to human thriving and effective leadership. We unpack how these ideas apply not just to organizational life but clinical settings where connection, well‐being, and motivation are paramount. Together we explore how purpose and daily interactions can transform culture, deepen engagement, and strengthen resilience in an era where many feel invisible.

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Healthcare leadership is no longer just about decisions and outcomes it’s about how leaders show up for the people doing the work. In this episode, Kierstin Kennedy, MD, MSHA, FACP, SFHM, Chief Medical Officer at UAB Medicine, reflects on the leadership principles that sustain teams in complex, high-pressure environments.

From navigating accountability with humanity to strengthening quality and safety through trust, Dr. Kennedy shares lessons from the frontlines of executive leadership. This conversation explores how emotional intelligence and servant leadership quietly shape culture, performance, and patient outcomes and why the future of healthcare depends on leaders who can balance clarity, compassion, and courage.

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Welcome to This Clinical Life, proudly presented by Practicing Excellence. In this podcast, we explore the transformational impact of skill development for physicians, nurses, teams and leaders to power better healthcare.

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Mark Greenawald, Medical Director for Carilion Clinic’s Institute for Leadership Effectiveness and Director of the AAFP Chief Resident Leadership Development Program, to explore the importance of care team well-being and what it means to truly lead in healthcare today.

Practicing Excellence is a human development company. We help coach and develop the healthcare workforce to make a meaningful impact by building proven skills in patient connection, team collaboration, and leadership effectiveness.

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Welcome to This Clinical Life, proudly presented by Practicing Excellence. In this podcast, we explore the transformational impact of skill development for physicians, nurses, teams and leaders to power better healthcare.

In this episode we cover the profound impact of compassion, kindness and caring for others on both the giver and receiver. I'm here with Dr. Anthony Mazzarelli, an emergency medicine physician, attorney, health system CEO, and co-author of the bestselling books Compassionomics and Wonder Drug to dive deep into the data and science of compassion and kindness and the impact and results they create.

Practicing Excellence is a human development company. We help coach and develop the healthcare workforce to make a meaningful impact by building proven skills in patient connection, team collaboration, and leadership effectiveness.

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Welcome to This Clinical Life, proudly presented by Practicing Excellence. In this podcast, we explore the transformational impact of investing in the growth and development of our healthcare workforce — a powerful yet often overlooked catalyst for positive change.

What does it mean to lead with humanity in a system driven by technology, metrics, and burnout? In this episode of This Clinical Life, we sit down with Dr. Bridget Duffy, the nation's first Chief Experience Officer in healthcare and a nationally recognized advocate for humanizing care, to talk about restoring purpose for clinicians, reimagining the patient experience, and designing digital tools that deepen rather than dilute connection. Drawing from decades of leadership and innovation, Dr. Duffy shares stories, strategies, and a vision for a future where compassion and clinical excellence walk hand in hand.

Practicing Excellence is a human development company. We help coach and develop the healthcare workforce to make a meaningful impact by building proven skills in patient connection, team collaboration, and leadership effectiveness.

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Welcome to This Clinical Life, proudly presented by Practicing Excellence. In this podcast, we explore the transformational impact of investing in the growth and development of our healthcare workforce — a powerful yet often overlooked catalyst for positive change.

In this episode, we sit down with the legendary Dr. Tim Porter-O’Grady, a trailblazer in clinical leadership, governance models, and organizational innovation with five decades of experience in healthcare. We explore what truly builds strong, future-ready leaders, the hidden barriers holding organizations back, and how to navigate the chaos of change with purpose.

Practicing Excellence is a human development company. We help coach and develop the healthcare workforce to make a meaningful impact by building proven skills in patient connection, team collaboration, and leadership effectiveness.

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In this podcast, we explore the transformational impact of investing in the growth and development of our healthcare workforce — a powerful yet often overlooked catalyst for positive change. We're thrilled to be joined in this episode by Dennis Pullin. Dennis is the president and CEO of Virtua Health and recent author of his new book, Suited for Leadership: How to Show Up with Purpose to Make Lasting Impact.

Practicing Excellence is a human development company. We help coach and develop the healthcare workforce to make a meaningful impact by building proven skills in patient connection, team collaboration, and leadership effectiveness.

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