Episodios

  • Episode 147: Why Meeting the Needs of Providers Matters with Alisha Wallace-Smith
    Sep 30 2025

    The pandemic has had a huge impact on the healthcare workforce. How do we meet their current needs? Why does this matter? Listen in to hear a healthcare leader weigh in on where the levers are for meeting these needs and why it’s critical today.

    Alisha Wallace-Smith, MHA, is president of the American College of Healthcare Executives of Greater Charlotte and clinical provider liaison for Continuum Health Providers. Her expertise is clinical quality and patient safety.

    Connect with Ms. Wallace-Smith on LinkedIn.

    Connect with me at www.dianeshannon.com. If you’d like time to talk about the specific challenges you’re facing, you can book a time to chat with me. More info here about how to do that.

    Like what you heard? Listen to more episodes with Dr. Diane Shannon on our podcast Vital Signs: Thriving as Women in Medicine

    Reviews are greatly appreciated.

    Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH, PCC is an internal medicine physician, award-winning writer, and certified coach. She understands the stresses inherent in the practice of medicine and the additional challenges that women face in the profession. Her passion is helping women in medicine create lives where they can thrive.

    Share your experience and continue the conversation with Diane at www.dianeshannon.com or www.linkedin.com/in/dianewshannon

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    31 m
  • Episode 146: Addressing the Gender Wage Gap in Family Medicine with Dr. Yalda Jabbarpour
    Sep 16 2025

    Given the large number of women in the specialty, researchers were surprised when family medicine showed a gender wage gap, with male physicians receiving higher compensation than their female colleagues. What solutions could bring wage parity to family medicine? How might parity serve women physicians - and patients too? Learn more from my guest, Dr. Yalda Jabbarpour.

    Yalda Jabbarpour, MD, is a family physician and Director of the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies. Her expertise is generating policy-relevant research to support solutions for primary care physicians.

    Connect with Dr. Jabbarpour at the Robert Graham Center.

    Connect with me at www.dianeshannon.com. If you’d like time to talk about the specific challenges you’re facing, you can book a time to chat with me. More info here about how to do that.

    Like what you heard? Listen to more episodes with Dr. Diane Shannon on our podcast Vital Signs: Thriving as Women in Medicine

    Reviews are greatly appreciated.

    Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH, PCC is an internal medicine physician, award-winning writer, and certified coach. She understands the stresses inherent in the practice of medicine and the additional challenges that women face in the profession. Her passion is helping women in medicine create lives where they can thrive.

    Share your experience and continue the conversation with Diane at www.dianeshannon.com or www.linkedin.com/in/dianewshannon

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    23 m
  • Episode 145: Navigating Family Life as a Busy Physician with Dr. Annabelle Volgman
    Sep 2 2025

    Pregnancy and family life can be challenging. From protecting your health when pregnant to finding and paying for child care. Listen in as Dr. Annabelle Volgman shares wisdom gleaned from a successful career in cardiology.

    Annabelle Volgman, MD, is the McMullan-Eybel Endowed Chair for Excellence in Clinical Cardiology at Rush University Medical Center. Her expertise is taking care of women with heart disease.

    Connect with Dr. Volgman on LinkedIn.

    Connect with me at www.dianeshannon.com. If you’d like time to talk about the specific challenges you’re facing, you can book a time to chat with me. More info here about how to do that.

    Like what you heard? Listen to more episodes with Dr. Diane Shannon on our podcast Vital Signs: Thriving as Women in Medicine

    Reviews are greatly appreciated.

    Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH, PCC is an internal medicine physician, award-winning writer, and certified coach. She understands the stresses inherent in the practice of medicine and the additional challenges that women face in the profession. Her passion is helping women in medicine create lives where they can thrive.

    Share your experience and continue the conversation with Diane at www.dianeshannon.com or www.linkedin.com/in/dianewshannon

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    21 m
  • Episode 144: Creating a Great Place to Work with Michael Bush
    Aug 19 2025

    You probably have a sense of whether your organization is a great place to work for, or not. But do you know the factors that determine that? And can you name the #1 most important driver? Join me and my guest, Michael Bush, as he reveals the secret and tells us why “healthcare is an anomaly.”

    Michael Bush is CEO of Great Place to Work, a research and analytics company that produces the annual Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work for list. Connect with Mr. Bush at https://www.greatplacetowork.com/michael-c-bush.

    Connect with me at www.dianeshannon.com. If you’d like time to talk about the specific challenges you’re facing, you can book a time to chat with me. More info here about how to do that.

    Like what you heard? Listen to more episodes with Dr. Diane Shannon on our podcast Vital Signs: Thriving as Women in Medicine

    Reviews are greatly appreciated.

    Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH, PCC is an internal medicine physician, award-winning writer, and certified coach. She understands the stresses inherent in the practice of medicine and the additional challenges that women face in the profession. Her passion is helping women in medicine create lives where they can thrive.

    Share your experience and continue the conversation with Diane at www.dianeshannon.com or www.linkedin.com/in/dianewshannon

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    25 m
  • Episode 143: Owning Our Value with Dr. Michelle Bailey
    Aug 5 2025

    Are you uncomfortable with the idea of promoting yourself? Does the idea of negotiating for a title or benefits trigger all kinds of stress in you? You’re not alone. Join me and my guest, Michelle Bailey, MD, as we look at why speaking up for our careers is so challenging and why it’s so important.

    Dr. Michelle Bailey is a physician career and life coach and an executive medical director working at a global contract research organization.

    Connect with Dr. Bailey on LinkedIn and on Instagram at @thedrmichellebailey.

    Connect with me at www.dianeshannon.com. If you’d like time to talk about the specific challenges you’re facing, you can book a time to chat with me. More info here about how to do that.

    Like what you heard? Listen to more episodes with Dr. Diane Shannon on our podcast Vital Signs: Thriving as Women in Medicine

    Reviews are greatly appreciated.

    Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH, PCC is an internal medicine physician, award-winning writer, and certified coach. She understands the stresses inherent in the practice of medicine and the additional challenges that women face in the profession. Her passion is helping women in medicine create lives where they can thrive.

    Share your experience and continue the conversation with Diane at www.dianeshannon.com or www.linkedin.com/in/dianewshannon

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    30 m
  • Episode 142: Creating Changemakers with Dr. Andrea Austin
    Jul 22 2025

    We know that our healthcare system too often fails patients and the healthcare workforce who cares for them. Individuals can feel they lack the ability to affect improvements in the larger system. How can I shift this? Join me and my guest, Andrea Austin, MD, to hear about her new research on what makes for changemakers in healthcare–and how we can create more of them.

    Dr. Andrea Austin is an emergency medicine physician and educator in southern California. Her passion is changemaking in healthcare.

    Contact Dr. Austin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaaustinmd or https://www.andreaaustinmd.com.

    Connect with me at www.dianeshannon.com. If you’d like time to talk about the specific challenges you’re facing, you can book a time to chat with me. More info here about how to do that.

    Like what you heard? Listen to more episodes with Dr. Diane Shannon on our podcast Vital Signs: Thriving as Women in Medicine

    Reviews are greatly appreciated.

    Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH, PCC is an internal medicine physician, award-winning writer, and certified coach. She understands the stresses inherent in the practice of medicine and the additional challenges that women face in the profession. Her passion is helping women in medicine create lives where they can thrive.

    Share your experience and continue the conversation with Diane at www.dianeshannon.com or www.linkedin.com/in/dianewshannon

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    33 m
  • Episode 141: Redefining Success with Dr. Cindy Van Praag
    Jul 8 2025

    Do you ever feel like you’re pulled in so many different directions and your energy is spread so thin that something has to give? Join me and my guest, Cindy Van Praag, MD, as we explore the myth or mirage of “having it all.”

    Dr. Cindy Van Praag is an anesthesiologist and physician coach who founded Inspired Mom MDs. Her passion is helping physician moms take back control and find time for what matters most so they can thrive at work and home. You may connect with her at InspiredMomMDs.com or on Linked In.

    Connect with me at www.dianeshannon.com. If you’d like time to talk about the specific challenges you’re facing, you can book a time to chat with me. More info here about how to do that.

    Like what you heard? Listen to more episodes with Dr. Diane Shannon on our podcast Vital Signs: Thriving as Women in Medicine

    Reviews are greatly appreciated.

    Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH, PCC is an internal medicine physician, award-winning writer, and certified coach. She understands the stresses inherent in the practice of medicine and the additional challenges that women face in the profession. Her passion is helping women in medicine create lives where they can thrive.

    Share your experience and continue the conversation with Diane at www.dianeshannon.com or www.linkedin.com/in/dianewshannon

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    23 m
  • Episode 140: Breaking Down Barriers to Real PTO with Dr. Jill Jin
    Jun 24 2025

    Let’s face it: for many physicians taking time away from work to recharge is challenging and stressful in its own right. Concerns about coverage, the onslaught of work when you return, the financial implications make taking PTO less than optimal. Join me and my guest, Dr. Jill Jin, as we delve into ways to make time fully off duty a reality.

    Jill O. Jin, MD, is a clinical associate professor of Internal Medicine at Northwestern Medicine and a senior physician advisor in professional satisfaction at the American Medical Association. Her passion is working with practices and health systems to combat physician burnout and support organizational well-being.

    Connect with Dr. Jin at the AMA STEPS Forward website - stepsforward.org.

    View my PTO toolkit here: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/steps-forward/module/2820183

    Connect with me at www.dianeshannon.com. If you’d like time to talk about the specific challenges you’re facing, you can book a time to chat with me. More info here about how to do that.

    Like what you heard? Listen to more episodes with Dr. Diane Shannon on our podcast Vital Signs: Thriving as Women in Medicine

    Reviews are greatly appreciated.

    Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH, PCC is an internal medicine physician, award-winning writer, and certified coach. She understands the stresses inherent in the practice of medicine and the additional challenges that women face in the profession. Her passion is helping women in medicine create lives where they can thrive.

    Share your experience and continue the conversation with Diane at www.dianeshannon.com or www.linkedin.com/in/dianewshannon

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    31 m