Strategic Change for Physicians

This is a site dedicated to physicians "in transition". I am passionate about helping doctors who are feeling stuck in their professional lives and who want to take that extra step to create a positive change. This may mean expanding outside of clinical practice and leveraging their vast medical knowledge and skills in new ways. Or, this may mean finding new ways to address the challenges they face in daily practice, developing strategies to achieve their goals and find fulfillment.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

A Lighter Look at Coaching Med Students on Choosing a Specialty

These guys are funny!

I just came across FreelanceMD's new sister site dedicated to med students (Uncommon Student MD) and in curiosity clicked on this video. To all our physicians out there, I DARE you to try not to laugh.

And I see that one of these intrepid beat boxers is now part of FreelanceMD's author group - fantastic! It's great to see people who teach us all not to take ourselves too seriously.

Enjoy!

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What I Do - Services

For Physicians Considering Non-Clinical Careers:

A 5-Step Executive Coaching Program focused on physician career transition - helping you get from here to "there" within a structured and strategic framework, using proven methods

For Physicians Looking to Improve Their Performance and Enhance Their Professional Fulfillment:

3-Phase Executive Coaching Programs that help you identify the "critical success factors" for you in your environment, and help you develop the skills required to be effective and to excel as one of the top performers in both clinical and non-clinical arenas.

For Healthcare Organizations Looking to Build Physician Leadership and Improve Team Performance:

Tailored consulting, training, and executive coaching programs to develop physician leadership and organizational capabilities within health systems. In collaboration with Strategic Partner The Center for Physician Leadership Training (Fredric Tobis, MD)

Testimonials

Strategic Partner and Advisory Board Member

Inner Solutions for Success, LLC

“Ashley has become an invaluable asset to our organization! She provides an in-depth understanding of organizational dynamics, including insights into the functioning of healthcare providers, as well as the complexity of healthcare organizations. Her strategies are creative and highly effective. She has exceptional leadership skills that are grounded in her solid character. She is also a master at building consensus and seeing the opportunities in all challenges. She brings value to every situation and is a great collaborator.” August 18, 2010

Elizabeth Becker, CEO, Inner Solutions For Success
was with another company when working with Ashley at Inner Solutions for Success, LLC

Physician Executive Coach / Organizational Consultant

High Agility Healthcare

“I recently invited Ashley to participate in a practice development workshop at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s annual meeting. Ashley focused on physician personal development as the foundation of a successful career. Ashley’s expertise and consummate professionalism were demonstrated both by her methods and her message. Ashley’s approach to participating in the workshop was characterized by a true desire for furthering her understanding of Interventional Radiologists. Her timely and pertinent input was always followed by a request for feedback so the presentation could be tailored for the greatest impact. Her insight into medicine and how to improve its delivery at a personal level was impressive. It was a pleasure working with Ashley and I highly recommend her for personal development and career transition.” April 20, 2011
1^st Jason Funderburk, M.D., M.B.A., Chief, Assistant Professor, Interventional Radiology, Weill-Cornell College of Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital

“Ashley was a featured speaker at our most recent Medical Fusion Conference and she did a fantastic job. Our conference is designed to teach physicians how to expand their careers, and Ashley's presentation was one of the most highly rated in our post-conference evaluations. She has a tremendous depth of knowledge in the area of career transition, and her warm and approachable demeanor further enhances her effectiveness as an executive coach. I would highly recommend Ashley to someone looking for a career advisor.” December 6, 2010

Gregory Bledsoe, Director, Medical Fusion Conference
worked directly with Ashley at High Agility Healthcare

“Ashley's approach to coaching is highly professional and organized and at the same time very creative and tailored to the individual. She has the knack to address difficult and challenging topics appropriately and provides lots of supportive tools, ideas and strategies that are extremely useful beyond the professional and personal impacts of a transition from a clinical to a commercial role. I can highly recommend her - thanks, Ashley!” September 30, 2010

Top qualities: Great Results, Expert

Kristin Schmiedehausen, MD,
hired Ashley as a Business Consultant in 2010

“Ashley is a driven and insightful Physician Coach. I consulted with her this year to help me transition out of clinical medicine, and I was very pleased with the quality of our interaction. Her keen understanding of the physician mindset, regardless of training level, was evident in our conversations. One of Ashley's great strengths was her ability to see the potential value of my experience in ways that I could not see myself. She took the time to really understand my individual needs and goals, and helped me to efficiently focus my efforts to create the most benefit to my career. More than that, Ashley's dedication to her job reveals that she truly cares about her work and the people she works with. I am very satisfied with our work together, and I highly recommend her services.” August 2, 2010

Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert

Sujay Kapadia, M.D.,
hired Ashley as a Career Coach in 2010

“From the perspective of a physician looking to change course and chart a new direction, Ashley's coaching and mentoring has been phenomenal. Her enthusiasm and passion for her job, as well as our work, makes her fabulous to work with. Critically and thoughtfully listening to ideas that have their origin in years of clinical work, Ashley has helped me to assimilate these concepts into a working plan and organization that I am now confident will succeed. Moreover, her commitment to her work and the tireless effort she that she has offered us inspires our team to work harder to succeed in reaching the very goals that she has helped us to shape. Our company would not be in a position to do great things were it not for the coaching of Ashley Wendel.” October 23, 2008

Top qualities: Great Results, Personable

Matthew H. Corcoran MD, CDE,
hired Ashley as a Doctor in 2007, and hired Ashley more than once

VP of the Board

Behavioral Diabetes Institute

“Ashley is a friend and colleague. She has tremendous energy and intelligence that she has brought to the forefront of her work with the Behavioral Diabetes Institute. As a spouse of a Type 1 Diabetic, she has exceptional drive and passion for dealing with problems of the family of diabetics. She has a lot of knowledge about how to be successful in the marketplace. She is a great resource and a pleasure to work with.” March 9, 2009

Chris Stiehl, President, StiehlWorks
worked directly with Ashley at Behavioral Diabetes Institute

“I have worked with Ashley extensively in the past year on the Board of Directors of a non-profit, the Behavioral Diabetes Institute. Ashley is very skilled in organizational dynamics and has helped the Board become more effective and focused. She is is a great facilitator, strategist, and communicator.” September 16, 2008

Jerry Penso, Associate Medical Director, Quality Programs, Sharp Healthcare
worked directly with Ashley at Behavioral Diabetes Institute

Organizational Effectiveness Consultant

awendel consulting

“Ashley has been an absolute blessing to our organization. Her remarkable organizational skills and business planning have helped us think through our ideas and turn them into well thought out achievable plans. She easily transitions to new tasks and challenges and brings enthusiasm, dedication, and creativity to every project.” March 28, 2006

Susan Guzman
was Ashley's client

“Thanks to Ashley’s dynamic guidance, our moribund organization has been brought back to life. Her insight, enthusiasm, ability to ask probing questions, and adept organizational and planning skills have made an enormous difference to our company. She has helped us move quickly from talking about change to actually making things happen. She would be a great gift as a consultant to any company.” February 28, 2006

William Polonsky
was Ashley's client

Sr. Organization and Human Performance Consultant

Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting)

“As a consultant, Ashley applies a facilitative style that resonates well with her clients. She has a great approach in team settings that allows her to get the best thinking out of each team member, maximizing productivity and effectiveness while still helping the team achieve desired outcomes. Two thumbs up!” March 28, 2006

Clarissa del Mundo Riggins,
managed Ashley at Accenture

“Ashley took her expertise in communication and organizational involvement and skillfully adapted it to the client's evolving needs. She was excellent at listening to the client and building the relationships that promoted trust and motivation for change. Ashley is an excellent communicator who knows how to engage project team members and users to maximize results.” March 13, 2006

Drew Brassard,
managed Ashley indirectly at Accenture

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

A Lighter Look at Coaching Med Students on Choosing a Specialty

These guys are funny!

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