{"podcast":{"title":"Flourishing in Medicine: From Surviving to Thriving","slug":"flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-6711532","podcast_index_feed_id":6711532,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving/20240126_090110_7e5ffb5ac296d289b50f416b3ea3877b.jpg","author":"EmPRO Insurance","episode_count":43,"summary":"Flourishing in Medicine: From Surviving to Thriving explores ways that health professionals- physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners, physician assistants, mental health providers, therapists, and others- can truly flourish in the complex and challenging world of health care. The ability for physicians and other health professionals to practice high quality care and attain professional satisfaction and meaning in their work has been under continued challenge. These critically important members of our communities experience ongoing threats to their well-being and hence to the quality of care they deliver. The recent pandemic has only exacerbated changes that have occurred over the preceding years in the practice of medicine, exposing even further the fragility of our imperfect health care systems. This podcast explores the many ways that physicians can and do flourish, including a deeper exploration of what it means to work at the frontier of human frailty and suffering, while applying biomedical science and compassionate care to address the complexities of the human condition. It is the hope that this podcast can help support these health professionals and ultimately translate…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T20:18:43.222306+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-6711532"},"episode":{"title":"Getting Unstuck in Medicine: Coaching, Leadership, and the Path to Flourishing with Dr. Ellen Singer | Flourishing in Medicine: From Surviving to Thriving #38","slug":"getting-unstuck-in-medicine-coaching-leadership-and-the-path-to-flourishing-with-dr-ellen-singer-flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-38","published_at":"2026-03-18T09:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-6711532/getting-unstuck-in-medicine-coaching-leadership-and-the-path-to-flourishing-with-dr-ellen-singer-flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-38","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-6711532","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving/2634389","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/240596/2634389/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving/2026_03_16_22_03_01_acc75cc3-e93c-47eb-81ec-bf69e85b9ce1.mp3","summary":"Today, we are joined by Dr. Ellen Singer, a board-certified internist and pediatrician. Dr. Ellen L. Singer is a dual board-certified internist and pediatrician with more than 30 years of experience in clinical practice, medical leadership, and physician development. She serves as a Physician Development Coach for Legacy Health, a regional Virtualist with Northwest Permanente, and Medical Director of The Foundation for Medical Excellence. Ellen brings deep expertise in recruitment, credentialing, quality oversight, documentation, revenue cycle, and practice redesign across multiple specialties. ICF-certified, she coaches clinicians and leaders through difficult patient interactions, burnout, privilege restrictions, and career transitions. Grounded in empathy, storytelling, and reflection Ellen is passionate about helping healthcare professionals build meaningful, resilient careers and sustainable, engaged clinical teams. In the conversation, Dr. Singer reflects on the formative influences that drew her to medicine and how her training at the University of Rochester shaped her lifelong attention to the inner lives of clinicians, ultimately leading her to develop a second professional identity as a physician coach. We also cover: How coaching differs from traditional medical problem-solving by creating space for reflection, clarity, and self-directed solutions rather than prescribing answers The structural challenges in modern healthcare including tensions around time, resources, organizational priorities, and the struggle for physician autonomy Practical approaches to transforming meetings, leadership dynamics, and team relationships to create more sustainable and humane clinical environments Dr. Singer concludes with a vision of flourishing grounded in meaningful relat…","meta_description":"Today, we are joined by Dr. Ellen Singer, a board-certified internist and pediatrician. Dr. Ellen L. 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