Medical Mentor Coaching Podcast

About Medical Mentor Coaching Podcast

Academic medicine is designed to reward output, not clarity. The result is physicians who feel overwhelmed and overextended. The Academic Medicine Strategy Podcast breaks down the systems, structures, and expectations that create that experience and how to navigate them strategically. Hosted by Dr. Stacey Ishman, a national leader in academic medicine with over 230 peer-reviewed publications, this podcast is grounded in her experience working with faculty, departments, and institutions to build clearer, more sustainable academic careers. This podcast is for: • Academic physicians across all specialties and career stages • Faculty leaders and program directors responsible for developing others • Departments and institutions focused on retention, promotion, and leadership pipelines Episodes explore the intersection of individual career strategy and institutional design, including: • Promotion pathways and why they often feel unclear • Time, effort, and why productivity is not just personal • Mentorship, sponsorship, and leadership development • Retention, burnout, and how departments can better support faculty • How to build a career that is both sustainable and nationally visible You will hear practical frameworks, real coaching insights, and behind-the-scenes thinking drawn from years of work across academic medicine.

Publisher

Dr. Stacey Ishman

Category

business · education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 May 2024

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

73 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   I Hit #1 on Amazon and Forgot to Celebrate

   Celebrating wins rarely makes it onto a physician's calendar because it never looks urgent. Dr. Stacey Ishman, pediatric otolaryngologist and founder of Academic Medicine Strategy Group, shares how her book, The Physician's Guide to Owning Your Time, hit #1 on Amazon and she forgot to celebrate. She explains why physicians deflect their wins and how to make celebration intentional. Key Points: [00:00] What happens when a physician forgets to celebrate a big win? Stacey's book hit #1 in three Amazon categories, and she had no answer when someone asked how she was celebrating. Her wife had already planned a party. Stacey had written a book on owning your time and never put celebration on her own calendar. [02:00] Why do physicians deflect their wins? Physicians are trained to treat humility as the right response and self-promotion as something to avoid. The next deadline is always waiting. Imposter syndrome adds the belief that a win is a fluke or doesn't count yet. [03:40] Why start every coaching call with wins? Stacey opens each coaching session with wins. Many clients first say they can't think of one, then share win after win. One client had gotten married that weekend and forgot to mention it. A win does not need to be giant to matter. [04:20] Why does celebration never make it onto the calendar? Time follows our decisions. What goes on the calendar gets done. Chapter 7 of the book uses the Eisenhower Matrix to show how urgent work crowds out important things. Celebration needs the same protection as writing time: decide it matters and give it a date. [05:50] What counts as a win? Stacey shares four from her week: the book launch, a new way she and her wife name how each of them processes problems, an unexpected movie night with her son, and giving herself grace during recovery. Some wins are big. Some only you will notice. [08:20] What does celebrating look like in practice? Stacey restarted short workouts, took time to be still, played Mahjong with friends, and enjoyed the launch party cake. Then try it yourself: write down one big win, one nobody else would notice, and one you almost didn't count. [09:20] How can department leaders recognize faculty milestones? Departments track RVUs, publications, and grant dollars but rarely mark faculty milestones. Stacey cites Schloss and colleagues in Academic Medicine (2009), who estimated the cost of losing a surgical subspecialist at $120,000 to $600,000. A note after a promotion or a mention at faculty meeting costs almost nothing. Frequently Asked Questions: Why do physicians struggle to celebrate their wins? Medical training teaches physicians that humility is expected and self-promotion is suspect. Many also feel the next deadline makes pausing irresponsible, and imposter syndrome tells them the win was a fluke. Dr. Stacey Ishman recommends naming wins out loud and scheduling a specific time to celebrate them. How can physicians use the Eisenhower Matrix to protect time for what matters? The Eisenhower Matrix sorts tasks by urgency and importance. Physicians often get stuck in urgent work, so important activities like celebration, writing, and research keep losing out. The fix is to decide what matters and put it on the calendar with a date and time, so it gets the same priority as urgent tasks. How can academic departments recognize faculty achievements? Departments can send a personal note after a promotion, mention a new grant at a faculty meeting, and credit the people who make events happen. Recognition costs little, while losing a faculty member can cost a department hundreds of thousands of dollars. Leaders should decide how milestones get marked on purpose. Summary: Celebrating wins is a decision, and it only happens when it has a place on your calendar. This week, pick one win from the past seven days, put a celebration on your calendar with a date and time, and protect it the way you would protect clinic. Resources Mentioned: The Physician's Guide to Owning Your Time by Dr. Stacey Ishman: https://a.co/d/0gf6Wb2P (https://a.co/d/0gf6Wb2P) Work With Us: If you're interested in working with Academic Medicine Strategy Group, visit www.amedsg.com (http://www.amedsg.com) to learn about our programs that help academic physicians build a clear, strategic path to promotion, research, and career advancement. Rate, Review, and Follow: Please RATE, REVIEW, and FOLLOW the Academic Medicine Strategy Podcast on your favorite platform. If you'd like to get in touch or suggest a topic: DM me on Instagram at @sishmancoach Email me at stacey@amedsg.com Contact me through the website at www.amedsg.com (http://www.amedsg.com)

2. 

   30 Sept 2026

   The Physician's Guide to Owning Your Time: Inside the #1 Bestseller

   Dr. Stacey Ishman shares the physician time management tools behind her #1 bestseller and how to align your calendar with your values in academic medicine. Episode Summary: Physician time management starts with one honest question: does your calendar reflect your values? Dr. Stacey Ishman, pediatric otolaryngologist and founder of Academic Medicine Strategy Group, talks with Kirsten, AMedSG's Chief Education Officer, about her #1 bestseller, The Physician's Guide to Owning Your Time, and why early-career physicians deserve permission to take back control of their time. Key Points: [00:00] Why does a time management book for doctors resonate outside medicine? The book reached #1 on Amazon in wellness and business categories. Stacey says the skills apply in any field, and medicine has a bigger gap because physicians are rarely taught to give themselves permission. [02:40] Why don't physicians learn time management in training? Medical schools and residency programs have no infrastructure to teach physicians to manage time around their values. Stacey wrote the book to give frustrated physicians practical tools and the permission to use them. [03:20] Do you need to implement the whole book to see results? No. Pick one idea, apply it, and come back when you're ready for more. Kirsten compares it to conference notes that never get used because there's no clear place to start. [05:10] How can a busy physician write a book or a research paper? Stacey used the Talk Your Book technique from author Jorie O'Neill. She recorded answers to prompts during her drives and had AI transcribe them. The same approach works for one section of a research paper at a time. [08:00] How does your calendar show your real values? Stacey once believed family was her top value, yet her calendar showed missed kids' events and no self-care. When your time feels wrong, you can reframe it, decline it, plan it better, delegate it, or delete it. [09:50] Which invisible work is worth keeping? Invisible work is worth doing when it reflects what you value. Stacey mentored almost every medical student she could. It never showed up on her CV, and it mattered to her. [11:20] How can department leaders build time skills into their institutions? Stacey never learned these skills at work and believes institutions should teach them. Trainees, faculty, and staff who have them are more likely to enjoy their jobs and stay. Frequently Asked Questions: How can physicians align their time with their values? Start by reviewing your calendar and noticing what you dread, avoid, or enjoy. Some commitments need a new frame so you enjoy them more. Others can be declined, delegated, or deleted. Dr. Stacey Ishman's book, The Physician's Guide to Owning Your Time, walks physicians through this process with real examples. What is the Talk Your Book method? Talk Your Book is a writing technique from author Jorie O'Neill. You answer a series of prompts out loud, record your answers, and use the transcripts as a first draft. Dr. Stacey Ishman wrote her book this way during her commute, completing one prompt at a time whenever she had a few free minutes. Can physicians earn CME for reading The Physician's Guide to Owning Your Time? Yes. The book is part of AMedSG's CME by the Book program. Physicians read the book, reflect on how its ideas can improve their practice, and earn CME credit. It works well for department book clubs and private practices looking for a practical approach to professional development. Summary: Physician time management is less about squeezing in more and more about choosing where your time goes. This week, look at your last seven days and find one commitment that doesn't match your values. Then decide whether to reframe it, delegate it, or let it go. Resources Mentioned: The Physician's Guide to Owning Your Time by Dr. Stacey Ishman (https://a.co/d/0gf6Wb2P) CME by the Book: https://www.amedsg.com/cmebythebook (https://www.amedsg.com/cmebythebook) Work With Us: If you're interested in working with Academic Medicine Strategy Group, visit www.amedsg.com to learn about our programs that help academic physicians build a clear, strategic path to promotion, research, and career advancement. Rate, Review, and Follow: Please RATE, REVIEW, and FOLLOW the Academic Medicine Strategy Podcast on your favorite platform. If you'd like to get in touch or suggest a topic: DM me on Instagram at @sishmancoach Email me at stacey@amedsg.com Contact me through the website at www.amedsg.com (http://www.amedsg.com)

3. 

   23 Sept 2026

   [Replay] The AMedSG National Reputation Series: Building Your Research Plan

   Dr. Stacey Ishman guides early-career academic physicians through crafting a robust research plan to define their niche and advance their careers in this interview.

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