Surgeons with Purpose
Hosted by Mel Thacker · Hippocratic Collective
5.0from 46 ratings
- 124
- Episodes
- 16
- Transcribed
- 46
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About Surgeons with Purpose
A podcast for surgeons who feel like they are languishing in a career that didn't turn out to be as fulfilling or as prestigious as they expected. Dr. Mel Thacker, an ENT surgeon and coach, takes you on a journey to help you understand why you are feeling dissatisfied, burnt out, and stuck. With this newfound insight, you'll be able to reframe how you see your experience, rediscover who you are underneath your surgeon identity, and create a life that aligns with your authentic self. Find more info about Surgeons with Purpose and other shows on the Hippocratic Collective at hippocratic-collective.com
- Publisher
- Hippocratic Collective
- Category
- education · health & fitness · health & fitness
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 1 Jul 2024
- Latest episode
- 12 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
16 of 124 episodes have a transcript.
12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#119 Protect the Asset with Dr. Jeremy Heffner
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#118 Designing Life in Surgery on Your Terms with Dr. Gopi Shah and Dr. Ashley Agan
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
#117 Solving for Math not Mind Drama
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#119 Protect the Asset with Dr. Jeremy Heffner
Published 12 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Yet we're having a problem. And that means that that money is not going where it's supposed to go. No, it's going to administrators. Yes, it's going to administration. It's going to insurance. It's going to private equity. Yeah. Back in under Obamacare, and I'm not blaming, this isn't a political thing, just under that bill, what it made is so doctors couldn't own hospitals anymore. And it's like, wait a sec, but you're OK with doctors who have an oath, an oath to actually take care. Now, you can say they're good at it or bad at it or they aren't all the best at being ethical. Fine. But private equity has no oath about taking care of patients and we let them own hospitals. […]
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- Jeremy Heffner
- Gopi Shah
- Ashley Agan
- Cesar Cervantes
- Eric Pearson
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 23 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 23 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100
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- Quality
- 62
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 51
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- Does not typically book guests
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Who hosts Surgeons with Purpose?
Mel Thacker host the show. Published by Hippocratic Collective.
How often do new episodes come out?
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