Expanding Your Professional Impact Through Advocacy, Innovation, & Storytelling, with Dr. Chethan Sathya
Inside The Doctor's LoungeShow Notes
In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Dr. Chethan Sathya, pediatric surgeon, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Northwell Health, and Founding Director, Center for Gun Violence Prevention.
They discuss:
How being proactive helped Dr. Sathya open up doors outside of clinical medicine, including everything from tech leadership and advisory roles to serving as producer for an Academy Award winning film
How his training in journalism has helped him to spread his message, why he feels research alone isn’t enough to influence policy, and why storytelling is critical to amplify impact and changes in healthcare
How bringing together coalitions of health systems, policymakers, community organizations, business leaders, and patients leads to out of the box solutions that create meaningful change
The importance of getting out of your echo chambers, & how progress depends on dialogue with those that have alternative opinions, not just giving expert opinions
Why “stay in your lane” may be the worst career advice physicians receive
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