Medvale Lyceums

Jim Trounson interviews leaders from different sectors within the healthcare industry. In these 40-minute conversations, he goes deep into their stories, motivations and challenges. The Lyceums are recorded with a live audience of Medvalistas, who later have a confidential discussion with the speaker regarding the presented theme.

(December 12, 2024 – 35min)

John Sullivan, MD, reflects on how recognizing opportunities and embracing innovation can shape a meaningful career and life. From his work in medical toxicology to pioneering life-saving tools like the ColdAvenger mask, he shares how blending professional expertise with personal passion leads to impactful outcomes, inspiring others to plan transitions thoughtfully and seize opportunities to make a difference.

(December 2, 2024 – 49min)

This episode examines how the transition to a new administration is shaping the healthcare landscape. Panelists delve into the implications of political shifts on financial pressures, regulatory changes, and operational strategies, offering a range of perspectives to help healthcare organizations navigate this pivotal moment.

(October 24, 2024 – 39min)

Mike Ferkovic, a seasoned expert in private equity, explores its growing role in healthcare. He discusses how outside investment impacts quality, operational efficiency, and the financial landscape, offering insights on when it’s the right fit for medical practices.

(August 13, 2024 – 35min)

Crista Durand invites you to hear how she turned around the hospital she runs in Rhode Island by changing and personally pushing their new culture. You’ll learn that organizational trust is the key tenet to cultural transformation, recognition platforms matter to staff/teams, and action/responsiveness is what physicians and staff want and respect.

(July 9, 2024 – 31min)

Marni Carey, President of Power to the Patients, underscores the urgent need for healthcare price transparency. While healthcare costs have skyrocketed, far outpacing inflation, they are pushing for laws requiring healthcare providers to disclose prices.

(June 11, 2024 – 40min)

Paul Miles, MD, discusses how healthcare organizations are integrating co-production of care into their models by encouraging and empowering patients to take greater responsibility. This approach aims to enhance patient outcomes and engagement, making care more collaborative and effective.

(May 14, 2024 – 29min)

Amber “AJ” Jordan shares her unique insights on how she transformed the COVID-19 crisis into a monumental opportunity for Desert Sage Health Centers. This interview is not only a platform to learn from an inspiring healthcare leader but also an opportunity to see how AJ’s leadership principles can be applied across different contexts to foster meaningful and sustainable change.

(April 9, 2024 – 43min)

Maria Reising, VP of Nursing & Population Health at Full Circle Health, along with David Murgoitio, Director of Human Resources, present their successful recipe for recruiting and retaining talent. In a context where burnout is an increasing challenge, they led a successful strategy at Full Circle Health, reducing turnover from 35% annually to less than 20%.

(March 12, 2024 – 35min)

After years working in programming, Ivan founded his company, Demigos, where he now serves as CEO. There, they develop and design IT solutions for startups and companies, having a focus on healthcare for the past 4 years. In recent times, to the challenge of leading his company, Ivan had to add a great difficulty: doing it in a war zone. Is this Lyceum, he shares his experiences and learnings with us.

(February 13, 2024 – 41min)

Meet a new Medvalista who you can certainly learn from. Amer Kaissi and Jim drill into why Amer posits that a combination of low ego and high drive is what fuels success for healthcare leaders in this environment; and he executive coaches them how to adopt this style He’s literally written the book on his topic – Humbitious.

(January, 9th, 2024 – 40min)

Angela, the CEO of Inflo Health, inspires us with her journey from the bedside to the boardroom. Learn how Inflo Health helps healthcare organizations take a measured look at AI and then develop an intentional approach to what may be the most impactful breakthrough ever—bigger than electricity.

(December 12, 2023 – 34min)

Dr. Chang talks about what he and his team are doing to reinvent a large regional healthcare system. His Tampa General is not just talking about change. They are doing Hospital-At-Home and their own command center to follow each patient.

(October 11, 2023 – 37min)

Tim Pollard is the founder of Oratium, a renowned expert in the art of communication and messaging. At this month’s Medvale Lyceum, we explore how to change the course of healthcare by revolutionizing our messaging strategies.

(September 9, 2023 – 36min)

Andrew shares his entrepreneurial journey to healthcare where he is now designing transformative digital and mobile solutions to better impact care.

(August 8th, 2023 – 30min)

Saul Marquez is the founder of Outcomes Rocket Growth, a marketing firm that works exclusively with its healthcare clients to create sales results–specializing in digital marketing. You’ll be amazed by Saul’s journey as the son of Mexican immigrants to now running a powerful healthcare marketing ecosystem.

(July 23rd, 2023 – 30min)

Jim interviews Ted for this only-in-Medvale opportunity to learn how a busy physician executive finds the time to write books… and what we in healthcare must do better when the next pandemic hits.

(July 12th, 2023 – 16min)

Dr. Stephen Beeson, founder and CEO of Practicing Excellence, is a nationally recognized speaker, physician, and author whose life mission is to coach and develop clinicians to be their best. In this video, he shares with us his journey to mastering human development four ourselves and our organizations.