UVP 151 Doctor Sensitive Can’t Take Criticism

This week on the podcast, Dr. Roark and Stephanie tackle a letter from the mailbag. A practice owner wrote in, feeling very frustrated by an associate doctor on their team who is struggling significantly with self confidence and their belief in themselves as a good doctor. It seems like any time someone on the team asks questions about a patient’s care or double checks a drug dose or asks to look at x-rays and discuss what the doctor is seeing, Dr. Sensitive takes those as personal affronts and explodes in anger or tears. They feel like the team doesn’t trust them and doesn't act like they believe they are a good doctor. Our practice owner is wondering what to do since it feels like a lot of is being blown out of proportion and aren’t things they themselves would be fussed over. Let’s get into this... Links: Upcoming events: https://unchartedvet.com/upcoming-events/ Don’t miss an awesome new workshop coming in December. Jenn Galvin, practice manager, practice owner and game playing aficionado, is leading a workshop on how to engage and have fun with our teams. In a time when clinics are struggling with turnover, burnout and disengagement, it is time to create a plan that will help you lean in to the individuals who make up your team and get some tools that can help you work on keeping them happy! Sunday Dec 12 from 4-6pm ET/1-3pm PT, Jenn will lead us in discussion and brainstorming on What employee engagement means for your individual practice Simple ways to measure engagement How to work through what to do with engagement results to create a response plan that matters Ideas for how to reward the team in ways that will result in a more happy and efficient team. $99 Registration fee (Free for Uncharted members) Register here: https://unchartedvet.com/product/its-all-fun-and-games/ All Links: https://linktr.ee/UnchartedVet Got a question for the mailbag? Submit it here: unchartedvet.com/mailbag