That Little Extra Is Everything (ft. Luis Garcia)

About this episode

Dr. Luis Garcia discusses his journey from Mexico to becoming the President of Rush Medical Group and the importance of going the extra mile in life and career.

Dr. Luis Garcia is the President of Rush Medical Group in Chicago, leading 1,000 physicians and 500 APPs across the Rush footprint. He grew up in a poor neighborhood in Mexico City where his father started a medical practice in his grandmother's kitchen that eventually became a hospital. He applied to all 220 surgery residency programs in the US as a foreign medical graduate, got two interviews, and flew to Fargo, North Dakota in the middle of a blizzard because he refused to do a phone interview. In this episode, Luis talks about why he had to leave Mexico to stop being his father's son, why identifying your weaknesses matters more than knowing your strengths, and why the difference between ordinary and extraordinary is always that little 'extra.' https://marxadvisory.com

People in this episode

Host: Ed Marx

Guest: Dr. Luis Garcia

Topics covered

• leadership
• medical profession
• personal growth
• immigration
• residency
• extra effort

Keywords

• leadership
• medical career
• personal development
• immigration story
• surgery residency
• extra effort

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rush Medical Group

Places: Chicago, Mexico City, Fargo, North Dakota

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