About this episode

Dr. Vishal Sharma discusses the importance of structured education in improving associate development and retention within DSOs.

Dr. Vishal Sharma, VP of Clinical Education & Operations at Spear Education shares his thoughts on: DSOs failing at clinical education Education as a performance & retention lever $3,500 per day associate production To learn more about Spear Education visit: https://www.speareducation.com/ You can also contact Dr. Sharma via email: vsharma@speareducation.com or on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-vishal-sharma-78527543/

People in this episode

Hosts: Kim Larson, Bill Neumann

Guest: Dr. Vishal Sharma

Topics covered

• associate development
• clinical education
• retention strategies
• DSOs
• performance improvement

Keywords

• associate production
• clinical education
• retention
• DSOs
• Spear Education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spear Education

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