Episode 15: Dr. Jewel Kling. Finding Your North Star in Leadership and Women’s Health

About this episode

Dr. Mary Mulcahey interviews Dr. Jewel Kling about her leadership journey and insights in women's health and medical education.

In this episode of the Lead Change Podcast, Dr. Mary Mulcahey interviews Dr. Jewel Kling, a national leader in women’s health, menopause, sex- and gender-based medicine, and medical education. Dr. Kling shares her leadership journey from early advocacy experiences shaped by her parents’ community work, to national leadership in the American Medical Student Association, to her current roles as Division Chair and Regional Dean at Mayo Clinic. The conversation explores how identifying a personal “North Star” guides career decisions, why physicians are leaders regardless of title, and how mentorship and sponsorship create opportunities before individuals see themselves as ready. Dr. Kling reflects on stepping into leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, building innovative and community-engaged medical education programs, expanding clinical training opportunities, and preparing a diverse physician workforce that reflects the populations it serves. They also discuss the energizing role of mission-aligned work, the importance of learning financial and operational skills through ELAM, and how advocacy, inclusion, and precision medicine intersect with the future of academic leadership…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Mary Mulcahey

Guest: Dr. Jewel Kling

Topics covered

• leadership
• women's health
• mentorship
• career development
• medical education
• advocacy

Keywords

• leadership
• women's health
• mentorship
• career decisions
• COVID-19
• medical education
• physician workforce

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mayo Clinic, American Medical Student Association

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