From clinician to CEO: Breaking barriers and leading the future of healthcare

About this episode

Dr. Michelle Collie discusses the challenges and opportunities for clinicians transitioning to executive roles in healthcare.

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Michelle Collie , CEO of Highbar Physical Therapy, and one of the few female clinician executives in enterprise physical therapy. We discuss the challenges clinicians face in reaching the executive level, the role of private equity in healthcare, and how to cultivate the next generation of clinician leaders.

People in this episode

Guest: Dr Michelle Collie

Topics covered

• healthcare
• leadership
• physical therapy
• private equity
• clinician executives

Keywords

• CEO
• female leaders
• healthcare industry
• clinician challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Highbar Physical Therapy

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