Interview with Dr. Randall (Randy) Cook

Dr. Randall (Randy) Cook explains to us why coaching is so essential for health care leaders. His father was a coach. He has been coached. And now he is coaching others.

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Randy is a respected clinician, educator, and organizational leader. He holds board certifications from the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Preventive Medicine. He is certified by the American Professional Wound Care Association and the American Board of Wound Management.

Randy has succeeded in multiple practice settings from solo practitioner to single-specialty group to large multispecialty clinic. During those clinical years, he served as Chairman of the Department of Surgery, President of the Medical Staff, and Trustee for Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Alabama. More recently, he was the medical director of the Jackson Wound & Hyperbaric Medicine Center.

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Why Coaching Is So Essential for Healthcare Leaders 

The many years of clinical, managerial, and leadership experience have provided Randy with invaluable insight into medicine and medical practice management. Randy integrates his clinical, management, and leadership experiences in his current role as Senior Executive Physician Coach at MD Coaches.

The object of the game… is to help them discover where their their strengths are, and to figure out ways to exploit those.

In this interview, Randy describes his clinical career and transition to coach and podcaster. He also explains his approach to coaching and why coaching is so essential for practicing physicians and physician leaders.

Prescription for Success Podcast

You absolutely must listen to the Prescription for Success Podcast. Each week, Randy interviews interesting guests who address important topics affecting the very nature of healthcare and medical practice.

And if you’d like to get a FREE copy of the REPORT from Randy and MDCoaches that I mentioned during our discussion (Nine Decisive Actions You Can Take Today to Be a Better Physician and Leader), simply go to mymdcoaches.com/doctor.

[And, within the next few weeks, I will be a guest on an episode of Randy’s show. – JJ]

Summary

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