I have more than three decades in general, cardiovascular and thoracic surgery as well as certification in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine. As a well-respected clinician, educator and organizational leader, I have been a member of and held appointments with The American College of Surgeons, North Carolina Surgical Association, The Southern Surgical Society, The Society for Thoracic Surgery and The International Surgical Society.
"Persistence is the KEY. The goals are yours."
Rick Zollinger MD writes that mindfulness and self-reflection, yoga, and meditation are all types of self-help that are beneficial, but we never seemed to crave as much as we do now.
Rick Zollinger, MD: Remember we are all walking the path of life. Take time to listen and provide support for those walking alongside you.
Richard Zollinger MD thinks that the dreaded words “burn out” were coined for the feelings that can attack us from the ages of 40 to 70.
Richard Zollinger MD asks: have you really thought about how you start your day?
Rick Zollinger MD challenges us to think like a child again.
A physician who lost his medical license reflects on his mistake, its devastating consequences, and his determination to practice again, raising difficult questions about accountability, rehabilitation, and second chances in medicine.
Pattern recognition is essential to clinical expertise, but diagnosis requires another step: testing what we think we recognize before it becomes the record.
Empathy training works best when medicine teaches doctors how to connect without absorbing patients’ distress and creates systems where genuine empathy is possible.
Affiliate marketing is reshaping healthcare content, as commissions influence which treatment options readers see, how they are ranked, and where they appear.
Physicians: escape training’s compliance trap. Shift mindset from passenger to driver. Launch/scale private practice with O.W.N.R. roadmap + 90-day test drive. Dr. Grace Torres-Hodges, DPM, MBA will show you how.
Dr. Uejin Kim will give the audience hope that we are all in the journey to improve our emotional and spiritual resilience, and there is no shame in getting medications or a diagnosis.
Silvana Fischman DDS (Intl), MHA, CRC teaches how you document to care for patients, but your charts also drive revenue, shape contracts, and determine what your practice is worth. She’ll show you how.
Lori Werner teaches us cost-effective marketing strategies (websites, SEO for AI search, organic social media, Meta ads, and educational events) to build trust, attract ideal patients, and become the go-to provider locally.
