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A Clinical Champion Relationship Is a Two Way Street http://www.physicianhealthtech.com/2017/01/a-checklist-for-finding-the-right-clinical-champion/

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On Monday January 23rd, the Houston SOPE chapter held their quarterly meeting.  Their goes speaker was Dr. Martin Lindenberg.  A native of South Africa, Dr. Lindenberg chose a career of entrepreneurship in lieu of practicing clinical medicine.  His talk gave insights into what it takes to make this transition from a clinical physician to an entrepreneur.  It was very enjoyable and well received by all.    

CMN article on the origin of Colorado’s health innovation ecosystem. You can find it here: http://cybermednews.com/2017/01/the-origin-of-colorados-health-innovation-ecosystem/

After 25 years of performing ear-nose-throat and facial plastic surgeries, Jeff Hausfeld, MD, put down the scalpel and went back to school — business school. Like many doctors who practice for some time, Hausfeld found himself wondering how to “leave a larger footprint” with his career. “How do you affect more people with the time that you have?” For him, the answer was entrepreneurship. Doctor-entrepreneurs have come up with ideas for things like medical apps, surgical devices, and healthcare delivery platforms. They’ve developed new drugs and vaccines, and performed clinical trials. Others might work with policy, finance, or process innovation. The possibilities for innovation in the ever-changing world of healthcare are… もっと読む »

SoPE’s South Carolina chapter launched its first meeting in Charleston, SC at the annual SC Bio Conference.  Over forty entreprenuers, clinicians, and industry leaders attended the meeting to learn about SoPE’s mission and to find out how they can get involved and how they can help the chapter grow.  During the meeting, the mission and ground rules of the SoPE organization were discussed. The mission of SoPE was complimentary to the mission of SC Bio. A presentation on “The Physician Entrepreneur” was given by Dr. Mark DeLegge which included multiple “pearls” for all clinicians to consider as they walk down the entrepreneur trail. The floor was then opened to discuss… もっと読む »

James and Jay pitched the SoPE story to a colleague of this reporter. This is what she said about us after she wrote the article: I figured that our readers (mostly doctors and nurses) would like to read about how they can not only acquire more income, but also bring their own ideas to life and have a bigger impact. The folks with SoPE were super helpful and generous with their time. I originally intended to make the piece more about physician entrepreneurship in general and not necessarily about SoPE, but it turned out to be pretty SoPE-centric because all my SoPE sources were so great! For more on the… もっと読む »

One of the ventures that I started after stepping down from my clinical practice is called Memory Care Communities of Illinois, LLC. After experiencing first-hand the anguish and devastation that Alzheimer’s and dementia has on a family and the caretakers involved, I knew that this kind of endeavor would fulfill my mission of “doing well by doing good”. It all started in 2008 with an introduction from my oldest son Joshua, who now is the Managing Director of the Healthcare Finance Group of Pillar Capital Finance, a division of Guggenheim Partners in Bethesda, Md. Joshua and I completed the MBA in Healthcare program at Hopkins together and now I can… もっと読む »

The SoPE Foundation Crowdfunding Campaign Seeks $250k for Educational Programs The Society of Physician Entrepreneurs announces its charitable foundation’s first-ever crowdfunding campaign—Getting Ideas to Patients—to raise $250,000 by the end of 2014 for educational programs and events. SoPE is the only known organization founded and led by physicians with the specific purpose of providing support to those physicians and other medical professionals on the front lines of delivering healthcare who need help in realizing their ideas, inventions and innovations for improving healthcare. The SoPE Foundation is the sole funder for these activities, such as the Blakely Visiting Lectureship Series named posthumously for one of our co-founders, and support for biomedical… もっと読む »