Transitioning Between Physician Roles: Making Your Mark on the C-Suite and Beyond

Modern Healthcare's Next Up

With 2021 being viewed as a "reset year," people are reevaluating their priorities and making career changes.

For seasoned physicians, this can mean anything from climbing the ranks to the C-suite to taking on an activist or political role beyond the realm of patient care. Such transitions can be stressful or scary for anyone, but they can be especially so for women, as females are underrepresented in these more senior roles.

We"re talking with Dr. Mandy Cohen, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), on what it takes to move to the C-suite and beyond.