46. Designing a Medical Career in Puerto Rico

 Welcome to Episode 46!

Today we have a wonderful guest, Dr. Eddie Ortiz, from the Community Health Care Leaders from Puerto Rico. We have a great conversation with Dr. Ortiz about designing a medical career in Puerto Rico. Are you ready? Let's go!

Engage with Dr. Eddie Ortiz here:
- Email: eortiz@chlpr.com
- Instagram: @eddieortiz955

Thank you for joining us this week! 

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• Website: drmyrdalisdiaz.com
• Podcast: Design Your Physician Life
• Linkedin: drmyrdalis
• Facebook: myrdalisdiaz
• Instagram: drmyrdalisdiaz

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:50 Introducing Dr. Eddie Ortiz
• 3:19 Early Inspirations to Study Medicine
• 4:28 Dr. Ortiz' Medical Career
• 7:31 Healthcare in Puerto Rico
• 10:40 Physician vs. Administrator Roles
• 14:36 Hurricane Maria Challenges
• 19:00 Adapting to Address Local Needs
• 19:38 ... And, the lights go out!
• 21:25 The Nonprofit Project
• 24:36 Some Key Statistics
• 29:15 Physician Entrepreneurship
• 31:21 Managing the Revenue Cycle
• 32:23 Understanding Managed Care
• 34:54 Your Staff Development
• 37:02 Help with Starting a Practice Locally
• 40:20 About Credentialing
• 44:23 Painting Career
• 46:27 Reflecting on Career and Dreams
• 48:44 Looking Back to the Beggining
• 49:56 Final Thoughts
• 50:47 Contact Info
• 52:19 Outro