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The Women MD Leaders Podcast, hosted by Dr. Stephanie Yamout—a pediatric hospitalist and coach for women physician leaders—offers practical tips to help women physicians thrive in demanding clinical and leadership roles. Each episode shares strategies to create more time, overcome perfectionism, manage doubt, and lead with confidence. Dr. Yamout also explores the unique challenges women face in leadership and provides tools and insights to support their growth. With 15 years of experience and coach training through CTI (certification in progress), she brings real-world wisdom to every conversation.
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Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here. Have you ever noticed that the people who stay the longest — and lead the best — in medicine always seem to have their person? Their work wife. Their work best friend. Their 3am “you’re not gonna believe this consult” companion. It’s the relationship that keeps you grounded when the highs are sky-high… and the lows? Well — the lows in medicine can take your breath away. Today, I want to talk about t...
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here. If women physician leaders celebrated themselves and their accomplishments more often, the ripple effects could be powerful — not just personally, but for their teams,their organizations,and even the larger healthcare system.I’ve seen it firsthand — how one small tradition of reflection and laughter brought an entire department closer together. And I’ve felt it too — the uncomfortable but necessary ...
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here. It feels uncomfortable to celebrate our own accomplishments, doesn’t it? Especially for women — for high-achieving women — it can feel almost off-limits to own what we’ve worked so hard for. Maybe we celebrate quietly, at home with the people who know us best. Because that feels safe. But at work? On stage? In the boardroom? Oh man… on social media? Eek. What is it abou...
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here. Have you ever caught yourself tolerating something — or someone — that didn’t sit right… just to keep the peace? To seem nice? To avoid the awkwardness? That was me — recently — after hosting what should’ve been a lovely dinner with new friends. It’s funny how often women, especially in medicine, find ourselves in this dance — smoothing over moments, filling the silence, pretending we’re fine when s...
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here. Have you ever walked away from a conversation thinking, Did that really just happen? That was me — after an interview that revealed more about bias in medicine than any research article ever could. Because when you’re the first woman in the room — or one of the few — the culture of that room is rarely built with you in mind. It’s a culture shaped by the men who made it. And in medicine that is often...
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here. Have you ever walked into work and felt that weight in the air? The kind where you hope you don’t run into anyone in the elevator? Where Sunday night already feels heavy because Monday morning is looming? And it’s not the patients or the work you dread — it’s the culture. The unspoken tension that makes everything harder. Or maybe it is spoken by way of constant background complaints with noth...
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here. I believe that most people are good. That idea isn’t just a country song lyric — it’s a motto that’s shaped how I move through life. My guiding principle? Assume positive intent. This practice of positivity can influence your brain in powerful ways. It can also influence those around you — in ways you may never even see. This simple mindset has changed how I lead, how I parent, how I partner, and ho...
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here. As women physicians in leadership, we are constantly making decisions. Some of them small — what meetings to attend, who to call back first. Some of them enormous — how to allocate scarce resources, how to support a struggling colleague, how to protect time for our own families. The truth? We make hundreds of decisions a day. And with every decision comes risk: decision fatigue, second-guessin...
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here. Do you ever find yourself “working” before work just so you can have a smoother day? Because, once the “real” workday hits, it’s nonstop. Patients. Students and residents.Meetings. Emails. Fires to put out.People just asking you for things.It’s easy to feel like I’m sprinting from start to finish without ever taking a moment to pause. For so many reasons, women physicians tend to jam ...
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here. Have you ever moved through your entire day… only to realize you barely remember it? You showed up. You rounded. You answered the emails, led the meeting, signed the forms, handled the thing no one else caught — and still, it all blurs together. You race to pick up the kids. You’re already late. There’s still dinner, and homework, and messages waiting once they’re finally asleep. And somewhere in th...
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here. As a pediatrician in a children’s hospital within an adult hospital within a healthcare system built for adults, I’ve learned just how steep the climb can be when you're fighting for buy-in. Every day you need buy-in: for your patientsfor your team, andfor what you know is right.Have you ever found yourself certain of the right course of action, only to come up against a system with priorities...
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here. Physician leaders, let’s be honest, it takes a serious amount of conscious effort to carve out time for ourselves. Prioritizing sleep, movement, nutrition, in addition to the reflection that is necessary to make us strong leaders, not to mention, trying to make sure we are there for all of the important events in our families’ lives too. Add in perfectionism and a lifetime of people-pleasing, ...
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here. Anyone in a leadership role knows this: It’s almost second nature to jump to solutions before we’ve truly understood the problem. In nearly every process improvement meeting I’ve ever been in; we start brainstorming fixes before we’ve even named all the root causes. It takes a conscious effort to pause, zoom out, and bring the team back to the basics. But when you do take the time to understand the ...
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here. Recognizing what resentment is, and how it appears in your life, is the first step to addressing it. For every woman physician leader, this shows up differently. You may have said yes to roles outside your interests, just to gain experience. You may be in a role that doesn’t allow the time needed to do excellent work — so you work during family time. You may have leaders who expect 24/7 access via T...
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here. Women more often than men, and doctors especially, are conditioned to adopt a self-sacrificing mindset rather than one of self-preservation. This is shaped by societal expectations, ingrained gender roles, and the culture of medicine itself. From pre-med to practice, I was taught to give everything — my time, my heart, my energy — to this calling. And I did. Not out of obligation, but out of d...
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here. If you are listening to this, chances are high that you’re a woman physician leader juggling: people at work who rely on youpeople at home who rely on youa calendar that feels like a high-speed train with no brakesThere is simply too much input, too many people asking for your time. Some days it feels like clearing the entire calendar and starting fresh is the best answer. I recall some women in my ...
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here. At what point in your doctoring career are you considered a leader? Is it always in the title behind your name? Is it always in the promotion? I'm sure it's a little different for everyone. In some ways, I’ve been a leader since childhood — ever since someone first called me “bossy.” I’ve always had a tendency to walk at the front of the line. I was the kid who pushed limits, negot...
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here. As women physician leaders, we’re used to saying “yes.” Sometimes we don’t even realize we’ve said it — it just slips out automatically. We’re so efficient at getting things done that we barely pause before diving in. But those invisible yeses? They add up. They accumulate over years — into jam-packed days, late nights filled with emails, PowerPoint slides, meeting prep, and workflow design. E...
Welcome to the Women MD Leaders podcast. I’m your host, Dr. Stephanie Yamout — pediatric hospitalist, coach for women physician leaders, and passionate advocate for building careers that feel powerful and fulfilling. Here, you'll get practical tips to thrive in demanding clinical and leadership roles — from creating more time, to overcoming perfectionism, managing doubt, and leading with true confidence. We’ll dive into the unique challenges women face in medicine and leadership, and I’...
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