Dr. Greenfield is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Dr. Greenfield completed her medical degree at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1983; and her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Metrohealth Medical Center in 1987, after which she joined the faculty at University Hospitals where she has practiced ever since.
Dr. Greenfield has received many, many awards and honors over the years for excellence in education and leadership, including being voted Best Doctors in America 12 out of the last 15 years. Dr. Greenfield has also had an extensive writing career which began in 2001 when she assumed the role of director of obstetrics and gynecology for the Dr. Spock Company, where she wrote hundreds of articles for drspock.com, answered scores of “ask our experts” questions, and even directed obstetrical content for the public television series Parent Sense. Dr. Greenfield published her first book Dr. Spock’s Pregnancy Guide in 2003. She then went on to write The Working Woman’s Pregnancy Book, which was released in 2008 and then followed in 2015 with an updated ebook version for the Kindle. Lastly, in her free time, Dr. Greenfield can be found blogging on your website at MarjorieGreenfield.com
Please enjoy with Dr. Marjorie Greenfield!
Selected Show Notes
A “laborist” = an “Ob hospitalist”
Mentorship: the responsibility of the mentee VS. the responsibility of the mentor
- Initially, it is the responsibility of the mentee to set the agenda for what the mentee wants out of the relationship.
- Dr. Greenfield’s Internal Medicine Grand Rounds lecture on mentorship
Long-term career planning
- Having an opportunity to be creative is incredibly important
- Writing as one form of this…she wishes he had known this earlier
Books:
Dr. Greenfield’s Book
For a list of all book recommendations made on the show, see the TUMS Resources page.
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