This episode features Vicki Briggs, CEO of UT Health Tyler at Ardent Health Services. Here, she discusses her career and upcoming retirement, some of her favorite career highlights, advice & words of wisdom for anyone going into healthcare, and more.
Summary
UT Health Tyler CEO Vicki Briggs Shares Career and Retirement Insights
Career Highlights of Vicki Briggs
Vicki Briggs, CEO of UT Health Tyler at Ardent Health Services, retires for the third time after serving 45 years in healthcare. During her career, she had various roles in different hospitals and medical centers, including being the COO of St. Vincent's Health System and working in Connecticut to determine the future of the hospital. Her career highlights include her time at Woman's Hospital and helping to create the medical school and residency programs at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler. She also helped develop an academic center in the medical center.
Upcoming Retirement Plans of Vicki Briggs
Vicki Briggs plans to travel after her retirement and get involved with not-for-profit boards such as the American Heart Association, Girl Scouts Northeast Texas, and Hospice of East Texas. She will be going on a cruise out of New York to Boston, Rhode Island, and Canada.
Words of Wisdom
Vicki Briggs shares some words of wisdom she picked up throughout her career. One of them is Winston Churchill's quote: "Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It's the courage to continue that counts." She also advises emerging leaders in healthcare to be patient and enjoy every minute, as well as to make timely decisions with the information available. Lastly, she recommends Craig Weber's book, "Conversational Capacity," which is about the capacity to listen.
Congratulations to Vicki Briggs
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This episode aired on 09/30/2022 and can be listened here.
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