Join host Dan Dworkis on The Emergency Mind Podcast as he interviews Vinton Bruton, Director of the Wilson Center for Leadership in the Public Interest at Hampden-Sydney College. Drawing on his diverse background as a Marine infantry officer, educator, and volunteer firefighter, Vinton shares insights on leadership development, character education,…

In this episode of the Emergency Mind Podcast, host Dan collaborates with the Key Lime Plus Podcast from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Joined by Dr. Adam Szulewski and Dr. Julie Law, they discuss the dynamics of performing under pressure from the perspectives of students and teachers. They explore the use of simulation in …

In this episode of The Emergency Mind Podcast, Dr. Dan Dworkis discusses high-pressure leadership with Andrew Rickson and Samuel Wilson. Andrew, a leadership coach and director at Griffith Business School, along with Sam, a social psychologist and founder of the Australian Leadership Index, share their experiences and research on emergency medicine…

Emergency Mind Episode 107: Mike Taigman on Finding Your CenterIn this episode of The Emergency Mind Podcast, Dr. Dan Dworkis sits down with EMS veteran and improvement science expert Mike Taigman. With a 50-year career in emergency medical services, Mike shares experiences from his early days in youth mountain rescue to navigating high-pressure si…

Join host Dr. Dan Dworkis on The Emergency Mind Podcast as he looks at applying knowledge under pressure and the world of elite human performance in medicine with Dr. Patrick Schouwenberg. Dr. Schouwenberg, a surgeon intensivist with a diverse background in critical care and trauma, shares his insights on improving performance under pressure. They …

Join Dr. Dan Dworkis on the Emergency Mind Podcast as he dives deep into the world of resuscitation medicine and crisis leadership with Dr. Dan Howes, a professor of emergency and critical care medicine at Queens University. Over a discussion stemming from their recent encounter at a resuscitation conference, they explore the unique systems at King…

In this episode of the Emergency Mind Podcast, host Dan Dworkis is joined by Dr. Marcin Nazaruk, an award-winning global expert in proactive learning, to explore how knowledge and principles from various industries, particularly oil and gas, can enhance safety and performance in the medical field. Dr. Nazaruk discusses the concept of 'Learning from…

Dr. Roger Kneebone joins the podcast to talk about what it takes to become an expert, the inside view of walking the path to mastery, the value of working with thin materials on the verge of collapse, the links between trauma surgery and magic, and so, so much more.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Linebacker Terrel Bernard talks about critical decision making at the line of scrimmage, learning from every repetition, what it takes to join a new team, and how to lead small groups at and away from the point of impact.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Dr. Chris Baugh talks about the design, implementation, execution, and tuning of multidisciplinary code teams in large hospital environments.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Psychologist and expert in selection and assessment Dr. Barb Thompson joins the podcast to talk about leadership development, the role of culture in elite performance, controlling the controllables, and much more.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Matt Lavoie, critical care physician assistant, educator, and military medical instructor on building training systems that get the basics right in extreme pressure.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Gareth Lock, MSc, is a diver, an educator, and an expert in Human Factors and Non-Technical Skills. In this episode, we talk though the power of storytelling for learning, building a culture that grows from near misses and learns from mistakes and error, harnessing human and organizational potential, and so much more.…

Kevin Cyr, LL.M., is a SWAT Commander with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a deep thinker about managing risk in complex, rapidly adaptive environments, and an overall epic individual. In this episode, Kevin talks about leading a SWAT team operating in high-threat environments, the absolute value of making a problem boring, critical factors in d…

Dr. Seth Collings Hawkins is an anthropologist, writer, and physician, double boarded in emergency medicine and EMS and specializing in wilderness medical care. He is an associate professor of emergency medicine at Wake Forest University and the founder of the Carolina Wilderness EMS Externship, a program we will be talking about today. He’s also t…

Will Greenberg is a strength and conditioning/performance development coach, currently with the Buffalo Bills. Over the last 15 years, through diverse experiences in various sports, he has gained expertise in cultivating environments that allow athletes and teams to thrive.In this awesome conversation, we talk about the power of compounding good tr…

Dr. Jen Wager is a pediatric anesthesiologist, an expert on human performance, and the founder and CEO of PROSPER, a team devoted to wholistic women's performance and helping women thrive. In this episode, we get into women's performance, how organizations can attract, develop, and retain high performing women, how to build environments that help w…

Kim “KC” Campbell is a retired Colonel, serving in the Air Force for 24 years as a fighter pilot, a senior leader, and the Director of the Center for Character & Leadership Development at the Air Force Academy. She is the author of Flying in the Face of Fear: A Fighter Pilot’s Lessons on Leading with Courage. In this episode, we talk about training…

Dr. Glenn Fox on the neuroscience of emotion, feeling, and decision making, the power of gratitude to transform performance, and much more.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Excellence doesn't happen by accident. Dr. Dan Dworkis on searching for and building excellence in crisis.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Paul Swinton, National Education Lead for the Scottish Air Ambulance Service and co-inventor of SCRAM™, on designing for crisis and fostering innovation.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Dr. Drew Cathers, ER doc + flight physician, on critical teamwork, building learning organizations, and high-level flight medicine.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Dr. Trish Muganthan, pediatric + neonatal retrieval expert, on inter-team operations, managing complex situations, and the power of kindness.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Part II of a joint conversation with Dr. Scott Weingart from EMCRIT.ORG on what it takes for individuals and teams to perform at elite levels under extreme pressure. (Probably a good idea to listen to Part I at EMCRIT.ORG first!)Af The Emergency Mind Project

A joint project with the Simulcast podcast - Dr. Victoria Brazil talks about her team's recent work on stress exposure simulation and training teams to perform under pressure.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Dr. Brett Abarbanel on why we are always gambling, making good decisions, and the illusion of control.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Dr. Nkem Mgbojikwe on handling risk as a hospitalist, multi-threading decision making, learning as you go, and much more.Af The Emergency Mind Project

ER doc, coach, and educator Rob Orman, MD, on the process of working with and leaning into hard things.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Dr. Alex Auerbach, director of wellness and development for the Toronto Raptors joins to talk about managing your environment for exceptional performance.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Dr. Zab Johnson, Executive Director of the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative, on the neuroscience of perception and decision making.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Chris Betram, PhD, on how to build stress-resistant learning, harness flow, and develop expertise that sticks the landing.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Emergency physician and anthropologist Dr. Eve Purdy talks about building high performing teams and creating psychological safety.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Nathan Smith, PhD, joins the podcast to talk resilience, performance and health in extreme, high-risk, and wildly uncertain environments.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Search and rescue expert Chris Boyer talks about the SAR mindset, micro cues, zero notice events and much more.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Storyteller Clare Murphy on the power of story to teach, explore our world, and start to understand ourselves.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Dr. Mike Stone on the physiology of mastering or at least surviving the night shift, the commitment to serve on the frontline, and much more.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Oliver Finlay, PhD on helping teams build elite cultures of performance, defining the Finlay Coefficient, and much more.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Dr. Andrew Petrosoniak on design thinking in emergency medicine, the power of systems in uncertainty, the value of holding the problem space and much more.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Part two of Dr. Jen Wagner on individual and team development under pressure and unleashing human potential.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Part one of Dr. Jen Wagner on individual and team development under pressure and unleashing human potential.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Diane Chadwick-Jones, former director of human performance at bp joins to talk about changing organizations, developing a safety-II mindset, and much more.Af The Emergency Mind Project

ER doctor and education expert Pik Mukherji, MD joins to talk decision making, building mental models, and cognitive preparation.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Elite performance expert Fergus Connolly, PhD shares wisdom from working across every major sport, business, and the SOF community.Af The Emergency Mind Project

A review of five critical mental models that help individuals, teams and organizations perform under pressure.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Special forces pararescueman turned ER doctor and expert on human performance, Mike Lauria, MD, talks about evolving our ability to perform when it matters most.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Collaboration between Drs. Andrea Austin, Cheryl Martin, and Dan Dworkis on the art of recovery at various scales.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Former D-1 Basketball Referee + student of human behavior Tommy Short talks about quieting your mind, building expert culture, and the discipline of doing boring better.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Emergency doctor and simulation educator Shannon McNamara, MD, talks complexity, emergent properties, team dynamics, and much more.Af The Emergency Mind Project

Elite performance expert Rachel Vickery on linking breath with action, handling stress and building "awesome."Af The Emergency Mind Project

Dr. Eric Goralnick, emergency physician and Navy veteran, on inspiring and leading teams of all sizes, brining purpose to your work, and adapting to uncertainty.Af The Emergency Mind Project