Dads Married to Doctors Spotlight

In this special episode, Curtis interviews two GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) spokesmen about Meningococcal disease, a rare but aggressive bacterial infection that can be fatal or cause life-long disabilities. It is preventable and there is a vaccine for five serogroups of the disease.

Dr. Leonard Friedland is a husband, a father to two adult children, a pediatrician, and VP at GSK who has worked in the field of infectious disease vaccinat...

Rocklin Shumaker is a medical student who is following in his mother's footsteps. His mom is a prominent Pediatrician and active member of the American Medical Association (AMA). Rocklin and I met at the AMA Convention which coincided with the AMA Alliance Annual Meeting. We discuss the importance of both organizations.

In this episode, Rocklin shares lessons he learned growing up in a physician family with a busy mom and s...

Each year, the DMD dads support a cause that we all hold dear to our hearts. This year DMD Gives Back to Home of the Innocents (the Home), which is where Louisville’s vulnerable children and youth find emotional, physical, and intellectual support that can transform their lives since 1880. This interview is with Meredith Pack, Communications Director, and Mike LaCharite, event planner with Top Mark Events. We discuss the 4 major...

Steve Allwine is a great guy who has learned a lot about marriage and what works and what doesn't. In this episode, we discuss his first marriage and what he learned that has allowed his second marriage to be so amazing. He's married to an OBGYN and they have 2 kids under 2!

SHOW TOPICS:
Communication: In marriage, what are your deal breakers? How about in parenting?
Respect: How to put yourself in your spouse's shoes...

Sour Mash Tours is Louisville, Kentucky’s only guided, walking bourbon tasting experience. DMD will be participating in their tours and learning all about bourbon at our 3rd Annual Retreat.

In this episode, you will meet Danielle, Andy, and Dillon and they will tell you where Bourbon came from, introduce you to the Bourbon Boot Camp (a suggested way for newbies to enjoy bourbon), discuss their various tour offerings, and explain to...

Dr. Kelly James wears many hats. He's a physician, a husband married to a busy physician, a dad and most recently, an entrepreneur. With all of us having so many things on our plates, he realized how easy it is for us to forget important dates. This led to the creation of a beautiful timepiece that not only reminds us of important occasions but also stands alone as an amazing piece of art and testament to the beauty of the e...

IQ Talent Partners founder, Chris Murdock, says work life balance is all about perspective and proper mindset.

In this nugget packed episode, we discuss:
- Recognizing your talents and find partners to fill gaps
- What does work life balance even mean? Balance doesn’t always mean equal!
- How to handle bad days at work.
- Mindset: We all wear multiple hats and you have to know when to wear which one!
- Mommy guilt - how to help your ...

John Francis decided to celebrate the completion of his new garage with some buddies on the night before Father's Day. That celebration grew into an annual event called Father's Eve now celebrated in over 50 cities around the world! Find a Father's Eve event in your city or HOST ONE by visiting https://fatherseve.com/

In this episode, John and I discuss:
- The value of 1 on 1 time with your children
- Why connecting OF...

Have you wondered how to teach your kids to value the toys or gifts that they ask for all the time? Have you wondered how to help your kids place a value on their grades or chores in exchange for an allowance? What about how to encourage your child's interest in making money and to nurture their understanding that everything has a cost?

Today, we break out of the normal financial box with fee-only financial planner, Ryan Inm...

Jordan Worley is a long time DMD member and an integral part of running the Admin Moderator Committee for the organization. He has been primarily a stay at home dad since his 3 boys under 6 were born. Being a social person coming from an IT and Sales background, it was a big transition for Jordan to stay at home full time with the kids. He figured out some ways to make it work which we discuss in this episode. One of those ways...

Mike LaCharite is a busy DMD. As a member of the Dads Married to Doctors group since nearly the beginning, he now serves as part of the Advisory Board for the organization. He's an event planner (strategist), dad to a three year old, and married to an Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Resident in her intern year.

In this episode, we discuss how he's learned to manage his time as an entrepreneur, dad, and husband. He's...

Curtis and Dr. Allison Webster have been married for 12 years and have been doing life together for over 17! In this episode, we discuss our background and our DMD PMG story. Undergrad to Medical School where we had our first daughter, to Residency in another state where we had our 2nd daughter, to our current Attending / Post Residency life with our 3rd daughter. Life is busy but life is good!

Along the way, we learned some life...