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Melinda Thacker, MD

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Melinda Thacker, MD

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Surgeon, Coach, Speaker, Writer

10/31/2026

There are always two humans to care for in the OR: the surgeon and the patient.

10/30/2026

For 5 days, we are stepping away from the drama and moral injury of life in surgery and stepping into round table discussions about:
- an entrepreneurial mindset
- leveraging desire to take massive aligned action
- seeing ourselves as the asset
- diversifying our professional identities
- finding our unique voice
- communicating our message powerfully
- building an audience

I’m teaching all the lessons I learned from working as a full-time surgeon, starting a podcast, pitching and delivering a TEDx talk, and building a business in the course of a single year. I’m going to show this room that the thought “I don’t have time” is a lie.

I’m teaching this group of women how to bend time.

Comment “Cabo” to learn more.

10/30/2026

10/29/2026

Three essential concepts for surgeons to learn:
1. The Surgeon Belief Triad; belief in self, belief in surgery, belief in the patient.
2. Allostasis: X—>Y—>Z
3. Creative destruction: burning down processes in place to create something new and better.

Comment “empowered” to learn about my lifetime access group coaching program for surgeons. It is a lifeline to support you for the entirely of your career.

10/29/2026

The first step of the negotiation process: seeing yourself as The Asset.

10/28/2026

The beautiful thing about showing up purely to serve the patient in front of us is that it doesn’t burn us out.

Perfectionism, attaching to the outcome, needing patients to do well so we feel worthy—that is a recipe for disaster.

10/23/2026

Three parent companies who answer to three boards have all the power. And they are not incentivized to protect doctors or patients. They are incentivized to maximize profits for their shareholders. These companies DO NOT EVEN NEED TO EXIST. They are superfluous middlemen. We’ve got to get angrier about this.

Thank you Guardians of Medicine for creating this informative video.

Go listen to Liz Malphrus, MD, MPP Liz Malphrus’ podcast Cut and Tell. It’s incredibly informative.

10/22/2026

If I could give advice to my trainee self (15 years ago😳), this is what I would say.

What advice would you give to your trainee self?

10/21/2026

One of the biggest thought errors I see surgeons struggle with is “my voice doesn’t matter” or “I can’t use my voice because my institution is watching.”

Respectfully, f**k that.

You have a voice. Your voice matters. Visibility is scary. So do it scared. Because now, more than ever, doctors need to be visible in all of our messy humanness. Thank you, Dr. Stinnett for going first, going often, and going with purpose.

Listen to Surgeons with Purpose episode 120: Voice and Visibility with Dr. Sandra Stinnett wherever you get your podcasts.

Address

100 MLK Jr. Boulevard
Worcester, MA
01608

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4pm
Tuesday	8am - 4pm
Wednesday	8am - 4pm
Thursday	8am - 4pm
Friday	8am - 4pm

Telephone

+15087570330

Website

http://www.aohns.com/

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