I was not a good student and I attribute a lot of that the fact that I'm dyslexic and the thing

that got me through it was just plain persistence.

And I think once you've had that sort of trial by fire and you get yourself through it, you think you can get through almost anything with pure persistence.

So I worked pretty hard and it is served me well over a long period of time.

I never thought that I was the smartest or sharpest tool in the drawer, but I certainly don't think many people out work me and I

think that persistence that I learned got me that gets through an awful lot of

situations. This is episode number 66 with Dr. Toby Cosgrove. Welcome to Pursuing Health. I'm Julie Fushe, Family Medicine resident and former cross-fit games athlete.

Here I bring to you information and inspiration from experts and everyday

individuals for how to use lifestyle to maximize health.

Thank you so much for joining me. Now let's get started with this

week's episode. Welcome back to pursuing health. This next episode is a very

exciting one for me.

As most of you know, I recently graduated from medical school at the Cleveland Clinic

and since then I've started my residency training in family medicine at one of its community hospitals.

Even over the past six years since I've been a part of this organization,

I've seen it grow and change in very big ways.

And the driving force behind much of that change

has been its president and CEO

Dr. Delos Cosgrove, otherwise known as Toby. I was honored to have the opportunity

to sit down with Dr. Cosgrove recently to discuss his background growing up and as a surgeon in the Vietnam War as

well as his contributions to the Cleveland Clinic during his tenure as CEO

over the past 13 years and his vision for the future of health care in America.

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