Drs. Steven Flanagan and Jonathan Whiteson: Leadership Transition, Part 1

Dr. Steven Flanagan is Howard A. Rusk Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Chairperson of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Rusk. He provides care for patients with physical and cognitive disabilities. He specializes in treating those who are recuperating from a stroke or brain injury. He is accompanied in this interview by Dr. Jonathan Whiteson who holds the rank of professor in both the Department of Medicine and the Department of Rehabilitation at Rusk Rehabilitation. Dr. Whiteson's skills and expertise focus on patients recovering from coronary and lung conditions. Part 1 The discussion included the following topics: when they both began working at Rusk; how Rusk looked 18 years ago (e.g., amount of external research funding); potential upsides and downsides of selecting an insider to take over leadership responsibilities versus bringing in an outsider; when planning for the transition was started; and the kinds of engagement with groups that could be affected by this transition, such as teaching faculty, clinicians, patients, and labor unions.

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Drs. Steven Flanagan and Jonathan Whiteson: Leadership Transition, Part 1 is an episode from RUSK Insights on Rehabilitation Medicine by RUSK.

This episode is 24:17 long.

This episode was published on Mar 18, 2026.

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