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Speaking Engagements

John Shufeldt is the leading expert in medical entrepreneurship. 

With his infectious personality, disarming humor, and engaging leadership style, John Shufeldt, MD has been invited to speak in hundreds of settings. As a public speaker John has inspired thousands of people to become better leaders, whether they are high school students, medical students, medical providers, or business leaders.

John is warm, approachable, and engaging while informative. His passion is to mentor others while relentlessly pursuing positive self-leadership and life-long learning. 

Past Speaking Engagements

  • TEDxASU Outliers, The Question We Shouldn’t Ask Our Children, Tempe, AZ
  • Arizona State University Master’s Degree in Health Outcomes. Lectures on HIPAA, EMTALA, Medical Malpractice and Leadership, Phoenix, AZ 2016
  • John C. Lincoln Emergency Medicine Journal Club. HIPAA for Emergency Medicine Providers, Phoenix, AZ 2016
  • University of Arizona Medical Grand Rounds. Lean Forward, Tucson, AZ 2016
  • Pat Tillman Foundation, Key Note Address. In Mundo Optimum, Chicago, IL 2015
  • Urgent Care Association of America; National Conference. Disruptive Providers. Chicago, IL 2015
  • Dignity Health Physician Leadership Development Program; Region 3, Session 4 Disruptive Behaviors, Sacramento, CA 2015
  • National Plasters Association; LeadershipU: Surviving in the New Normal Phoenix, AZ 2015
  • Dignity Health Physician Leadership Development Program; Region 2, Session 3 Disruptive Behaviors, Scottsdale, AZ 2014
  • Arizona State University Leadership Seminar Self-leadership for ASU Managers Tempe, AZ 2014
  • The New Healthcare: Insurance, Prevention, and Your Bottom Line: The Business of Your Healthcare as a New Best Practice – Panel Member. Paradise Valley, AZ 2014
  • The woman in the Mirror: A Domestic Violence Awareness Event. Victims as Outliers: Overcoming Adversity as a Strength. Mesa, AZ 2013
  • Changing Hands Book Store. Ingredients of Outliers – Book Signing and Discussion. Tempe, AZ 2013
  • Urgent Care Association of America; National Conference. MCO Contacting. Glendale. AZ 2013
  • Urgent Care Association of America; National Conference. Patient Safety and Malpractice Risk Reduction. Glendale. AZ 2013
  • Domestic Violence Class: Ingredients for Outliers Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Tempe, AZ 2013
  • Finley Farms School Presentation; Ingredients of Outliers. Gilbert, AZ 2013
  • Athena Health Strategic Client Forum. Here Come the Disrupters. Northport, Maine, 2013
  • Eduprize School Presentation; Ingredients of Outliers. Chandler, AZ 2013
  • Urgent Care Association of America; National Conference. Legal and Operational Issues While Starting an Urgent Care. Orlando. FL 2013
  • Urgent Care Association of America; National Conference. Intimate Partner Violence. Orlando. FL 2013
  • Urgent Care Association of America; National Conference. How Not to Get Sued. Orlando. FL 2013
  • Master of Public Health: Lecture on Self-leadership, University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman. College of Public Health, Phoenix, AZ 2013
  • Domestic Violence Class: Ingredients for Outliers Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Tempe, AZ 2013
  • Leaders Across Borders: Lecture on Self-leadership, University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Phoenix, AZ 2013
  • 7th Annual EMS Conference: Neuro Assessment; Acute Altered Mental Status, Phoenix, AZ 2013
  • RealShare Medical Office Buildings; Keynote Address and Q& A. Scottsdale, AZ 2012
  • Urgent Care Association of America; National Conference. Legal and Operational Issues
  • While Starting an Urgent Care. New Orleans. LA 2012
  • Urgent Care Association of America; National Conference. Advance Financial Management: Impact of Clinical Decision Making. New Orleans, LA 2012
  • 6th Annual EMS Conference: Health Care Law: Preventing Pre-Hospital Medical Misadventures, Phoenix, AZ 2012
  • Arizona Health Care Association: Strengthening your Core, Scottsdale, AZ 2012
  • Salon of the Senses: Self Leadership; Scottsdale, AZ 2012
  • Metro Phoenix Chapter of the American Payroll Association: Outliers: Reflections on Self-Leadership, Phoenix, AZ 2012
  • Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Strouse Award Address Tempe, Arizona, 2012
  • Urgent Care Association of America; National Conference. Key Note Panel Wrap-Up; Separating Good Versus Great. Las Vegas, NV 2012
  • Urgent Care Association of America; National Conference. The Recognition and Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence. Las Vegas, NV 2012
  • Urgent Care Association of America; National Conference. Legal and Operational Issues While Starting an Urgent Care. Las Vegas, NV 2012
  • Urgent Care Association of America; National Conference. Metric Driven Management. Las Vegas, NV 2012
  • Ensign Group Key Note Address: Outliers: Ingredients for a Great I, Phoenix, AZ 2012
  • Mayo Medical School; Intimate Partner Violence: The Role of Physicians in Identifying, Treating, and Preventing Domestic Violence, Rochester MN 2011
  • Mayo Medical School; Disruptive Physicians, Rochester MN 2011
  • Phoenix Business Journal; Healthcare of the Future (Expert Panel), Phoenix, AZ 2011
  • University of Arizona Key Note Address to Alpha Epsilon Delta Intersections: Lessons Learned Along the Path Tucson, Arizona, 2011
  • Maricopa Integrated Health System Managing the Disruptive Provider Phoenix, AZ, 2011
  • Urgent Care Association of America; National Conference. Legal and Operational Issues While Starting an Urgent Care. Dallas, TX 2011
  • Urgent Care Association of America; National Conference. High-Risk Issue Presenting as Back Pain. Dallas, TX 2011
  • Luke Air Force Base, 62nd Squadron “The Spikes” Translating Fighter Pilot Attributes to the Civilian World Litchfield Park, Arizona 2011
  • Stanford Emergency Medicine Residency Contract Analysis and Negotiating Skills for Emergency Physicians Menlo Park, California, 2011
  • Stanford Emergency Medicine Residency Patient Safety and Risk Management in Emergency Medicine Menlo Park, California, 2011
  • Doctors Express Annual Meeting Patient Safety and Risk Management in On-demand Medicine. Baltimore, Maryland, 2011
  • Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Strouse Award Address Tempe, Arizona, 2011
  • W.P. Carey School of Business Creating Change, The Evolution of an Entrepreneur Tempe, Arizona 2011
  • Urgent Care Association of America; National Conference. Metric Driven Management. Chicago, IL 2011
  • Urgent Care Association of America; National Conference. Risk Management. Chicago, IL 2011
  • Michigan Emergency Medicine Residency Consortium Contract Analysis and Negotiating Skills for Emergency Physicians Troy, Michigan, 2011
  • Michigan Emergency Medicine Residency Consortium Patient Safety and Risk Management in Emergency Medicine Troy, Michigan, 2011
  • Christ Hospital and Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Contract Analysis and Negotiating Skills for Emergency Physicians Oak Lawn, Illinois, 2011
  • Christ Hospital and Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Patient Safety and Risk Management in Emergency Medicine Oak Lawn, Illinois, 2011
  • ASU Master of Business Administration Healthcare Industry Night. Tempe, Arizona 2011
  • UCLA Olive View Internal Medicine Residency Patient Safety and Risk Management in Primary Care Medicine, Los Angeles, California 2011
  • UCLA Olive View Internal Medicine Residency Contract Analysis and Negotiating Skills for Physicians, Los Angeles, California 2011
  • ALFA International The Global Legal Network Conference: Risk Reduction in On- Demand Medicine, Las Vegas NV 2011
  • ConvUrgentCare Strategy Symposium; Key Note Address: The Future of Health Care, Scottsdale AZ 2011
  • ConvUrgentCare Strategy Symposium; Pre-Conference Workshop: Risk Reduction and Patient Safety, Scottsdale AZ 2011
  • Mayo Medical School; Intimate Partner Violence: The Role of Physicians in Identifying, Treating, and Preventing Domestic Violence, Rochester MN 2010
  • Midwestern University College of Medicine; Emergency Medicine Perspective, Glendale, AZ 2010
  • Mayo Medical School; Overview of MD/JD Combine Program at Arizona State University College of Law, Rochester MN 2010
  • Urgent Care Association of America; National Conference. Legal and Operational Issues While Starting an Urgent Care. Glendale, AZ 2010
  • MIT Healthcare Technology Symposium. In Pursuit of the New New Thing in Healthcare IT. Scottsdale, Arizona 2010
  • ASU Master of Business Administration Managing Through the Transitions. Tempe, Arizona 2010.
  • University of Arizona Key Note Address to Alpha Epsilon Delta The Journey Tucson, Arizona, 2009
  • ASU Master of Business Administration (Evening MBA) Entrepreneurism. Tempe, Arizona 2009
  • SEAK Conference; Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians 2009 Entrepreneurism. Chicago, IL 2009
  • MENSA Meeting; Entrepreneurism, Scottsdale, AZ 2009
  • Urgent Care Association of America; National Conference. Negotiation. Las Vegas, NV 2009
  • Urgent Care Association of America; National Conference. Legal Issues While Starting an Urgent Care. Las Vegas, NV 2009
  • Urgent Care Association of America; National Conference. How Not to Get Sued and What to do if You Do. New Orleans, LA 2008
  • ASU Master of Business Administration (Evening MBA) Entrepreneurism. Tempe, Arizona 2008
  • Midwestern University Doctor of Osteopathy. Lecture to 4th year DO students on Medical Malpractice. Glendale, Arizona 2007.
  • Urgent Care Association of America; National Conference. How Not to Get Sued and What to do if You Do. Daytona Beach, FL 2007
  • ASU Master of Business Administration (Evening MBA). Entrepreneurism. Tempe, Arizona 2007.
  • Arizona State University Master of Business Administration/MHSA. Lecture to combined program on Physician Pay for Performance. Tempe, Arizona 2007.
  • AHC Media; National Web Cast and Audio Conference. Pitfalls to Avoid When Setting Up a New Urgent Care Center. Atlanta, GA 2006.
  • Urgent Care Association of America; National Conference. Legal Issues for the New Urgent Care Center. Scottsdale, AZ 2006
  • Crittenden Medical Insurance Conference. Medical Malpractice Claims Lessons from the Vioxx Verdict. Phoenix, AZ 2006
  • Urgent Care Association of America; National Conference. Health Law for Urgent Care Medicine Lake Tahoe, NV 2006
  • National Symposium: Transforming American Healthcare over the Next Decade, Pathways to Change.
  • Biomedical Informatics as Transformational Tools. Panel Member; Summary and Closing Remarks. Phoenix, AZ 2006
  • W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. Welcome Address to New MBA Students. Tempe, AZ 2006
  • Midwestern University Doctor of Osteopathy. Lecture to 2nd year DO students on Health Law. Glendale, Arizona 2006
  • Arizona State University College of Law. Lecture on Medical Malpractice Reform. Tempe, AZ 2006
  • American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine; National Conference. Health Law for Urgent Care Medicine. Scottsdale, AZ 2006
  • Arizona State University College of Law. Graduation Commencement Address. Tempe, AZ 2005
  • Arizona State University Master of Business Administration/MHSA. Lecture to combined program on Creating a Vision Culture. Tempe, Arizona 2005
  • Midwestern University Doctor of Osteopathy. Lecture to 2nd year DO students on Health Law. Glendale, Arizona 2005
  • Midwestern University Doctor of Osteopathy. Lecture to 1st year DO students on Health Law. Glendale, Arizona 2004
  • Arizona State University Master of Business Administration. Lecture to MBA program on Determining the ROI for Health Care IT. Tempe, Arizona 2004
  • Arizona State University Master of Business Administration. Lecture to MBA program on Entrepreneurism. Tempe, Arizona 2002
  • St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center. Advanced Trauma Life Support. Lecture on Maternal and Pediatric Trauma; Orthopedic Trauma. Phoenix, Arizona 2002-2007
  • Emergency Medicine Oral Board Review Course. UPMC Health System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Lectures during Oral Board Review Course. Hilton Head, South Carolina 2001, 2002
  • National Native American Emergency Medicine Service Meeting. Lectures on Neuro Trauma, Multisystem Trauma, Environmental Emergencies, Chest and
  • Abdominal Emergencies. Las Vegas, Nevada 2000-2002
  • Society of Academic Emergency Medicine. 2000 SAEM Meeting, Emergency Medicine Residents Association. Lectures on Contracting and Entrepreneurism in
  • Emergency Medicine. San Francisco, California 2000
  • American College of Emergency Physicians. 1999 Scientific Assembly, Lectures entitled Case Studies in Neurological Emergencies; In Pursuit of Revenue: Innovative
  • Ways to Support Your Department’s Bottom Line. Moderator, ACEP Research Forum. Las Vegas, Nevada 1999.
  • Casa Grande Regional Medical Center. Lectures regarding Emergency Medicine Myths and Realities and Neuro Trauma. Casa Grande, Arizona 1999
  • Native American Air Ambulance. Numerous lectures, including: Neurological Emergencies; Neuro Trauma; Cardiovascular and Respiratory Emergencies; Trauma and Burn; and Environmental Emergencies. Mesa, Arizona 1999-2005
  • American College of Emergency Physicians. EM Connection National Conference, Lectures regarding: Employee versus Independent Contractor Status; Democracy
  • in Small Emergency Medicine Groups; and Getting and Keeping that Contract. New Orleans, Louisiana 1999
  • Illinois College of Emergency Medicine. Board Review Course: Neuro and Cervical Spine Trauma. Chicago, Illinois 1993-2001
  • Casa Grande Regional Medical Center. Lectures regarding: Head Injury; and Emergencies Indigenous to the Southwest. Casa Grande, Arizona 1995 – 1998
  • Maricopa Medical Center. Emergency Medicine Conference, Lectures on: Entrepreneurism in Emergency Medicine; Business Aspects of Emergency Medicine; Random Walk, The Basics of Investing; and Neuro and Cervical Spine Trauma. Phoenix, Arizona 1997
  • Christ Hospital and Medical Center. Emergency Medicine Conference, Lecture entitled The Basics of Investing. Chicago, Illinois 1996
  • Casa Grande Regional Medical Center. EMS Conference, Lecture on Pediatric Emergencies. Casa Grande, Arizona 1995
  • Samaritan Airevac. Aero-Medical Symposium. Lecture on Chest Trauma. Phoenix, Arizona 1992, 1994
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“Learning and growth don’t just happen in isolation inside a classroom. When you open your mind to this truth, the world becomes your classroom, and life itself becomes your every-present, enduring teacher. Consistent learning fuels a life of continual growth.

— John Shufeldt, MD

New Book Coming March 2020

Entrepreneur Rx: The Physician’s Guide to Starting a Business

“Entrepreneur Rx gave me the tools I needed to transition from being a practicing physician to now running a telehealth business doing over $1 million a year.”

— Katy F.