John Shufeldt is a serial student, an indefatigable change agent and a multidisciplinary entrepreneur who has studied the traits and qualities of extraordinary individuals for over three decades. In Ingredients of Outliers John guides us through a number of traits common to outliers and inspires us leave our comfort zones to join their ranks.
John received his BA from Drake University in 1982 and his MD from the University of Health Sciences/ The Chicago Medical School in 1986. He completed his Emergency Medicine Residency at Christ Hospital and Medical Center in 1989 where he spent his final year as Chief Resident. John received his MBA in 1995, and his Juris Doctorate in 2005, both from Arizona State University. He is admitted to the State Bar in Arizona, the Federal District Court, and Supreme Court of the United States.
He has started numerous health and non-health care businesses and continues to practice emergency medicine and law. He writes and lectures on a variety of subject matters to graduate medical, business and law students. He is an adjunct professor at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of law where he teaches a clinic on Health Law Entrepreneurism. He serves on the Drake University Board of Trustees and the Sandra Day O’Conner College of Law Alumni Board.
You can find more information out about John and his work at www.ingredientsofoutliers.com
John Shufeldt, author of Ingredients of Outliers, decided to write a series of 12 books, on subjects like Medicine, Law, Entertainment, and Sports to name a few (see complete list below) with featured outliers who are standouts in their field. These books will provide exclusive interview content, action guides and targeted resources for those looking to enter into an industry.
Unique from the rest of the series, is a book about contemporary women’s accomplishments, titled Ingredients of Outliers: Women Game Changers.
Currently Published Outlier Series Titles:
Ingredients of Outliers: A Recipe for Personal Achievement
Ingredients of Young Outliers: Achieving Your Most Amazing Future
Ingredients of Outliers: Women Game Changers–
Outliers in Medicine
Upcoming Books:
Outliers in Education- Summer 2015
Outliers in Writing & Journalism – 2015
Outliers in Health – 2015
Outliers in Entrepreneurism & Business – Spring 2016
Outliers in Sports
Outliers in Music
Outliers in Science
Outliers in The Arts & Entertainment
Outliers in Technology
Outliers in Service to Mankind & Humanity
Outliers in Education serves as a how-to guide for education majors and current teachers, designed to equip readers with classroom management tips, career advice, and act as a six segment mentorship session with seasoned elementary through college educators in various subjects.
By providing the most effective questions, and a line-up of “rock star” medical professionals, Dr. Shufeldt presents potential career pathways, tips, and resources to help students decide whether a career in medicine is right for them. Don’t wait until you graduate, get answers to your most important questions now, and pursue your path with more assurance and direction.
This book is a kaleidoscope look at the lives of women who have humbly and tenaciously pushed past bristly beginnings and daunting opposition to improve systems and circumstances for those in their midst. They have defended the innocent, nurtured selflessly, and proceeded graciously, yet fearlessly past what they thought was possible.
In Ingredients of Young Outliers: Achieving Your Most Amazing Future, author John Shufeldt explores the traits that colleges and employers look for in their applicants, identified over nearly three decades of his professional career.
A life-altering guide packed with accounts from John’s endeavors, those of historical figures and influential acquaintances. This quintessential handbook exposes the x-factor, that extra something, which unleashes the potential in all of us. Ingredients of Outliers is a compilation of thoughts, tips and techniques that will guide you toward finding the ingredients in the “secret sauce” t