What is the Center for Professional Recovery? Skipper came to California, where he now runs CPR at Seasons which specializes in the treatment of health professionals, attorneys, and other highly motivated and accomplished adults). He has published over 100 articles regarding physician health and drug and alcohol testing. Skipper also developed the use of a new alcohol marker, ethylglucuronide (EtG), now the standard test for monitoring alcohol. During that time he participated in research and published seminal articles regarding outcomes for physicians in recovery. Skipper later accepted the job of directing the Physician Health Program for the Alabama Medical Board, which he did for 12 years. He was appointed by the Oregon Medical Board to help develop the first Physician Health Program in Oregon. His primary interest lay in helping other professionals like himself. Skipper became board certified in addiction medicine, alongside his internal medicine credentials. He enjoyed this volunteer work so much that he eventually decided to make addiction medicine his new career path. He ended up volunteering with the state medical association program to help fellow doctors in distress. It was during this process of his own treatment and recovery that he became interested in addiction medicine. His life and career changed abruptly when he became addicted to opioids following a knee injury and surgery in 1981. Skipper started his career as an internal medicine physician. Skipper, how he created the Executive Program, and how it is unique for Seasons in particular. Greg Skipper is the creator of the Seasons’ Executive Program, called the Center for Professional Recovery (CPR), a unique addiction program developed especially for individuals who work in high-level and safety-sensitive positions. Greg Skipper, Creator of Seasons’ Executive Programĭr.