J. William Eley MD, MPH is Executive Associate Dean of Medical Education in Emory University School of Medicine. In this episode Bill talks about his journey from planning to be a high school chemistry teacher to ultimately pursing medicine and public health degrees. He also speaks about his passions for building community and meaningful relationships with others. Bill's words of wisdom include "do the next right thing in front of you and it will lead you to those places that you feel fulfilled and you are helping others", "if we feel we're in a place where we're able to use our talents to do good work to help other people, what else can we ask for our work life?", and "we have to develop meaningful relationships with our learners. It is essential to everything positive that we do on this earth."

Resources

• The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
• CBCT® | Cognitively-Based Compassion Training - Emory University