On the Road Edition - Live at ViVE, Episode 5

Physician burnout is tragic. With 1 in 5 physicians plan to leave HC altogether. Dr. Dawkins was in the same place but managed to turn that frown upside down and strive for real CHANGE in the industry through compassion. Something that in a way got forced out of her while practicing in our fragmented system.

Compassion for physicians. Enabling physicians to practice with compassion. So that they can again seek to understand where the other person is coming from in every situation.  What is bringing them here? What is it that you need from me? How can I help them?  She also became a leader in the AMAs Physicians Innovation Network to represent the healthcare workforce in providing input into the innovative solutions, including tech solutions that are being built. 

Compassion for patients. With Over 60% of people are afraid of needles and about 1 in 4 people exhibiting a stress reaction to needles, including an automatic urge to avoid, she realized there was a big need. She put on her entrepreneurial hat and created @thimble which is on a mission to relieve the pain and fear from needles that prevents millions of patients from receiving care. And according to some studies that vaccination rates could increase by up to 16 percent from eliminating the fear.

Luckily Manju’s work has allowed her to fall in love with medicine. We hope that work can help other clinicians do the same!