The Weekend "I Wonder" series explores different ways to think about a RESET.

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Susan Hingle is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Professor of Medicine, who serves as Associate Dean for Human and Organizational Potential, and Director of Faculty Development at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Miami University and a medical degree from Rush University Medical College. She completed an Internal Medicine residency at Georgetown University Medical Center, where she served as Chief Resident of Internal Medicine. Dr. Hingle completed the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program. She has received several awards including the AMWA Elizabeth Blackwell Career Award, the Golden Apple Award, the Excellence in Teaching Outstanding Teacher Award, the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, the Most Influential Faculty Award, and the Chair’s Resilience Award. Dr. Hingle was honored with ACP’s McDonald Award for Young Physicians. She has been active nationally in numerous organizations, including the American College of Physicians, the American Medical Women's Association, the Alliance of Academic Internal Medicine, and the American Medical Association. She served as Chair of the ACP Board of Regents and Chair of Board of Governors and currently serves on the AMWA Board of Directors and the AMA Women Physicians Section Governing Council. She was senior author on the ACP policy paper on gender equity in physician compensation and career advancement. Dr. Hingle strongly believes that women in medicine have enormous potential to influence the profession and society for the better and is eager to share her experiences, expertise, and passion.

Pearls of Wisdom from the episode:

-Self care is essential and we, as leaders, should lead by example by practicing it.

-Wellness should be “THE Goal” NOT “A goal” in healthcare.

-Organizations need to define what a healthy workforce looks like and make it a priority.

-Let go of the drive for perfection! The goal should be to become the best version of ourselves. Just enough is good enough.

-Understand the power of saying no.

Recommended Reading:

Just Enough- Laura Nash

Untamed- Glennon Doyle

The Hundred Years of Lenni and Margo- Marianne Cronin

Kerri Palamara, MD is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She leads the  Center for Physician Well-being at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). She is an expert in physician coaching and well-being. Dr. Palamara leads the American College of Physicians “Physician Coach Training Program”, which trains physicians to integrate coaching into their quality improvement and well-being work. Dr. Palamara co-created and directs the MGH Physician Coaching Program. This program was designed to improve physician awareness of their growth, reduce burnout, and improve well-being. 

In this episode: Dr Palamara discussed her hard reset after facing a horrible loss and how it taught her that her well-being was pivotal to her family's well-being and to the impact she had in the world. She shares her 3 basics of self-care and how asking for help supports them.  We dive into the concepts of addressing your needs and the impact it has on how you feel.

Books she mentioned: "The Choice" by Edith Eva Eger and "It's OK that You are Not OK" by Megan Devine

Pearls of Wisdom for Well-Being: 

1- Download the Manual of Yourself. Know your Basics for Self-Care. You can't expect to take care of others if you don't take care of yourself.

2- Ask Yourself: "What Do I Need Today?" How your feel is based on what you need. So if you can get what you need, you can feel differently.

3- Reframe your Self-Talk to be more self-compassionate.

Dr. Fariha Shafi is is the Co-Founder of the ResetMD Podcast! She is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Missouri Kansas City-School of Medicine. She is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (ACP) and is an ACP Well-Being Champion, Chair of both the Wellness Committee and the Women in Medicine Committee of the Missouri Chapter of the ACP. She has served as the AMWA Mentor at the SOM for many years. She has a career in academic medicine at UMKC, serving in various leadership roles including Chairing the School of Medicine’s Diversity Equity and Inclusion Council for eight years and being named as an inaugural “Noback” Docent. Dr. Shafi has been featured on podcasts such as KevinMD and Medicine Mentors. She is a busy mom of two, a full time physician and a heavily involved community leader.

In this episode we discuss a time where she felt stuck, both with the struggle of being a mom and a professional and with trying to find the right venue for her passions.  A conversation at her chapter ACP meeting and making peace with guilty feelings changed all that and gave her energy. Listen in to see how this worked for her an could work for you too. 

Pearls of Well-Being Wisdom: 

1. Medicine is part of your life, not your entire life. 

2. Always find something that fulfills you outside of medicine.

3. Journal your feelings- during times of success as well as the times when you are upset.  Refer back to your successes more often. 

4. Give back. 

Dr. Tammie Chang is a board-certified physician in pediatric hematology/oncology practicing in Tacoma, Washington. She is the medical director of Provider Wellness for MultiCare Health System. She is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Pink Coat, MD, a platform to support and empower the personal and professional success of all women physicians. She holds numerous leadership positions including Director of the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) ELEVATE Leadership Development Program for Attending Women Physicians, President of the Washington State Chapter of AMWA, Co-Founder of her local Women in Medicine (Cool Chicks In Medicine) group, and Co-Founder of the Women of Influence Network (WIN) @MultiCare for her healthcare system.

In this episode we discuss her story of being in a dark place due to a confluence of practice situations and not wanting to ask for help. She likens this to what many are experiencing during the pandemic. We talk about what worked for her then and now and the impetus it gave her to create a safe space for other physicians to be honest and vulnerable and to know they are not alone.  She comes back to the basics to support herself. Also, you don't want to miss out on her book recommendations! (I have already ordered them!)

Pearls of Wisdom for Well-Being:

1- Put Your Own Self-Care First so you can take care of others (Remember the O2 mask image)

2- Set Boundaries! Learn what is your responsibility and what is not your reponsibility.

3- Ask For Help.  We're Not Alone.

Darilyn V. Moyer, MD, FACP, FRCP, FIDSA is the Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the American College of Physicians (ACP). She has served on ACP’s Board of Regents, which manages the business and affairs of ACP and is the main policy-making body of the College, chaired ACP’s Board of Governors, and served as Governor of ACP’s Pennsylvania Southeastern Chapter. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Council of Medical Subspecialty Societies and is the President, and also serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Primary Care Collaborative.

Prior to becoming ACP’s EVP and CEO, Dr. Moyer was a Professor of Medicine, Executive Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency Program Director and Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education at Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. She was previously the Co-Faculty Advisor for the Temple University School of Medicine Internal Medicine Interest Group and for the Temple University School of Medicine Student Educating About Healthcare Policy Group. Dr. Moyer currently practices part time at the Temple University Internal Medicine Associates.

Dr. Moyer received the Temple University School of Medicine Women in Medicine Mentoring Award in 2012. She is a member of Women of Impact and is the 2020 Recipient of the American Medical Women’s Association Elizabeth Blackwell Award, as well as the recipient of the 2020 Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Alumni Achievement Award. 

We are excited to have a conversation with her during #WomenInMedicineMonth. 

In this episode we discuss her resets into medical education and then to advocacy with the ACP. She shares her thoughts on finding what you are meant to do in your career.  She discusses what supports her wellness and gives advice for women in medicine.  She ends with the mantra of "Bring your Best to Whatever You Do Everyday." 

Pearls of Wisdom:

1. Take Care of Yourself- in whatever way works for you.  Know what Recharges you. 

2. Reach Out to People to hear their story.  Be Curious and Listen.  

3. Create Community inside and outside of medicine.

4. Write Down and Examine your short and long-term goals.

Dr. Richard Wardrop is a career clinician-educator and is currently the Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, OH. Previously, Dr. Wardrop was Program Director for the Combined Med-Peds Residency at University of North Carolina, founding Faculty at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, and founding Associate Dean for Biomedical Affairs at Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine. He also served as Vice Chair of Education and Faculty Development at the University of Mississippi Medical Center from 2019-2020 obtaining the rank of full Professor.  Dr. Wardrop has served in national leadership positions within the ACP, the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM), and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).  He was an inaugural wellbeing champion for the American College of Physicians and was a founding member of the ACP Well-being task force that gave rise to the ACP Wellbeing and Professional Satisfaction Committee.  

Pearls of Well-Being Wisdom: 

1. Listen to Your Body 

2. Seek Spirituality 

3. Have a Philosophy of Life with a Toolbox of Resources 

4. Know Yourself and many more! 

Take Home Points:  Your career is of your making. You have a lot more control than you think. And medicine is a journey- not a destination!

Dr. Diana McNeill is Professor of Medicine at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. She was the program director of the Duke Internal Medicine Residency program from 2001-2011 and became the inaugural Director of Duke AHEAD (Academy of Health Professions Education and Academic Development) in 2014. She has won numerous teaching awards , including Master Clinician Educator at Duke in 2006. She is a Master in the American College of Physicians (ACP) and in 2020 received the Dema Daley Award from the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine , honoring a member recognized nationally as an education leader. She was recognized in 2021 with the North Carolina ACP Laureate Award.

In this episode we discuss what has worked for her to support work-life harmony, her self-entitled "End of Career Miracle" and her family successes. She has heard "You Made it Look Fun" and "You Made it Look Easy."  Listen in to see how this happened for her and to learn so much more from this educator and mentor.

Pearls of Wisdom:

1. Be Happy- this is a different definition for everyone.

2. Be Open to Opportunities.   Never say "I can't."  Say "I'll try."

3. Be Flexible and Support Flexibility for Others.

A group of us American College of Physician Well-being Champions from around the country began collaborating on wellness approaches at the state and national levels in 2020.  We are stepping out of our own siloes to work together to provide better resources for physicians.

Well-being in medicine has been shown to be so instrumental in the physical and mental health of physicians but unfortunately, it has not always been the priority it should be, especially during the pandemic.  We want to present wellness topics to physicians via a podcast format so that we can reach them where they are in their workday and their career.

Our goal with the ResetMD Podcast is to share a variety of perspectives and experiences from well-being experts in medicine - physicians who have had experiences that have significantly impacted their personal lives or their career.  We will showcase a diverse group of individuals and their wellness journeys.  Listeners will learn from hearing this conversation and can apply what has worked for others in their own lives.

Look for the ResetMD Podcast to go live on #WellnessWednesdays - specifically the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month plus some bonus episodes thrown in. Subscribe to get the podcast so that it is automatically downloaded each time and then share with you colleagues and friends!