The Healthy Doctor

On this final episode of The Healthy Doctor Podcast, Dr. Mike Chupp is host to Dr. Steve Sartori and Rev. Bert Jones, as they converse about the CMDA Center for Well-being and the transition of leadership.

Theology influences the practice of medicine, impacting the health and well-being of both clinicians and patients. The guest on this episode is Dr. Warren Kinghorn, a psychiatrist and theologian at Duke University.

The challenges of being a global healthcare worker pose a significant risk for burnout, and MedSend, a faith-based nonprofit organization, is taking steps to promote well-being in this at-risk group. The guest on this episode is Rick Allen, the CEO of MedSend.

Throughout medical training, and later in practice, there are events that prompt guilt or shame in the life of the healthcare professional. Recognizing and responding to these emotional events is imperative in protecting and promoting well-being. The guest on this episode is Dr. Will Bynum, an Associate Professor of Family Medicine at Duke, whose research focuses on shame in medicine.

As medicine has become more complex and demanding, relationships have suffered and burnout rates have skyrocketed. Strong relationships are a pillar of resilience, and the casualty of collegiality has taken its toll. In this episode, Dr. Mark Greenawald, Professor and Vice Chair of Family Medicine and Community Medicine at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, discusses an innovative program of peer support he founded called PeerRxMed.

Dr. Dianne McCallister is a physician leader with 20 years’ experience studying physician wellbeing and how organizations can create structures to help support the meaning and purpose that is central to the calling of physicians to practice medicine. She is co-editor of the book, Transforming the Heart of Practice, A Personal and Organizational Approach to Physician Wellbeing.

Medical liability is a looming threat to the well-being of every practitioner, and a medical malpractice suit is one of the most stressful events in the life of a clinician. On this episode, Dr. Paul Warrick, an ENT specialist who chairs the CMDA Medical Malpractice Ministry, offers valuable insights for dealing with this challenge.

Dr. David Larson retired as chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and now serves as a site visitor for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The ACGME recognizes the importance of attending to the well-being of residents and fellows, and has authored programmatic requirements to that end. On this episode, Dr. Larson shares his insights into the development of a reflective physician.