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!