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The Hidden Curriculum: Non-Negotiables
What we as teachers can do is take an interest in the non-negotiable of trainees and help them understand how we, ourselves, integrate our non-negotiables into the demands of life.
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Boundary Setting as a Physician
Healthy boundaries are flexible boundaries. They are not so infinitely malleable that they end up meaningless, but they are also not so rigid that they don’t allow for situational variation.
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The Hidden Curriculum: Specialty Disrespect
Specialty disrespect is a pervasive behavior in medicine. And, with the worsening of healthcare silos and the decline of face-to-face interactions, specialty disrespect is only getting worse.
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Distinguishing Necessary from Unnecessary Think Pieces
A critique of the popular NEJM article by Dr. Lisa Rosenbaum, ‘Being Well while Doing Well – Distinguishing Necessary from Unnecessary Discomfort in Training’
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Using Reframing Techniques as a Physician
We see ourselves and our circumstances differently depending upon how we frame them. We might not like any of them. But until we acknowledge that we are making a choice, we are giving away our power to change that choice.
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Gifts for Medical School Graduates
Gifts for the favorite medical student in your life, about to graduate!
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Overcoming Alcohol Addiction in Residency
We hope that Dr. D’s story can inspire others to seek help or treatment and encourage those who see physicians struggling to speak up and lend a hand.
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Self Compassion: Benefits for Physicians
Research actually shows that physicians who are self-compassionate have lower levels of burnout, fewer symptoms of depression and anxiety, and lower levels of stress.
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The Hidden Curriculum: Asking Permission
“Do you mind if I sit on your bed?” It was my third year of medical school during my internal medicine rotation. My attending asked this question to a patient we were seeing on the wards. The question itself struck me as interesting.
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Practicing Self Compassion for Physicians
Do you have an overactive inner critic? A little (or maybe not-so-little) voice in your head that is eager to pounce on any misstep you make, amplify any mistake, berate you mercilessly for being less than perfect? These vicious self-judgments come with a high price, increasing the risk of depression, anxiety, burnout, and other stress…