The Joy in Family Medicine Blog

Dr Aaron Rothstein hosted me on the Generalist Med Podcast about burnout. podcast

Dr. Aaron Rothstein is a GP in Canada who runs a podcast. He recently had me on to discuss burnout. Listen to more of his pod...

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Wisdom comes from a multitude of teachers, and not always from expected sources enduring lessons family medicine gratefulness residency wisdom givers

Looking back at the people who taught me throughout residency, a multitude of nurses, residents, faculty, ward clerks, and va...

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Cultivating relationships during residency training cultivate family physician married with children quality time relationships residency training

Many residents cultivate friendships during residency, others cultivate more intimate relationships, and some cultivate their...

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The building of a home family medicine historic home making memories renovation surviving medical school surviving residency

My neighbor from my medical school and residency era, text me last week to tell me my old house was on the market.  The whole...

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Video: A perspective on family medicine residency training. 4th aim arrival fallacy family medicine perspective resident physician video vlog

Your years in residency training can be hard, but what if they could also be the best years of your life? A perspective on

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It's okay not to do all the things. constraint decisions family physician priorities regret resident

I likely learned constraint earlier in my career than others out of sheer necessity. My husband and I were a 2-resident-physi...

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Trusting your gut, hand-off bias, and building your 'why's' bias connection family medicine gut physician resident why

I was a second-year resident on my pediatric emergency medicine month. I had worked enough shifts to become comfortable with ...

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Dr Corinna Muller hosted me on her Podcast Right Brain Rounds podcast

Right Brain Rounds is the podcast of Dr. Corinna Muller. Listen to get to know her story and the stories of many other women ...

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Diving into perfectionism academic medicine family medicine perfectionism physician residency resident physician

How many of you in residency feel (felt) that perfection is (was) your standard?  Do you recognize the sensation of defeat or...

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Guilt as a resident physician family medicine guilt perfectionism resident physician shame

Let’s talk guilt.  Many in medicine excel in this emotion, especially residents. Mom guilt. Partner guilt. Friend guilt. Doct...

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What is physician coaching? 4th aim academic coaching family medicine fourth aim physician coaching physician wellness resident physician

(Updated to point you toward a blog series that gives much more detail about physician coaching, evidence, methods, and much ...

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