We are continuing our blog series, Careers in Family Medicine. Each week over the next 3-4 months, I will highlight a family physician and their career paths. Each one will share their pearls. Last week, we highlighted an example of Rural Practice. This week we will take a look at an expanding Value-Based Care (VBC) model by highlighting Dr. Erica Swegler, former AAFP Board Member. A VBC model is an Alternative Payment Method (APM, payment model) that can be delivered through...

It's time to kick off my series on Careers in Family Medicine. Each week over the next 3-4 months, I will highlight a family physician and their career paths. Each one will share their pearls. I hope you find this series helpful in expanding what's possible for you as a family physician and in giving you tangible aspects to consider when choosing your career path or pivoting. Dr. Murray Buttner has had a long career of experiences, so I felt he would make a wonderful example to begin our...

I’m excited to offer a blog series on Careers in Family Medicine. As I recently reflected on my career path and turns, I noted many truly amazing family physicians I know and how their career paths developed. Because I work with a number of residents considering how to use their skills in sustainable and meaningful ways, I thought it would be nice to highlight a few of the many career options open to family physicians.

Over the next three to four months, I will highlight...

Take a listen as Dr Michelle Chestovich and I discuss coaching and medical training. 

Periodically, I interview a physician that will give you tips to enjoy medicine, find fulfillment, relieve stress, and more. (I'm never an affiliate for them. I'm always just a fan). Today, seemed like the perfect day to host Dr Ali Novitsky who is dedicated to helping physicians transform their minds and bodies while we are in the Meaningful Change blog series. Specifically, the last 2 weeks, we looked at exercise and movement which was identified as the top area within...

Since we are covering Meaningful Change which highlighted exercise last week, I thought I should revive this Self-Care Revisited, Physical Movement and Exercise portion of the Self-Care Series from 2021. 

There are many benefits of just moving, not being sedentary, including improving postural autonomic health (goodbye dizziness when standing) and decreasing overall cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality.  It's more important to be moving with the aim of...

Last week, I wrote how physical exercise was the top area faculty and residents alike identified that, if changed, could make the most improvement in their well-being and joy. And so this week, I wanted to walk you through a framework that can be easily applied to lifestyle changes of many kinds, including exercise - workshop style! As a review – there are some key concepts I’ve written about previously regarding movement and exercise, so if this is important to you right now...

I’ve had the privilege recently of partnering with six family medicine residency programs for my CHARM Well-Being Leaders Certificate Course project. CHARM is the Collaborative for Healing and Renewal in Medicine, an international group of medical educators, academic medical center leaders, experts in burnout research and interventions, and trainees, all working to promote trainee well-being. It is hosted by Mount Sinai and led by recognizable names such as Dr. Saadia Akhtar, Dr....

In a follow-up to the What is Physician Coaching? blog series, I thought I’d take a minute to write out what I felt is the ideal way for physician coaching to be used in graduate medical education (I explored the possibilities a couple of weeks ago). Dr. Michele Chestovich, a fellow family physician and coach, challenged me with this question after we concluded a recording for her podcast, Re-mind Yourself. (When this blog was published, the episode hadn't been released)....

Join me in a discussion with Dr Shillcutt about how we deal with change - even those changes with which we don't agree, on her podcast, The Brave Enough Show.