The Doctor's Life - TopPodcast.com

View Top 200 Chart

Back to Rankings Page

The Doctor’s Life — Health & Fitness
The Doctor’s Life

The Doctor’s Life podcast features lively and candid discussions with fellow doctors and scientists on how to achieve success in clinical medicine and non-clinical careers while staying healthy in mind, body and spirit and living a rich, purposeful life.

Your host, Dianne Ansari-Winn, MD, MPH is a Board Certified Anesthesiologist and nationally recognized author, speaker, and coach. Dr. Dianne is known for her powerful and practical coaching, which she shares with her exclusive one-on-one physician clients. She is the founder of the Physician Vitality Institute, which has the mission of helping doctors to heal the world through being healthy in mind, body, and spirit.

In 2011, 45% of U.S. physicians had at least one symptom of professional burnout, according to a study from the Department of Medicine Program on Physician Well-Being at Mayo Clinic. That number rose to 54% in 2014. At the Physician Vitality Institute, we work with doctors, help your doctors to rejuvenate themselves, create balance, and create vitality so they can give more to their patients and live the life they are dreaming about. We also create win-win environments for positive patient care and help to create solutions to create a supportive work environment to help relieve stress and burnout through systems that work.

Latest Episodes:

Mindfulness with the Chief Mindfulness Officer of Aetna, Andy Lee Mar 28, 2018

Show notes

Mindfulness is a practice that we all can incorporate into our lives to reduce stress and increase energy, vitality and efficacy. In this episode, Dr. Ansari-Winn and Andy Lee, Chief Mindfulness Officer at Aetna discuss:

How Mr. Lee went from breakdown to becoming Chief Mindfulness Officer at Aetna
How mindfulness improves brain function, productivity and engagement at work
A simple and effective mindfulness practice that you can use in one minute
How to start a mindfulness program in an organization with an app and a culture campaign

Resources mentioned in the podcast

Research and resources from University of Rochester:

https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/family-medicine/mindful-practice.aspx

http://www.fammed.wisc.edu/files/webfm-uploads/documents/outreach/mindfulness/mindful-practice-epstein.pdf

Apps:

https://www.headspace.com/headspace-meditation-app

https://www.calm.com/

https://www.stopbreathethink.com/

NY Times Article about mindfulness and physician burnout:

https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/26/easing-doctor-burnout-with-mindfulness/?_r=2

The Experience of Black and Latino Medical Faculty with Dr. Sylk Sotto Feb 28, 2018

Show notes

Our guest today is Dr. Sylk Sotto, Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs and Diversity in the Department of Medicine at Indiana University.

Dr. Sotto discusses how her experiences in higher education lead to her academic focus on underrepresented minorities in medicine, and her paper What Gets Lost in the Numbers: A Case Study about the Experiences and Perspectives of Black and Latin@ Faculty in Academic Medicine.

We also discuss the great value of having a diverse faculty, and ways to promote wellness and connection for underrepresented minorities in academic medicine.

How Medical Students Learn to be Doctors with Dr. Crystal Clay Wright Feb 12, 2018

Show notes

In the past, there was no curriculum, but today's medical students are taught professional skills as part of their education.

Crystal Clay Wright, MD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at MD Anderson Cancer Center, and she provided 8 years of academic guidance and professional development to medical students during her service as Director of Medical Student Education in the Department of Anesthesiology and Director of the Baylor College of Medicine Learning Community in the Undergraduate Medical Education Department.

In this interview, Drs. Ansari-Winn and Wright discuss

--why developing a professional identity is important

--how students develop a professional identity while remaining themselves

--the technique of reflective writing and how it can make one a better doctor

--how everyday mindfulness and self-care are professional development skills

I Didn't Know I Was Burned Out Until I Started Feeling Better Through Fitness: Dr. Charmaine Gregory Jan 12, 2018

Show notes

Dr. Charmaine Gregory is a nocturnist ER doc who found her passion in helping others to get fit and healthy after she successfully recovered from burnout through having fun with fitness and nutrition.

In addition to having a successful practice and speaking about wellness, she is a powerful fitness coach and fitness instructor who had the honor of teaching a fitness class at the national meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Dr. Ansari-Winn and Dr. Gregory discuss her journey through burnout, why it's hard to recognize the signs of burnout, how to assess if you are burned out and how get help with recovery.

http://www.ferventlyfitwithcharmaine.com

Monetizing Your Medical Degree with Dr. Drai Jan 02, 2018

Show notes

You are going to really enjoy this one! Today's podcast is with Dr. Draion Burch, also known as Dr. Drai, who not only practices OB/GYN "on his own terms", but is a media expert on Women's Health with over 250 appearances and mentions on television and print.

He is the founder of Medical Moguls Academy, which coaches physicians wanting to expand their reach and grow a business by delivering products and services that are not only in demand, but in alignment with who that doctor really is and their higher purpose.

Dr. Drai also provides comprehensive health services through Amare Concierge Medicine, an exclusive concierge medicine practice.

Dr. Ansari-Winn and Dr. Drai discuss what it means to practice medicine today and what it means to be a healer in the truest sense, why some doctors NEED to expand beyond the traditional practice of medicine, and how to start on a journey as a media medical expert.

Caregiving without Regret with A. Michael Bloom Dec 08, 2017

Show notes

Dr. Ansari-Winn interviews A. Michael Bloom who is a nationally recognized expert in caregiving and caregiver burnout. He shares his own experience as a family and professional caregiver as well as his extensive knowledge from helping hundreds of clients.

Today we discuss:

The signs and symptoms of caregiver burnout
How to stay energized and committed to caring for your loved ones
Why caring for yourself is so important when you are caring for others
Why you will likely become a caregiver at some point in your life
What to do when someone says, "How can I help?"

Doctors and Divorce with Toyin Falusi Adeyemi, MD Nov 24, 2017

Show notes

Are you considering divorce, recently divorced, or several years out from a divorce? Do you want some strategies towards living your best life in these stages?

Dianne Ansari-Winn, MD discusses living and finding joy after divorce with Toyin Falusi Adeyemi, MD, author of The Decade After--Thriving After Divorce (www.thedecadeafter.com).

We discuss the 7 habits of highly effective people as related to the divorce process, co-parenting effectively, and how to get the support you need at work and at home.

We also discuss the unique challenges of giving your best to your patients while you are going through a difficult time, and how as a friend or colleague of a divorcee' you can be supportive to them.

Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time with Dr. Dianne Ansari-Winn Nov 05, 2017

Show notes

Feeling tired?--and not a "good tired" where you feel fulfilled--the cranky exhausted kind of tired? The kind you can't shake?

Better time management is not the answer. It's better ENERGY management.

In this episode, Dr. Ansari-Winn discusses the concept of energy management, the 5 dimensions of personal energy and how to energize your day and your life with managing your personal energy.

www.dianneansari-winn.com

www.physicianvitalityinstitute.com

How to Thrive In Medical School with Joanna Jaros, MS3 Sep 25, 2017

Show notes

Today's podcast is with Joanna Jaros, a third year medical student (MS3) at University of Illinois Medical School. She is not only a successful medical student, but is also a fitness instructor and avid proponent of physician wellness. She and Dr. Ansari-Winn discuss what medical education is offering in terms of supporting wellness for students and residents, what medical students and residents are wanting in terms of support around wellness, and practical self-care strategies.

Creating More Diversity in Medicine: Vaughn Browne, MD, PhD Aug 23, 2017

Show notes

Dr. Vaughn Browne, MD, PhD is an Emergency Medicine physician, leader, and professor at University of Colorado Medical School. He and host Dianne Ansari-Winn, MD discuss how tragedy led him into medicine and his ultimate journey into academic medicine. We also discuss why diversity in medicine, as well as all fields of endeavor, is important and the richness that it creates in our field. They also discuss ways to encourage diversity in medicine, starting at the middle school/junior high level forward not only simply in academics, but by providing mentoring and research experiences for prospective students to help them build a well-rounded and competitive application for medical school.

Related Podcasts