Ripples: Physician Well-Being
The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Office for Graduate Medical Education is proud to bring you Ripples: Physicians Well-Being Co-hosts Adriana Dyurich, PhD, LPC and Veena Prasad, PhD, MBA, LPC will invite UT Health San Antonio faculty as guests to share their own experiences, provide tips for overall wellness, and create a safe space to discuss coping with stressors. Catch up on our recent episodes and subscribe to Ripples for our newest episode wherever you listen to podcasts.
Episodes
"Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects."
This past year, our "Ripples" podcast has focused on life beyond medicine, which helps our physicians to better themselves and, most importantly, take care of themselves. Each guest has left a pebble for the listener to cast into the water of their own lives, actions that can be taken to improve their...
Texas Medical Association President Jayesh Shah, MD, joins the Ripples: Physician Well-Being podcast to share his perspective on advocacy for patients, for ourselves as physicians, and for a greater sense of purpose. He talks balance, leadership and how advocacy can shape well-being.
Season 4 of "Ripples" focuses on life beyond medicine, which helps our physicians to better themselves, and, most importantly, take care of themselves...
When medicine gets tough, some turn to running, others to painting… but for Paulette Osamer, MD, and Arati Kamat, MD, the answer was writing.
In this week’s Ripples: Physician Well-Being podcast, they open up about how creative writing helped them navigate emotional challenges, build resilience, and reconnect with the joy that first brought them to medicine.
Their conversation might change the way you see self-care.
Have you heard the one about the three doctors who walked into a podcast studio? Don't worry, they only had minor bruising. 🥁
If laughter is the best medicine, what can comedy do for our mental health? Nishan Gajjar, DO, MPH, joins the Ripples: Physician Well-Being podcast to explore how to find humor when things get difficult.
Season 4 of "Ripples" focuses on life beyond medicine, which helps our physicians to better themselves -...
Brian Ferguson, CEO and Founder of Arena Labs, joins the Ripples: Physician Well-Being podcast to talk performance, purpose and burnout. He challenges us to consider: What’s your restorative outlet, something outside of work and family that fills your cup, anchors you and helps you stay focused to deliver world-class care? Listen now and explore how reclaiming this space can improve your sleep, energy, and well-being.
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In this episode of Ripples: Physician Well-Being, Cersten Bradley, MD, a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, joins Rajam Ramamurthy, MD, to share how creative expression through dance has shaped their personal and professional journeys. They discuss how making time for creativity supports balance and renewal in the medical field.
Season 4 of "Ripples" focuses on life beyond medicine, which helps our physicians to better themselves -...
What's the key to avoiding burnout? In the latest episode, Ripples: Physician Well-Being explores how Dudley Harris, MD, refreshes the mind using free thinking to fuel creativity. Listen now to find out ways to adapt his techniques to your life. Season 4 of "Ripples" focuses on life beyond medicine, which helps our physicians to better themselves -- and, most importantly, take care of themselves.
Success. Failure. Growth. Achievement. Lessons learned through art can be invaluable to creating a professional identity. In the latest episode of "Ripples: Physician Well-Being", Jennifer LaCoss, MD, talks about her journey in medicine and what creating pottery can teach us about building a more resilient self.
Dr. Richard Kogan joins "Ripples: Physician Well-Being" to discuss music, creativity, and mental health. Dr. Kogan is not only an accomplished concert pianist but also a clinical professor of psychiatry and artistic director of the Weill Cornell Music and Medicine program.
This discussion kicks off season 4 of "Ripples," which will focus on life beyond medicine, which helps our physicians to better themselves -- and, most importan...
Reverend Dr. Anne Helmke is the faith liaison for the City of San Antonio, and in her role, she forms collaborations within the city to put compassion into action. In her mind, we are better as humanity if we can put down our boundaries and work together to better our communities.
In this episode, Roshi Joan Halifax, a Buddhist teacher and social activist, explores the balance between compassion and equanimity, emphasizing her concept of the "strong back, soft front." She discusses GRACE, her training intervention for healthcare professionals, designed to cultivate compassionate care without burnout. Roshi Halifax also shares insights on overcoming biases, practicing self-stewardship, and maintaining wel...
The difference between feeling sympathy and empathy can have a huge impact on relationships. But what's the difference between these two reactions, and is feeling WITH someone hardwired in our brain through mirror neurons? Dr. Adriana Dyurich, PhD, leads our compassion course on empathy.
Dr. Holly Day serves her colleagues, learners, and most importantly, her patients with a heart and mind dedicated to the principle of compassion in medicine. She joins Ripples co-hosts Dr. Jon Courand and Dr. Adriana Dyurich to discuss the importance of forgiving oneself and forgiving others, and the role forgiveness plays in being a compassionate healthcare provider.
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Dr. Jason Morrow, Associate Professor of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio and the Howard and Betty Halff Professor of Medical Humanities & Ethics, joins Ripples to emphasize the importance of self-kindness, recognizing common humanity, and mindfulness. Dr. Morrow highlights the need for deliberate practice in self-compassion, likening it to empathic communication in palliative care, and advises medical professionals to priorit...
Dr. Kanapa Kornsawad speaks about her experience practicing compassionate living and self-compassion. We also discuss the importance of noticing, feeling, and responding in the moment and ethical mindfulness.
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Compassion in health care is more than empathy for patients – it’s also about YOU. This season, our co-hosts will unfold the multiple facets of compassion and the benefits gained when lending yourself a little more grace.
Our co-hosts introduce and discuss the inspiration behind this season’s focus: the Facets of Compassion, a course structured around eight modules to address compassion for self, others, and society. For the first module, we learn about three elements that can help ease a trainee’s busy and sometimes chaotic mind.
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Compassion in health care is more than empathy for patients – it’s also about YOU. This season, our co-hosts will un...
We're back! Season 3 begins March 7.
This season, Ripples: Physician Well-Being will focus on the theme “Facets of Compassion”: compassion for self, others, and society.
The Long School of Medicine Office for Graduate Medical Education utilizes a compassion course to combat feelings of Imposter Syndrome, guilt, or shame with challenging patient outcomes, as well as teaching mindset adjustment to promote higher self-kindness.
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A compilation of our special guests’ pebbles from Season 2. Collect all the pebbles and create powerful waves of well-being in your life!
Learn more about the services The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Office for Graduate Medical Education Wellness Home can provide at gmewellness.uthscsa.edu.
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