Like many of us, I have been directly impacted by physician suicide. In just the last three weeks, two physicians have died by suicide in my
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Start Having Difficult Conversations About Physician Suicide
Today, September 17th, is National Physician Suicide Prevention Day and September is National Suicide Prevention Month. While many of us tend to avoid
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How Peer Support Helps Physicians Experiencing Second Victim Syndrome
Wow... The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone, especially those of us in healthcare. Our way of practicing medicine has been changed - some would
Continue ReadingSurgeonMasters Establishes Peer Support Hotline to Support Physicians in Distress
San Diego, CA., Sept. 1st, 2020 - SurgeonMasters establishes a Physician Peer Support Hotline, a confidential, non-judgmental peer support phone call
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Coaching Skills Create Stronger Patient Connections
Due to Covid-19, we’re all learning new ways of doing things. For many physicians, that has meant diving head first into telehealth. But navigating
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Kick the Tires! – Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 63
Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better…Jeff welcomes to the podcast SurgeonMasters
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Barbara Minkowitz, MD
What is your favorite wellness activity? Archery and Peloton cycling. They complement each other well. How long have you been doing it?
Continue ReadingEmbrace Anxiety! – Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 62
Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… Jeff welcomes to the SurgeonMasters podcast
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Redefining Physician Resilience
A recent study published in JAMA found that the physician population has higher resilience than the general population. We generally attribute a lack
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