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Burnout Prevention

08/26/2021 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

My Personal Experience with Surgery Part-2

In Part 1 of this blog series about my recent surgery, I discussed how gaining a different perspective allowed me to change my mindset. Part 2 will

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Category iconAdvocacy,  Blog,  Burnout Prevention,  Exercise and Health,  Jeff Smith,  Resilience Tag iconBurnout Prevention,  Coaching,  Recovery,  Surgery

08/12/2021 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

My Personal Experience with Surgery Part-1

In July, I had low back surgery (a right L5 -S1 discectomy and bilateral L5-S1 laminoforaminotomies) which in some part was due to years of performing

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Category iconBlog,  Burnout Prevention,  Exercise and Health,  Jeff Smith,  Resilience Tag iconBurnout Prevention,  Coaching,  Recovery,  Surgery

04/20/2021 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

The Messenger Matters

Recently, I was presenting on the subjects of Surgeon Wellness and Peer Coaching when a friend and colleague on the faculty noted that he doesn’t like

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Category iconBlog,  Burnout Prevention,  Communication,  Wellness Tag iconburnout,  Surgeon Wellness,  Wellness

02/26/2021 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

Psychological Safety Combats Moral Injury

As a surgeon, psychological safety is largely absent from my work environment. As we address the changing landscape of healthcare, what if we really

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Category iconAdvocacy,  Blog,  Burnout Prevention,  Wellness Tag iconSurgeon Wellness

bat signal

10/28/2020 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

What Is Your Peer Support Bat Signal?

The “Bat Signal” was introduced in 1942’s Detective Comics #60 as a way for the police in Gotham City to call on the superhero, Batman. Throughout the

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Category iconBlog,  Burnout Prevention,  Physician Coaching,  Physician Suicide,  Resilience Tag iconCoaching,  Peer-Support,  Second Victim Syndrome

09/17/2020 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

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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Category iconBlog,  Burnout Prevention,  Physician Coaching,  Physician Suicide,  Resilience Tag iconCoaching,  Peer-Support,  Second Victim Syndrome

Burned Out Doctor

09/09/2020 susan-wilson-md

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

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Category iconAdvocacy,  Blog,  Burnout Prevention,  Physician Coaching,  Physician Suicide,  Resilience Tag iconCoaching,  Peer-Support,  Second Victim Syndrome

man drumming

02/06/2020 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

Work-Life Balance IS Hard. I Focus On My Rhythm.

Yes, work-life balance IS hard. I would actually go so far as to argue it is unachievable. But is it even desirable? If we were truly seeking

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Category iconBlog,  Burnout Prevention,  Jeff Smith Tag iconwork life balance,  Work-Life Rhythm

Not good enough

08/22/2019 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

Working with Your Worst Enemy – Tips for Taming Your Inner Critic

What would you do if you were completely untethered by expectations?  How would it impact your decisions?  What other passions would

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Category iconBlog,  Burnout Prevention,  Jeff Smith Tag iconburnout,  compassion,  inner critic,  Wellness

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