Wellness comes in many ways.
To help others discover the benefits of practicing wellness, we created a campaign to share the unique ways and stories of how other physicians achieve it.
This Is Physician Wellness
Shruti Tannan, MD
Yoga
Shruti’s yoga practice affords her 90 minutes of unplugged, peaceful time to herself.
Miguel S Daccarett, MD
Flying
Miguel developed his love of flying as a kid, and now he takes to the skies to relieve stress.
Jennifer L. Khoe, MD
Violin
Jennifer plays the violin in the La Jolla Symphony, as well as in the World Doctors Orchestra when she is not caring for patients.
Charles J Hastings, DPM, FACFAS
Working Out
Charles found the community and intensity of CrossFit to be a great alternative to his normal routine.
Jeff Smith, MD
Yoga
Yoga is the wellness activity of choice for SurgeonMasters founder Jeff Smith.
Benjamin Szerlip, DO
Mountain Biking
Ben opts for mountain biking to restore mental, physical, and emotional well-being.
Lora Melman, MD
High-Performance Drivers Education
Ben opts for mountain biking to restore mental, physical, and emotional well-being.
How do you practice wellness?
Why are we talking about wellness for physicians?
In the context of medical practice, the good life is a state of robust physical, mental, and emotional health—leading to greater personal fulfillment and exceptional patient care. For many of us, this isn’t easily attainable.
Moral injury is all too common a hazard among surgeons and other medical professionals, therefore we seek to help our members do more of what they enjoy outside of surgery and work-related activities.
We want you to think about your #1 leisure, sports or recharge activity—and what helps you unwind.
The benefits you get from these activities are what we see as experiencing wellness.
We want you to share your wellness story with other surgeons.
Your story could inspire other surgeons and help remind them about how they are already practicing wellness. If things like making model trains, planting vegetables in your backyard or horseback riding make you happy, we want to hear about it.