Mental health was a big topic of conversation at AHA21, a fitting topic when pandemic related stress, clinician burn out, and depression seem to be at an all-time high. As a graduate student myself, I was interested in attending sessions that touched on depression, wellness, and work-life balance topics. A Health and Tech panel session … Read more
I think about wellness often and the unique aspects of being a physician that make preserving our wellbeing even more important. Of course, this COVID-19 pandemic has tested all of us and the things we turn to for wellness and our escape from medicine, may not be available to us right now. After work dinner … Read more
If life gave me a box of chocolates, I am pretty sure I would eat them all. As a basic science researcher, I am all too familiar with burn-outs and stress, and more recently to the effects of stress-induced anxiety. So, I started running. I ran when my worries got too overwhelming, I ran when … Read more