Professional Development

Always look for the rainbow, the path to resilience

By: Vivian Concepcion The process of becoming a physician is a long and exhausting process in which there are a lot of ups and downs. From my point of view it doesn’t require you to be the smartest or most brilliant person in the room; but to be able to be a physician you need...

Building Resiliency Amongst Medical Students Facing Daunting Burnout Statistics

By: Aquila Lesko As physician burn-out has mainstreamed in medicine, it is only natural that researchers have turned their attention to analyzing the mental well-being of the youngest members of the healer sector: residents and medical students. Burnout describes a work-associated syndrome characterized by emotional exhaustion, cynicism and a low sense of personal accomplishment[1]. The...

Under the Surface: A Narrative on Overcoming Pre-Medical Burnout

By: Toma Gina BS, Koscielniak Lily BS, Patwoary Nargish BS, Martinez-Castro Karen BS, Karoubi Susan BS, Sellner Erin PhD – Arizona State University West Campus Introduction: I was lost my first day of college. I had no idea where to park or where classrooms were located. Fifteen minutes late to my first class, I searched...

Empower Yourself with Intentionality

By: Nadia Sabri MD, FAAP As medical students, residents, and physicians, we’ve taken care of hundreds of thousands of patients from birth to death and everything in between. We are trained for mind over matter, to multitask to the max, make decisions rapidly and knowledgably, and live in chronically stressful situations with minimal sleep. We are...