Biography As a general pediatrician, I have an opportunity to bring an Integrative approach to my clinical practice, including bringing in a whole person approach to health and well-being with an understanding that many factors influence health including the mind, body, spirit and community. As an educator, I think it is important to teach trainees …
Biography As healthcare providers, we are trained to provide medical care, but there is very little focus on preparing us for the overwhelming and often messy intersections of joy, despair, fragility, futility, fallibility, exhaustion, frustration, compassion, fear, flailing, and fulfilment that we will experience in our careers. We aren’t just observers of our patients—we are, …