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Remembering why you first entered the wonderful and challenging world of academic medicine might be just the boost of joy you need to stave off burnout.
Our guest this week on the Faculty Factory Podcast is Geeta Singhal, MD, MEd, FAAP, whom we warmly welcome for her first-ever (and very memorable) appearance on our program.
She does a brilliant job painting a picture for us of ways to uncover joy amidst the challenges of patient care, teaching, research, and many other rich, rewarding, and difficult tasks of the academic medicine journey.
Dr. Singhal currently serves as Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, Professor of Pediatrics, Director of Academics in the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Attending Physician, and Co-Director of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM).
She is also a Faculty Leadership Development Program Partner at BCM and a Professionalism Partner at Texas Children’s Hospital.
“I think with burnout, sometimes you feel like it’s just this pressure cooker you are in, with so much to do and not enough time. But if you go back and remind yourself why you are here and also the fortunate reason I am here, it can help,” she said.
This discussion also touches on many aspects of faculty development and leadership, as these are two important recurring themes of this episode and the Faculty Factory Podcast as a whole!
“From the factory development lens, even more joy comes from when you see that trainee become faculty, and then they do so well as a faculty that they start giving back. That’s probably my ultimate joy,” said Dr. Singhal.
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