Physician Vitality Initiative
  • HOME
  • GET HELP
    • National Support Resources
    • ACMS Physician Vitality Program
    • Find a Boise Area Counselor
    • Peer to Peer
    • ACMS Member Resource Physicians
    • Get Connected
    • Health Professionals Recovery Program
    • Suicide Prevention
    • Other Links
  • Guiding Principles
    • Supportive Culture
    • Policy Advocacy
    • Supportive Systems
    • Engaged Leadership
    • Interprofessional Teams
    • Anticipate Emotional Challenges
    • Mental Health Care
    • Promote Self Care
  • BUILD STRENGTH
    • Personal Resilience
    • Practice Differently
    • Adverse Events
  • CHANGE SYSTEMS
    • Counting the Cost
    • Cultures of Wellness
    • Technology
    • Advocacy

Personal/Professional Development

0 Comments

 
By Steven Reames

​​This summer, I was privileged to attend two different conferences for professional and personal development: the first was directly related to my profession as a medical society executive was outstanding for relationship building with people who do the same thing as me. The other was a general leadership summit simulcast and the content was simply outstanding, internationally renowned authors and speakers like Patrick Lencioni and John Maxwell.

But both had the same impact: I came out of those meetings completely recharged and energized for the work I do, both the daily how to do things better and smarter and more effectively as well as the larger strategic and visionary things.

Now, I’m built as a leader and I love innovating so for me, this is what fills up my bucket. My energy and passion levels are at their peak.

For you it might be different: perhaps you know you need to develop your speaking skills because you do more public presentations than you thought you would. You might consider a Toastmasters group, which is a very effective way of improving your confidence with leadership and public speaking. But it also could be taking a recreational class like ballroom dancing or tennis.

Here’s the thing about personal and professional development and how it relates to resiliency: the benefit of actually learning the skills or information is one thing. But the secondary benefits are 1) getting the endorphin hits from your “aha” and “I did it moments” and probably most importantly developing relationships with others learning alongside you.
​
Can I challenge you: do you have regular time set aside for personal and professional development – and I’m not talking about sitting in front of a computer taking CME online – but actually alongside other human beings? If not, I believe it will do you a world of good for you. ​
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Categories

    All
    Boundaries
    Compassion Fatigue
    Creativity
    Emotions
    Exercise
    Meditation
    Mindfulness
    Neuroplasticity
    Prayer
    Relationships
    Self Awareness
    Self Care
    Stress

    RSS Feed

Public Support and Commitment to the Principles of the Charter for Physician Well Being 

Rachel Oliver, MD | OGA Idaho | Greg Trapp, MD | Michael Kaylor, Kaylor Family Medicine | Julie Lyons, MD | Deb Roman, DO Finding Health | Susan Martin, PhD Full Circle Health | Amy Baruch, MD | Dawn Dewitt, WSU College of Medicine | Mark McConnell, MD | Abhilash Desai, MD | Becky Uranga, MD | Erik Jones, DO / Erick Jones Family Medicine | Nicholas Kroll, MD | St. Luke's Health System
​Most graphics courtesy of Freepik / Pixabay

Original Content Copyright 2015-2023* Ada County Medical Society
PhysicianVitality.org and the Capital Coalition for Physician Well-Being is sponsored by Ada County Medical Society, Boise Idaho.

The National Charter on Physician Well-Being was developed by the Collaborative for Healing And Renewal in Medicine, under a grant from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation.

Local services offered here, specifically the Physician Vitality Program (counseling services) are directed at ACMS Members only. All other information is published in the hopes it will be useful to other physicians and clinicians seeking help and inspiration.

If you have research, examples, or ideas that illustrate approaches to implementing the Charter on Physician Well-Being, you may submit or recommend content to: director@adamedicalsociety.org. However, this webpage is focused on non-commercial solutions and does not list commercial products or recovery, diagnosis, or treatment services unless are narrowly focused on physician well-being and locally based in Idaho.  
  • HOME
  • GET HELP
    • National Support Resources
    • ACMS Physician Vitality Program
    • Find a Boise Area Counselor
    • Peer to Peer
    • ACMS Member Resource Physicians
    • Get Connected
    • Health Professionals Recovery Program
    • Suicide Prevention
    • Other Links
  • Guiding Principles
    • Supportive Culture
    • Policy Advocacy
    • Supportive Systems
    • Engaged Leadership
    • Interprofessional Teams
    • Anticipate Emotional Challenges
    • Mental Health Care
    • Promote Self Care
  • BUILD STRENGTH
    • Personal Resilience
    • Practice Differently
    • Adverse Events
  • CHANGE SYSTEMS
    • Counting the Cost
    • Cultures of Wellness
    • Technology
    • Advocacy