Dr. Elaine Chien was a practicing OB/GYN at the top of her field when a series of medical issues caused her to change course and leave clinical practice. She tried on many different hats on her journey through the non-clinical world, all of which she regards as learning experiences, not failures. Her many "coffee talks", her growth mindset and her...
Dr. Pedersen is an accomplished Orthopedic Surgeon in Canada. She discovered, after pursuing multiple fellowships to pad her competency resume, that it was confidence that she needed, and eventually gained in her training. She learned that resilience lies in knowing what you want, and asking for it. She has stayed resilient by re-creating and...
Hansa Bhargava, MD talks with me about burnout, her transition out of clinical medicine, infertility, and resilience through personal struggles like divorce and family tragedy. Her struggles led her to Cognitive-Based Compassion Training, first as a student, then as a trainer.
Dr. Susan Wilson describes her vision loss and resultant retirement from Emergency Medicine in midlife. She transitioned to coaching, with a special focus on Second Victim Syndrome, and has found her passion! Her resilience is apparent when she talks about helping fellow physicians, and also as she describes golfing with an eye patch! You can reach...
Meet Susan Douglas, MD, JD- a neurologist, researcher, and advocate for her patients on Capitol Hill. She has recently written a book for patients and their families who have experienced spinal cord injury, as she did twice.
