An Intimate Conversation with Dr. Stephanie Byerly: The Physician Healer
Women Physicians Lead
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Fighting For Healthcare Equity Inclusion with Guest Dr. Sara Ann Anderson-Burnett: It's a Marathon Not a Sprint
Women Physicians Lead
My guest, Dr. Sarah Ann R. Anderson-Burnett, MD, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Associate Program Director for the Adolescent Medicine Fellowship and Inaugural Diversity, Health Equity, Inclusion and Justice Quality Lead for the Department of Pediatrics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She is a graduate of the Xavier University of Louisiana and attended the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai for both her MD and Ph.D. Dr. Anderson-Burnett completed her pediatric residency and chief residency at NYP-Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital. She has been recognized...
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Leading and Protecting Our Children with Guest Dr. Joelle Simpson
Women Physicians Lead
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Taking Care of Yourself During The Journey
Women Physicians Lead
In this episode, I sat down and talked with Dr. Amber Robins and Dr. Archana Shrestha, about taking care of ourselves as women physicians during our leadership journey. They are the CoFounders of Women in White Coats, where their mission is to not only voice the stories and perspectives of more women doctors but also to uplift and empower female doctors throughout their careers and lives. Amber Robins, MD, MBA is a double board-certified family medicine and lifestyle medicine doctor practicing as a family medicine residency faculty member at Rochester Regional Health along with being the...
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Achieving Balance and Mental Sharpness with Dr. LaKeischa McMillan
Women Physicians Lead
In this episode, I sat down and talked with Dr. LaKeischa Webb McMillan, Integrative OB-GYN, hormone specialist, and Amazon Best-Selling Author about achieving balance and mental sharpness during times of stress and adversity. Dr. LaKeischa Webb McMillan earned her undergraduate degree in Biology (cum laude) from Oakwood College, now Oakwood University, and continued her studies at Loma Linda University School of Medicine. Dr. LaKeischa has a passion for helping women struggling with depleting hormones. By helping women get their hormones balanced, Dr. LaKeischa helps them regain mental...
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Healthy Eating Tips & Tricks with Dr. Monique May
Women Physicians Lead
In this episode, I sat down and talked with Dr. Monique May, the Physician In The Kitchen ®, who is a Board-Certified licensed Family Physician with over twenty years of clinical experience. We talked about the challenges women physicians are facing especially when it comes to taking care of our bodies and eating healthy. Are you taking time for yourself? How much or little are you prioritizing self-care. To answer this question, I invite you to take the self-care quiz https://www.justtherightbalance.com/selfcarequiz. See what changes you need to make in your routine Dr. Monique...
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From Striving To Thriving with Dr. Diane Shannon
Women Physicians Lead
In this episode, I sat down and talked with Dr. Diane Shannon, who made the hard decision to leave practice and pursue a career in medical writing, after experiencing paralyzing burnout as a newly minted primary care physician. For 20 years, Dr. Shannon worked with non-profit foundations that seek to improve the health care system, focusing attention on clinician burnout, lack of reliability, and patient safety issues. Her personal experience with burnout and her desire to support the physicians that sought her out for help, motivated her to become a certified coach three years ago. She now...
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Laying The Foundation: Developing a Leadership Mindset
Women Physicians Lead
My guest, Dr. Carol A. Penn, DO, MA, ABOM, FACOFP doubly Board Certified in Family Medicine and Obesity Medicine and being a Master movement, meditation, and mindset coach bring more than 40 years of experience and expertise in Mind-Body Medicine and the movement sciences. Gifted with the ability to inspire and educate about self-care, Dr. Penn brings a unique set of skills to her work as a physician. Her work in Mindful Movement and the dynamic small group facilitation work in the Mind Body Spirit Medicine series is designed to assist each participant in their journey of deep self-care and in...
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Women Physicians Lead
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Laying The Foundation: The 5 Ps of Leadership
Women Physicians Lead
This episode on the 5 Ps of Leadership was inspired by my time spent as a young medical student with Dr. Marilyn Hughes Gaston. I worked under her as a student summer intern at the NIH when she was the Assistant Surgeon General and Rear Admiral of the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Her career started as a pediatrician taking care of the underserved. She later became a medical expert in the field of sickle cell anemia where her 1986 study of the disease led to a nationwide screening program to test newborns for immediate treatment and her research led to the advancements we have...
info_outlineIn this episode, I sat down and talked with Dr. Monique May, the Physician In The Kitchen ®, who is a Board-Certified licensed Family Physician with over twenty years of clinical experience.
We talked about the challenges women physicians are facing especially when it comes to taking care of our bodies and eating healthy.
Are you taking time for yourself? How much or little are you prioritizing self-care. To answer this question, I invite you to take the self-care quiz https://www.justtherightbalance.com/selfcarequiz. See what changes you need to make in your routine
Dr. Monique is a best-selling author and self-proclaimed kitchen gadget junkie who loves to cook and experiment in her kitchen, which she lovingly refers to as her “lab”. Her first book, Meal Masters: Your Simple Guide to Modern-Day Meal Planning, is an Amazon best-seller. Her follow-up book, Doc Fix My Plate! The Physician In The Kitchen®’s Prescriptions For Your Healthy Plate Makeover will be released soon. She is well-known for her skills in the kitchen and started a home meal delivery service in the Charlotte area and an online cooking class. She has also created a line of delicious vegan and gluten-free pound cakes. In addition, she is currently attending culinary school and shares her adventures with her social media followers weekly.
In this interview, I discuss with Dr. May, healthy tips and tricks for women physicians as they are trying to balance their work and careers.
Here's what we covered:
- Thinking about your career and leadership journey who or what may have been instrumental in that decision?
- What does a day as the physician in the kitchen look like? Who do you serve? What problem do you solve?
- Define healthy eating and why it’s important for women physicians to pay attention to our eating habits especially during times of stress?
- Define for us what self-care means to you and what self-care looks like when it comes to women in leadership in healthcare especially those on the front lines during this pandemic?
- When we look at the pandemic and how the lid has been lifted and exposed healthcare disparities, how would the ability for women to be able to care for themselves and their families with healthy eating help reduce those disparities and improve care?
- Give our listeners 3 tips on what it would take for women physicians to begin prioritizing our health through movement and healthy eating.
Follow Dr. May at www.drmoniquemay.com
Social media @drmoniquemay @physicianinthekitchen
Free gluten-free cookbook:
www.docfixmymeals.com/freebook
Are you taking time for yourself? How much or little are you prioritizing self-care. To answer this question, I invite you to take the self-care quiz https://www.justtherightbalance.com/selfcarequiz.