All tagged Wellbeing
ACEM’s mentoring program, Mentor Connect, matches participants with an EM colleague and provides support in their role as mentor or mentee. It’s a rewarding journey of learning and growth for both participants, and a chance to give back and share wisdom. Hear from a recent FACEM mentor/mentee about how they both benefitted from taking part.
For Retired Fellow Dr Bruce Lambie, saying goodbye to shiftwork in the ED means having more time to focus on his much-loved hobbies and interests.
“What do I do in retirement? My partner and I love travelling,” says FACEM Dr Paul Pielage. “I never wake in the morning and wonder how to fill my day. The whole retirement process was quite simple and painless.”
FACEM and “fitness addict” Dr Roxy Shahtahmasebi is grateful for the ability to be there for her two children while maintaining her sense of identity – “and sanity” – by working part-time.
“My greater goal is to use Wellness Week as a platform to create networks to support more sustainable wellness activity that helps everyone feel better and perform better,” says FACEM Dr Bishan Rajapakse as he and Dr Alison Robinson share what their ED teams are doing for Wellness Week – and beyond.
“Keeping people healthy is our job – but we must take the time to do it for ourselves too,” says Dr Rajesh Sehdev, as he and Dr Ina Schapiro share how they help drive wellness initiatives in their emergency departments.
“Wellness is not something I can do intermittently and store away for later,” writes FACEM Dr Amaali Lokuge. “My personal cup of wellness is usually completely depleted at the end of one emergency shift, so it needs to be replenished daily.”
As well as juggling work and parenthood, managing the ongoing education that a career in medicine requires is an important consideration that FACEM Dr Sara Towle says she’s “continuously working on”.
“I was the first person in my family to go to university and into medicine,” writes FACEM Dr Andy Tagg. “Everything I knew about being a doctor came from watching fictional doctors on TV shows.”
In some ways, writes Dr Juan Carlos Ascencio-Lane, working as an emergency physician perfectly mimics the random and chaotic multi-tasking necessary when you’re a parent with four young kids.
