The Doctor’s Crossing Carpe Diem Podcast Episode #77: She didn’t leave medicine, she found joy in a new path
May 11, 2022
33:25
While many physicians experiencing burnout feel the best path for them is transitioning to a nonclinical job, others realize they have a clinical passion outside of their current specialty that reinvigorates their love for practicing medicine. This is what happened to today’s guest, Dr. Dana Muhlfelder, an EM physician who found joy and balance by pursuing work in the hospice and palliative care field. She’ll share how she realized she needed to explore additional career options, why she loves hospice and palliative care, and what she did to create a career that works for her. We’ll also learn about some steps you can take to explore this expanding and much needed area in medicine. You can find the show notes for this episode and more information by clicking here:
www.doctorscrossing.com/77
In this episode we’re talking about:
- What led Dr. Muhlfelder to search for professional fulfillment outside of the ER
- Why Dana finds end-of-life care to be so meaningful
- How she found a fellowship program that fit her needs
- What it was like completing a fellowship while working as an attending
- How Dr. Muhlfelder balances her two roles now
- Why Dana feels finding her new path saved her career
- How to pursue this career option if it interests you
Links for this episode:
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Book Recommendations
ON LIVING by Kerry Egan
BEING MORAL by Atul Gawande
MORTALITY by Christopher Hitchens
WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR by Paul Kalanithi
IN SHOCK by Rana Awdish
THAT GOOD NIGHT by Sunita Puri
A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO THE END by BJ Miller