Stop Physician Burnout: Physician Leadership Skills To Help Us Lead The Charge To Physician Wellness

There are many ways in which doctors find their calling. It can be through a spark of inspiration or divine intervention. When Steve Beeson was young, his uncle, a neurologist, showed him what it was like to be a doctor. The experience taught him to cherish the craft, and he realized how much satisfaction there was in making a positive impact on people's lives. Yet, like many others, he was burned out and felt he could not go on. Until one day, he too was able to touch the life of a young boy who also wanted to become a physician, just as his uncle inspired him to do so. Today, Dr. Stephen Beeson is a successful family medicine physician, author, speaker, medical group leader, and physician coach. He is the CEO and Founder of the Clinician Experience Project by Practicing Excellence with the mission to help clinicians thrive and improve patient satisfaction. "I was just an instrument to help them become what they thought they were going to be.”- Stephen Beeson MD Highlights: (01:21) A day in the life of a physician  (05:19) Coaching and training clinicians to become what they aspire to be (11:19) Divine intervention and making a difference in a patient's life (15:55) Building a business of healthcare innovation (20:35) Effective leadership and team engagement  Resource: Clinician Experience Project: https://practicingexcellence.com/ Connect with Dr. Stephen Beeson: Website: https://practicingexcellence.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenbeesonmd/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SBeesonMD Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sbeesonmd  Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/W5lView8TJoLearn more about Dr. Dike and The Happy MD: https://linktr.ee/dikedrummondWe would love to hear your feedback.  Send us your review on Apple Podcasts/Itunes, or in other directories through this link: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/physicians-on-purpose-1546320Explore physician leadership tools and strategies to stop physician burnout, enhance physician wellness and give you the power of personal influence in the C-Suite. All the tools you need to play your role in leading the charge to wellness - at three levelsfor youyour teams and your entire organization.

A crucial element of your success is how you choose and evaluate opportunities in such a way as to guarantee your new job is a better fit for you and your family.Dr. Jon Nicholson was a full-time pediatrician and a full-time residency coordinator in a small town. Having different roles and responsibilities, being on call every other day, and missing out on family time, he felt trapped and no longer found joy in his work. After stumbling upon the book, “Stop Physician Burnout: What to Do When Working Harder Isn't Working”, he finally realized he was burned out and needed help. He then decided to move and find a new job based on his ideal job description. Now, Dr. Nicholson has found balance by practicing in a rural community, where he always wanted, while living in Western Michigan to suit his family’s needs. “I think the thing that helped me was broadening my horizon of what's available... There's always hope and there's so much more out there than I ever realized.” - Jon Nicholson MD Highlights: (01:20) Reaching the burnout peak as a full-time hospitalist and full-time professor (04:27) Learning about burnout and looking for resources (08:15) Taking the coaching session and mindfulness programs (09:42) Implementing the ideal job search formula (16:44) Sharing your burnout story and becoming a wellness champion  Connect with Dr. Jon Nicholson:Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-nicholson-47750995/ Resources:Our Online Video Training, the Ideal Physician Job Search Formula is at this link https://bit.ly/IdealJobSearchFormula  Stop Physician Burnout: What to Do When Working Harder Isn't Workinghttps://bit.ly/StopPhysicianBurnoutBook Building Your Ideal Job Description Worksheethttps://bit.ly/JobDescriptionWorksheet POP Ep27: Change, Fear, Failure, and Building a More Ideal Practicehttps://physiciansonpurpose.libsyn.com/27-change-fear-failure-and-building-a-more-ideal-practice Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/BWm42xmGKAg Learn more about Dr. Dike and The Happy MD: https://linktr.ee/dikedrummond We would love to hear your feedback.  Send us your review on Apple Podcasts/Itunes, or in other directories through this link: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/physicians-on-purpose-1546320Explore physician leadership tools and strategies to stop physician burnout, enhance physician wellness and give you the power of personal influence in the C-Suite. All the tools you need to play your role in leading the charge to wellness - at three levelsfor youyour teams and your entire organization.

Storytelling is a very powerful way of teaching and inspiring others. Sharing your own story conveys deep emotions and values that resonate and build a connection with your audience. Dr. Brett Linzer, Pediatrics and Internal Medicine Physician from Wisconsin, experienced multiple stressors both at work and at home and even suffered the loss of three colleagues to suicide. As an introvert, he found it challenging to reach out for help and open up about his struggles. But with the help of Dr. Dike, he was able to learn to trust and take action. Today, he is an award-winning attending who shares with his students his own story and the lessons learned along the way. "If I can use my story, if I can be of help to people, then I can put my ego to the side and just put myself out there and see what happens.” - Brett Linzer MD Find out how Dr. Dike played a pivotal role in Dr. Brett's burnout story. Highlights: (01:13) Dr. Brett’s burnout story (03:25) Getting help from Dr. Dike (08:24) Man of action (11:06) Friends’ suicides (14:17) Positive feedback from sharing (22:01) Future plans on wellness leadership  Resources: Transformational Times https://www.mcw.edu/departments/kern-institute/resources/transformation-newsletters 4Cs Coaching Program https://www.mcw.edu/departments/kern-institute/programs-initiatives/4c-coaching-for-character-caring-and-competence Connect with Dr. Brett Linzer:https://www.prohealthcare.org/find-a-provider/profile/linzer-brett/?utm_medium=listings&utm_source=gmb&utm_campaign=code-68 Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/qlNQ6aXZU0o Learn more about Dr. Dike and The Happy MD: https://linktr.ee/dikedrummond We would love to hear your feedback.  Send us your review on Apple Podcasts/Itunes, or in other directories through this link: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/physicians-on-purpose-1546320Explore physician leadership tools and strategies to stop physician burnout, enhance physician wellness and give you the power of personal influence in the C-Suite. All the tools you need to play your role in leading the charge to wellness - at three levelsfor youyour teams and your entire organization.

Most physicians tend to focus more on professional development and put personal growth to the side.  Shame, guilt, and fear are some of the factors that impede them from realizing their true potential and transitioning into their career. In this episode, Dr. Maiysha Clairborne discusses topics as diverse as her expertise. She is an Integrative Family Physician, Master Hypnotherapist, NLP Executive Coach, NLP & Hypnosis Trainer, entrepreneur, speaker, author, podcaster, and a loving mom.   As a Mind ReMapping & Behavior Transformation Specialist, Dr. Maiysha shares with us how the NLP tools help her clients overcome barriers to success. She emphasizes the importance of focusing on the deep self and controlling the unconscious thoughts and behaviors so that they can have complete control over their lives. “When we begin to focus on our personal development, not just our professional development which is important, we begin to focus more on that then we begin to clear out some of the noise and begin to hear our true selves then from that point you can start to look and expand the tunnel of possibilities.” - Maiysha Clairborne MD Highlights: (01:54) Subconscious conditioning to becoming a doctor (06:31) Failing is not an option (10:15) The power of language (15:42) Remapping the mind:  Focus on personal development (18:35) Inappropriate guilt and awareness triggers (29:24) Big steps or small steps (37:37) Create an internal balance with hobbies  Resources: Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes https://www.amazon.com/Transitions-Making-Sense-Lifes-Changes/dp/0738285404 Physicians on Purpose Podcast Ep20:  Maiysha Claiborne MD - Follow Your Calling Wherever It Leads You https://physiciansonpurpose.libsyn.com/20-maiysha-claiborne-md-follow-your-calling-wherever-it-leads-you  Connect with Maiysha Clairborne MD: Website: https://drmaiysha.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmaiysha/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DrMaiysha/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaiyshaClairborneMD Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrMaiysha  Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/vwictzA4y3E Learn more about Dr. Dike and The Happy MD: https://linktr.ee/dikedrummond We would love to hear your feedback.  Send us your review on Apple Podcasts/Itunes, or in other directories through this link: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/physicians-on-purpose-1546320Explore physician leadership tools and strategies to stop physician burnout, enhance physician wellness and give you the power of personal influence in the C-Suite. All the tools you need to play your role in leading the charge to wellness - at three levelsfor youyour teams and your entire organization.

Would you like to make a difference in society or fill a gap in your industry? Maybe you’re planning to start a charity but don’t know where to start.  Then this episode is for you as Amandip Sidhu, founder of the charity, Doctors in Distress gives his tips on how to set up a successful and sustainable nonprofit organization. In a previous episode, Amandip shared with us the tragic story of his brother, Dr. Jagdip Sidhu, a brilliant cardiologist, who chose to end his life because of physician burnout. Following this, Amandip recognized the importance of addressing mental health issues among medical professionals. He set out to build a charitable institution with the mission to raise awareness and deconstruct stigma in order to prevent physician suicide. Through determination, hard work, and belief in the vision and what you want to achieve, it will slowly start to realize itself into being something that's successful. - Amandip Sidhu Highlights: (01:51) Transforming a concept into reality (04:14) Focusing on three main objectives (05:30) Finding the gap in the market (06:45) Bringing in the right people (08:53) Applying business principles (13:36) Recruitment and payroll of staff (18:49) Challenges and lessons learned  Resources:1. Doctors’ Association UK: https://www.dauk.org/2. Doctors in Distress: https://www.doctors-in-distress.org.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/DoctorsinDistress https://www.linkedin.com/company/doctors-in-distress/ https://twitter.com/DoctorsDistress 3. Physicians on Purpose Podcast Ep30: Physician Suicide and Its Highest and Best Use with Amandip Sidhu, CEO of Doctors in Distresshttps://physiciansonpurpose.libsyn.com/ep30-physician-suicide-and-its-highest-and-best-use Connect with Amandip Sidhu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandipsidhu https://twitter.com/AmandipSidhu2  Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/-hKOTRyTrvs Learn more about Dr. Dike and The Happy MD: https://linktr.ee/dikedrummond We would love to hear your feedback.  Send us your review on Apple Podcasts/Itunes, or in other directories through this link: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/physicians-on-purpose-1546320Explore physician leadership tools and strategies to stop physician burnout, enhance physician wellness and give you the power of personal influence in the C-Suite. All the tools you need to play your role in leading the charge to wellness - at three levelsfor youyour teams and your entire organization.

The suicide rate among physicians is the highest of any profession. What factors contribute to this and how can we help the healers? In 2018, Amandip Sidhu lost his brother, Dr. Jagdip Sidhu, a cardiologist, to suicide. Because of extreme overwork, feelings of shame and failure, and burnout, Dr. Jagdip chose to end his life as the only solution to his misery. In the wake of this tragedy, Amandip realized the importance of addressing the mental health and well-being of healthcare professionals.  He then founded the charity Doctors in Distress to support physicians in their struggles, with the vision of preventing further cases of suicide. Listen to know more about the story that inspired the founding of a charity for doctors. He wanted to send a very clear message: “Look what's happened to me, look what the system has done to me.” So that really inspired me to really try and think how do I carry on that message.  I then sort of started to think I wanted to create something to make sure primarily that other people don't go through a similar phenomenon. - Amandip Sidhu Highlights: (02:05) Dr. Jagdip Sidhu’s medical career (04:47) Beginning of burnout (11:36) Tragic loss (13:51) Founding of a charitable mission (21:27) The culture of medicine (27:03) Two prime directives (33:33) Stigma and taboo in healthcare (37:10) Doctors in Distress’ services (43:07) Dame Claire Gerada  Resources:Doctors in Distress:Website: https://www.doctors-in-distress.org.uk/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/DoctorsinDistressLinkedin Company Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/doctors-in-distress/Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorsDistress Connect with Amandip Sidhu:https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandipsidhu/ Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/YzQTYCBsAe4 Learn more about Dr. Dike and The Happy MD: https://linktr.ee/dikedrummond We would love to hear your feedback.  Send us your review on Apple Podcasts/Itunes, or in other directories through this link: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/physicians-on-purpose-1546320 Explore physician leadership tools and strategies to stop physician burnout, enhance physician wellness and give you the power of personal influence in the C-Suite. All the tools you need to play your role in leading the charge to wellness - at three levelsfor youyour teams and your entire organization. 

When doctors want to address administration directly, they are faced with the question of how to go about this. If you emphasize your concerns and you are unprepared to handle your anger and frustration, you are likely to be dismissed, ignored, or worse, labeled as disruptive, which can ruin your reputation. In this episode, Dr. Dike Drummond shares communication strategies when attempting to convey your message or address an issue with your senior leaders. During your meeting, resolve to talk about issues, to understand the other side, and to create consensus. Effective communication is an important element in building healthy relationships and cultivating a culture of change.  “Nine times out of ten if you're wanting to go share a strong opinion with your senior leader up the chain of command, you're upset. It's because you've been witness to hypocrisy. Doctors cannot stand the presence of hypocrisy.” - Dike Drummond MD Highlights: (01:29) Doctors can’t stand hypocrisy (03:48) Name your emotions (04:26) Go deep Columbo (06:19) Responses from senior leaders  Resources:Disruptive Physician Toolkit https://bit.ly/DisruptivePhysicianToolKit Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/HO1YrDcMai0 Learn more about Dr. Dike and The Happy MD: https://linktr.ee/dikedrummond We would love to hear your feedback.  Send us your review on Apple Podcasts/Itunes, or in other directories through this link: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/physicians-on-purpose-1546320Explore physician leadership tools and strategies to stop physician burnout, enhance physician wellness and give you the power of personal influence in the C-Suite. All the tools you need to play your role in leading the charge to wellness - at three levelsfor youyour teams and your entire organization.

A career in medicine is one of the most respected and fulfilling professions, but it also comes with life-changing consequences. In your early years when you’ve reached the fork in the road and decided to be a helper and a healer, you have chosen a life of service and putting others before yourself.  You’ve decided to be a doctor, a lightworker.  All your focus, your energy, your time is centered in your career.  Along the way, extreme stress kicks in and eventually leading to burnout. Dr. Dike Drummond, a Mayo-trained family physician and the Founder of TheHappyMD.com has helped thousands of doctors by addressing the epidemic of burnout.  He and his team of physician coaches provide actionable tips and strategies as well as personal support to build a better work-life balance. “Part of our mission is to be able to sit in the heat with our patients, to be able to recognize hopefully when we are wounded by the work that we do, and take the time and put the energy into our own self-care and our own recovery.” - Dike Drummond MD Highlights: (00:41)  Choosing the road of medical profession/choosing a life of service (02:01)  Physicians are a specific kind of lightworker (02:49) The risks of overextending and suicide (04:05) The ultimate challenge of burnout (05:30) The two-fold challenge of the medical training process (08:15) Tips and resources for burnout prevention  Resources: Website:  www.TheHappyMD.com Burnout Prevention MATRIX https://bit.ly/_The_MATRIX Physicians on Purpose Episode 12: https://physiciansonpurpose.libsyn.com/ep12-burnout-is-not-a-problem  Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/YPVi5eDnLfg Learn more about Dr. Dike and The Happy MD: https://linktr.ee/dikedrummond We would love to hear your feedback.  Send us your review on Apple Podcasts/Itunes, or in other directories through this link: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/physicians-on-purpose-1546320Explore physician leadership tools and strategies to stop physician burnout, enhance physician wellness and give you the power of personal influence in the C-Suite. All the tools you need to play your role in leading the charge to wellness - at three levelsfor youyour teams and your entire organization.

Knowing what you really want in your practice and the direction you are heading can help you find a purposeful career as a physician.     As an executive coach specializing in the treatment and prevention of physician burnout, Dr. Dike Drummond, Founder and CEO of TheHappyMD.com, has worked with clients who are overstressed and overwhelmed.  He has helped them make impactful changes in their career one step at a time using simple and practical tools.  In this episode, Dr. Dike breaks down the actionable steps in building your ideal job description, so have your pen and paper ready or check the worksheet under Resources.   “All you have to do to move closer to your ideal is simply pick one thing on the list that you want to change and do something different.” - Dike Drummond MD Highlights: (2:22) Getting clarity on what you want (3:44) Tips in creating your ideal job description (7:33) Taking new action to reach your target (9:18) Dealing with your comfort zone and fear of failure (11:35) Having a learning experience   Resources: Job Description Worksheet http://bit.ly/JobDescriptionWorksheet   Watch on Youtube:  https://youtu.be/8Q5kiDyspl0   Learn more about Dr. Dike and The Happy MD: https://linktr.ee/dikedrummond We would love to hear your feedback.  Send us your review on Apple Podcasts/Itunes, or in other directories through this link: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/physicians-on-purpose-1546320

Any point of a medical career path can be extremely stressful as it encompasses all aspects of a physician’s life.  It can take up every minute of the day with barely enough time for other priorities.  This imbalance affects the quality of care, relationships, health, and well-being, which ultimately leads to burnout. Dr. Dike Drummond, CEO, and Founder of TheHappyMD.com is a physician burnout expert with extensive one-on-one coaching experience.  In this episode, he gives examples of how to achieve a conscious planned relationship with your practice.  Dr. Dike also discusses different ways of diversifying income streams and the benefits of having an outlet for passion and purpose, inside or outside of the medical field. “Perhaps this tool of a conscious relationship can help you take the pressure off your career, take the pressure off yourself to develop the balance, and to rehabilitate your practice into something that works for you and your family going forward.” - Dike Drummond MD Highlights: (1:53) Medicine as an all-consuming profession (4:44) Putting a lid on your practice (6:08) Bridge position and locums (7:46) Clinical or nonclinical side hustles (10:05) Staying in your job or full career transition  Resources:The Happy MD contacthttps://www.thehappymd.com/contact Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/O_DFHN-DH6g Learn more about Dr. Dike and The Happy MD: https://linktr.ee/dikedrummond We would love to hear your feedback.  Send us your review on Apple Podcasts/Itunes, or in other directories through this link: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/physicians-on-purpose-1546320Explore physician leadership tools and strategies to stop physician burnout, enhance physician wellness and give you the power of personal influence in the C-Suite. All the tools you need to play your role in leading the charge to wellness - at three levelsfor youyour teams and your entire organization.