by Penelope Hsu | Sep 28, 2023 | Physician Burnout
Physician suicide is a health care tragedy. So many physicians suffer in silence and roughly 300 a year will take their own life to end their suffering. What makes it so hard to accept help when a physician is struggling? The intensity of the darkness that fills your...
by Penelope Hsu | Sep 28, 2023 | Physician Burnout
Physician suicide is a health care tragedy. Every year at least 300 docs take their own life, the equivalent to 2 full medical school classes a year. It is still a taboo subject to talk about, which makes getting support difficult. I should know. I had my own episode...
by Penelope Hsu | Feb 14, 2022 | Asian American, Life Coaching, Physician Burnout
This year, I’m officially kicking off one of the boldest changes of my life and career: I’m decreasing my doctor hours and focusing my efforts on my coaching practice. Being a physician will always be the core of who I am and it helps inform my holistic approach...
by [email protected] | Dec 4, 2019 | Physician Burnout
My first job out of residency was in the ER. I worked full time, but interestingly, I was told all the doctors were hired as independent contractors. I guess it was expected we could handle our own health and afford to buy our own policy. Now, we all know that the...
by [email protected] | Sep 16, 2019 | Physician Burnout
I’ve had ankle surgery twice in the past year and so I’ve spent a LOT of time by myself, unable to walk or really leave my apartment unassisted. The time has been productive, in ways I didn’t expect. I set up many projects for myself when I knew the time off was...
by [email protected] | Apr 18, 2019 | Physician Burnout, Presentation
I’m so excited to be heading to Philadelphia today for a series of workshops for program coordinators and residents at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. I’ll be discussing the Energy Leadership (TM) model for the program coordinators, giving them tools...
