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 tom@seltzercreativegroup.com | 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 tom@seltzercreativegroup.com | 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 tom@seltzercreativegroup.com | 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 to lead any...
