The Revitalizing Doctor Andrea Austin, MD

Dr. Katherine Saunders, is on a mission to prove that obesity is a complex, chronic disease - her groundbreaking telemedicine company, Intellihealth, is paving the way for innovative medical treatments.
Dr. Katherine H. Saunders is a physician entrepreneur and a leading expert in Obesity Medicine. She is on the cutting edge of effective and compassionate obesity treatment. Dr. Saunders practices at Intellihealth’s clinical services affiliate, Flyte Medical, and she teaches at Weill Cornell Medicine.

"We now understand that obesity is actually a chronic health condition that requires medical treatment for most people."-Dr. Saunders
Growing up curious and passionate about science, Dr. Katherine Saunders was inspired to pursue medicine. After learning from her mentor, Dr. Louis Arrone about obesity being a disease, she was determined to provide medical treatments to treat obesity. Encouraged by her husband, she started a company  to provide telehealth to treat patients with obesity. She has developed a software program and an app to train healthcare providers to support those with this chronic health condition. Dr. Katherine Saunders has worked hard to make this treatment accessible and affordable for those who need it.

In this episode, you will learn the following:
1. How did Dr. Katherine Saunders start a telemedicine company that specializes in evidence-based weight loss?
2. What is the evidence and new discoveries around obesity treatments?
3. How can physicians help patients with obesity in a sensitive and helpful manner?

Resources:
If you're a provider, check out Evolve,  a medical obesity treatment platform that includes all the tools and resources needed to deliver effective care to patients virtually and in-person.
If you're a patient, check out Flyte,  a telemedicine platform for patients to treat obesity

Other episodes you'll enjoy:
Dr. JoAn Monaco, NYC Plastic Surgeon, More Than Skin Deep, Thriving as a Plastic Surgeon
Dr. Kim Chan Ko: Opening Your Own Practice 
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I recently learned about the concept of how our thoughts drive our emotions and behavior. The phrase “healthcare is broken” or “healthcare is a dumpster fire” is a thought I often have when I feel overwhelmed, but it is not necessarily true. Resorting to the thought healthcare is a dumpster fire can zap our agency and creativity.  In addition, I explore the concept of naming our emotions and strategies to embrace all the parts of ourselves, just not always at the same time.

"We as physicians can be leaders and create change."

In this episode, you will learn the following:
1. How can understanding the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions help healthcare workers in their daily work?
2. How can we consider an extreme case of a healthcare system failing, to assist us with mindset shifts to stay more problem focused as we tackle challenges in the US?
3. What techniques can healthcare workers use to be more emotionally agile to shift between strategic and tactical problem-solving?

Resources:
1. The thought, feeling, and action framework is described by many experts. Andrea specifically mentioned the podcast, The Life School Podcast, check out this collection and start with episode 2.

Other episodes you'll enjoy:
Beyond Band-Aids, Getting to the Root: Part 2 with Drs. Paasch & Barrett
Sharee Johnson: How Physicians Can Regain Agency & Lead
Leaning Into Leadership: Dr. Linda Lawrence


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In this podcast episode, Dr. Austin, Dr. Lawrence, and Dr. River explore the concepts of working towards achieving work-life harmony in medicine while confronting the persistent bias, discrimination, and harassment that women physicians face - leading to an inspiring call for them to become the needed change makers.

"You have agency, you always have choices in what you do, even if it doesn't feel like it - and how can we help you, how can we support you to take the next best step?" -Dr. Austin

Dr. Lawrence and Dr. Austin are co-founders of Revitalize, a platform dedicated to empowering women physicians to innovate and influence medicine to value authenticity, respect, and work-life harmony.

Dr. Austin, and Dr. Lawrence, two emergency physicians, experienced firsthand the issues of gender bias, discrimination, and harassment in the workplace. They decided to take matters into their own hands and create Revitalize, a mission to help women physicians regain their agency and become change-makers. The mission of Revitalize  is to connect women physicians and allies through innovative, value-based coaching methods that align trust, support, accountability, and skill development to ignite the courage and clarity necessary to take bold actions, create change and thrive

In this episode, you will learn the following:
1. How is Revitalize helping women physicians gain agency and lead change?
2. How can accountability help women physicians improve their lives?
3. What skills do women physicians need to develop in order to be successful?

Other episodes you'll enjoy:
Dr. River: The Beauty in the Multifaceted, Wholehearted Life
Part 1 with Dr. Gillian Schmitz: The Future of Medicine is Bright When Physicians Lead
Creating the Practice that Aligns with Your Values: Drs. Paasch & Barrett 
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In this podcast episode, Dr. Amanda River, uses her unique perspective to challenge the medical industrial complex and describes her journey to provide better care and value for patients.

Dr. River works in a critical access hospital in her hometown in rural Iowa. She also does locums emergency medicine at a community hospital in Oregon and practices emergency medicine at a public government hospital in Guam. She has previously been the owner and medical director of a private cannabis medicine clinic and is currently working toward creatively integrating Lifestyle Medicine into her practice. 

Andrea mentions a podcast with Dr. Vinny Arora on The Emergency Mind in which they discuss many myths and limiting beliefs around sleep deprivation in medicine. It's episode 51 available. Here's the link on Apple or Spotify.

River mentions how much the previous episodes on this podcast with Drs. Paasch and Barrett (Season 2, episode 5 and 6 from Dec 13 and 20, 2022) resonated with her, specifically the term "medical, industrial complex." Which is the term they used to describe big healthcare and how it dehumanizes patients and providers.

Andrea discusses the book It Takes 5 to Tango, which discusses how to align the interests of patients, providers, pharma, policy, and payors. Andrea and River discuss that there are many opportunities to make working conditions better for doctors and ultimately take better care of patients.

Join our monthly Rev Room on Feb 28th at 9 am PT/12pm ET. We'll be having a Coffee Chat about the future of Revitalize. We'll share our vision and mission.
We look forward to seeing you there and hearing your feedback! Click here to register.

Our Leadership Mastermind program is designed specifically for women physician leaders, provides resources, support, and accountability to break through barriers, increase your influence and achieve your goals. The mastermind format will help you see challenges in a new light and offer many new perspectives so you can overcome the toughest challenges with success and gain more leadership presence. You will be gaining access to other high-achieving woman physician leaders in roles from department to C-suite, also looking to transform their influence and impact.
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Our Military Transitions Mastermind program is designed specifically for women physicians looking to leave the military in the next one to two years, provides accountability and expertise as you explore new possibilities and re-design your career to align with your vision and values. Click here to learn more and register!



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In this Valentine's Day recording, Dr. Austin shares how to embrace vulnerability and find joy in the middle of the rough patches of our love life, including divorce.

"Through an incredibly s****y period of your life, you are allowed to have joy in the middle, beginning, and during whatever part."

Dr. Andrea Austin is a physician, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Revitalize, a coaching program for women physicians. She is passionate about helping women physicians move from surviving to thriving and creating a culture of authenticity, respect, and work-life harmony in medicine.

Dr. Andrea Austin was a young 22-year-old when she got married. Feeling pressured to meet certain expectations, she soon learned that her marriage was not meant to last. Through an emotional roller coaster of grief, heartache and loneliness, she found solace in her medical school classmates. A dear friend and classmate helped her to find joy even amidst her sadness, validating her feelings and encouraging her to find moments of joy. Despite being in a difficult season of life, Dr. Andrea Austin was able to find moments of happiness and laughter that allowed her to move on from her divorce and find new strength in herself.

In this episode, you will learn the following:
1. Unpacking the Unique Challenges of Relationships for Women Physicians: What are the potential pitfalls and how can we better prepare ourselves for them?
2. Compartmentalizing and Numbing in Difficult Times: How can we channel vulnerability to connect with others to support us?
3. Unpacking the Joy Found in Difficult Seasons: How can we find moments of laughter and joy even in challenging times?

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Dr. Sturchler is a double board-certified palliative care and emergency physician who is an immigrant and first-generation college graduate and achieved her calling as a physician on a nontraditional pathway. An experienced former educator, she earned master’s and doctoral degrees in mathematics education and educational leadership, respectively, while teaching full-time. Her doctoral dissertation addressed the gender gap in STEM fields and rekindled her desire to become a physician. A previously avid runner and cyclist, Maria was a 3-time Ironman competitor; these days in her spare time, she enjoys hiking and biking with her husband and children. Her passions include mentoring pre-health studies students, empowering women in leadership/STEM/medicine, and improving access to healthcare in marginalized communities.

Maria shares her journey from being a teacher, a path she chose after an unfortunate incident in which a math professor discouraged her from attending medical school. She ultimately went to medical school and shares how this early setback strengthened her commitment to the medical field and spurred her to advocate for women to pursue their dreams in STEM fields.

Maria finished her emergency medicine residency at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. She shares her experience as a resident, being pregnant, and ultimately making tough choices to protect her health and her family. She shares how this experience forced her to clarify her values and led her to pursue a palliative care fellowship.

Andrea and Maria discuss changing how we think about being emergency physicians. Maria discusses feeling "survivor's guilt," leaving traditional emergency medicine. Andrea suggests that emergency medicine residency is more about a mindset/way of thinking and that we should embrace being an emergency physician life-long, regardless of our specific practice environment. To learn more about this philosophy, check out Andrea's blog.

Maria shares Scripps hospital's innovative palliative medicine embedded in the emergency department. As a palliative medicine/EM-boarded physician, she is particularly well suited to work in the emergency department to provide palliative care consults. It's a win-win-win for the patients, the EM physicians, and the palliative care team. To learn more about this program, check out this article. To learn more about the Palliative Care fellowship, click here.

This podcast is a project of Revitalize Women Physician Circle. We are dedicated to helping you go from surviving to thriving as a woman physician. Reach out today to schedule an individual consultation to learn about individual and group coaching options. Check out our upcoming Women Physician Leadership Mastermind!

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