11 episodes

In healthcare, burnout rates are higher in women. In fact, forty percent of women physicians have cut back or left medicine within 6 years of completing training. Why? Is it added responsibilities at home? Gender bias at work? Invisible work at work? Mom guilt? Too much self-sacrifice and inability to say no? Poor boundaries, lack of time management skills, lack of self-care? In this podcast, we’ll explore the reasons why women in medicine are struggling—and more importantly, what to do about it. We can banish burnout and thrive as women in medicine.

Vital Signs: Thriving as a Woman in Medicine Diane Shannon, MD

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In healthcare, burnout rates are higher in women. In fact, forty percent of women physicians have cut back or left medicine within 6 years of completing training. Why? Is it added responsibilities at home? Gender bias at work? Invisible work at work? Mom guilt? Too much self-sacrifice and inability to say no? Poor boundaries, lack of time management skills, lack of self-care? In this podcast, we’ll explore the reasons why women in medicine are struggling—and more importantly, what to do about it. We can banish burnout and thrive as women in medicine.

    Episode 111: Fixing Toxic Cultures and Empowering Women in Medicine with Nancy Jacoby

    Episode 111: Fixing Toxic Cultures and Empowering Women in Medicine with Nancy Jacoby

    Unhealthy organizational culture is a key driver of burnout for everyone in healthcare. Women in medicine also struggle with asking for what they need to advance their careers and thrive at work. Join my conversation with my friend and colleague, healthcare consultant Nancy Jacoby, to get a better handle on these challenges and specific steps we can take as individuals to create a healthy culture where we work and get more of what we need to thrive. 
    Nancy Jacoby RN, MBA MHSA FACHE ACC is a healthcare consultant and owner of Nancy Jacoby Coaching & Consulting. Her expertise is helping teams and leaders become more positively engaged, productive, and profitable together.
    Connect with Nancy on LinkedIn at http://linkedin.com/in/njacobyfache or email her at nancy@njacoby.com. 
    Like what you heard?  Listen to more episodes with Dr. Diane Shannon on our podcast Vital Signs: Thriving as Women in Medicine
    Reviews are greatly appreciated.
    Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH, PCC is an internal medicine physician, award-winning writer, and certified coach. She understands the stresses inherent in the practice of medicine and the additional challenges that women face in the profession. Her passion is helping women in medicine create lives where they can thrive.
    Share your experience and continue the conversation with Diane at www.dianeshannon.com or www.linkedin.com/in/dianewshannon
     
     

    • 34 min
    Episode 110: Exploring Leadership and Respect with Dr. Paul DeChant

    Episode 110: Exploring Leadership and Respect with Dr. Paul DeChant

    Leaders, especially our immediate supervisors, have a huge impact on our daily work experience and our risk of burnout. But what exactly is the relationship between leadership behaviors and clinician well-being? And what steps can an individual physician take to better lead their clinical team? To find out, join my conversation with Dr. Paul DeChant, a healthcare thought leader who spent 25 years as a family physician and five years as CEO of a large physician practice in California. There, he led a five-year transformation on the theme of returning joy to patient care. His areas of expertise are physician engagement, leadership coaching, management system and culture improvement, and physician burnout prevention. 
    Connect with Dr. DeChant at www.pauldechantmd.com.
    Like what you heard?  Listen to more episodes with Dr. Diane Shannon on our podcast Vital Signs: Thriving as Women in Medicine
    Reviews are greatly appreciated.
    Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH, PCC is an internal medicine physician, award-winning writer, and certified coach. She understands the stresses inherent in the practice of medicine and the additional challenges that women face in the profession. Her passion is helping women in medicine create lives where they can thrive.
    Share your experience and continue the conversation with Diane at www.dianeshannon.com or www.linkedin.com/in/dianewshannon
     
     

    • 31 min
    Episode 109: Empowering Women in Medicine with Dr. Shikha Jain

    Episode 109: Empowering Women in Medicine with Dr. Shikha Jain

    Many women in medicine miscategorize their struggles to advance. They believe it’s their fault–if only they were smarter or worked harder, they would have reached full professor or a leadership position by now. Dr. Shikha Jain realized she was facing some system issues that were holding her back. She now advocates for greater awareness of gender inequity in medicine, mentors others, and helps highlight solutions. Join our conversation to learn more about the challenges–and potential ways forward. 
    Dr. Shikha Jain is an oncologist and an associate professor of oncology at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Shikha is also the founder of the Women in Medicine Summit and the Women in Medicine nonprofit, which seek to advance women at all stages in the medical profession. She is a nationally renowned speaker and writes for several national publications, including USA Today, Scientific American, US News, and Physician’s Weekly. Connect with Dr. Jain at www.shikhajainmd.com or @shikhajainmd on X. Learn more about the Women in Medicine Summit at https://www.womeninmedicinesummit.org/.
    Like what you heard?  Listen to more episodes with Dr. Diane Shannon on our podcast Vital Signs: Thriving as Women in Medicine
    Reviews are greatly appreciated.
    Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH, PCC is an internal medicine physician, award-winning writer, and certified coach. She understands the stresses inherent in the practice of medicine and the additional challenges that women face in the profession. Her passion is helping women in medicine create lives where they can thrive.
    Share your experience and continue the conversation with Diane at www.dianeshannon.com or www.linkedin.com/in/dianewshannon
     

    • 23 min
    Episode 108: Exploring Burnout Recovery and Climbing Mountains with Dr. Jennie Draper

    Episode 108: Exploring Burnout Recovery and Climbing Mountains with Dr. Jennie Draper

    Burnout steals from us: our energy, our sense of self, our connections with others. Dr. Jennie Draper found herself heading for a second bout of burnout and knew she needed help to turn things around. Listen to hear Jennie’s personal story of recovery–and how she manages to work full-time and climb mountains as well. 
    Jennie Draper, MD, is an OB/GYN in private practice at Virginia Physicians for Women in Richmond, Virginia and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital--Forest Campus. Connect with Dr. Draper at jennie.draper@vpfw.com or @plannedonarrival.
    Like what you heard?  Listen to more episodes with Dr. Diane Shannon on our podcast Vital Signs: Thriving as Women in Medicine
    Reviews are greatly appreciated.
    Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH, PCC is an internal medicine physician, award-winning writer, and certified coach. She understands the stresses inherent in the practice of medicine and the additional challenges that women face in the profession. Her passion is helping women in medicine create lives where they can thrive.
    Share your experience and continue the conversation with Diane at www.dianeshannon.com or www.linkedin.com/in/dianewshannon
     

    • 25 min
    Episode 107: Exploring Burnout in Women with Dr. Jessica Dudley

    Episode 107: Exploring Burnout in Women with Dr. Jessica Dudley

    Women in medicine have had higher burnout rates than their male colleagues for years–and with the pandemic the disparity increased. Part of my mission is highlighting the underlying drivers of this disparity so we can work together to reduce burnout for all. Join my conversation with Dr. Jessica Dudley and learn why flexibility, advancement opportunities, and respect are key elements to the solution. 
    Jessica Dudley, MD, is Chief Clinical Officer at Press Ganey and previously Chief Medical Officer of the physician group at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Her areas of expertise include leadership development, clinical care redesign, and addressing clinician burnout. Connect with Dr. Dudley at www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-dudley-press-ganey.
     
    Like what you heard?  Listen to more episodes with Dr. Diane Shannon on our podcast Vital Signs: Thriving as Women in Medicine
    Reviews are greatly appreciated.
    Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH, PCC is an internal medicine physician, award-winning writer, and certified coach. She understands the stresses inherent in the practice of medicine and the additional challenges that women face in the profession. Her passion is helping women in medicine create lives where they can thrive.
    Share your experience and continue the conversation with Diane at www.dianeshannon.com or www.linkedin.com/in/dianewshannon
     

    • 46 min
    Episode 106: Finding Your Voice as a Leader with Dr. Katie Cole

    Episode 106: Finding Your Voice as a Leader with Dr. Katie Cole

    Women in medicine are less represented in leadership than their male colleagues. One of the causes is that we may doubt our leadership potential due to internal voices or past experiences of not being heard. What can we do to overcome the barriers and become the leaders we want to be? Join my conversation with Dr. Katie Cole to learn some key strategies for individuals and to hear about what physicians across the country are doing to gain more autonomy through collective leadership. 
    Katie Cole, DO, FAAP is psychiatrist, Chief Medical Officer of the Clinician Burnout Foundation,  and host of the “Hope for Healthcare” podcast. Connect with her at her www.drkatiecole.com or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiesofiacole/.
    Like what you heard?  Listen to more episodes with Dr. Diane Shannon on our podcast Vital Signs: Thriving as Women in Medicine
    Reviews are greatly appreciated.
    Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH, PCC is an internal medicine physician, award-winning writer, and certified coach. She understands the stresses inherent in the practice of medicine and the additional challenges that women face in the profession. Her passion is helping women in medicine create lives where they can thrive.
    Share your experience and continue the conversation with Diane at www.dianeshannon.com or www.linkedin.com/in/dianewshannon

    • 30 min

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Insightful, practical and encouraging

This podcast offers a variety of ideas, insights and practical suggestions to prevent physician burnout in women. Diane does a great job as the interviewer. She asks thoughtful questions that help listeners to understand more deeply and make applications to their own lives. The show is specific to women in medicine, but has broader relevance to women in other fields as well.

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