Wellness Checks

Adwoa Wiafe and Esther Chu
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Welcome to Wellness Checks! This podcast is an avenue where physicians and healthcare professionals share how they stay well while working in a demanding field. Join Adwoa Wiafe and Esther Chu (family medicine residents) in this exploration of how to stay balanced in order to work and serve well. Whether you’re a resident, an attending, faculty member, or anyone interested in fostering wellness, this podcast may be used as a tool to assist you in your own journey to wellness.

  1. Bear Fruit with Patience

    06/25/2024

    Bear Fruit with Patience

    Bob Mason, MDiv is the executive director of Medical Strategic Network and director of spiritual care training in our residency program therefore he has been instrumental in teaching us how to provide spiritual care for patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Listen and learn how providing spiritual care can boost your wellness and combat against burnout

    40 min
  2. The Art of Vulnerabilty

    06/09/2024

    The Art of Vulnerabilty

    Maria Macias, MD shares from her heart her experience in promoting justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in her journey to wellness and shares how vulnerability is an essential step to wellness. Listen and learn how she uses her creativity for her joy and brightens up the community around her.

    35 min
  3. Healing Communities

    05/26/2024

    Healing Communities

    Welcome to our first resident interview! We are interviewing Miguel Rodriguez who is one of our family medicine co residents/JEDI leader as well as Mawusi Kamassah who is an excellent medicine-anesthesia resident. Learn how they foster healthy relationships while in residency.

    54 min
  4. The Power of Gratitude

    05/12/2024

    The Power of Gratitude

    Dr. Lohr shares his perspective from his experience of working overseas as well doing administrative work and seeing patients. He demonstrates how expressing gratitude can carry us through challenging experiences. Jason Lohr, MD FAAFP, CTropMed, FACHE is the CEO at our SACHS clinic and has done work abroad in Honduras and Nigeria in addition to working as a family physician

    48 min
  5. Living Intentionally

    04/28/2024

    Living Intentionally

    Dr. Ngozi Ezinwa shares how she establishes priorities in her life in order to protect her wellness. She has a background in family, preventive, orthopedics, and global medicine and has done work for red cross and WHO. She demonstrates how to stay grounded while balancing work, personal life, and her Spirituality

    46 min
  6. Thorn in the Flesh

    04/14/2024

    Thorn in the Flesh

    In our interview with Dr. James Crounse, we receive insight on how going through painful experiences can become a way to bring healing to others and bring strength to us in our weakness. Dr. Crounse has done work overseas as well as administrative and clinical work within family and preventative medicine. Link to the blog mentioned in this episode below JamieandShallena.blogspot.com

    38 min
  7. Creative Joys

    03/31/2024

    Creative Joys

    Dr. Belliny Phaeton brings on a unique perspective of a med-peds physician practicing lifesytle medicine. She shares how the important it is to have creative outlets can be a joy and be a way to maintain wellness.

    35 min
  8. Valuing Humility

    03/17/2024

    Valuing Humility

    Dr. Hugo Leon shares with us in this episode how valuing humility can help protect our wellness. He has traveled the world and practiced in various settings and has a unique approach to medicine. He values the importance of promoting healthy lifestyle and spirituality when it comes to fostering wellness for ourselves and for those around us.

    48 min
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Welcome to Wellness Checks! This podcast is an avenue where physicians and healthcare professionals share how they stay well while working in a demanding field. Join Adwoa Wiafe and Esther Chu (family medicine residents) in this exploration of how to stay balanced in order to work and serve well. Whether you’re a resident, an attending, faculty member, or anyone interested in fostering wellness, this podcast may be used as a tool to assist you in your own journey to wellness.

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  • Creator
    Adwoa Wiafe and Esther Chu
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Adwoa Wiafe and Esther Chu
  • Show Website
    Wellness Checks