Walking Towards Change with Dr. Paula Ferrada

“Only winners have haters.” - Paula Ferrada, MD, FACS, FCCM, MAMSE

Stepping outside of one's comfort zone and embracing change can be incredibly daunting, especially in the field of surgery, where we often settle into familiar roles that can lead to dissatisfaction and a lack of fulfillment. That's why, in this week's episode, I invited Dr. Paula Ferrada to discuss how to create a more balanced and aligned life in the surgical profession.

Paula Ferrada, MD, FACS, FCCM, MAMSE, is a board-certified surgeon, mentor and educator with more than a decade of experience. She joined Inova in 2021 and is the Division Chief of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. In addition to her leadership roles. Dr. Paula Ferrada is also the Program Director for the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Dr. Ferrada has enhanced the educational curriculum, restructured some of the rotations and increased the faculty development opportunities.

Dr. Ferrada’s passion for educating and mentoring young surgeons began in residency when she became an ultrasound instructor with the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Since then, she has been honored with multiple teaching awards from various institutions and appointed to leadership roles within the ACS, the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the Virginia chapter of the Association for Women Surgeons,and the Pan-American Trauma Society. Dr. Ferrada is an internationally recognized advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion and an esteemed researcher. She has been published in more than peer-reviewed journals.

Featured in the show:

• Listening to our inner dialogue
• The Marshmallow experiment
• Finding alignment in surgery
• Happiness science and postponing our happiness
• Overstaying our welcome and knowing when to leave

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