#In2019ILearned to stop taking other people’s behavior and words personally.
Instead, I try to default to compassion. Generally, people are wonderful and we’re all doing our best. People who try to hurt others are usually hurting inside themselves.
#In2019ILearned to be more brave and open about my nontraditional career moves.
I was afraid of being misunderstood and judged. Now, I know that many other docs also want a different kind of career, and my choices are nothing to be ashamed of, 🙏 to #medtwitter support.
#In2019ILearned to meditate! I’ve never been one to ‘quiet my mind’ and am forever grateful to @jillwenerMD for teaching me a life-changing method.
#In2019ILearned to actually NOT work on vacation (or nights, weekends)
I’m able to prioritize myself and my family for REAL.
I used to apologize for ‘my delayed response’ on Monday, but I’ve learned to stop that, too.
#COVID19 has disproportionately affected careers of women in healthcare and science.
As I reflect on my own experience at work as a woman, a physician, and a leader, here are some things that make a big difference, to me and to the teams I lead:
➡️ Flexibility on when, where, and how we work
➡️ Professional development activities protected as part of the job – not “on your own time” extras
➡️ Supportive culture that is committed to employee wellbeing, and employees being themselves
➡️ Private spaces for meditation, massage, and exercise - and YES, we use them!
➡️ Paid parental leave and private rooms for lactating moms
➡️ Financial and time support to level up our skills and competencies
Had an unintentionally profound moment with an executive coach recently.
She said “maybe you should just stop thinking about what's next and enjoy that you’ve arrived."
What? I almost 😢. ♥️ stopped. But wait - there's important context...
I was telling her my life story, the professional twists and turns.
The part where my husband got cancer.
The part when I left academic clinical medicine- my love, and my identity.
Would I still "be" a doctor?
Would my accomplishments and work matter? Or be nothing...
I had, after all, pretty much achieved all the "important" things.
Invited speaker around the 🌏
Academic rank/promotion
Examiner for my specialty’s Board
Board of Directors for multiple orgs
Many national committees
Teaching residents/students
Successful separate businesses
Social media is where people often put a selective best on display. But #medtwitter - this is what I'm hearing behind the scenes.
I'm posting this thread so you know you're not alone, and you deserve better than this:
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I'm reading comments on a registration form re: an upcoming session about nonclinical physician careers.
I asked why they were interested in attending.
They said:
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😕 Exhausted. All the time.
🙁 Work is more demanding without the same feeling of satisfaction
😕 I feel replaceable. Expendable.
🙁 Need better life-work balance. Have been...
Early on Day 3 of #ANES20 - you may need to zoom in! Our virtual community has grown! Who do you see? Do you see yourself?
(a visual conference 🧵/)
A metrics update - fewer users than prior years, to be sure, but very respectable engagement and activity. Over 13 million impressions :) This speaks to the collective followers of the users who are #tweetingthemeeting #ANES20
What's getting the most engagement? Here are some of the top conversations and images shared. Did you attend those sessions? What was the best part? #ANES20