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Image credit: Pexels Author: Puja Gopal, MDUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine This post was peer reviewed. Click to learn more. Recently when watching the evening news, I came across an interesting segment focusing on how teaching meditation in middle and high schools in San Francisco has led to many positive measurable changes. School officials […]

Image Source: Pexels Author: Madhu Hardasmalani, MD FAAEMAAEM Physician Wellness and Burnout Prevention CommitteeOriginally Published: Common Sense November/December 2017 Resilience is the ability to bounce back from an adverse life situation. Some individuals are born with this trait and we are all envious. However, the majority of us need a little help. Even those individuals […]

In this episode, Jordan Powell, and Bernard Lopez, MD MS FAAEM discuss cultural competence and health care disparities. Ms. Powell is a student at the University of Rochester and the RSA Diversity & Inclusion Committee Vice Chair. Dr. Lopez is Department of Emergency Vice Chairman at Thomas Jefferson University hospitals and a member of the […]

Image Credit: Pixabay Author: Thomas Hull, MSIVMedical StudentLoyola University Chicago SSOMAAEM/RSA Social Media Committee This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. The eyes do not see what the mind does not know,” a common saying many of us have come to hear in medicine. A simple and powerful aphorism illustrating the fundamental connection between […]

Photo Credit: “Meditation” by Sebastian Wiertz: https://flic.kr/p/aht7Wt. Author: Puja Gopal, MSIVUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine Recently when watching the evening news, I came across an interesting segment focusing on how teaching meditation in middle and high schools in San Francisco has led to many positive measurable changes. School officials have noted better attendance, better […]