212. Narratives in Cardiology: Becoming & Thriving as a Fellowship Program Director with Dr. Katie Berlacher and Dr. Julie Damp Tennessee Chapter

Published: June 3, 2022, 3:48 a.m.

CardioNerds (Amit Goyal and Daniel Ambinder), join \xa0Dr. Gurleen Kaur\xa0(Director of CardioNerds Internship and medicine resident at\xa0Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital), \xa0Dr. Victoria Thomas\xa0(Cardionerds Ambassador, Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Dr. Katie Berlacher (Cardiology program director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center), and Dr. Julie Damp\xa0(Vanderbilt University Medical Center Cardiovascular disease fellowship program director) to discuss becoming & thriving as a fellowship program director and more in this installment of the Narratives in Cardiology Series. Special message by Tennessee ACC State Chapter Governor, Dr. John L Jefferies. Audio editing by\xa0CardioNerds Academy Intern, student doctor\xa0Akiva Rosenzveig.\n\n\n\nThe\xa0PA-ACC & CardioNerds Narratives in Cardiology\xa0is a multimedia educational series jointly developed by the\xa0Pennsylvania Chapter ACC, the\xa0ACC Fellows in Training Section, and the CardioNerds Platform with the goal to\xa0promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in cardiology. In this series, we host inspiring faculty and fellows from various ACC chapters to discuss their areas of expertise and their individual narratives. Join us for these captivating conversations as we celebrate our differences and share our joy for practicing cardiovascular medicine. We thank our project mentors Dr. Katie Berlacher and Dr. Nosheen Reza.\n\n\n\nVideo Version\xa0\u2022\xa0Notes\xa0\u2022\xa0Production Team\n\n\n\nClaim free CME just for enjoying this episode! There are no relevant disclosures for this episode. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe PA-ACC & CardioNerds Narratives in Cardiology PageCardioNerds Episode PageCardioNerds AcademyCardionerds Healy Honor Roll\n\n\n\n\n\nCardioNerds Journal ClubSubscribe to The Heartbeat Newsletter!Check out CardioNerds SWAG!Become a CardioNerds Patron!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTweetorial - Becoming & Thriving as a Fellowship Program Director with Dr. Katie Berlacher and Dr. Julie Damp\n\n\n\n\nhttps://twitter.com/gurleen_kaur96/status/1542620967733805056?s=21&t=AMSKElEz4oZZTA9nVbWBCA\n\n\n\n\nVideo version - Becoming & Thriving as a Fellowship Program Director with Dr. Katie Berlacher and Dr. Julie Damp\n\n\n\n\nhttps://youtu.be/E-C-SSV7LZg\n\n\n\n\nNotes - Becoming & Thriving as a Fellowship Program Director with Dr. Katie Berlacher and Dr. Julie Damp\n\n\n\nDrafted by Dr. Victoria Thomas.\n\n\n\n1. What does it mean to be a big \u201cE\u201d when people say they are a clinician Educator?\n\n\n\nIt can mean teaching students directly at bedside.\xa0 However, it is also a sacrifice of daily mentoring and listening to students\u2019 challenges and difficulties.Being a clinician educator is just as much of a calling as is serving in medicine.Clinician Educators focus on medicine but also the science and best practices of teaching the art of doctoring.\n\n\n\n2. What is physician burnout? Why is this important for to CardioNerds?\n\n\n\nPhysician burnout is a syndrome of chronic workplace stress that leads to emotional exhaustion and a sense of dissatisfaction and disconnection personally and professionally.\xa030-45% of cardiologists have reported physician burnout.\n\n\n\n3. What factors affect physician burnout?\n\n\n\nEmotional and physical exhaustion often lead to physician burnout. First year of training as an intern or fellow and first year of serving as an attending are particularly high-risk periods. This is largely due to learning a new system and responsibilities mixed with a sense of decreased accomplishment.The sense of decreased accomplishment can lead to physicians suffering from impostor syndrome.Grit can be defined as a perseverance for long-term goals.\xa0 The level of grit was not associated with burnout among first-year Internal Medicine residents.\n\n\n\n4. What are some of the solutions to prevent or address physician burnout?\n\n\n\nPhysicians need to feel a sense of belonging and should be supported and celebrated when they have accomplished something by their colleagues and administrators. Fellows and attendings want to feel listened to and supported.Destigmatizing this idea of \u201cperfection in medicine\u201d.