Girl Doc Survival Guide
Young doctors are increasingly in ‘survival’ mode.
Far from flourishing, the relentless pressure of working in medicine means that ‘balance’ is harder than ever to achieve.
On the Girl Doc Survival Guide, Yale professor and dermatologist Dr Christine J Ko sits down with doctors, psychologists and mental health experts to dig into the real challenges and rewards of life in medicine.
From dealing with daily stressors and burnout to designing a career that doesn’t sacrifice your personal life, this podcast is all about giving you the tools to not just survive...
But to be present in the journey.
Girl Doc Survival Guide
EP133: Thrive in Medicine: The Girl Doc Survival Guide
In this inaugural rebranding episode, Christine announces changing SEE HEAR FEEL to the Girl Doc Survival Guide podcast. The focus will be on navigating the high-stress, high-stakes world of healthcare, aiming not just to survive but to flourish. Featuring discussions with doctors, psychologists, and mental health experts, the podcast will explore the challenges and rewards of a medical career, offering tools and strategies to balance professional duties with personal life.
00:00 Introduction to the Girl Doc Survival Guide Podcast
00:08 The Reality of Survival Mode in Healthcare
00:22 Balancing High Stakes and High Stress
00:32 From Surviving to Flourishing
00:39 Conversations with Experts
01:08 Tools for a Fulfilling Medical Career
01:18 Join Us on This Journey
Christine Ko: [00:00:00] I'm excited to announce that SEE HEAR FEEL is being rebranded to the Girl Doc Survival Guide podcast. A lot of times doctors are in "survival mode". I've been there. I still am there sometimes. And it can seem there's no bandwidth or not enough time to really get done all the things that we need to get done. We're privileged to be in health care, but healthcare can be high stakes and high stress. And more and more, I think balance doesn't really exist. But we can do more than just survive, and we can flourish. I can flourish. If I can flourish, we can all flourish. So I'm going to be sitting down with doctors, psychologists, mental health experts, and others to really dig into the real challenges as well as the real rewards of life in medicine. So we'll talk about daily stressors but also daily pleasures. We'll talk about burnout but [00:01:00] also designing a career that doesn't sacrifice who you are, your personal life, the rest of your life outside of work. This podcast is going to really be about giving you the tools to not just survive but to really be present in the journey and hopefully, for the most part, enjoy it. I hope you all join in. Thank you.
