We receive messages in our medical training about what it is to be a physician. One message many of us receive is that we must be superhuman, hiding our feelings and needs. Join me and my guest, Charu Gupta, MD, as we talk about being vulnerable. What are the potential benefits? What does being vulnerable as a physician look like?

Dr. Charu Gupta is a clinical assistant professor of cardiology in Chicago. She has a special interest in heart failure and women’s health.

Connect with Dr. Gupta at cgupta@northshore.org

Connect with me at www.dianeshannon.com. If you’d like time to talk about the specific challenges you’re facing, you can book a time to chat with me. More info here about how to do that.

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Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH, PCC is an internal medicine physician, award-winning writer, and certified coach. She understands the stresses inherent in the practice of medicine and the additional challenges that women face in the profession. Her passion is helping women in medicine create lives where they can thrive.

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If you’d like time to talk about the specific challenges you’re facing, you can book a time to chat with me. More info here about how to do that.

Overfunctioning. In training it is often rewarded, leading many of us to continue this way of being until we hit a wall or become stuck. Join me and my guest, Sarah Webber, MD, as we look at the costs of overworking and potential solutions, including owning our choices, values, and preferences from an inner authority.

Dr. Sarah Webber is an associate professor of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin and a Physician Development Coach. Her passion is shifting the healthcare culture to be a healthy place for patients and employees.

Connect with Dr. Sarah Webber on LinkedIn at: linkedin.com/in/sarah-webber-md-414506293 or at www.sarahwebbermdcoaching.com.

Connect with me at www.dianeshannon.com. If you’d like time to talk about the specific challenges you’re facing, you can book a time to chat with me. More info here about how to do that.

Like what you heard? Listen to more episodes with Dr. Diane Shannon on our podcast Vital Signs: Thriving as Women in Medicine

Reviews are greatly appreciated.

Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH, PCC is an internal medicine physician, award-winning writer, and certified coach. She understands the stresses inherent in the practice of medicine and the additional challenges that women face in the profession. Her passion is helping women in medicine create lives where they can thrive.

Share your experience and continue the conversation with Diane at www.dianeshannon.com or www.linkedin.com/in/dianewshannon

If you’d like time to talk about the specific challenges you’re facing, you can book a time to chat with me. More info here about how to do that.

Many physicians today report feeling they aren’t valued by their organizations. New research by Dr. Amy Young and others shows a direct connection between leadership behavior, specifically communication, physicians feeling valued, and increased risk of burnout.

Dr. Amy Young is a professor of Business Communication at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Her expertise is leadership communication, positive organizational culture, and workplace well-being. She’s also my sister. Our professional passions have converged, and I’m excited to have her back on Vital Signs to continue exploring what positive organizational scholarship can teach all of us in healthcare.

In today’s episode, we’ll be referring to a model of communication styles. Check out a visual depiction here.

Connect with Dr. Young at LinkedIn or baldwin@umich.edu.

Connect with me at www.dianeshannon.com. If you’d like time to talk about the specific challenges you’re facing, you can book a time to chat with me. More info here about how to do that.

Like what you heard? Listen to more episodes with Dr. Diane Shannon on our podcast Vital Signs: Thriving as Women in Medicine

Reviews are greatly appreciated.

Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH, PCC is an internal medicine physician, award-winning writer, and certified coach. She understands the stresses inherent in the practice of medicine and the additional challenges that women face in the profession. Her passion is helping women in medicine create lives where they can thrive.

Share your experience and continue the conversation with Diane at www.dianeshannon.com or www.linkedin.com/in/dianewshannon

If you’d like time to talk about the specific challenges you’re facing, you can book a time to chat with me. More info here about how to do that.