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Friday, December 24, 2021
Wishing you a happy and healthy Holiday Season from the Transformational Times Editorial Board!
Perspective / Opinion
 
A Message from the One Who Stays Home while the Resident is Working

By Clare Xu

Clare Xu, the spouse of MCW Internal Medicine PGY2 resident Zhuchen Xu, MD, shares how having her husband work on December 25 affects their family holiday plans …

When my husband and I got married this past November, our officiant had us make a list of the five things that we love most about the other person. My husband shared that I “live in the moment and celebrate the small things.” Fair enough, though he didn’t mention that I also love to celebrate the big things. By that, I mean all the festive holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, Valentine’s Day, Easter, and Halloween (plus a few more!).
Kern Institute Collaboration for Scholarship Journal Club


The KICS Journal Club for Medical Education meets monthly on the second Wednesday of the month via Zoom, 12:15–1:00 PM Central. The next meeting will feature Sarah Merriam, MD, from the University of Pittsburg School of Medicine

Interested individuals can join the meeting via Zoom using the link below, or email Michael Braun to be added to the meeting invite.

  
Meeting ID: 921 1154 0031 
Passcode: KICSJoClub 
January 12, 2021
Zoom Presentation
12:15 - 1:00 pm CT
Join us for the January Kern Connection Cafe
Seeking Peer Outreach: An Integrated, Tiered Approach to Address Stigma and Isolation in Healthcare Education


Student Presenters: Meg Lieb, Marissa O’Hair, Justin York, and Cassandra Balson

Please join us for a student-led discussion that will focus on a student-led initiative to address mental health and promote suicide prevention among medical students at MCW. This presentation will describe the "Seeking Peer Outreach Initiative" currently underway at the Central Wisconsin Campus and its potential application to the MCW community at large, as well as in the communities we serve.  
 
Following the presentation, there will be an opportunity for discussion with the panel members to explore practical strategies for adoption of the "Seeking Peer Outreach Initiative" in our varied settings.  

January 27, 2022
Zoom Presentation
4:00 - 5:00 pm CT  
Save the Date
2022 Well-Being Summit
Proudly Sponsored by the Kern Institute



Save the date and plan to join us for the 2022 Well-Being Summit!
 
David Weill, MD, author of the book Exhale: Hope, Healing, and a Life in Transplant will be providing the keynote address on the topic of burnout.
 
This event is open to all and anyone interested is welcome and encouraged to attend. Be on the lookout for details to come!
 
April 5, 2022
Virtual via Zoom
9:00 am - 12:00 pm CT  
Please email Joan Weiss with any questions.
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