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Transformational Times
Words of Hope, Character & Resilience from our Virtual Community
Friday, Sept. 15, 2023
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Poetry Corner
Introverted Soul by Sabrina/17/ Malaysia
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Who has been the most influential person in your life, and why?
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Responses from last week: What's the best "perk" you ever enjoyed at a job, and why?
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The best perk I had was access to the art galleries at the MAM during my work day and after hours. Whenever I needed a creative boost or moment of meditation, all I'd have to do is go through a door connected to our offices and I'd be right inside a gallery! (I loved seeing the look on school kid's faces when I'd emerge from the "secret" door). Then, being able to sit in a quiet, empty gallery before or after hours was just glorious! I could sit with old friends of art, or with new ones. It was like being in a quiet chapel of sorts, and to this day I am so grateful to have had that privilege! -- Ellie McCarrier, strategic project manager, Enterprise Strategy and Transformation
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My supervisor brings in flowers every week from her garden to have on my desk — it is the best unofficial perk I have ever experienced in any workplace! -- Brynn LiaBraaten, staff, Department of Anesthesiology
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As a Dean of Students at an elementary school, ALL the kids know you because you are in and out of their classrooms all day. They also associated me with ALL the fun activities like field trips, field days, school festivals and manager of the school snack shop. Being so widely known meant that every kid wanted to give me a treat for their birthday. Needless to say, I had cupcakes and snack bags showing up mysteriously on my desk (throughout the) week. Great perk, but horrible as a Type II Diabetic. I could always thank them for the treats even when I couldn't commit to eating them. -- Tomica Griffin, staff, Child Neurology
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Guest Director's Corner
Have you heard about the Papageno effect?
By Himanshu Agrawal, MBBS, DF-APA
A psychiatrist-psychotherapist shares how his own vulnerability came back to affect him...
It started as a run-of-the-mill psychiatric intake on a Wednesday afternoon. The Milwaukee clouds were weeping outside, as I settled in to listen to a new story. A medical resident [HK1] was telling me about growing up battling anxiety and depression.
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Perspective/Opinion
Opening the gate for student mental health needs
By Kevin Bozymski, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
When people ask me what I do for a living, it’s not as straightforward as saying teacher or pharmacist — or even the phrase, mental health pharmacist.
It usually involves a back-and-forth dialogue, with me imperfectly describing my winding path as the audience inquires, prompts and clarifies. Upon reflection, the emphasis on one-on-one connections is what got me on my path.
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Perspective/Opinion
From frozen to fearless: Fighting anxiety, depression, and mental health stigma
By Chandler McElrath, PhD candidate
*thud* My body weight collapses into the side of my lab bench upon hearing that someone in my lab might have been exposed to COVID-19. All the air is sucked from my lungs. I am frozen in place, trapped inside my own body as I experience my first panic attack.
It’s June 2020, and I am simply terrified of being infected with the virus to the point of it interfering with my ability to work.
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Perspective/Opinion
Three questions for Dr. David Cipriano: Build it, and they shall come
Dr. Himanshu Agrawal, co-editor-in-chief of the Transformational Times, converses with Dr. David Cipriano, Director of Student and Resident Behavioral Health at Medical College of Wisconsin, about student mental health services.
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Perspective/Opinion
Better communication, better outcomes, better care
By Mary Ann Gilligan, MD, MPH
Early in our training, we tend to focus on mastery of content. But at some point, the greater challenge becomes how to communicate with patients more effectively. Funding from the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin (AHW) endowment – a public health initiative administered by Medical College of Wisconsin – will bring new training in relationship-centered communication to MCW to help clinicians become more effective doctors …
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Introverted Soul
By Sabrina/17/ Malaysia
Panic sinks its teeth
into my laboured lungs,
my shortened breaths
signalling their imminent collapse.
Breathe in, breathe out
I've been through this before.
It's going to be alright,
it's just a panic attack.
Walking down the crowded street
among the lucky extroverted souls,
who can blind themselves
with the cacophony created by a cold city's chaos.
Keep my eyes trained on the ground,
but keep a vigilant eye on the sidewalk behind,
To be sure fear, won't ever catch up to me.
Credit: https://hellopoetry.com/tag/panicattack/
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Register now for the 2023 Innovations in Healthcare Education Research (IHER) Conference! This conference brings together individuals who are passionate about discovering new approaches to assessing learning and faculty development.
Plenary speakers for the event include Dr. Calvin Chou, Professor of Medicine at the University of California at San Francisco, Jesse Ehrenfeld MD MPH, Director of Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin endowment and 178th president of the American Medical Association, and Dr. Christine Everett, Chief, Director, and Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and Founding Physician Associate Program Director at MCW.
The event is free to attend.
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Book signing featuring
Dr. Adina Kalet & Dr. Calvin Chou
Book Signing, Wine & Cheese Reception, featuring Editors Adina Kalet, MD, MPH, & Calvin L. Chou, MD, PhD
5:30- 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 19, 2023
MCW’s 9th Floor HUB – A9030/A9070
This event is offered in alongside the IHER conference. Attendees and nonattendees are welcome. Drs. Adina Kalet and Calvin Chou will read selections from the second edition of Remediation in Medical Education: A Mid-Course Correction. A limited number of books will be available at the event; purchasing information will be provided.
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Connection Cafe: Learning Communities as a Crucible for Medical Student Professional Development
Thursday, Oct. 5, from 4 to 5 PM
Virtual. Registration Required.
Join the Kern Institute as we welcome presenters and panelists to discuss learning communities and coaching in medical education, and how the Medical College of Wisconsin has implemented them in the curriculum.
Our panelists will discuss how learning communities have increasingly become part of medical education, providing personal and academic support to students and fostering professional identity development.
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Faculty Vitality Award Overview and Recipient Presentation
Noon to 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 25
Virtual event
Join this presentation to learn more about the Faculty Vitality Award and hear from prior year recipient, Kathlyn Fletcher, MD, MA, professor in the Department of Medicine, as she presents her completed project.
This session will be facilitated by Meena Bedi, MD, MS, professor in the department of radiation oncology and FY24 chair of the Faculty Career Development Committee. Dr. Bedi will provide an overview of the award and application process.
Contact: Alex Holle, Office of Faculty Affairs, aholle@mcw.edu
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