UW School of Medicine Faculty Thrivecast
Hosted by Trish Kritek, MD, EdM, University of Washington School of Medicine Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs. This podcast is for faculty and provides tips to help clinicians, educators, and researchers thrive professionally in their careers, covering topics from time management and organization to leadership and self-advocacy.
UW School of Medicine Faculty Thrivecast
Removing Barriers to Mental Health Care for Health Workers
Dr. Stefanie Simmons (Emergency Medicine Physician; CMO, Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation) explains ways we can shift the mindset around licensing and support for mental health care. She commends UW Medicine for receiving the All In Credentialing Champions Challenge Award for removing stigmatizing language and adding support resources in credentialing applications related to mental health and substance use disorders. Dr. Simmons promotes expanding our definition of patient-centeredness to include self care and our holistic identities outside of our jobs. She walks through a color-coded framework for folks worrying about their own mental health or substance use and delineates resources available to anyone seeking support. Finally, she reminds us all that compassion without self-compassion is incomplete.
A few resources mentioned in this episode can be accessed at the links below:
- WA EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
- UW Medicine Peer to Peer Program
- WPHP (Washington Physicians Health Program)
- UW Well-Being and Support Resources
Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com/)