Branch Out | #48: Reconnecting With Our Patients and With Ourselves w/ Physician Professional Development

“Physicians have become disconnected from our patients. I also believe that we’ve become disconnected from ourselves. From the time that we entered medical training, we were told how to behave as physicians. We were told how to interact with patients, and then we got placed in our jobs and we were told how to practice medicine.

As a practicing physician, you want to be able to be more of yourself and bring that to the patients that you serve and to your colleagues who are working around you. If you’re not able to do that, you’ll be miserable because you’ll be constantly at battle with who you are naturally and what you’re told you have to be.” – Joe Sherman, MD

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Joe Sherman, MD is a pediatrician, professional development coach, and consultant to individuals and healthcare organizations in the areas of cross-cultural medicine, leadership, and provider well-being. His mission is to help health professionals rediscover the joy of practicing medicine. Reach him at joe@joeshermanmd.com