by Stephanie Wellington, MD | Aug 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
I’m sitting in my car in the hospital parking lot. Just a few days ago I was on the beach in the Caribbean, living my best life. Right now I can feel the tug of the old energy trying to suck me back into the familiar feeling when the demands of being a doctor...
by Stephanie Wellington, MD | Jul 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Get off the field. Go back to the dugout and rally your team. Create your rules of engagement. The structure and hierarchy of medicine teaches doctors to compete with one another. From the beginning we’re told there are a finite number of acceptance letters sent to...
by Stephanie Wellington, MD | Apr 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
There are times in medicine when the focus is on how hard it is to be a doctor in these uncertain times. We focus on the demands of patient care, the reimbursement challenges and financial instability, and the general lack of feeling rewarded. And that can keep...
by Stephanie Wellington, MD | Mar 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
When was the last time you paused for a moment to feel your energy? I mean really get in touch with the energy you hold inside your being?Could it be as physicians we have gotten so used to that stressful feeling or that drained feeling at the end of the day, that...
by Stephanie Wellington, MD | Dec 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
The holiday season can be the source of great joy. And it can add to the stress and overwhelm that physicians experience. The practicing physician may find herself torn between responsibilities in the clinical setting and the preparations needed to make a memorable...
by Stephanie Wellington, MD | May 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
Doc, When The Team Breaks Down It’s Your Time To Lead It happens to every doctor at some point in their career. The once productive, effective, and well functioning team falls apart and is now disorganized, confused, making excuses, and blaming one another. Maybe it’s...
by Stephanie Wellington, MD | Apr 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Where Is Your Focus? Lately I ask myself, “Where is my focus?” Is it on what’s in my inbox, where I receive daily emails about COVID-19, the vaccine, what’s working and what’s not? Is it on the news, the trial, the verdict, police shootings, and the state of...
by Stephanie Wellington, MD | Apr 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Physicians know what success looks like on paper. We spend a large part of our journey in medicine taking action to be competitive for medical school, the top ranking residency training program, and the prestigious attending position. Then the reality of a medical...
by Stephanie Wellington, MD | Apr 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
More Success Less Stress Tip #1:Lead Your Team Lead with Appreciation Not Expectation One way for doctors to find themselves stressed out, frustrated, and overwhelmed is trying to do it all, or delegating and expecting it to be done the way you would do it. That is...
by Stephanie Wellington, MD | Mar 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
It’s easy to get distracted by the demands of the journey in medicine. Today physicians now see patients in person and virtually. Technology allows docs to bring work home and complete documentation remotely, which can blur the lines between work and home life. ...
