by Stephanie Wellington, MD | Apr 21, 2022 | Blog
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 | Blog
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 | Blog
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 | Blog
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 | Blog
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 | Blog
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 | Blog
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 | Blog
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. ...
by Stephanie Wellington, MD | Mar 15, 2021 | Blog
Even before medical school, success came as a result of hard work. Whether it was the long hours of studying as an undergraduate to make the grades for entry into medical school or consuming vast amounts of information to pass exams for med school graduation or...
by Stephanie Wellington, MD | Mar 9, 2021 | Blog
Abundance is defined as “the state or condition of having a copious quantity of something” or “plentifulness of the good things of life: prosperity”. The massive havoc of the pandemic causes us to shrink in the face of human frailty, morbidity, and mortality rather...