Ripples: Physician Well-Being
The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Office for Graduate Medical Education is proud to bring you Ripples: Physicians Well-Being
Co-hosts Adriana Dyurich, PhD, LPC and Veena Prasad, PhD, MBA, LPC will invite UT Health San Antonio faculty as guests to share their own experiences, provide tips for overall wellness, and create a safe space to discuss coping with stressors.
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- Update frequency
- every 29 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 38
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Creative writing for emotional balance
When medicine gets tough, some turn to running, others to painting… but for Paulette Osamer, MD, and Arati Kamat, MD, the answer was writing.
In this week’s Ripples: Physician Well-Being podcast, the…
What can comedy do for our mental health?
Have you heard the one about the three doctors who walked into a podcast studio? Don't worry, they only had minor bruising. 🥁
If laughter is the best medicine, what can comedy do for our mental healt…
Performance, Purpose and Burnout
Brian Ferguson, CEO and Founder of Arena Labs, joins the Ripples: Physician Well-Being podcast to talk performance, purpose and burnout. He challenges us to consider: What’s your restorative outlet, …
How Dance Inspires Physician Well-Being
In this episode of Ripples: Physician Well-Being, Cersten Bradley, MD, a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, joins Rajam Ramamurthy, MD, to share how creative expression through dance has shaped their…
Photography, Perspective, and Life Beyond Medicine
What's the key to avoiding burnout? In the latest episode, Ripples: Physician Well-Being explores how Dudley Harris, MD, refreshes the mind using free thinking to fuel creativity. Listen now to find …
Pottery: Learning to Deal with Failure and Creating Community | Physician Well-Being Podcast from UT Health San Antonio
Success. Failure. Growth. Achievement. Lessons learned through art can be invaluable to creating a professional identity. In the latest episode of "Ripples: Physician Well-Being", Jennifer LaCoss, MD…
Music, Creativity, and Mental Health
Dr. Richard Kogan joins "Ripples: Physician Well-Being" to discuss music, creativity, and mental health. Dr. Kogan is not only an accomplished concert pianist but also a clinical professor of psychia…
Mayor Nirenberg & San Antonio, our Compassionate City
Compassion in Action
Reverend Dr. Anne Helmke is the faith liaison for the City of San Antonio, and in her role, she forms collaborations within the city to put compassion into action. In her mind, we are better as human…
Self-Stewardship and Compassion
In this episode, Roshi Joan Halifax, a Buddhist teacher and social activist, explores the balance between compassion and equanimity, emphasizing her concept of the "strong back, soft front." She disc…
Empathy and Compassion
The difference between feeling sympathy and empathy can have a huge impact on relationships. But what's the difference between these two reactions, and is feeling WITH someone hardwired in our brain …
Gratitude and Forgiveness
Dr. Holly Day serves her colleagues, learners, and most importantly, her patients with a heart and mind dedicated to the principle of compassion in medicine. She joins Ripples co-hosts Dr. Jon Couran…
Self-Kindness in Healthcare
Dr. Jason Morrow, Associate Professor of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio and the Howard and Betty Halff Professor of Medical Humanities & Ethics, joins Ripples to emphasize the importance of self-k…
Emotional Intelligence
Mindfulness and Meditation
Dr. Kanapa Kornsawad speaks about her experience practicing compassionate living and self-compassion. We also discuss the importance of noticing, feeling, and responding in the moment and ethical min…
Grounding, Tracking and Resourcing
Our co-hosts introduce and discuss the inspiration behind this season’s focus: the Facets of Compassion, a course structured around eight modules to address compassion for self, others, and society. …
Ripples Season 3 Preview
We're back! Season 3 begins March 7.
This season, Ripples: Physician Well-Being will focus on the theme “Facets of Compassion”: compassion for self, others, and society.
The Long School of Medicine O…
Pebbles for Your Thoughts
A compilation of our special guests’ pebbles from Season 2. Collect all the pebbles and create powerful waves of well-being in your life!
Learn more about the services The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Lo…
Prioritizing Yourself: Health, Goals, Life
Dr. Cari Calvo-Strube wears a lot of hats; she's the associate program director for wellness in the Department of Surgery at UT Health San Antonio, an Assistant Professor in Breast Surgical Oncology,…
Cooling Your Nervous System
Mindfulness expert, yoga therapist, and educator Melissa Aguirre discusses the science behind practicing healthy coping mechanisms to reduce stress and fuel vitality back into the body.