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
Family Planning
Dr. Winifred Mak answers our questions about IVF treatments, egg freezing, emotional support and cost for trainees exploring family planning. More resources can be found on Dr. Mak’s Instagram page: …
Residency and Relationships
Dating can be tough, but dating during training is tougher. Dr. Ifie Williams, founder and CEO of the dating app Miss Doctor, joins us to discuss the inspiration for her physician-only relationship p…
Navigating Student Debt
We speak with certified student loan professional Andrew Paulson, a financial expert who works closely with health professionals on the different programs and paths trainees can take to pay off stude…
Financial Well-being
Dr. Victor Smith MD, a neonatology fellow at UT Health San Antonio, takes us through a detailed journey into financial well-being, one of the 8 domains of wellness. He provides information about budg…
Working Lunch
Vidhya Illuri, MD, joins the podcast to discuss the importance of eating well while managing the stressful life of a resident on rotation and suggests dietary changes to improve one's well-being.
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Eating for Your Wellbeing
Tips and ideas about how to eat to promote your wellbeing, even during stressful times. Vijaya Botla, president and lead registered dietitian of Alamo Nutrition Consultants, helps us understand diffe…
Yoga for the Physician
Dharam Kaushik, MD joins the podcast to discuss the physical and mental benefits of practicing yoga [7:39] and offers an easy breathing exercise to become present in the moment [14:59].
Learn more ab…
From Ripples to Waves
A collection of pebbles from Season 1. Collect all the pebbles and create powerful waves of well-being in your lives.
Healthy Boundaries in the Clinical Environment
Dr. Jon Courand, Assistant Dean for Wellbeing at UT Health San Antonio leads our discussion on how to set healthy boundaries in clinical and academic environments, in the second part of our "Healthy …
Healthy Boundaries: What You Didn’t Know
Join us to explore what boundaries really are, how to explore our boundary blueprint, and where to start setting healthy boundaries.
Our own Dr.Adriana Dyurich, Academic Success and Behavioral Health…
’Time to Talk About It’ with Woodson ’Scott’ Jones, MD
Time to talk about depression and self-harm.
We are addressing ways to support mental health to reduce stigma and encourage health-seeking behavior. What can we do to promote an open dialogue among p…
Elite Athlete or Medical Resident: The Mind-Body Connection with Marie Charpentier, PT
Join us to explore ways in which athletes and medical residents use self-agency to connect mental, spiritual and physical health for success and wellbeing. Listen to Ripples, Episode 6, with our own …
A Surgeon in a Woman’s Body with AJ Carpenter, MD, PhD
Join us as we learn about balance and the importance of being happy over being special. Listen to Ripples, episode 5, with our beloved heart surgeon, mindful runner, and “ski-bum”, Dr. AJ Carpenter.
Assuming the best: Embracing Challenging Personalities at Work with Jason Schillerstrom, M.D.
Dr. Jason Schillestrom, Program Director for Psychiatry at UTHSA, discusses his experiences training in our institution and learning to embrace and appreciate all relationships in his life, including…
Radical Self-Care with Adriana Dyurich, PhD, LPC
Dr. Adriana Dyurich, "Ripples" co-host and Behavioral Health Counselor for the Office for Graduate Medical Education, shares the path that brought her to understand and overcome burnout in her person…
Just One Thing with Veena Prasad, PhD, MBA, LPC
Dr. Veena Prasad, Ripples co-host and Behavioral Health Counselor for the Office for Graduate Medical Education, shares her personal journey from biochemistry to wellness at the Long School of Medici…
Be Present at Home with Jon Courand, M.D.
On the first episode of Ripples, we have a special guest for you! We are interviewing the Assistant Dean for Wellbeing for Graduate Medical Education at the Long School of Medicine, Dr. Jon Courand. …
Introducing Ripples: A Podcast from The Wellness Home at UT Health San Antonio
Hi, nice to meet you! We are Adriana Dyurich, PhD, LPC and Veena Prasad, PhD, MBA, LPC, hosts for the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Office for Graduate Medical Education wellness p…