Reevaluating a Career in Medicine
## Pursue passions to prevent burnout.
Burnout is a common issue among physicians, and it can have serious consequences for both their personal and professional lives. It is important to find ways to prevent burnout before it sets in. One way to do this is to pursue your passions.
Dr. Corinna Muller is an example of how pursuing passions can help prevent burnout. Dr. Muller is an OBGYN and maternal fetal medicine board certified physician from Anchorage, Alaska. She has experienced burnout throughout her career, but has found a great way to deal with it: music. Dr. Muller has a music degree and has been playing the flute since she was eleven. Music has taught her discipline, practice, and perseverance, helping her to cope with the stressors of medicine.
Having an outlet outside of medicine can be a great way to prevent burnout. Whether it is music, art, cooking, or anything else, having something that you can turn to can help to reduce the stress of your job. It can also provide a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment, which can help to prevent burnout.
It is also important to remember that burnout can happen to anyone. Dr. Muller was reminded of this when she interviewed other physicians about how they cope with burnout. It can be easy to feel like you are the only one going through burnout, but it is important to remember that you are not alone.
Pursuing passions can be a great way to prevent burnout. It can provide an outlet for stress and a sense of accomplishment. Dr. Muller is an example of how pursuing passions can help to prevent burnout. It is also important to remember that burnout can happen to anyone, and that you are not alone.
## Take care of yourself first.
Dr. Muller is a physician who has experienced burnout. She was used to practicing her flute for six hours a day before medical school, but when she got to medical school she had to adjust her study habits. After bombing the first round of tests, she was identified as someone at risk of failing out of medical school. This created a lot of Anxiety and worry for her every time she took a test. She felt like cutting down her work hours was the answer, so she went from full-time to part-time.
Then one day, Dr. Muller was going to work out in the morning and she missed a stair and broke her foot badly. Despite her injury, her first thought was to call her boss and let him know about her patients. This was the moment when she realized something was wrong. She was more concerned about her patients than her own injury. This was the bottom of the barrel burnout for her.
The injury gave her an opportunity to take a physical and mental pause from work. She and her husband decided to move back home and she started her own practice. Despite being scared of taking out a loan, she surrounded herself with people who were smarter than her in business aspects of medicine.
Now, five years later, Dr. Muller’s practice is going strong. She has been able to do things she always wanted to do, like allowing her medical assistants to bring their babies to work. She also allows her employees to bring their dogs to work. This has created a home-like atmosphere in her practice.
Dr. Muller’s story is a reminder that taking care of yourself first is important. It is easy to get caught up in the culture of medical school and residency and forget to take care of yourself. It is important to remember that burnout can happen to anyone, and that you are not alone. Pursuing passions and creating a home-like atmosphere in the workplace can help to prevent burnout. Taking care of yourself first is essential for a successful and fulfilling career.
## Champion for yourself and ask.
Dr. Muller’s story is a testament to the importance of championing for yourself and asking for what you need. After her unexpected fall, she was forced to take a step back and take care of herself. She realized that she needed to make her work environment something that worked for her in order to give the best care to her patients. It was a wake-up call that she needed to follow her dreams and take care of herself first.
Burnout is a serious issue that is often overlooked in the medical field. It is important to remember that physicians are people too, and that they need to take care of themselves in order to provide the best care to their patients. It is not always easy to ask for what you need, but it is essential in order to prevent burnout. Taking the time to pursue passions, create a home-like atmosphere in the workplace, and ask for what you need can help to prevent burnout.
Dr. Muller’s story is a reminder that we should all take time to champion for ourselves and ask for what we need. It is easy to get caught up in the culture of medical school and residency and forget to take care of yourself. Taking care of yourself first is essential for a successful and fulfilling career, and it is important to remember that burnout can happen to anyone. Pursuing passions and creating a home-like atmosphere in the workplace can help to prevent burnout and ensure that you are providing the best care to your patients.
## Take care of yourself first.
Dr. Muller’s story is an inspiring one. She realized that she had the autonomy to start her own practice and decided to combine her business experience, her MBA training, and her physician Coaching training to help others start their own practices. She created the Otava Method, which is an eight-step method based on the eight steps of a scale to help anyone with a goal. This method combines music, business, and coaching principles to help people achieve their goals and create a Legacy.
It is important to remember that burnout can happen to anyone, and it is essential to take care of yourself first. This can mean taking time to pursue your passions, such as music, or creating a home-like atmosphere in the workplace. It can also mean creating a support system of friends and family that you can rely on when times get tough. Additionally, you should also be aware of the potential for infertility due to the delayed gratification of medical school and residency. Taking the time to understand your fertility options and plan accordingly can help to prevent unexpected infertility.
Dr. Muller’s story is a reminder that we should all take time to champion for ourselves and ask for what we need. It is easy to get caught up in the culture of medical school and residency and forget to take care of yourself. Taking care of yourself first is essential for a successful and fulfilling career. By taking the time to understand your fertility options, pursue your passions, create a home-like atmosphere in the workplace, and create a support system of friends and family, you can prevent burnout and ensure that you are providing the best care to your patients.
## Evaluate and reevaluate career.
Dr. Corinna Muller’s advice to evaluate and reevaluate your career every four or five years is an essential reminder to stay open to new opportunities. Even if you are happy in your current career, it is important to open yourself up to new possibilities. It is easy to become complacent in a job, but it is important to remain open to new experiences and new possibilities. Evaluating and reevaluating your career will help you to stay on top of the changing environment and take advantage of new opportunities.
It is important to remember that your career is a journey. It is not a static thing. You should not be afraid to take risks and explore new avenues. It is also important to remember that your career is not just about your job. It is also about the Relationships you build with your colleagues and the impact you have on the lives of your patients. Taking the time to evaluate and reevaluate your career will help you to make sure that you are living a life that is meaningful and fulfilling.
At the end of the day, your career is what you make of it. It is important to recognize that you have the power to create the life you want. Taking the time to evaluate and reevaluate your career will help you to stay on track and ensure that you are making the most of your life.
Dr. Muller’s Bio:
Dr. Corinna Muller is the owner of Aurora Maternal-Fetal Medicine, LLC in Anchorage, Alaska and enjoys her full-time clinical career seeing complex high-risk pregnant patients. Having worked in both academic and private practice settings, she understands the burnout that many physicians experience and helps her colleagues thrive through coaching, mentoring and consulting as a Certified Physician Development Coach (2020 graduate of the Physician Coaching Institute) and MBA trained business coach. Dr. Muller has discovered how her early foundations and professional training in music set the stage for helping her achieve goals and escape from the stressors of a medical career. Check out her new book, The Ottava Method of Self-Coaching. Ottava is an Italian musical term that literally means “octave” and to “8va” a written piece of music is to play it an octave higher than noted in a musical score. The Ottava method combines musical, business and coaching principles to help ANYONE achieve goals in an 8-step process to take their personal and professional aspirations up an octave and “8va” their lives!
Connect with Dr. Muller:
https://www.ottavacreative.com/about-dr-corinna-muller
https://www.linkedin.com/in/corinna-muller-do-facoog-dist-mba-6bb355a/
https://www.ladydox.com/
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