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Well-being Interventions for Rural Health Professionals: A Scoping Review
The Journal of Rural Health: Skye McKennon, PharmD, BCPS, ACSM-GEI; Suzanne Fricke, DVM, MLIS; Dawn DeWitt, MDMSc, CMedEd, MACP, FRACP, FRCP-London
The objective of this scoping review is to identify interventions to promote well-being that have been tried or proven effective to prevent or address burnout in rural health care professionals and trainees (HCPTs). Secondarily, we aimed to identify potentially applicable and feasible well-being interventions that could help rural HCPTs.
What Happens in the Brain When We Experience Art
Monitor on Psychology: Kirsten Weir
Through the growing science of neuroaesthetics, researchers are uncovering what happens in the brain when art moves or transforms us—and how that same process can support personal growth, strengthen empathy, and even inspire social change.
Mid-Career: Fostering Physician Well-being Over the Career Life Cycle
Mayo Clinic Proceedings: J. A. Ligibel, MD; K. Awad, MD; T. Shanafelt, MD
Mid-career is a demanding time with a number of distinct challenges. Mid-career physicians are often tasked with mentoring and training younger colleagues and taking on leadership responsibilities for their organization or practice group. However, mid-career physicians can also experience decreased support relative to early career, increased administrative burden, a sense of isolation and loneliness, and tension between growing responsibilities at work and home.
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