This episode of our award-winning podcast continues the discussion on why mental fitness is so crucial for physicians and other clinicians today and yet is a concept that physicians still tend to avoid or downplay. Physician training and medical school have not helped. Join us for this gritty discussion.

Moderator: Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM Senior Principal Clinical Operations and Quality Vizient

Guest: Cecilia Cruz, MD, MPH, CPCC, ACC Founder and Chief Executive Officer Marpe, LLC Board-certified emergency medicine physician Former co-chair of Quality Division of Emergency Medicine NorthShore University HealthSystem

Show Notes:

[01:00] The in-box, EMR documentation and authorizations have only gotten worse

[01:40] If we don’t change, it’s all going to fall apart

[03:23] Examples from medical school and training—a lack of respect

[06:45] The EMR and the need for a 27-hour day

[08:05] Deficit of 40,000 primary care physicians by 2030 (AAMC)

[08:30] Emerging mental health issues and workplace violence

Links | Resources:

To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com

Dr. Cruz’s email: ceciliacruz@marpejourney.com

Dr Cruz’s Linkedin page: Cecilia Cruz - Founder and CEO - MARPE, LLC | LinkedIn

MARPE, LLC website: https://www.marpejourney.com/

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