Sharing the Residency and Fellowship Experience at Cooper University Health Care
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Author, speaker, and researcher, Brené Brown suggests that joy may be the most vulnerable emotion humans experience. She describes how we recognize the preciousness of it when it happens, and fear its demise if we allow ourselves to …
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To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.
(Lao-tse)
The Tao Te Ching is a Chinese classic text written around 400 BC and traditionally credited to the Lao-tse. In the quest …
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Even outside of medicine, there is a pervasive “always on” culture. A recent systematic review and meta-analysis focuses on our need for micro-breaks. This is not only for our personal wellbeing but also even for performance. The longer …
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Clinician resiliency expert Mark Vickstrom offers the following reflection pointers to improve your strengths; clarify and align your values and goals; and track your growth. Ideally you would have hours to walk in the woods or sit by …
On March 17, 2023, 87 fourth-year medical students opened their envelopes and learned that they will be heading to Cooper University Hospital/CMSRU to begin their careers in medicine! This momentous occasion that is “Match Day” signals the transition from medical …
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The Wellness Wheel is meant to remind us all that there are many complex aspect of our wellbeing not just related to yoga or mindfulness.
One aspect that we wanted to focus on this week is Physical Wellbeing. …
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Cooper has a regularly occurring monthly basketball game at the KROC Center. Please consider joining your Cooper colleagues THIS SUNDAY 3/5 for basketball! It’s a great chance to get out and should be fun for all. Details below:…
Antoinette Spevetz, MD, FCCM, FACP, FCCP, was recently honored at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Annual Educational Conference with the ACGME 2023 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Lead Award. Dr. Spevetz is a critical care intensivist …
Who does the nurse call at midnight when the patient’s blood pressure is low?
Who answers the phone when a worried mom calls the hospital about her baby’s cough?
Who makes sure that the prescriptions are written, the instructions are …
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A recent study in JAMA Psychiatry showed that mindfulness exercises worked as well as Lexapro for anxiety. Mindfulness treatments used in the study included breath awareness exercises, which involves paying attention to your breath as you allow …