Sharing the Residency and Fellowship Experience at Cooper University Health Care
Dear colleagues,
April is National Stress Awareness Month. Two common definitions of stress are physical, mental, or emotional strain or tension and a condition or feeling experienced when a person perceives that demands exceed the personal and social resources that …
Dear colleagues,
National Walking Day is every year on the first Wednesday in April. National Walking Day is exactly as it sounds – a day to celebrate the easiest way to be the healthiest version of you. Walking for thirty …
Dear colleagues,
Many use this week as an a two year anniversary marker for COVID-19 but there is certainly no shortage of things to be worried about in the world. Like other anniversary markers, it is an opportunity to reflect, …
February is Random Acts of Kindness Month at Cooper! There are numerous studies on the benefits of gratitude and sharing your appreciation for your colleagues and others is multiplicative! We also want to acknowledge all you do for others, for …
Dear colleagues,
There have been many concerns about physician wellbeing and stress. The next couple weeks will be very busy till the Omicron variant passes. Please listen to the 5 at 5 tomorrow night for updates from our administration.
We …
Dear colleagues,
A few miscellaneous thoughts for the New Years. It has been an incredibly difficult few years. It is hard to let go at the end of the day, and at the end of the year, but it may …
…Hope does not deny all the difficulty and all the danger that exists, but it is not stopped by them. There is a lot of darkness, but our actions create the light… We can shift our perspective to see the
Dear colleagues,
This week I wanted to share an opinion piece in the New York Times by David Brooks, “What do you say to the sufferer?” It acknowledges that everyone suffers and that we can be source of solace for …
Dear colleagues,
There will be a special forum tonight for Physician Engagement which you are invited to participate in called “COVID Anger and Empathy Fatigue.” It will be virtual from 6:30-7:30 and will address some of the frustrations that …
As we welcome in December, we can find small ways to make ourselves and those around us happier. You can go to the following website for a calendar from Berkeley and click on a box each day. It will link …