Emra*cast

Host:   Alex Kaminsky, MD PGY-3 UCSF-Fresno (@Alex_KamskyEM) Guest: Stephanie Benjamin, MD (@StephBenjaminMD)EMS/Disaster Fellow, UC-DavisAuthor: “Love, Sanity, or Medical School”- https://www.thirdyear.org/ Overview:  In this episode Dr. Kaminsky sits down with veteran journal writer, award winning author, lecturer and current EMS/disaster fellow Dr. Stephanie Benjamin to discuss tangible ways to combat burnout: beyond the buzzwords and by actively building resiliency via personal or medical journaling. Dr. Benjamin discusses the strong medical origins to journaling, her own path and experiences into writing, the evidence-based physical and mental benefits of writing and how residents can delve into combating burn-out in a meaningful and realistic way. What we do is HARD. What we see is difficult. We need outlets to cognitively offload and unpack. Journaling is one way to actively (or passively) practice mindfulness outside of meditation and yoga. Key Points:  Journaling has deep roots in medicine. From Que