Part 1: Crafting a Balanced Medical Life: Insights from Dr. Raquel Harrison

Episode 70: Have you reached the roadblock of considering whether or not to practice clinical medicine? In this episode with Dr. Raquel Harrison, she shares her own journey of grappling with this decision, emphasizing the importance of considering personal well-being alongside professional aspirations. Drawing from her experiences, she highlights the significance of fostering, maintaining, and valuing meaningful relationships. Tune in to this week's episode as Dr. Harrison provides invaluable insights into this multifaceted issue.

"It's really that idea of kind of finding the joy again, and just the opportunity to take a step back and look at it more objectively and more relationally, you know that ability to kind of have a new lens towards your clinical practice really helps."

Dr. Raquel Harrison is an emergency medicine and lifestyle medicine physician. Her story is not just about changing schedules but about transforming patient care and rediscovering one's passion. She discusses how she found harmony in the diversity of her practice, recognizing that oftentimes, those who present to the emergency department often have opportunities to interweave lifestyle medicine interventions that are great for patients and improve her sense of fulfillment and meaning. Dr. Harrison shares how working clinical shifts is grounding and offers a chance for reflection.

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