Welcome to Episode 84 of the Sustainable Clinical Medicine Podcast!

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Susan Wilson, a former emergency medicine physician who retired in 2017 due to progressive vision loss. Dr. Wilson has since transitioned to coaching, supporting healthcare professionals with issues such as burnout, job satisfaction, and work-life balance.

Throughout the conversation, Dr. Wilson emphasizes the importance of peer support, shares her experiences with transitioning out of emergency medicine, and discusses the concept of mental fitness. She delves into the challenges of charting in emergency medicine and the impact of additional responsibilities on her well-being.

This episode is packed with valuable insights and practical strategies for navigating the complexities of a medical career, making it a must-listen for healthcare professionals seeking sustainable and fulfilling clinical practice.

Here are 3 key takeaways from this episode:

1. Importance of Peer Support: Emphasizing the crucial role of peer support from fellow physicians in coping with the challenges and traumatic events at work.
2. Mental Fitness in Medicine: Recognizing and managing negative emotions without becoming toxically positive is essential for healthcare professionals, and coaching plays a significant role in promoting mental fitness.
3. Transitioning Careers: The journey from emergency medicine to coaching showcases the opportunities for professionals to pivot into intellectually stimulating and beneficial career changes within the medical field.

Dr. Susan Wilson Bio:

Dr. Wilson has been practicing Emergency Medicine since 1994, after attending Loyola-Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago, and completing her residency at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. She retired from clinical practice in June 2019. Wanting to maintain involvement in Medicine, Dr. Wilson became a certified physician peer-coach, now providing guidance and support to physicians. Her 25 years as a hospital-based, board-certified physician has afforded great insight into the challenges of medicine. Having seen the evolution of medical practice and witnessing firsthand how these changes have impacted her colleagues, Dr. Wilson sees coaching as an important tool to address issues of job satisfaction, work/life balance, and burnout among physicians. Dr. Wilson is using “mental fitness” as the framework for her coaching and helps her clients to shift mindset from negative to positive. She also has a special interest in Clinician Distress Syndrome (AKA Second Victim Syndrome), and offers peer support for those suffering acute, traumatic events.

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