Doctoring to Heal: Fostering Well-Being Among Physicians Through Personal Reflection
The following is an account of a discussion group intervention called Doctoring to Heal that has been held monthly since 1996 in the Division of General Internal Medicine (DGIM) at the University of California, San Francisco. Easily adaptable, DTH sessions are based on sharing of clinical narratives and personal stories, exploring meaning and emotion in medicine with an overall intention of improving physician well-being. The authors detail the format of DTH and report positive experiences from participants. The cited benefits include strong feelings of comfort, strengthening of personal and professional identities, increased sense of connectedness, take-home techniques, and maintenance of balance and well-being.
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