Has been an attending physician since 2019
Brian volunteered when he was a teenager in the ER and the staff that got him involved really drew him toward emergency medicine in med school
Brian worked in the ED as an EMT as well
He talks about early mentors and the impact they have, including helping him get loans for medical school
We need to remember to be like that mentor that encouraged us when we were new and pay it forward to the next generation of students
You must have something that drives you in emergency medicine, it is a difficult specialty. At first the dopamine drive from the excitement can carry you a ways but it will fade over time
Brian talks about how faith led him to where he is now
We talk about the fulfillment of just having good conversations with patients and making sure they feel cared for and understood
Brian talks about recognizing burnout, it’s a “general sense of not being whole” like something has been taken from you
He talks about the golden handcuffs of being a physician
Brian talks about how he overcomes exhaustion and burnout
Cold plunging – forces you to be in the moment, control you heart rate and breathing
Choosing hard things makes those hard things that are forced on you easier
Living in the moment is largely equated with happiness, the more you can do this the more you can be happy. Meditation and many other therapies are simply teaching you to keep your mind in the moment
A wandering mind is an unhappy mind
Prayer is another method for focusing your mind
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