The Symptom Media Podcast Episode 1

Burnout is a term we hear constantly—so much so that it’s begun to fade into the background, making it easy to overlook the real crisis behind it. In this debut episode of The Symptom Media Podcast: Bridging the Divide in Mental Health, host Lindi van Niekerk,  MD, PhD brings together expert perspectives and lived experiences to go beyond the buzzword and explore the true impact of burnout in healthcare.

Joining the conversation are Dr. Julie Celebi, Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health at UCSD and Physician Wellness Director for both her department and all GME physicians, and Dr. Ami Doshi, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at UCSD, Vice Chair of Faculty Development, and Director of Pediatrics Wellness at Rady Children’s Hospital. Together, they discuss the realities of burnout, how it affects both providers and patients, and the meaningful steps being taken to support those on the front lines of healthcare.

For more information about the resources shared in this episode you can visit:

• ICD Events Healthcare Burnout Symposium and other Healthcare Conferences
• UCSD Health’s Physician Wellness Infrastructure
• Center for Compassionate Communication, Sanford Institute for Empathy & Compassion
• Vivek Murthy’s parting prescription for America

Bios:

Dr. Ami Doshi:

Dr. Ami Doshi is a pediatric hospitalist and palliative medicine physician at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego. She is Vice Chair of Faculty Development and Director of Pediatrics Wellness. Additionally, she is a clinical professor of pediatrics at UC San Diego School of Medicine in the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine. Dr. Doshi is actively involved with the education and mentorship of pediatric hospital medicine fellows and pediatric residents from UC San Diego and the Navy Medical Center San Diego as well UC San Diego medical students. Her academic interests are in palliative medicine, and her research focuses on palliative care education and utilization outcomes in palliative care patients. After earning her undergraduate degree in psychobiology at the University of Southern California, Dr. Doshi completed her medical training at University of California, Irvine and continued her pediatric residency at UC San Diego, where she completed her pediatric hospital medicine fellowship. Dr. Doshi is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Southern California Pediatric Palliative Care Network, American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Hospice and Palliative Medicine, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and Society of Hospital Medicine. She is passionate about providing care that adds life to the child’s days and respects what the family most values for their child. Dr. Çelebi is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at UCSD, with a secondary appointment in the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health. As a proud “full-spectrum” family physician, Dr. Çelebi practices the full breadth of primary care for patients of all ages, including children and adults. She cares for a diverse patient population with a special interest in women’s health, obstetrics, office procedures, LGBTQ+ healthcare, and medicine for the medically underserved.  Dr. Çelebi serves as Wellness Director for UCSD’s Department of Family Medicine, and is involved in clinician wellness and compassion initiatives at UCSD and beyond. She is part of the core faculty for the UCSD Family Medicine residency and co-directs a course on compassion and community engagement at UCSD’s School of Medicine. She also serves as a Well-Being Educator for the American Academy of Family Physicians and is president of the San Diego Academy of Family Physicians.