Background: Healthcare organizations are increasingly seeking to improve physician well-being to combat rates of physician burnout. The Stanford Wellness Framework details a multi-pronged solution which includes three domains: personal resilience, culture of wellness, and efficiency of practice. Enhanced communication skills can improve patient-provider relationships and foster personal resilience, while improving efficiency in practice and contributing […]

Case Presentation: A 66‐year‐old immune‐compromised woman with systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, and adrenal insufficiency was admitted to the hospital due to a 2‐week history of painful skin lesions and associated swelling on her extremities. Four months prior to admission, her immunosuppressive therapy was switched from azathioprine (AZA) to mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) because of […]

Case Presentation: This is a 28‐year‐old man who presented to the hospital with a 1‐day history of severe abdominal pain and bright red blood per rectum. The patient reported having several intermittent episodes of abdominal pain accompanied by maroon colored loose bowel movements for the past 2 years for which he was given a diagnosis […]

Background: Calls to action to address well-being recommend addressing systems drivers and improving the culture of medicine, in addition to devoting attention to individual self-care. In 2018, an internal medicine residency well-being elective was developed to teach residents about systems and cultural drivers of well-being in residency, and to facilitate deep exploration through individual systems […]