Promoting Resilience and Professionalism in Academic Medicine with Self-compassion and Mindfulness

Monday, April 28, 2025

9:15am – 10:45am HST

Location: Convention Center: 305

CE: CME: 1.5
Ethics CME: 1.5

Leader(s)

Elizabeth Kuilanoff, MD, MPH, MACM (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
CHLA-USC
Los Angeles, California, United States

Co-Leader(s)

SR

Sabrina Reed, MD MACM (she/her/hers)

Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States
KC

Karen Camero, MD, MACM (she/her/hers)

Assistant professor of Clincal Pediatrics
Karen Camero
Pasadena, California, United States
Brandon Palmer, MD, MAcM (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor Pediatrics
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Disclosure(s):

Elizabeth Kuilanoff, MD, MPH, MACM: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Sabrina H. Reed, MD MACM: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Karen Camero, MD, MACM: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Brandon Palmer, MD, MAcM: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Workshop Description: Burnout is pervasive in medicine. Over 60% of physicians report at least one symptom of burnout, an increase of over 20% in the past 5 years, especially since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Similarly, about 50% of resident physicians report feeling burned out. Burnout is not only linked to worse patient outcomes, but also with substance abuse and suicidal ideation. This is why it is important to have tools that promote resilience and address burnout. The influential psychologist, Kristin Neff, introduced mindfulness and self-compassion as practices that are proven to increase resilience. These two concepts support our commitment to ACGME’s professionalism subcompetencies to maintain our “emotional, physical, and mental health” and pursue “continual personal and professional growth”. In this workshop, we will demonstrate how to apply these concepts in real life situations and how to help resident learners apply them as well. This engaging 90-minute workshop will provide medical educators with self-compassion and mindfulness strategies through a series of interactive activities such as clinical case scenarios, self-assessments and small group discussions. At the end of this session, participants will be prepared to implement these tools with themselves and their learners, to help promote resiliency at their institution.

Learning Objectives:

Apply self-compassion practices and strategies in real life situations.
Explain mindfulness techniques that can be incorporated into their daily workflow.
Develop a plan to implement the concepts of mindfulness and self-compassion with learners.