Past Events & Presentations

If you'd like to view videos from past events, or access other material from past events or presentations, please check out the links below.

Past Wellness Grand Rounds

• "Contemplative Practice, Medicine, and Social Justice" - presented by Dr. Surya Pierce, MD, Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine (06/29/2023)
• "From inequity to access: creating an inclusive environment for learners with disabilities" - presented by Dr. Cori Poffenberger, MD, Clinical Professor and Vice Chair for Well-being in the Department of Emergency Medicine (04/27/2023)
• "The Perceived Value of the EHR and its Association with Physician Burnout" - presented by Dr. Philip Kroth, MD, MSc, FAMIA from the Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine at Western Michigan University (03/30/2023)
• "What Will Work for GME Well-being? National Trends and Local Applications" - presented by Dr. Larissa Thomas, MD, MPH, Director of Well-being for the University of California, San Francisco GME (10/27/2022)
• "'How's Your Sex Life' Why and how to ask your patients" - presented by Jane Epstein, NP (09/29/2022)
• "Performance Nutrition for Physicians" - presented by Dr. Maryam Makowski, PhD, FACN, NBC-HWC, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, Associate Director of Scholarship and Health Promotion of Stanford Medicine WellMD and WellPhD Center (06/30/2022)
• "Trauma-Informed Care: Caring for our Patients and Ourselves" (Joint GR w/ Palliative Care) - presented by Dr. Emily Cotter, MD, MPH (03/31/2023)
• Liz Lawrence’s 11-5-20 Grand Rounds Presentation – Resources [PDF]
• Justin Roesch's 10-29-20 Grand Rounds Presentation – "No Room for Fear: Cultivating a Culture of Psychological Safety in Modern Medicine" (video)

 Past Speaker Series

"Disability Justice in Healthcare"

co-sponsored by the Learning Environment Office and the HSC Office for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Spring/Summer 2023

June 2023
"Designing Collective Access"
Presented by:
Britt Meitzenheimer

May 2023
"Accommodations and Redefining 'Normal'"
Presented by:
Britt Meitzenheimer

April 2023
"Disability Justice"
Presented by:
Britt Meitzenheimer

March 2023
"Challenging Deficit Models Part 2"
Presented by:
Britt Meitzenheimer

February 2023
"Challenging Deficit Models Part 1"
Presented by:
Britt Meitzenheimer

ACCESS THE MOODLE COURSE HERE

"Challenges in Medical Education Leadership"

co-sponsored by the Learning Environment Office
Spring/Summer 2022

September 2022
"Using Your Power to Create a Culture of Wellness"
Presented by:
Liz Lawrence, MD

August 2022
"You Know it When You See it: Engaging with Unprofessionalism"
Presented by:
Diana V. Martínez, MPH
Lanier Lopez, MD

July 2022
"Giving Feedback: Creating a Safe Container for Learning"
Presented by:
Sally Fortner, MD, MS, FACH

June 2022
"Centering Disability: Identifying & Implementing Structural, Curricular, & Interpersonal Interventions"
Presented by:
Brittnee Meitzenheimer, MA

May 2022
"Real Talk: Acknowledging and Understanding Retaliation"
Presented by:
Martha Cole McGrew, MD

April 2022
"Creating Fair & Consistent Remediation Processes & Procedures"
Presented by:
Joanna Fair, MD, PhD

ACCESS THE MOODLE COURSE HERE

"Trust Matters"

co-sponsored by the Learning Environment Office
Spring/Summer 2021

November 2021
Part 8: "COVID-19 Vaccines: Maintaining and Building Trust in the Face of Disagreement and Conflict"
Presented by:
Surasri Prapasiri, MD
Kristina Sowar, MD

October 2021
Part 7: "Overcoming the Fear of Giving Corrective Feedback"
Presented by:
Patrick Rendon, MD
Alisa Illescas, MD
Promise Brood, MS3
Hannah Howse, MS3

September 2021
Part 6: "Creating & Developing Mentor-Mentee Relationships by Buidling Trust" 
Presented by:
Dr. Akshay Sood, MD, MPH
Dr. Nour A Assad, MD

July 2021
Part 5: "Building Trust Between Scientists and Communities" 
Presented by:
Dr. Karissa Culbreath, PhD
Dr. Katherine Wu, PhD

June 2021
Part 4: "Trust in Times of Stress: The How, The Why and The Impact of Interprofessional Teams" 
Presented by:
Dr. Steve A McLaughlin, MD

May 2021
Part 3: "Building Trust Between Teachers and Learners" 
Presented by:
Dr. David Sklar, MD
Dr. Dane Abruzzo, MD

April 2021
Part 2: "Building Trust in Health Systems to Eliminate Inequities"
Presented by:
Dr. Laura Parajon, MD, MPH
Dr. Jamal Martin, PhD, MPH

March 2021
Part 1: "Unless You Work Alone, Trust Matters"
Presented by:
Dr. Anthony Suchman, MD, MA

ACCESS THE MOODLE COURSE HERE

Story Time

Stories help us grow, learn, and change. They engage our emotions the way dry facts and figure never do. They allow us to travel to foreign lands and foreign times to meet fascinating people we might not otherwise encounter. They are fun, engaging and distracting. They inspire us to be true to our values. They remind of the meaning of the work we do every day. We hope that you will find humor, joy, and collegiality as you take a break from your day to read, listen to or share these stories.

You can find each installment of this series that took place in November and December 2021 below.

WEEK 5 (December 22)

WEEK 4 (December 15)

WEEK 3 (December 6)

WEEK 2 (November 29)

WEEK 1 (November 22)