stand service leadership . The deans agree to the necessity of a work-life balance and attention to mental health issues . They all admit medicine is going through a tough , transitional time and that courage and vulnerability are required to bring back the joy to medicine . Deans speaking included Clay Marsh , MD , from West Virginia University School of Medicine ; Bobby Miller , MD , from Joan C . Edwards School of Medicine ; and Linda Boyd , DO , from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine .
NFL Physician Thom Mayer , a nationally known healthcare speaker , said leaders are born only of crisis but that healthcare is mostly always in crisis . The problem with healthcare today is that the toll extracted to become a physician is too high and the return is too low . He said successful physicians , like successful athletes , must perform , rest , and recover . Physicians , many times , don ’ t rest . Many suffer from burnout . Burnout , he said , is a ratio of job stressors divided by effective capacity . Mayer encouraged those attending the Healthcare Leadership Summit to take control of their lives .
WVSMA President Lisa Costello , MD , MPH , whose themes during her tenure are leadership and advocacy , discussed the critical need for physicians to go beyond their medical training and learn how to be leaders in today ’ s healthcare environment .
The conference offered a variety of speakers for physicians and healthcare executives .
AUTHOR
John Law , Executive Director , West Virginia State Medical Association
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