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A Beautiful PA LifeAuthor: Rachel La Costa
If you're like me, you're a physician assistant (PA-C, physician associate!) who is over the constant cycle of burnout in the healthcare system. You're ready to start THRIVING. You became a PA because you want the best of both worlds. You can serve the patients you love without losing yourself. You can thrive after healthcare burnout. And here, youll find just the tools and evidence-based practices that you need to create a beautiful PA life. Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness, Medicine, Mental Health Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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12. Face tattoos made him a better PA – “Professionalism” with WAPA president Joshua Lumsden, PA-C
Episode 12
Saturday, 12 October, 2024
Join me for this week’s 🪴Thriving PA Community Hour 🤗ALL about professionalism and authenticity – I’d love to hear your story and what professionalism looks like to you!Today’s Podcast GuestJoshua Lumsden, PA-C, MA, MCHS is an internal medicine PA who practices at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in Seattle, WA. He is president of the Washington Academy of Physician Associates. His clinical interests include LGBT Health, and has lectured in multiple states on gender affirming care and HIV treatment and prevention. He has published research on systems-based HIV prevention. He has a special interest in mental health and burnout, and has led work on suicide prevention in his clinic, and regularly challenges thinking on professionalism, health disparities, and team-based healthcare. He is an avid cook, once competed in an amateur bodybuilding competitions, collects tattoos, and has a geriatric chihuahua named Rocco.Learn more: Links from this episode:Join me for this week’s 🪴Thriving PA Community Hour 🤗ALL about professionalism and authenticity – I’d love to hear your story and what professionalism looks like to you!Learn more about a thriving list in Episode 11: Step into your ~thriving~ era this PA week!Hardouin S, Cheng TW, Mitchell EL, et al. RETRACTED: Prevalence of unprofessional social media content among young vascular surgeons [retracted in: J Vasc Surg. 2020 Oct;72(4):1514. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.08.018]. J Vasc Surg. 2020;72(2):667-671. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2019.10.069Dr. Erica Mitchell tweet on July 25, 2020 in response to #medbikiniMore about burnout: Episode 8. These 6 mismatches are the keys to fixing your burnout – Burnout Series Part 2 with Dr. Allison Smith, PT, DPT, PhD The PA Path Podcast: Season 5: Episode 97 - Building a PA Program and the Power of Storytelling with Elias Villarreal, Jr., DMSc, PA-C, Associate Dean and Founding Program Director of the UCSD School of Medicine Atkinson PA ProgramThe PA Playbook Podcast on Spotify and Apple PodcastsConnect with Joshua Lumsden, PA-C on LinkedInWashington Academy of PAs (WAPA) website and Instagram I host a weekly gathering of PAs like you who believe in creating a beautiful PA life - it's called the Thriving PA Community Hour. It's an opportunity to learn, share, connect, and lift each other up. And you're invited! Get the Zoom link here - I'd love to see you :)Want a deep dive into the science behind the tools in this week's podcast episode? It drops into your email inbox every Sunday at midnight. Want in? I'd love to have you!Worried about burnout? You came to the right PA! Get the Burnout Deep Dive here - a resource-rich pdf that will help unlock your burnout. And I created a complete diagnostic assessment for burnout, you can get it here: How Full is My Cup?Want more evidence-based tools, expert tips, and words of wisdom for creating your beautiful PA life? Check out my Instagram page: @rachel.la.costa
