Safeguarding Physician Wellbeing

This book offers a novel framework that utilizes various checklists to optimize physician wellbeing in all dimensions and support career longevity. By employing a "physician safety checklist," physicians across the entire spectrum of their career can achieve personal, professional, and psychological protection.

Julie L. Wei, MD MMM, is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist and new Division Director, the Dr. Alfred J. Magoline Chair of Otolaryngology, at Akron Children's Hospital in Akron Ohio. She is also a Professor of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and faculty in the ENT Division at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Wei obtained her medical degree from New York Medical College, ENT residency training at Mayo Clinic Rochester, fellowship training at the now Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago. She completed her master's in medical management from Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy in May 2023. In addition to serving as division chief, Dr. Wei has also served as Surgeon-in-Chief, Director, GME Wellbeing Initiative, Chair of Medical Staff Health & Wellness Committee at Nemours Children's Hospital Orlando, and as Chair of Otolaryngology Education and Advisor for Association of Women Surgeons at University of Central Florida College of Medicine for the past near decade. She is the immediate past president of American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology and past president of Society of Ear, Nose, Throat Advances for Children. She is author of "A Healthier Wei", and co-author of "Acid Reflux in Children", and TEDx speaker on "The Milk and Cookie Disease". She has published over 48 peer-reviewed articles, 13 invited articles, 12 book chapters.

Chapter One: My Journey Chapter Two: Physician Safety Chapter Three: Data on Physician Burnout and WHY Chapter Four: Checklists for Professional Protection Chapter Five: Coaching for Physicians (by Physicians and Non-Physicians) Chapter Six: Checklists for Work-Life Integration and Personal Safety Chapter Seven: Checklists for Financial Wellbeing and Safety Chapter Eight: Mental Health Checklists Chapter Nine: Checklists for Better Relationships Chapter Ten: Checklists for Career Longevity Chapter Eleven: Checklists for Ergonomics, Disability, and Recovery Chapter Twelve: Delaying Pregnancy, Miscarriages, and Infertility Chapter Thirteen: How to "Off-Ramp", "On-Ramp", or Exit Your Clinical Career Safely Chapter Fourteen: What Hospitals, Health Systems, Institutions Can Do to Ensure Healthy Physician Workforce. Chapter Fifteen: Checklists for Optimal Future of U.S. Healthcare