Vital Signs: Thriving as a Woman in Medicine

By: Diane Shannon MD
  • Summary

  • In healthcare, burnout rates are higher in women. In fact, forty percent of women physicians have cut back or left medicine within 6 years of completing training. Why? Is it added responsibilities at home? Gender bias at work? Invisible work at work? Mom guilt? Too much self-sacrifice and inability to say no? Poor boundaries, lack of time management skills, lack of self-care? In this podcast, we’ll explore the reasons why women in medicine are struggling—and more importantly, what to do about it. We can banish burnout and thrive as women in medicine.
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Episodes
  • Episode 131: Negotiating Your Salary and Crafting a Job Around Your Passion with Dr. Janice Werbinski
    Feb 18 2025

    Women physicians continue to be paid less than their male colleagues. If you’re looking to negotiate fair pay in your current or future job, what can you do? Join me and my guest, Dr. Janice Werbinski as we consider underlying factors and key steps to take. We’ll also dip into the importance of crafting a job in medicine around your passion.. Janice Werbinski, MD, FACOG, is an Associate Clinical Professor Emerita at Western Michigan University School of Medicine. She teaches courses in sex and gender specific medicine, women’s health, and menopause. Her passion is improving women’s healthcare by advocating for medical curriculum to include competencies in sex-specific concepts. She is Past President of the American Medical Women’s Association.

    Connect with Dr. Werbinski on LinkedIn.

    Connect with me at www.dianeshannon.com. If you’d like time to talk about the specific challenges you’re facing, you can book a time to chat with me. More info here about how to do that.

    Like what you heard? Listen to more episodes with Dr. Diane Shannon on our podcast Vital Signs: Thriving as Women in Medicine

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    Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH, PCC is an internal medicine physician, award-winning writer, and certified coach. She understands the stresses inherent in the practice of medicine and the additional challenges that women face in the profession. Her passion is helping women in medicine create lives where they can thrive.

    Share your experience and continue the conversation with Diane at www.dianeshannon.com or www.linkedin.com/in/dianewshannon

    If you’d like time to talk about the specific challenges you’re facing, you can book a time to chat with me. More info here about how to do that.

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    35 mins
  • Episode 130: Talking Back to the Must-Do-It-All-Mindset with Dr. La Toya Luces-Sampson
    Feb 4 2025

    Physician moms often experience a double whammy of the message that giving of yourself entirely is required. Without intention and support, this can lead to overwhelm, burnout, and cutting back or leaving clinical practice. Join me and my guest Dr. La Toya Luces-Sampson, MD, MPH-C, as we explore strategies physician moms can use to thrive more and strive less.

    Dr. Luces-Sampson, known as Dr. Toya, is a board-certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist, a Perinatal Mental Health specialist, and a coach for physician moms. Her passion is helping physician moms thrive in medicine and motherhood without self-sacrifice.

    Connect with Dr. Toya at hello@drtoyacoaching.com or on her website: www.drtoyacoaching.com.

    Connect with me at www.dianeshannon.com. If you’d like time to talk about the specific challenges you’re facing, you can book a time to chat with me. More info here about how to do that.

    Like what you heard? Listen to more episodes with Dr. Diane Shannon on our podcast Vital Signs: Thriving as Women in Medicine

    Reviews are greatly appreciated.

    Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH, PCC is an internal medicine physician, award-winning writer, and certified coach. She understands the stresses inherent in the practice of medicine and the additional challenges that women face in the profession. Her passion is helping women in medicine create lives where they can thrive.

    Share your experience and continue the conversation with Diane at www.dianeshannon.com or www.linkedin.com/in/dianewshannon

    If you’d like time to talk about the specific challenges you’re facing, you can book a time to chat with me. More info here about how to do that.

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    26 mins
  • Episode 129: Anniversary Special: Building Positive Organizations in Healthcare with Dr. Amy Young
    Jan 21 2025

    Many physicians today report feeling they aren’t valued by their organizations. New research by Dr. Amy Young and others shows a direct connection between leadership behavior, specifically communication, physicians feeling valued, and increased risk of burnout.

    Dr. Amy Young is a professor of Business Communication at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Her expertise is leadership communication, positive organizational culture, and workplace well-being. She’s also my sister, and I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate the 1st anniversary of my podcast than an inspiring chat with my sis.

    Connect with Dr. Young at LinkedIn or baldwin@umich.edu.

    Connect with me at www.dianeshannon.com. If you’d like time to talk about the specific challenges you’re facing, you can book a time to chat with me. More info here about how to do that.

    Like what you heard? Listen to more episodes with Dr. Diane Shannon on our podcast Vital Signs: Thriving as Women in Medicine

    Reviews are greatly appreciated.

    Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH, PCC is an internal medicine physician, award-winning writer, and certified coach. She understands the stresses inherent in the practice of medicine and the additional challenges that women face in the profession. Her passion is helping women in medicine create lives where they can thrive.

    Share your experience and continue the conversation with Diane at www.dianeshannon.com or www.linkedin.com/in/dianewshannon

    If you’d like time to talk about the specific challenges you’re facing, you can book a time to chat with me. More info here about how to do that.

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    31 mins

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