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Robbins reminds us that we all need connection to the people around us. Save the Date!
The medical profession provides abundant opportunities for connection ANNUAL MEETING
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Growth, learning and expanding both personally and professionally, is a Speaker:
vital human need espoused within Robbins’ work. Additionally, we want to Award-winning
and best-selling author
feel we are contributing something of value to those around us and to the
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setting goals and achieving
them. Admission to medical Save the Date!
that makes a difference school, success in residency and Mee&t GreetWomen Physicians Section
developing our practices, were
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ultimately is a key driver goals we set for ourselves that
required both significant learning
for us as humans and and growth. Medicine as a
profession demands growth, and
has one of the greatest
impacts on our sense we have met that demand. But,
of satisfaction. let’s not forget, in spite of all the
goals we have achieved, we must
continue to set our sights ahead on
new horizons. It can be frustrating
when benchmarks, such as MOC,
CME and metrics set by others,
seem to overshadow our own intentions; yet we should take care not to let
goals set by others dissuade us from continuing to set priorities of our own.
Our success in this profession is founded on our desire to connect, grow,
learn and contribute. Continuing to develop our own plan toward improving
ourselves and the outcomes for our patients is of paramount importance to
our happiness as human beings and as physicians.
Lastly, the final “core human need” outlined in this theory, and I would
argue for many of us the most important, is the sense of contribution to our
world. A career in medicine offers endless opportunities to realize this,
whether it be in research and innovation, individual patient encounters,
public health advocacy, or teaching. Engaging in significant and meaningful
work that makes a difference ultimately is a key driver for us as humans
and has one of the greatest impacts on our sense of satisfaction.
In medicine, we have chosen a path which has the potential to fulfill all
of these fundamental needs in myriad ways. In this new year, let’s focus
not only on how our profession allows us to improve the quality, and often
the quantity, of life for those around us, but also how fortunate we are to
practice a profession with the potential to truly fulfill ourselves, as well.
Link to Tony Robbins TED Talks: https://www.ted.com/talks/tony_
robbins_asks_why_we_do_what_we_do?language=en
Respectfully yours,
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