The goal of this concise guide is to provide a resource of “non-medical” skills and practices that have been shown to help healthcare trainees reach their peak performance. There are many aspects of the healthcare education and training process that are necessary for excelling, preparing for the next stage, and thriving at the level of the trainee’s end goal. However, certain additional skills and principles are essential in reaching peak performance during training, career, and life. Often overlooked in formal training, these skills and principles can be found in a range of areas, including leadership, goal-setting, mentorship, relationships, skills-training, stoicism, and financial planning, to name just several. All are critical in medical-career development, but learning these skills and principles often requires searching through numerous resources to aquire the needed information. Having completed the rigorous training involved in these professions, the accomplished chapter authors of this easy-to-read title offer insightful key points and tangible action items in each section, geared specifically to the trainee and their training education. In addition, authors from various non-medical sectors and professional backgrounds have contributed their expertise to this compendium, giving the book important interdisciplinary coverage. An invaluable and timely contribution to the health career development literature, The Successful Health Care Professional’s Guide will be of great interest to medical students, residents, fellows and all allied health professionals looking to develop the most successful and fulfilling career possible.

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Contents 6
Contributors 8
1: Introduction 10
2: Perseverance and Grit: Tools for a Successful Career in Healthcare 12
Introduction 12
Can Grit Be Taught? 14
How Do You Measure Your Grit? 15
Test Your Grit! 15
Can Grit Protect Medical Trainees From Burnout? 15
Tips on How to Get Grittier 17
Conclusion 19
References 19
3: What We Can Learn from Artistic and Athletic Disciplines about Skills Training 21
What We Can Learn from Music 21
Technical Aspects of Practice and Improvement 21
Goals and Performance of Music 22
Balance Between Music and Life 23
What We Can Learn from Sports 24
Preparation 24
Perseverance 25
Motivation and Passion 26
Final Thoughts 26
References 27
4: Setting and Achieving Goals 28
What Is a Goal? 28
Unattainable Versus Attainable Goals 29
Short Term Goals Versus Long Term Goals 29
Setting Goals Effectively 30
How to Achieve Goals? 32
Role Models and their Effect on Goals 33
How to Deal with Failure 34
References 36
5: Career Planning 37
Career Planning Best Practices 39
Guiding Principle 1: Seek Feedback Through Mentorship 39
Guiding Principle 2: Remain Agile 40
Guiding Principle 3: Focus on Contribution & Professional Fulfillment, Not Individual Accomplishments 40
Guiding Principle 4: Develop Leadership Skills 41
Key Takeaways 41
Appendix 1: Individual Development Plan (Academy of Medical Educators [3]) 42
Self-assessment of Professional Skills, Interests and Values 42
Defining What You Want to Achieve 42
Consider Your Current Professional Strengths 42
Consider Your Current Professional Weaknesses 42
Consider What Opportunities Are Available 43
Consider Potential Threats to Your Plans 43
Generate Items for the IDP: Address Four Attributes 43
Assemble Your IDP 44
References 45
6: Resilience: How to Avoid Burnout, Provide Exceptional Care, and Successfully Integrate Work and Life 46
The Pain Point: Burnout 47
Resilience, Mindset, and Energy 47
Resilience 48
Mindset 48
Energy 49
Choosing the Right Yardstick: Work-Life Integration 50
Assess and Understand Your Energy Baseline: The Five to Thrive Quiz© 51
Recommended Practices to Activate the Five Essential Elements 54
Exercise and Nutrition 54
Rest and Renewal 55
Focus and Growth 55
Joy and Passion 56
Time and Effort 56
Activate the Five Essential Elements for Sustainable Peak Performance 57
Conclusion 58
References 59
7: Maintaining and Growing Relationships; Family, Romantic and Friends 62
Introduction 62
Current State of Understanding of Social Support, Individual and Relational Resilience 63
Individual Resilience 63
Relational Resilience 64
Framework for Understanding and Assessing the Health of Relationships 65
Understanding Family and Individual Life Cycles 65
Systems Thinking 66
Relational Resilience 67
Dyadic Coping 67
Self-Report Questionnaire 67
Case Examples 68
Negotiating Clinical Rotations and Residency Placements 68
Premarital Assessment 69
When Different Values Collide and Break a Marriage 70
Conclusion 71
References 72
8: Strategies & Tactics to Support a High Performing Healthcare Workforce 73
Provider Burnout 73
Drivers of Burnout 74
Organizational Factors 74
Personal and Societal Factors 74
Impact of Training 74
Strategies to Address Burnout 75
Individual Interventions 76
Organizational Interventions 76
The Current State 77
What Providers Experience 77
The Science Behind the Experience 78
Future State: Empowering Providers for High Performance 79
Discussion of the 4 Principles 81
Principle 1—Foster Intrinsic Motivation 81
Case Study: Valor Performance 82
Principle 2–Science of Attention 83
Human Factors Evaluations 84
Flow 84
Principle 3–Time as an Asset 86
Principle 4—Train for Peak Performance 86
Physiology Optimization 87
Self-Awareness & Mindset 87
Habit Formation 90
Self-Compassion & Spirituality 90
Culture & Systems Change 91
Team Culture Change 92
Organizational Systems Change 93
Design Thinking 93
Design Thinking for the Workplace 94
Design Thinking as Organizational Culture 95
Conclusion 95
Resources/References 96
Helpful Resources 98
9: Financial Considerations for the Healthcare Professional 99
References 111
10: Disability Insurance 112
Introduction 112
The Physician Advantage 114
Policy Benefits 115
Riders to Consider 117
Cost 117
Limitations 118
When Choosing a Policy 118
Conclusion 119
References 119
11: Teaching 120
History of Medical Education 120
Principles of Educating the Modern Learner 122
Feedback 123
Goal Setting 123
Mentorship 123
Collaboration and Team Based Learning 124
The Role of Technology and Active Learning 124
Tips for Effective Teaching in Different Settings 125
Teaching in Lectures 125
Teaching in Office and Inpatient Care 127
Teaching Procedural Skill 128
Creating Space for Teaching with Limited Time 131
Engaging Diverse Learners 132
Giving Feedback 136
Barriers to Feedback 136
Effective Feedback 136
Feedback and the Growth Mindset 137
Summary 138
References 138
12: Leadership Lessons from History 141
Introduction 141
Definition 141
Vince Lombardi 144
Alexander the Great 144
George Washington 145
Winston Churchill 147
The Stoics 147
Conclusion 149
Selected Reading 149
13: Generalization vs. Specialization 150
Problem Solving 152
Medical Specialization 153
Economics 154
Care Delivery 154
Specialty Choice 155
Training 156
Well Being 156
Orthopaedics 156
Conclusion 158
References 158
14: The Evidence for Diversity 160
Definitions 160
Equality vs Equity 160
Justice 161
Implicit Bias 161
Inclusion 161
Cultural Competence vs Cultural Humility 161
Structural Racism 162
Why Diversity Is Important in General 162
Healthcare 163
Patient Outcomes 163
Training Experience 164
Where Is Orthopaedics Now? (The Field That I Currently Work In) 164
How Trainees Can Help/Participate 165
As Mentors 165
As Bystanders/Upstanders 166
Social Media 167
Continued Learning in Practice 168
References 169
Index 172

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