100: From Burnout to Medical Journalism While Making a Difference with Dr. Hansa Bhargava

“Also the culture of medicine: We were told to not care for ourselves, to just care for everyone else, to show up to grand rounds, it didn’t matter how long your shift was the night before, to be ready and prepared to go, and rest wasn’t important.” -Dr. Hansa Bhargava In today’s episode Dr. Jen Barna talks with Dr. Hansa Bhargava about her career in medicine and then her pivot into medical journalism. As a pediatrician and educator for over 15 years, Dr. Bhargava is passionate about making a difference in families’ lives. As a staff physician at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Senior Medical Director at WebMD and currently as Chief Medical Officer at Medscape Education, her goal is to make factual and relevant health information accessible for all. She is also an elected member of the executive committee for the Council on Communications and Media for the American Academy of Pediatrics. Tune in to hear her story and what she recommends for other physicians interested in getting their start in medical journalism. Dr Bhargava is a thought leader, writer and speaker on mental health in families and healthcare workers and has spoken at International Society for Pediatric Innovation, the FDA, as well as at the Health Communication National Conference at the and has done talks with Former First Lady Michelle Obama and at UNICEF roundtables. She recently produced the Resiliency Medscape series 'The Doctors Dilemma of Overcoming Burnout,’ is currently teaching a resiliency course, Cognitive Based Compassion Training (CBCT) at the Emory University Medical School. She writes regularly for Forbes for mental wellbeing and has authored the book ‘Building Happier Kids’ slated for publication by the American Academy of Pediatrics in early 2022. In a broader philanthropic role, Dr Bhargava is on the Emory Global Health Institute Council and on the Advisory Board for the Christopher Wolfe Crusade for prevention of opioid addiction. She is board certified in Pediatrics and a favorite role is to be a mom to two teen kids in Atlanta. Tubthumping by Chumbawamba https://open.spotify.com/track/5YScXJKtefsgdskIy60N7A?si=gxD4P5GMRdm_WlkeRw1KdA&dl_branch=1 Building Happier Kids, Stress Busting Tools for Parents, click here to purchase on Amazon.com. Please don't forget to leave a review! Follow Dr. Hansa Bhargava on twitter@hansabhargavaMD, IG @drhansaMD and clubhouse Find full transcripts of episodes on the DocWorking Blog Our New DocWorking THRIVE Physician Coaching and Community Subscription Membership is here for physicians at all career levels! You’ll get ongoing Small Group Coaching with our Experienced Team, Ongoing Coaching Support in a Private Community that Fosters Peer Support and Mentorship, and superb virtual courses focused on Resilience, Leadership, Stress and Time Management skills, to include ‘STAT: Quick Wins to Get Your Life Back’ with Gabriella Dennery MD and Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer, ‘A New Era of Leadership’ and ‘Communication for the Win’ with Lisa Kuzman, and so much more! Join our community by clicking here. At DocWorking, our specialty is Coaching Physicians. We bring an exceptional experienced team to Coach Physicians to achieve the Best in Life and Medicine. Doctors devote their lives to caring for others. But does that mean they must sacrifice their own health and wellbeing? Absolutely not! At DocWorking, we have developed a unique way to embrace it all. The caring for others that you do so selflessly AND the caring for YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY that you crave in order to bring it all into the perfect balance specific to YOU. What if we told you that you CAN have it all? The career you dreamed of when you decided to become a doctor AND the life outside of medicine that you desire? DocWorking empowers physicians to get back on the path to achieving their dreams. Ace the Boards and Max Your CME Preparing for your board exam or looking for a quick and convenient way to earn CME? Study for you