7.2 - Reflection

<p>What is self-reflection and how is it different from mindfulness? Why is self-reflection so vital to quality patient care? How can we fruitfully reflect on our experiences without falling into navel-gazing?</p>

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<p>In this episode, we explore reflection as key to the practice good medicine, revealing how this simple habit is crucial to personal and professional growth, identity formation, and flourishing.</p>

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<p><em>Further Reading/References</em></p>

<p><strong>Physician Resilience: What It Means, Why It Matters, and How to Promote It, </strong>Ronald M. Epstein and Michael S. Krasner (2013), <em>Academic Medicine</em><br /><a href="https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/fulltext/2013/03000/physician_resilience__what_it_means,_why_it.12.aspx" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">link</a></p>

<p><strong>Cultivating the Inner Life of a Physician Through Written Reflection, </strong>Andrea Vicini, Allen F. Shaughnessy, and Ashley P. Duggan (2017), <em>Annals of Family Medicine</em><br /><a href="https://www.annfammed.org/content/15/4/379" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">link</a></p>

<p><strong>Slow Medical Education, </strong>Richard M. Frankel and Howard S. Beckman (2015), <em>Academic Medicine</em><br /><a href="https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/fulltext/2015/03000/slow_medical_education.14.aspx" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">link</a></p>

<p><strong>Mindful Practice, </strong>Ronald M. Epstein (1999), <em>Journal of the American Medical Association</em><br /><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">link</a></p>

<p><strong>Integrity and the Virtues of Reason: Leading a Convincing Life, </strong>Greg Scherkoske (2013), <em>Cambridge University Press</em><br /><a href="https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/integrity-and-the-virtues-of-reason-leading-a-convincing-life/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">link</a></p>