Focus medical education on training the whole person

<p>"Had I understood the nature of my struggles and felt permitted and supported in actively addressing them, I would have been more effective, a better learner, and more fulfilled. After trying out a few clinical settings, a lot of reading, and some much-needed coaching, I found my identity as a healthy, inspired physician. Eventually, by setting boundaries and understanding my patterns, I discovered what I needed to thrive.</p> <p>So, maybe we need to reimagine medical education. From medical school onward, physician education and training should be conceptualized as a career-long process supporting the holistic development of life-long learners, leaders, and healers. Certainly, there has got to be a better way than my circuitous, self-designed, and at times, painful and exhausting pathway."</p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-asamoah-000b929/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tracy Asamoah</a> is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and can be reached at <a href="https://www.tracyasamoahcoaching.com/" target= "_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tracy Asamoah Coaching</a>.</p> <p>She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "<a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2021/01/its-time-to-focus-medical-education-on-training-the-whole-person.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">It’s time to focus medical education on training the whole person</a>." (<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2021/01/its-time-to-focus-medical-education-on-training-the-whole-person.html">https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2021/01/its-time-to-focus-medical-education-on-training-the-whole-person.html</a>)</p>