During the first year of medical school, biomedical students learn to cut open and dissect the human heart, exploring its previously unseen chambers. Intensive as the training of a physician is, there is need for more discussion of open-heartedness, the quality of compassion and kindness that deepens human connection. The Open-Hearted MD dialogues explore the opening of our own hearts to further strengthen the doctor-patient relationship. Topics include themes integral to healing practices s ...
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The Open Hearted MD Team Podcasts
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Embodiment with Dr. Tawni Tidwell & Dara Bramson
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“The cultivation of compassion makes a better diagnostician as well as therapeutic practitioner, attuned to the needs of patient.” In this episode, we journey into the realm of Tibetan Medicine with Dr. Tawni Tidwell and Dara Bramson. Dr. Tidwell is a trained practitioner of Tibetan Medicine, a biocultural anthropologist, and a researcher at the Ce…
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Healing with Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen & Lota Ofodile
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"Many people are healed and never cured, and many people are cured and never healed, and these are different things... healing has to do with purpose and meaning and wholeness, and curing has to do with the physical body..." - Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen. This week, Dr. Rachel Remen and Lota Ofodile examine the place of healing in the practice of medici…
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Nature with Dr. Stacy Beller Stryer & Amanda d'Almeida
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"Nature prescriptions aren't just for patients; they're for colleagues, friends, all of us." - Dr. Stacy Beller Stryer. This week, Dr. Beller Stryer and Amanda d'Almeida explore the intersection between the natural world and human health. For more, please visit https://www.openheartedmd.com/episodes/nature…
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Improvisation & Humor with Dr. Belinda Fu, Dr. John Stevens & Timothy Knowlton
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“Improv has really helped me be more me...and to feel comfortable being a human in the room”— Dr. Belinda Fu This week, Dr. Belinda Fu and Dr. John Stevens join medical student Timothy Knowlton to explore how improv and humor build trust with patients. For more, please visit: https://www.openheartedmd.com/episodes/improvisation-humor…
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Burnout & Resilience with Dr. Jay Kaplan and Rebecca Herbert
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"Resilience is being able to recover: when you get bent out of shape, it’s the ability to get back into the shape you need to be, once again..." — Dr Jay Kaplan This week, emergency medicine physician Dr. Jay Kaplan speaks with medical student Rebecca Herbert about burnout. They engage with strategies for reducing and preventing burnout, and explor…
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Compassion with Dr. James Doty and Erika Bennett
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“Love is embracing the other, and recognizing that ultimately, the other is you. When you care for the other, you are actually caring for yourself.” — Dr. James Doty Dr. James Doty, New York Times bestselling author of Into the Magic Shop, and medical student Erika Bennett explore the role that compassion plays in a life of meaning and mindfulness.…
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"Dying is not just this taboo or dirty topic. We can make it so beautiful by doing simple things, by just being there, by having presence." —Dr. Sonia Malhotra Dr. Malhotra speaks with medical student Megan Snyder about the experience of death and dying. Their discussion moves from the need to center the lived experience of the individual within me…
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Gratitude with Dr. Tanmeet Sethi and Scott Berman
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“Gratitude is a state of being, a good friend, a home to return to [...] Gratitude lets you keep coming back to hard times while seeing the beauty next to the challenge.” —Dr. Tanmeet Sethi Dr. Tanmeet Sethi speaks with medical student Scott Berman about how gratitude can be part of a healing practice for both patients and clinicians, and shares ti…
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Mindfulness with Dr. Ronald Epstein and Dean Tran
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"Mindfulness is a purposeful attentiveness to one's inner life in order to achieve some sense of clarity, compassion, and wellbeing." —Dr. Ronald Epstein Dr. Epstein speaks with medical student Dean Tran about how mindfulness can help us to understand our emotions, listen more deeply to our patients, and reduce implicit bias. What came up for you d…
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Think of a physician who has made you feel really at ease. Now ask yourself: what qualities did this person embody? Presence, deep-listening, compassion? These are the qualities of an open heart. We invite you to join us in dialogues exploring open-heartedness in medicine, featuring a rotating student and guest mentor. Episodes are hosted by Dr. Re…
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