The Mindful Medical Learner initiative interviews physicians across the field about mindfulness and how it relates to their practice. Unique experts, course leaders, and mindfulness advocates - we’re bringing them all to our circle! We are a team of medical learners who have come together to offer meditation and mindfulness-based resources to our colleagues – created by learners, for learners. This initiative is being done in collaboration with the McGill WELL Office, which seeks to support learners throughout their training by creating, promoting and sustaining a culture of wellness and resilience. Research shows that mindfulness-based practices can be hugely beneficial for mental well-being. This is particularly pertinent for medical trainees who are consistently operating in high-stress environments. We hope to create a community around mindfulness and meditation and promote awareness about the role that it can play on both a personal and professional level.
Episode 24 | The Culture of Academic Medicine Initiative - Mindfulness in Medicine with Dr. Victor Do
Dr. Victor Do is a staff hospital paediatrician at Stollery Children's Hospital and a current co-chair of the Culture of Academic Medicine Initiative. In this episode, we discuss how the Culture of Academic Medicine Initiative is working to create a culture of health, wellbeing, compassion, respect, safety, and self-care in Canadian Medical Institutions, and where mindfulness can fit into this initiative!
In this podcast we discuss:
1:53 - Dr. Do's path to medicine, paediatrics, and equity work.
3:58 - The beginning of the Culture of Academic Medicine Initiative.
6:57 - Adapting the Okanagan Charter to medical education.
9:47 - Aspects of the historical and current culture of medicine that Dr. Do would like to see changed (discussion of burnout, discrimination, and health-promoting learning environments).
13:59 - Why is personal wellness important in medicine?
15:07 - The importance of personal growth in medical training.
17:57 - Mindfulness in medicine; what it means to Dr. Do.
22:30 - What does it mean to be resilient?
27:15 - Closing Thoughts + How do get in contact with CAMI if you're interested in learning more or helping with their initiatives.
Website: https://cami-icmu.ca/
Email: cami@afmc.ca
4 Apr 2025
Podcast #24: The Culture of Academic Medicine - Wellness and Mindfulness with Dr. Victor Do
In this episode Avery is joined by Dr. Victor Do, a staff hospital paediatrician at Stollery Children's Hospital and faculty member University of Alberta Department of Paediatrics, a former president of the Canadian Federation of Medical Students, an awarded researcher in the field of child health equity, and a current co-chair of the Culture of Academic Medicine Initiative through the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada. We discuss how the Culture of Academic Medicine Initiative is working to create a culture of health, wellbeing, compassion, respect, safety, and self-care in Canadian Medical Institutions, and where mindfulness can fit into this initiative. Thank you for joining us Dr. Do!
https://cami-icmu.ca/
cami@afmc.ca
29 Jun 2024
Episode 23 | Mindfulness and meaning in rural medicine with Dr. Arshi Kaffash
Dr. Kaffash will begin his career in July 2024 as a rural family physician in the James Bay territory. He recently completed his residency in family medicine at McGill University. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from Concordia University and a medical degree from McGill University’s class of 2022. Outside of medicine, Dr. Kaffash is interested in fitness, martial arts, and podcasts (lucky us!)
In this podcast we discuss:
2:50 - Arshi’s path to rural family medicine
4:56 - Arshi explains the ease and sense of community in the rural environment
6:27 - Arshi recounts a day in the life as a medical learner in James Bay
9:15 - Some downsides of a rural practice: seclusion and distance from loved ones
11:04 - The clinical challenges of working in a remote indigenous community
12:30 - The unique sense of support between healthcare staff in James Bay
15:25 - Weaving together western medicine and culturally sensitive care
19:00 - Arshi describes the continuous state of learning in rural medicine
20:40 - Palliative care in rural medicine
21:48 - Goosebreak, a Cree holiday for going out on the land to hunt, and other cultural practices
24:08 - Arshi shares some of his favorite formal mindfulness practices
28:54 - How rural family medicine incorporates informal mindfulness principles into practice, and the power of walking to work
31:23 - Advice for medical students - do a rural rotation!
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