Physician Family Wellness Learning Series
Monthly Workshops
Being married to a physician isn’t easy, but is doesn’t have to be hard.” Kendra Harvey, physician spouse life coach
In an effort to improve the mental wellness of physician spouses, the Tarrant County Medical Society Alliance is piloting an innovative program called the Physician Wellness Learning Series open to ALL physician spouses/partners (membership not required). This initiative was specifically crafted to address the prevalent issue of physician burnout by equipping families with essential wellness strategies. The Physician Wellness Series will be facilitated by local TCMSA experts, Sarah Grimmer, PhD and Kendra Harvey as well as guests throughout the year.
Workshops will be held the 2nd Tuesday of each month through April 2024 with a break for December. Sessions are from 12pm-1pm with lunch served at 11:30am for those who place an order.
Sessions are free with a small fee to cover lunches.
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Physician Family Wellness Learning Series
Session 1 How Physician Burnout Causes Family Burnout
Sarah Grimmer, PhD
September 10, 2024
We will have the first of the Physician Family Wellness Series on September 10th. Sarah Grimmer, PhD will lead us through her research on how the stress physician's face is shared with their spouses. The data is eye opening, and this series gives such hope for us all to reduce stress and increase wellness for ourselves and our families.
This month we will learn what about the lifestyle contributes to excessive stress/burnout in physicians and their spouses. What exactly is happening in our bodies when we experience stress and secondary trauma. What are the BASICS of what our bodies and minds need for health and wellness. We will conclude with a time to discuss what we've learned and make a plan for one step in the right direction.
I hope if you're available on Tuesday at Noon, you will join us. The workshop is 12pm-1pm. Come at 11:30am if you order lunch. Lunch orders due by September 5th. Scan the QR code or go to this Link to Register.
Physician Family Wellness Learning Series
Meet our team
Sarah, a TCMSAlliance member, has been married to her Family Medicine/Emergency Medicine partner for over 10 years. Her research, “When Perceived Physician Burnout Leads to Family Burnout: How Secondary Emotional Trauma Impacts Physician Spouses," has received high praise from the physician family community. Some of the key findings in her study include: - 41.9% experienced a psychiatric diagnosis during their partner's training years. - 29% were diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder. - 69.8% experienced moderate-severe anxiety (GAD-7). - 19.7% were diagnosed with major depressive disorder. - 33% experienced moderate-severe depression (PHQ-9). - 62% reported symptoms of secondary trauma. - 20% experienced high-severe secondary trauma (STSS). Don't miss this opportunity to hear Sarah share her valuable insights and data at our first session in September.
Physician Family Wellness Learning Series
Meet our team
Meet the visionary co-creator of the Physician Family Wellness Series launching this fall in DFW, Texas.
Kendra Harvey, is a resident of Keller, Texas and serves as the VP of Community Health for TCMS Alliance, Director of Membership for the AMA Alliance, and is an Ambassador for the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation. She has been married to her Neurosurgeon partner for 20 years and together they have 5 children. In the spring of 2023 she led the AMA Alliance Physician Family Experience Survey and has served the physician family community as a mentor, coach, and advocate for the past 6 years.
