Academic Medicine Podcast

"When our demanding days, pressured pace, and weighty emotions leave us tired and weary, could 'pressing pause' lessen the burnout we feel?" MD-PhD student Caroline Jansen reflects on how the current coronavirus pandemic created a variety of challenges and anxieties, yet also presented an opportunity to begin intentionally claiming moments to slow down and check in with one's self. This essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the December 2020 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.