Nature and Neuroscience: How Outdoor Time Boosts Physician Mental Health and Focus
Why Doctors Need Nature as Much as Medicine In medicine, we spend our days surrounded by artificial light, the constant beeping of monitors, and the pressure of urgent decisions. It’s a world of fluorescent hallways and windowless call rooms. Even when we’re helping others heal, we often forget to care for ourselves. For years, I […]
Into the Woods: The Unexpected Wisdom Nature Offers Modern Physicians
Trading Scrubs for Stillness As physicians, we are trained to thrive in controlled environments—bright lights, sterile surfaces, structured schedules, and fast-paced decisions. But in the stillness of the woods, among rustling leaves and filtered sunlight, I’ve learned some of my most meaningful lessons—not about science, but about perspective, balance, and what it means to heal. […]
Teaching with Presence: How Mindfulness Can Transform Medical Education
Beyond the White Coat: The Hidden Curriculum of Medicine When we think of medical education, we often picture packed lecture halls, long rounds, and endless memorization. But beyond the textbooks and clinical checklists lies something far more important—how we show up for our students and colleagues. Over the years, as a hospitalist and medical educator […]
Slow Medicine: Why Thoughtful Practice Beats Speed in the Age of Efficiency By Dr. Andre Posner
The Race We Never Meant to Run Modern medicine moves fast. Electronic health records, productivity metrics, and mounting patient loads have all pushed physicians to see more, do more, document more—all in less time. It’s easy to feel like we’re working on an assembly line, rushing from one patient to the next, hoping nothing gets […]
Meditation and Medicine: Finding Focus in a World of Clinical Chaos By Dr. Andre Posner
A Doctor’s Life in Overdrive The life of a physician is often one of nonstop motion. Early mornings. Long shifts. Constant interruptions. Endless decisions. From emergency pages in the middle of the night to juggling multiple patients with complex conditions, medicine is a world where chaos is the norm, not the exception. I’ve worked in […]