Presented by Karyn Butler, MD, FACS
(Recorded September 2018)
At the completion of the webinar, attendees will appreciate the unique factors that contribute to burn out in underrepresented minorities. The webinar explores the impact of ethnicity, work environment, motivation, and career trajectory on the development of burnout. Additionally, attendees will be introduced to strategies that will foster managing work-life integration and understand the importance of community in the support of physicians from under-represented minorities.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the relationship of workplace diversity on physician resiliency
- Identify three risk factors unique to underrepresented minorities that disrupt work-life balance
- Identify three strategies that can promote personal balance and well-being
About Karyn Butler
Karyn Butler, MD, FACS, is a professor of surgery, with research interests in cardiac ischemia/reperfusion injury, ventilator associated pneumonia, outcomes following trauma, delirium in critically ill patients, cognitive simulation in critical care, and physician wellness.
Dr. Butler was born in New York City and received her BS degree from Tuskegee University and her MD degree from Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. She completed her surgical training at Howard University Hospital in Washington, DC, and trauma/critical care training at UMD-New Jersey Medical School, followed by a two-year stint as a NIH Trauma Research Fellow at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. She has held academic appointments at Morehouse School of Medicine, the University of Cincinnati, and the University of Connecticut Health Science Center. She is the former division chief of surgical critical care at Hartford Hospital and was program director for the UCONN Surgical Critical Care fellowship there for nine years. She is currently the director of surgical critical care at Abington-Jefferson Health System.
Dr. Butler’s interest in physician resiliency has grown over the last five years. She was a member of the first Physician’s Wellness Committee at Hartford Hospital and developed the first interactive wellness program for surgical critical care fellows at the University of Connecticut. This monthly seminar provided protected time for fellows to work with a licensed clinical psychologist to explore strategies for stress management, conflict resolution, and self-awareness. Dr. Butler has completed more than 200 hours of training in nontechnical skills for surgeons (NOTSS—resiliency skills, communication, leadership, situational awareness, etc.).
