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Dr. Nia Zalamea has some advice for providers who are struggling with burnout. “I think it’s important to allow ourselves to experience the joys in addition to the challenges of our work,” she says. “We forget because we just expect those good outcomes all the time, and we are only really affected emotionally when we have negative ones.” Learn more from Dr. Zalamea, who shares her insights on staying inspired and better serving the underserved in a new Q&A, and check out the course she co-authored, PFC 101: Introduction to Patient-Centered Care.
Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on much these days, but in a new opinion piece from Forbes, Dr. Sachin H. Jain offers one policy point that both sides can get behind: making behavioral health a core component of training for nurses, doctors, and pharmacists. “Schools traditionally address these subjects through coursework that is viewed as tangential, rather than central, to the curriculum,” Dr. Jain writes. Learn more about behavioral health integration in primary care in the IHI innovation report.
Applications are now open to students and residents for the annual Telluride Patient Safety Education Roundtable & Student/Resident Summer Camps. The Telluride experience is a great chance to learn about patient safety and network with other budding improvement leaders in one of three beautiful locations. US health science students can get a full scholarship to cover airfare, food and lodging, and educational sessions. Learn more and apply here by January 15, 2017.
Dr. Nia Zalamea has some advice for providers who are struggling with burnout. “I think it’s important to allow ourselves to experience the joys in addition to the challenges of our work,” she says. “We forget because we just expect those good outcomes all the time, and we are only really affected emotionally when we have negative ones.” Learn more from Dr. Zalamea, who shares her insights on staying inspired and better serving the underserved in a 
