Career and Life Planning Guidebook for Medical Residents

SECTION I: T MINUS THREE YEARS Shawn C. Jones, MD President, Kentucky Foundation for Medical Care, Past-President, Kentucky Medical Association (KMA). Dr. Jones serves onKMA’sAMAdelegation. He is a passionatepublic health advocate. Dr. Jones shared his personal journeywith burnout in his book, Finding Heart in Art: ASurgeon’s Renaissance Approach to Healing Modern Medical Burnout. He speaks on burnout to medical students, residents, physicians, hospital groups and systems. He has served on medical mission trips to Romania, Honduras and Kenya. Dr. Jones is an avid reader enjoying biographies, history, and books on spirituality. Website: drshawncjones.com Twitter: @ShawnCJonesMD C H A P T E R A U T H O R S Sharee Selah, MBA Director of Physician Recruitment at Tower Health Ms. Selah is Director of Physician Recruitment Services at Tower Health – a strong, regional, integrated healthcare provider/payer system that offers leading-edge, compassionate healthcare andwellness services to a population of 2.5 million people. Ms. Selah served as co-chair of the Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment (AAPPR) Chapter and Regional Relations Committee as well as president and ex-officio of MAPRA, the mid-Atlantic regional chapter of AAPPR. Ms. Selah developed “Assessing Practice Opportunities in the Marketplace” for final year residents to develop the tools and skills required when initiating a successful practice opportunity search. Recognizing that medical training is rigorous and extensive, it often neglects to provide practical training for life after residency. Ms. Selah believes these skills just as important as medical training. Physicians who are well adjusted in their professional and personal lives are better equipped to provide the best patient care possible. CAREER AND LIFE PLANNING GUIDEBOOK FOR MEDICAL RESIDENTS 28