Physician Wellness
Healthy Physician Wellness Offerings
How is the Foundation supporting our physician and healthcare colleagues in the area?
Peer coaching and counseling
MSDC Active members can speak with an MSDC vetted coach or psychologist for free on any number of topics, including career, life, and relationships. Conversations are kept confidential from your employer, the Board of Medicine, and even MSDC!
Wellness events and activities
The MSDC activities calendar is full of events (in person and virtual) that allow you to meet new people, find your "happy place", and have some great experiences with peers. Keep checking the event calendar or see here for events of interest.
The Healthy Physician App
The Healthy Physician App: for once, let your phone help you ease your mind. The Healthy Physician App (for Android and iPhone) has wellness articles, tips, resources, and ways to connect before, during, and after wellness events. Download it today and get free resources designed to help you today.
Wellness Templates
COMING SOON - wellness templates for any practice: help your practice help you. The Healthy Physician Foundation will share resources and templates to ensure your practice is helping your wellbeing based on expert advice.
Support Your Colleagues
Do you want to help support your fellow physicians going through their own struggles with wellbeing? The Healthy Physician Foundation exists to support MSDC's wellbeing and addiction programs. Your generous gift allows MSDC to continue supporting those physicians in most need.
Donate hereMeet the Wellbeing Committee
These are the physicians and experts who help guide the creation of the wellbeing programs. If you are interested in getting involved, let us know!
| J. Desiree Pineda | MSDC Board Chair and Committee Chair |
| Kaylan Baban | George Washington University Hospital |
| David Bowman | Howard University Hospital |
| Laurie Duncan | MSDC Executive Committee // Physician Health Program |
| Daniel Marchalik | MedStar Health |
| Felicea Patel | Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group |
| Theresa Stone | MedStar Health |
| Dock Winston | Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group |