What does it mean to be trauma informed? How might the trauma of medical training manifest into social and physical threats within the doctor/patient relationship?
In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Kemia Sarraf MD/MPH, a medical educator and leader in trauma-informed education and coaching. They delve into the relationship of trauma and racism as chronic exposure to toxic stress. Dr. K explains how to notice trauma reactions within ourselves and how that can impact how we interact with others. She discusses that it’s important to notice these responses and how to hold space without judgment.
Bio:
Dr. Kemia Sarraf founded Lodestar in 2016, responding to a growing need for trauma-responsive subspecialty coaching methods for physician colleagues who were reporting high levels of severe burnout, vicarious trauma, and moral injury.
Dr. K serves as adjunct faculty at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in the office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Her work includes bringing a trauma-informed lens and trauma-mitigation approach to Justice, Equity and Anti-Racism work. She co-leads several national initiatives, bringing her unique paradigm and focus on leadership development onto the creation of trauma-responsive systems and cultures that better support learners at every stage of their medical training, and throughout their careers.
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Contact her at kemia@lodestarpc.com
LinkedIn: /drkemia
Facebook: /LodestarTraumaMitigation
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