This course is an interactive CME program for women medical professionals to improve self-awareness and learn skills to manage stress. Through the program, women physicians can earn up to 14 AMA PRA CME & up to 14 AOA Category 1A Credits while enjoying themselves. Retreats are offered in 4 or 8 block sessions of 2 1/2 hours in the Charlotte area, or globally for 5-8 days in enchanting settings around the globe.
The program combines mindfulness, meditation, yoga, CBT, pottery, and peer support, accompanied by farm-to-table homemade-gourmet food & beverages. Each session will include amazing food from a selected culture or region from around the globe for us to explore our senses through. Make new friendships with fellow woman physicians as we enjoy meals together, discuss hand-picked articles, or share experiences about the skills we’ve learned through the program. As we immerse ourselves further in creative play through ceramic design. Through the art of pottery, we will improve the mastery of mindfulness through visual, tactile, postural, and in-the-moment awareness. This will be followed by a meditative, mindfulness, or CBT technique that is best suited for the culture or region we have honored that week. The evenings then wind down with dessert.
Through these sessions, we will identify the signs and symptoms of burnout and acknowledge ways we can improve our personal well-being. We will explore goals and engage in skills to improve compassion, creativity, and empowerment. These skills can not only be applied for our own self-care, but with our patients in day to care as they struggle with stress and anxiety too.