Finding
Meaning in Medicine is a community of
like-minded healthcare professionals
dedicated to rekindling in one another the
commitment to service and exploring the core
questions of a life in medicine
such as:
- Are
you feeling the strain of practicing
good medicine in today’s tumultuous
medical and healthcare environment?
- Do you
still experience the same enjoyment and
satisfaction that your profession once
gave you?
- Are
you a medical student who wants to hold
on to your ideals and values? Or another
healthcare professional or practitioner
who holds the vision of a more holistic
healthcare system?
- Do you
yearn for a community of physicians or
other like-minded healthcare
professionals, medical educators, and
students who share your values of
compassion, harmlessness, reverence for
life, and service?
- Do you
wonder how to rediscover and strengthen
the meaning of your work?
The
Institute for the Study of Health and
Illness (ISHI) has been assisting physicians
nationwide to develop self-directed, ongoing
values and meaning discussion groups in
their communities, independent of
institutional support.
Finding
Meaning in Medicine has evolved into a very
simple and replicable group process that
enables physicians to uncover the deep
meaning that lies below the daily routine of
practice, and to find strength within a
community of physicians who share their
values. Medical students, other healthcare
professionals, and medical educators are now
replicating the pro-gram and adapting it to
meet their respective needs.
The Finding
Meaning in Medicine website,
www.meaninginmedicine.org,
provides resources needed to help start an
FMM group in your community, network with
other FMM group facilitators, or join an
online FMM group with your colleagues.