How to focus and thrive in medicine with ADHD with Dr. Diana Mercado
Manage episode 344483030 series 3292740
Dr. Diana Mercado-Marmarosh joins the podcast and discusses how she was able to overcome charting challenges and unfinished projects by understanding her ADHD and pivoting to use it as superpower to help herself and others.
During this episode you will learn about;
[0:00] Intro, Charting Mastery ad
[3:01] Tell us a little about your journey to medicine.
[6:16] Boundaries, limits
[11:33] Charting and challenges
[18:57] Hidden curriculum in medical school
[22:42] See the patient as a person, not the disease on the chart
[28:11] Life goes on for everybody who keeps living.
[33:16] Redundancy in charting when the computer knows
[37:38] Tell your staff what you’re trying to accomplish.
[42:03] Be willing to speak up and say “no”.
[46:40] What to do if you feel like you’re not fulfilling your role.
Notable Quotes
- “Because the thing that I loved the most, which was to take care of others was the thing that was basically maybe going to cost with my life. And I did not sign up for that.” – Dr. Diana Mercado-Marmarosh
- “And so, I came to realize that ADHD, I could see it as something that was disabling to me, or something that could be used as a superpower.” – Dr. Diana Mercado-Marmarosh
- “It’s just each of our own individual experiences or personality, they all get to be brought together if we let them. And then that's our unique expression of how we can care for our patients and provide value to others around us.” – Dr. Ryan Stegink
Does charting in medicine seem overwhelming at times? The tens or hundreds of charts that you still have to finish and sign…it’s exhausting right?
Charting Mastery™ is a 6-week- long group coaching program, led by Dr. Ryan Stegink, where physicians like you, will get equipped with the skills and approach to finish charting at work and get home sooner for what matters most to you.
The first cohort launches in early November 2022. You can get on the waitlist and be one of the first to hear when you can become a founding member by going to…
https://www.chartingmastery.net
There will be CME available through reflections on the material, powered by CMEfy.
To learn more about Dr. Diana Mercado-Marmarosh, go to – www.adhd-lifecoach.com
82 episodes