Out with Burnout Podcast
Co-hosts Katherine Rivera-Spoljaric, MD, and Philip Abraham, MD, from WashU Medicine and co-directors of the Department of Pediatrics Office of Faculty Development provide tips on avoiding burnout in the clinical space. Invited guests will join Katherine and Phil every episode to discuss their personal experiences on key wellness topics.
Katherine and Phil completed Wellness Coaches education through Wellcoaches® in early 2023. They developed the Physicians as Wellness Coaches Program in Pediatrics to help address physician burnout and build wellness skills and strategies among Pediatric residents as they enter their careers in medicine.
Hosts
Philip M. Abraham, MD, MHA
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Hospitalist Medicine
Co-Director, Office of Faculty Development
Philip Abraham, MD, MHA is the co-director of the Pediatrics Office of Faculty Development. At Memorial Hospital (Shiloh and Belleville, Illinois), he is vice chair of pediatrics and the pediatric hospitalist medical director.
Abraham went to Ross University for medical school and the University of Kansas for pediatric residency. His interests lie in the care of hospitalized children, newborns and community hospital emergency management.
The best part of his job is working with his colleagues. He is inspired and motivated by their hard work and drive. He believes that investing in both faculty talent and wellbeing is what ultimately makes an organization grow and achieve its mission.
In his free time, he tackles coparenting his three young boys with his wife, enjoys traveling, reading, music and being outdoors.
Katherine Rivera-Spoljaric, MD, MSCI
Professor of Pediatrics, Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine
Co-Director, Office of Faculty Development
Katherine Rivera-Spoljaric, MD, MSCI is the co-director of the Pediatrics Office of Faculty Development, medical director of the Multidisciplinary Technology Dependent Child Center and co-director of the Severe Asthma Clinic for Kids.
She earned her medical degree from Ponce School of Medicine, completed her pediatric residency at Miami Children’s Hospital and completed a fellowship in pediatric pulmonology and a research fellowship at WashU Medicine. Her research interests include asthma and environmental influences of pediatric disease.
She is a mother to three teenage children, loves HIIT workouts and reading. She has a passion for life coaching and overall wellness and hopes that she can share her vision and learnings through this podcast.
Out with Burnout is a production of:
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Department of Pediatrics
Office of Faculty Development
Executive Producer: Katie Cammarata
Guest Relations & Management Support: Megan Shaffer