Life Beyond Burnout with Dr. Gupta, MD

Meet: Dr. Aleea Gupta who is a board-certified family physician who completed her undergraduate education at Duke University, medical degree at University of Florida and residency at Overlook Hospital/Columbia University. She has worked in multiple medical practice settings in the past 25 years. In 2018, she learned about the direct primary care (DPC) model from a colleague and decided to open the first DPC practice in her county. Dr. Gupta is also passionate about spreading awareness about the DPC model to medical students and residents. Her goal is to help further the Direct Primary Care movement in Chicagoland, the state of Illinois and beyond! Dr. Gupta is married to a retina surgeon, has two children and in her free time enjoys reading, watching foreign films and studying Spanish  Lessons: “Choose to give the patient the time or the charting the time” Family and Marriage: Put our family first  “Respect the priority of how you divide all the aspects of your life” “When life gets crazy, take a step back, there is always a way” Contact Dr. Gupta: On Social Media: @dr.aleeagupta Contact: [email protected] Make sure to Rate & Follow everywhere you listen to Podcasts! Follow me on Social Media at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@medpsycmoss⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/medpsymoss⁠⁠⁠ Website & Blog: https://⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠medpsycmoss.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***This episode is for educational purposes only. This is NOT medical guidance or recommendations. Please follow up with your health provider and therapist for any additional questions or support***  Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:38 Introduce Dr. Gupta and DPC 2:24 Power of Social Media 3:11 Her Journey to Medicine  5:48 Challenges in clinical medicine  8:04 Strength of Communication 9:35 Burnout in medicine 10:55 Moving to Direct Primary Care 12:51 Impact on Mental Health 15:12 Burnout and Empathy 15:42 Going Part Time 16:45 Coping Strategies 18:08 Partners in Medicine 20:55 Difficulties with Work Life Balance  21:57 Being a Parent in Medicine 25:20 How to go part time  27:29 Women in Medicine 29:05 Diversity in Medicine 31:56 Recap  33:18 Contact Information