2024 Wellness Committee Leader Spotlight
Jessie Cable, DO, Chair of the EMRA Wellness Committee, 2024
Program:FSU - Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Your goal as an EMRA leader: My goal as an EMRA leader is to continue placing an emphasis on the importance of wellness in residency. I want to continue seeking information about habits that have helped residents from a mental health perspective and spread this information to help as many individuals as possible.
If I weren't an emergency physician, I would be: A chef!
Program: Mount Sinai Danielle Andrews, MD, MPH, Vice Chair of the EMRA Wellness Committee, 2024
Program: Emory University
Your goal as an EMRA leader: My goal is to highlight and create realistic solutions that medical students and residents face that can impact their wellbeing during their training. One topic in particular is financial wellness and literacy. Many people, especially those that are first-generation medical students or doctors, are often not aware or prepared for the financial burdens that can accumulate in this field that goes beyond med school tuition. My hope is that during my term I can create safe spaces of discussion for these types of topics and develop solutions to help address common financial problems that many of us face.
What is something people don't know about you? I used to be a junior state champion bowler in California!
If you weren't an emergency physician, what would you be? A chef or food critic (if my many food allergies don’t stop me from being great).
What app on your phone consumes the most of your time? TikTok videos of cooking recipes and hacks
Melina Kanji, MD, Vice Chair of the EMRA Wellness Committee, 2024
Program: Emory University
Your goal as an EMRA leader: My goal is to provide a safe space within emergency medicine to bring our community together, initiate challenging discussions that will lead to positive changes, and take steps to overcome current roadblocks we are facing.
Why did you get involved in a professional society? I wanted to be a part of a larger movement within my field that resonates with my values, while giving back to my community. I also hope to make lifelong connections along the way!
What is the best advice you have ever received? "Accept-- then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it."
-Eckhart Tolle (The Power of Now)
What is something people don't know about you? I used to be a dog trainer and veterinary technician assistant while in college. I love animals <3
If you weren't an emergency physician, what would you be? A traveling yoga instructor.
What are your tops songs on your Spotify Wrapped? Dreams- Fleetwood Mac, What You Need- The Weeknd, A Place Like This- Majid Jordan, Pyramids- Frank Ocean, Just What I Am- Kid Cudi, Eternamente- Jhayco.
Kadeen Forrest, MD, Assistant Vice Chair of the EMRA Wellness Committee, 2024
Program: Maimonides Medical Center
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