RejuvenatED - Finding Hope and Renewed Purpose in Emergency Medicine: Stop the Stigma EM Month
Join in the conversation at this virtual story-sharing event as physicians and colleagues share stories from their emergency medicine careers that reignited their passion for the specialty. Whether moments of gratitude, joy in patient care, or triumph over mental health and burnout through patient or colleague interactions, these stories can break the silence around our struggles and rekindle our pride in caring for patients - and for ourselves. Join this story-sharing forum to spark connection, discussion, and hope, as we remind each other that we're not alone, and leave feeling rejuvenated through shared personal triumphs, vulnerabilities, and moments of love.
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Neha Bhatnagar, MD
Chair, AAEM Emergency Ultrasound Section
Guthrie
Neha Bhatnagar, MD, is chair of the AAEM Emergency Ultrasound Section, a board certified emergency physician at Guthrie, with the Focused Practice Designation in Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography. She completed her ultrasound fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, and her residency at the University of Tennessee program in Murfreesboro, TN. -
Amanda J. Deutsch, MD
Thomas Jefferson University
Dr. Amanda J. Deutsch, MD is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Well-Being for the Department of Emergency Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Deutsch earned her undergraduate degree at Harvard University. She subsequently completed her post-baccalaureate and did quality improvement research at Boston Children’s Hospital before starting her career as a medical student at the University of Iowa, where she is from. She completed an Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Pennsylvania, where she completed a track in Healthcare Leadership and Quality Improvement. She most recently completed a fellowship in Physician Wellness at Stanford Emergency Medicine. In her inaugural role as Director of Well-Being at the Department of Emergency Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University she combines her interests in clinical operations, process improvements and well-being.
Dr. Deutsch chairs the #StopTheStigmaEM subcommittee and hopes to normalize conversations around mental health for emergency medicine physicians, address barriers, and foster better mental health care for emergency medicine. Her interests include focusing on gratitude and appreciation to develop a sense of community and a team that can excel for their patients without the cost of their interests, self, and career. Dr. Deutsch loves to tweak process improvements to help foster well-being.
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Janae Hohbein, DO
Assistant Professor of Clinical EM
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Janae Hohbein, DO, is an assistant professor of clinical emergency medicine (EM) at the University of Illinois College of Medicine and scheduling director for OSF HealthCare Little Company of Mary. A former paramedic and deputy medical director for the Monmouth Ocean Hospital Service Corporation EMS in New Jersey, Dr. Hohbein completed a fellowship in EMS and disaster medicine at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. She also served as a flight physician with Paraflight EMS and Medway Air Ambulance. Dr. Hohbein earned her doctor of esteopathic medicine degree from Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center.