1. Work-Life Balance: How to Make it Work in Healthcare
Melissa J. Seelbach, MD, PhD
 KSPAN Spring Seminar
March 4, 2017

2. Work long, hard hours
Lack of sleep
Dealing with death
Lack of boundaries
Hierarchy
Patient grief, anxiety
Self criticism
Making mistakes

4. Keys to success for work-life balance
Positive attitude….with a touch of realism!
Definition of success
Goals, goals, goals
Small things matter
Support network

5. Positive attitude....with a bit of realism
How you view life transforms your attitude.

6. Death in family
Manuscript publication
Internship
Baby 1
Puppy
MCAT
F31 pre-doctoral funding
Invited speaker at
International Conference
Anesthesiology Residency
Residency interviews
Board exam
In training exam
Baby 2
Medical school
Severe illness in family member
Graduate school
Post doctoral grant submissions
Family crisis
Baby 3
Board exam
Fellowship interviews
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense
Ph.D. oral candidacy exam

7. Definition of Success

8. Definition of Success
What do YOU want to achieve?

9. Goals, Goals, Goals
If you don’t know what your looking for….you’re never going to find it.

11. Small things matter and …..kindness goes a long way

12. Support Network
“The secret to life….”surround yourself by good people” -Dr. J. Dority

14. Personal Background College of Wooster (2002); B.A. Major Biochemistry
The University of Arizona (2007); Ph.D. Pharmacology and Toxicology
X 2 Postdoctoral fellowships (2008) and (2009)
Joan C. Edwards SOM Marshall University (2013)
Anesthesiology Residency University of Kentucky (2017)
Chronic Pain Fellowship