Doctors Day celebrates inspiring care | Corwell Health

National Physicians’ Day on March 30 honors heroes helping to make a career in medicine.

Doctors share their time and talents with patients every day, saving many lives.

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A few Corewell Health physicians have been asked why they are inspired to practice medicine.

Laurie SeaverAnd MDa medical geneticist at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital of Corwell Health, credits a high school teacher.

“My high school biology teacher encouraged me to pursue science and pre-med courses and I’ve never looked back,” she said. “She went to the same university she had (I think she planned that!) and attended the medical school graduation/reception.”

Kanya McGeeAnd MDShe’s always wanted to work with babies, said M.D., Medical Director for Quality and Safety in Obstetrics, College of Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency.

“Even though I am the first female doctor in my family, I always knew I wanted to be a pediatrician,” she said. “It was my passion to help patients in some of the most challenging and joyful moments in their lives that kept me focused on the goal of becoming a physician.”

It seems that every doctor has his reasons, many of which carry personal meaning.

Matthew SimsAnd MA, Ph.DBeaumont Health’s director of infectious disease research at Corewell Health, said he grew up surrounded by doctors and always wanted to be himself.

“I’ve always wanted to be a doctor,” he said, “but I honestly didn’t know what it really meant to be a doctor.” “When I got into my third year of medical school and started helping out with patients, I really knew that was what I wanted to do.”

Chi BrownreiterMDA lifelong commitment to children played a role in her career choice, said a pediatric hematologist at Corewell Health’s Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital.

“I became a pediatrician so that I could help children reach their greatest potential,” she said. “Children have very little control over their environment, the people who come in and out of their lives, or the social structures in which they live or will someday inherit.”

Ismael Gonzalez Rangel, MDMD, a pediatric cardiologist at Beaumont Health at Corewell Health, said for him it was all about the community.

“To make a difference in society by solving their problems in a scientific and personal manner means a lot to me,” he said. “From an early age I knew I wanted to be a doctor. The combination of science and the ability to care for and teach others drew me into the field.”

What is attached with doctors

Patients are at the center of all Corewell Health team members…especially clinicians and clinicians.

Some common examples of a time a patient said or did something that stuck with them.

It’s hard to pin down a specific comment, Dr. Bruneiter said.

“What sticks with me most is when patients talk about their future,” she said. “It could be about school, their career, a future sibling on the way, summer plans or an upcoming prom. These discussions make me feel like they are looking forward to the future. The fact that they want to share those visions with me warms my heart.”

Kate FosterDoMD, a pediatric dermatologist at Corewell Health, said sometimes it’s the simple things that stick with her.

“I remember all the hugs and kisses and fists I get from my patients,” she said. “It always makes my day!”

Determine flexibility

Ask Corewell Health doctors what resilience looks like, and you’ll hear a variety of inspiring thoughts.

Dr. Foster said she sees it daily in the patients she cares for.

“We care about the kids,” she said. “She serves as an inspiration to me to find joy and laughter even in the most challenging moments.”

Resilience, Dr. Sevier said, is optimism, resilience, and a willingness to change or focus on strategy even if it’s not your first choice.

Jamie L TaylorDoHer meanings in resilience have changed over the past few years, said Nancy Rambo-Hogg, chief of adolescent health and director of adolescent medicine, Beaumont Children’s Hospital at Corewell Health.

“For me, the meaning of resilience has shifted from being able to pick up quickly and picking up where you left off, to a state of perseverance, perseverance, and pushing through the unpredictable and unplanned,” she said.

Finally, Dr. Braunreiter said it comes in many shapes and sizes but is in each and every one of us.

“Resilience is when patients, parents, guardians, family members and healthcare providers work together as a team despite the many challenges they all face,” she said.