Collaborative Physician Well-Being Initiatives
The word philanthropy comes from Ancient Greek: φιλανθρωπία, philanthrōpía, from phil- "love, fond of" + anthrōpos "humankind.
Dr. Roman was honored at the 2021 Idaho Non-Profit’s Center’s annual Idaho Philanthropy Day as an Outstanding Adult Volunteer - Brightest Star: an individual adult (21 years and older) who has demonstrated exceptional leadership through a significant amount of service and volunteerism in their community.
The link to the full ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EkqdW1wPLA
Physician Well-Being Consultations:
Dr. Roman is actively involved in local and national initiatives to enhance the health and well-being of physicians and medical school students. She brings her experience to consultations with healthcare leaders who have an interest in developing and offering workshops, conferences, discussion groups, professional coaching services, confidential counseling services and comprehensive wellness programs.
Executive Physician Coaching:
In addition to offering Physician Coaching Circles, Dr. Roman has joined a diverse group of coaches at MDCoaches to develop an innovative coaching program for physicians and medical school students and offer Executive Physician Coaching and other resources to physicians.
Physician Vitality Initiative - Ada County Medical Society (ACMS)
Dr. Deb Roman serves as one of the founding members of the ACMS Physician Wellness Committee. This committee developed The Physician Vitality Initiative - a progressive program that offers a confidential counseling service as well as a myriad of resources to physicians.
Mindfulness and Meditation Group - Dr. Abhilash Desai and Dr. Deb Roman co-facilitate a mindfulness and meditation group. This group has been organized for Ada County Medical Society members and meets every two weeks to explore mindfulness and meditation practice with physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and medical school students.
Idaho Physician Well-Being Action Collaborative
The Idaho Physician Well-Being Action Collaborative (IPWAC) was created by local physicians in 2018 to bring together individuals from several sectors of healthcare to address system level issues with significant impact on the health of our physician and patient communities. Our mission is to make life better for physicians and other clinicians and thereby, make life better for our extended community. Dr. Ed McEachern and Dr. Deb Roman co-chair the IPWAC.
Please learn more about our collaborative from this interview and by clicking this link.
Capital Coalition for Physician Well-Being
With the national Charter for Physician Well-Being as the standard, a small team of physicians and administrators created and developed the Capital Coalition for Physician Well-Being.
Our vision:
Invite local healthcare systems and organizations to join the National Charter for Physician Well-Being and implement the guiding principles and key commitments
Organize and distribute a list of statewide efforts in alignment with this national charter
Recently, we shared our vision with a group of Physician Champions in our community and are working with them to integrate the principles and commitments into our medical community at large.
Physician Wellness CME Program - Idaho Osteopathic Physicians Association (IOPA):
As Director of Physician Wellness and Chair of Continuing Medical Education for the Idaho Osteopathic Physicians Association, Dr. Deb Roman developed an innovative, comprehensive physician wellness curriculum, with interactive workshops and physician conferences. With support from IOPA’s Executive Board, this program was implemented in Idaho.
Physician Retreats - Wellness for Doctors
Dr. Michael Amster, Founder of Wellness for Doctors, organizes retreats for healthcare professionals. Dr. Deb Roman contributes as a co-teacher for physician wellness retreats. She also collaborates with Dr. Michael Amster on physician wellness initiatives.
