D. Micah
Hester,
PhD
chair/professor
UAMS
D. Micah Hester, PhD, is chair of the Department of Medical Humanities & Bioethics in the College of Medicine at UAMS with a secondary appointment in pediatrics. Dr. Hester has taught ethics in healthcare settings for over 20 years and is clinical ethicist at 2 hosptials in Little Rock, AR.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Health care professionals are under incredible stress—increasing clinical loads, decreasing budgets, transformational changes in care delivery, and more. Burnout rates were drawing national attention even before the COVID-19 Pandemic began and have enhanced those concerns ever since. Self-awareness, reflection, and expression of health care professional stress is critical. The humanities offer the opportunity for artistic expression of the deep meaning in our work, a broader exploration of the drivers of stress in the healthcare environment, and an opportunity to share these insights with…