Stimulus Podcast 31 - The Dalai Lama’s Doctor, Barry Kerzin MD

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">A discussion with His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s personal physician Barry Kerzin, MD on: how he came to his unique job, why compassion might be better than empathy in healthcare, simple ways to develop compassion towards both others and yourself, the cure for jealousy, lessening the impact of errors, and a prescription for longevity in medicine and life. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400"><strong>Guest Bio: </strong> Barry Kerzin, MD is a US born and trained family physician who for the past several decades has resided a monk in Dharamshala, India -- home of the Tibetan community in exile. In addition to serving as H.H. the Dalai Lama’s personal physician, Dr. Kerzin is the founder of the</span> <a href= "https://altruismmedicine.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400">Altruism in Medicine Institute</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">, whose mission is to</span> <span style="font-weight: 400">increase compassion and resilience among healthcare professionals and extended professional groups, such as police officers, first responders, teachers and leaders.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Self described as “...</span><span style="font-weight: 400">a doctor, a monk, a teacher, a lazy man. All of these things, yet none of these things,”</span> <span style="font-weight: 400">you can follow Dr. Kerzin on</span> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/barry.kerzin"><span style= "font-weight: 400">Facebook,</span></a> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfvKOj-bBviYlXidC3Lpm6g"><span style="font-weight: 400"> Youtube</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">,</span> <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/aimicompassion/"><span style= "font-weight: 400">Instagram</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400">or learn more about his story</span> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Kerzin"><span style= "font-weight: 400">here</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400">.</span></p> <div data-draftjs-conductor-fragment= "{"blocks":[{"key":"cc1f6","text":"We disc