Wendy Lau is an emergency medicine physician who has worked in some of New York City’s busiest hospitals. She is the author of Inner Practice of Medicine, a primer for working and thriving in the challenging space of modern medicine. She can be reached on Twitter @wendylaumd, Instagram @innerpractices, and Facebook.
With a background in Silicon Valley, Dr. Lau transitioned to medicine to fulfill her aspiration of serving the most vulnerable. After completing her medical education at Cornell University and an emergency medicine residency in Brooklyn, she incorporated meditation and Eastern philosophies into her practice to combat burnout. Dr. Lau has shared her insights through practical lectures on physician burnout, both at medical schools and residencies.
During the pandemic, she supported physicians worldwide and was ordained as a Zen priest by Roshi Joan Halifax. She currently works in addiction and recovery and serves as a co-director for Upaya’s Nomads Clinic, providing medical care to remote Himalayan villages.
Wendy Lau is an emergency medicine physician who has worked in some of New York City's busiest hospitals. She is the author of Inner Practice of Medicine, a primer for working and thriving in the challenging space of modern medicine. She can be reached on Twitter @wendylaumd, Instagram @innerpractices, and Facebook.
With a background in Silicon Valley, Dr. Lau transitioned to medicine to fulfill her aspiration of serving the most vulnerable. After completing her medical education at Cornell University and an emergency medicine residency in Brooklyn, she incorporated meditation and Eastern philosophies into her practice to combat burnout. Dr. Lau has shared her insights through practical lectures on physician burnout, both at medical schools and residencies.
During the pandemic, she supported physicians worldwide and was ordained as a Zen priest by Roshi Joan Halifax. She currently works in addiction and recovery and serves as a co-director for Upaya's Nomads Clinic, providing medical care to remote Himalayan villages.
Burnout isn’t our fault. However, since we can’t change the inner workings of large institutions all at once, if at all, how do we push through? How do we do more than just survive?
“More and more doctors are coming to believe that the pandemic merely worsened the strain on a health care system that was already failing because it prioritizes profits over patient care,” wrote Eyal Press in the New …
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