Jenny Michel is the Director of Advanced Practice at Akron Children’s and works clinically as a nurse practitioner in the emergency department. She is currently the co-chair of the provider resilience committee, the Well-Being index APP champion, and an advocate for recognizing the importance of provider wellness and improving the health and wellness of APPs. In 2022, she participated in the Intelligence for Quality Improvement program and completed a project with a focus on increasing APP interactions with the well-being index tool. She has previously presented on the topic of APP wellness both regionally and nationally and recently was recognized for her work to support APP wellness by the Ohio Organization of Nursing leaders as the recipient of the 2023 Workforce Wellness award.

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Amber Orman, MD, DipABLM is a double board-certified radiation oncologist and lifestyle medicine specialist focusing on focusing on breast cancer treatment and prevention, providing holistic care that encompasses mind and body. She is the first ever Chief Wellness Office (CWO) of AdventHealth Medical Group, working to improve the well-being of her colleagues. She is also the co-founder of the HEAL (Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyle) program at AdventHealth in Orlando, Florida. HEAL is an 8-week lifestyle medicine program designed to educate and inspire cancer patients to make positive changes to decrease cancer recurrence and improve overall healthspan. She collaborates with the American College of Lifestyle Medicine as a member of the Health Systems Council and also serves as the Chair of the Cancer Member Interest Group. She is the Medical Director of AdventHealth Lifestyle Ventures as well as an Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine.

She is a mother to 3 teenagers and 2 poodles, wife to a witty nephrologist, yogi, and ultrarunner who spends her free time trail running and summiting Colorado’s peaks. She is also well versed in the plant-based kitchen.

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This is Part II of a special two-part series on the Coalition for Physician Well-Being.

Note: This episode was recorded in September 2024, prior to the landfall of Hurricane Helene in the continental United States. The Coalition is dedicated to supporting the residents of western North Carolina and will produce the 2025 Joy & Wholeness Summit responsibly.

Robert M. Rodgers, MD, is a dedicated family medicine specialist based in Altamonte Springs, FL, with over 33 years of experience in the medical field. He completed his medical education at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1990 and subsequently pursued a residency in Family Medicine at AdventHealth Florida (East Orlando) from 1990 to 1993. Currently, Dr. Rodgers is affiliated with AdventHealth Orlando and Health Central Hospital in Ocoee, Florida. He holds a Florida State Medical License valid through 2025 and is board-certified in Family Medicine. Dr. Rodgers serves as the Chief Medical Officer of the Primary Care Network at AdventHealth and Chairman of the Coalition for Physician Well-Being.

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