Stepping Stones: Finding a path to a rewarding life

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Stepping Stones Finding a path to a rewarding
life

• Cindy Haq M.D.
• University of Colorado
• American Academy of Family Physicians
• September, 2008

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Follow your passion
What do you enjoy? What are you good at? What
is needed? What gets you excited and
energized? Who do you love?
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Education for Health for All
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Core Values

• Dignity and respect
• Equity
• Service to those in greatest need
• Integrity
• Learning and questioning
• Accepting limitations
• Integration
• Comprehensive, community-based, team care
• Self, family and doctor

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Develop areas of expertise

• Family physician
• Teacher
• Health systems
• Primary health care

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Seek opportunities for learning, growth and
development

• Network
• Take careful risks
• Expect failures
• Share and celebrate successes
• Keep going !

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Primary Health CareDeclaration of Alma Ata 1978

• Health, which is a state of complete physical,
  mental and social well-being....is a fundamental
  human right...
• The attainment of the highest possible level of
  health is a most important world-wide social
  goal.....
• Governments have a responsibility for the health
  of their people...
• Primary health care is the key to attaining this
  target as part of development in the spirit of
  social justice.

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Family doctors in health systems

• Clinicians
• Teachers
• Collaborators
• Leaders

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Enjoy life!

• Work hard yet seek balance
• Take time for self-care and renewal
• You dont need to do it all at once
• Discover and explore
• Have fun !

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