Loma Linda University Health employees and their families and friends are invited to enjoy stunning photographic images captured by 11 Loma Linda University School of Medicine physicians. The works, featured in the art exhibit “Through a Doctor’s Lens,” include images of landscapes, animals, and nature.
“Through a Doctor’s Lens” is sponsored by the Loma Linda University office of physician vitality. It will take place March 28 through April 18 at the Redlands Art Association Gallery, 215 E. State Street, in Redlands.
“Both creative and altruistic endeavors,” says Barbara Couden Hernandez, PhD, director of physician vitality, “have long been known to enhance physician resilience and diminish burnout. LLU Medical Center physicians have maintained a rotating photography exhibit in the medical staff lounge for two years. The photography of ‘Through a Doctor’s Lens’ demonstrates their talent for detailed work and aesthetics that also characterizes their clinical skills.”
The images are available for purchase, with proceeds used to acquire rocking chairs for the hospital’s pediatric emergency department.
Featured photographers include doctors Don and Resa Chase, Gail Stewart, Chelsea Cosand, Tait Stevens, Francis Chan, Jay Shah, Lisa Kairis, Barry Watkins, Daniel Wongworawat, and Chad Burk.
The Redlands Art Association Gallery is open to the public Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free.
A reception will be held at the gallery on Sunday, March 30, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
While many residency programs are required to provide behavioral health clinicians to teach residents, very few academic centers provide a licensed mental health provider to offer assistance or to create well-being programs for their faculty physicians.
The office of physician vitality sprang from LLU and LLUMC’s desire to attend to the whole person of its physicians as they offer whole-person care to their patients. Couden Hernandez offers consultation, education, research, and programming designed to enhance physician resilience and engagement.