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Neuroscientists Discharge Social Responsibility by Taking a Lead in Converting Medical Colleges into Health Promoting Hospitals through the Spirituality Path: A Tale of Two Cities

Praveen K Tripathi, Amar J Singh

Keywords : Academicians social responsibility, Burnout, Case report, Neurosurgery, Patient satisfaction

Citation Information : Tripathi PK, Singh AJ. Neuroscientists Discharge Social Responsibility by Taking a Lead in Converting Medical Colleges into Health Promoting Hospitals through the Spirituality Path: A Tale of Two Cities. Integr Med Case Rep 2024; 5 (2):60-63.

DOI: 10.5005/imcr-11021-0008

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 24-10-2024

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2024; The Author(s).


Abstract

Neurosurgery patients are often critically ill and face stress and postoperative pain. Neurosurgeons also face many problems, like burnout. There is a need for individual and organizational interventions to promote their well-being. This article showcases the life shifts in the medical practice of a neurosurgeon, Dr Praveen Kumar Tripathi, Assistant Professor, SRMS-IMS, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, through his ventures into spiritual healing. His Shrimad Bhagavad Gita sessions held in hybrid mode on the hospital campus at his official residence are attended by 30–40 devotees (patients, doctors, and staff). They reported having positive thoughts, a better perception of life, and self-satisfaction. Academicians’ social responsibility (ASR) concept applied to medical colleges can help doctors improve their relationships with patients and the community. As a part of the ASR campus hygiene initiative, for more than 4 years, students from its Neuroscience Research Lab at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, have dedicated 2 hours every week to establish a cleaner and healthier environment. This also brought positive changes among staff, patients, and their caregivers. Integrative healing services use non-pharmacologic, alternative therapies to improve patient outcomes by focusing on the whole person. There is also a need to use this regime to foster neurosurgeons’ well-being. For example, an international workshop was organized at PGIMER in 2024 to sensitize doctors on the usefulness of practicing Yoga. This way, neuroscientists from two medical institutes applied a health-promoting hospital approach to address healthcare workers’ and patients’ physical and spiritual needs.


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