July 28, 2015
Medical education & illustration

Medical education doesn’t have to be boring!

Image: Medmovie.com Have we ever REALLY learned anything from the pamphlets offered at medical clinics?  Most of the time content included in this literature seems like a tutorial in common sense rather than an opportunity to truly learn something about the fascinating bodies that we wear. If you’ve been keeping an eye on our newsletters and social media posts, you’ll know that Wellsmart has been delving into the world of medical education. During the filming […]
May 28, 2015
Women, Healthcare, Transformation

3 Women Transforming Healthcare: Wellsmart goes to NYC!

Fast on the heels of her speaking engagement at the Hope in Healthcare Retreat (click to read our event report) in the Catskill Mountains April 23-26, Dr. Coleman and the Wellsmart team travelled to New York City for the 3 Women Transforming Healthcare panel at the Impact Hub on April 27, featuring Dr. Coleman in conversation with 2 other extraordinary women: Peggy Huddleston, author of Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster, and Robin Carnes, co-founder and […]
May 21, 2015
Peace Village, healthcare, retreat

Report from the Hope in Healthcare Retreat

It was with great honor and pleasure that I was invited to speak at and participate in, the spring edition of the bi-annual Hope in Healthcare Retreat, held April 23-26, an initiative of the the Point of Life Foundation.    Set deeply within the Catskill Mountains at the Peace Village Retreat, Hope in Healthcare benefits from the Village’s beautiful space for freelance meditation and communing with nature.  The model taught here is formed from […]
May 20, 2015

Medicine can learn to go with the flow: lessons from the military and sport

What is the source of mastery that is appreciated at all levels, whether it be as a fighter pilot, an elite athlete, or a physician? If you were to ask this question while speaking with a group of fighter pilots, they would tell you it’s instinct, which is ‘flying with feel’. As a flight surgeon for 8 years with over 40 hours logged during F-16 Fighting Falcon training flights, including […]
April 17, 2015

Happy Earth Day! A Fresh Perspective of the Inner Workings We Share with Our Outer World

Earth Day is Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015. Paying homage to Mother Nature on her special day may require no further looking, than inward… to our own bodies, where the same blueprint that forms the function of forests, oceans and space ecosystems, exist and thrive, for us, as well. Let’s take a journey, with pictures, to our own inner space, to see just how similar we all are.