Navigating Moral Distress and Professional Well-Being Through Compassionate Pedagogy

BIO: Tessy A. Thomas, DO, MBE is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Bioethics at Geisinger in Danville, PA. She is a Pediatric Critical Care Physician working at Geisinger-Janet Weis Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. As a bioethics scholar she works within the Department of Bioethics and Decision Sciences with a focused passion in exploring the depths of moral distress and professional integrity of healthcare professionals. She is also the Graduate Medical Education Director for Professionalism in the Clinical Learning Environment.