The Zen Cabin

Training in Compassion with David Shlim

• Laura McGladrey • Season 1 • Episode 2

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In this episode, we journey with travel and altitude medicine doctor David Shlim as we journey through his serendipitous journey from mediocre medical student revered travel medicine guru. We'll follow his journey to Everest Base camp, founding of the CIWEC Hospital in Katmandu & physician to the Tibetan Lamas that changed the course of his life. 
In this episode we'll talk about how the monks he worked with changed worldview and forever changed his practice of medicine. We'll cover the nature of suffering, the power of training in compassion, and training can alter the impact of burnout, compassion fatigue and stress injury. 


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