What is a "growth mindset"? What is the opposite, the so-called "fixed mindset"? How does this relate to racism and other "-isms"? Dr. Marie Angele Theard is an anesthesiologist with over 20 years of experience in the field of neuroanesthesiology. She was educated at the University of Illinois, where she also completed her residency. And then she went on to complete a fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Theard is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and is a member of the Society of Education in Anesthesia, American Society of Anesthesiologists, and she is on the Board of Directors of the Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care. She is currently a neuroanesthesiologist in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Washington, and an Associate Director of the Education Training Corps at Harborview Injury Prevention Center in Seattle, Washington. She has a very well written article on the growth mindset. If you want to read more on the growth mindset, check out Dr. Carol Dweck's book, Mindset, or the one by the host of this podcast, How to Improve Doctor-Patient Connection: Using Psychology to Optimize Healthcare Interactions.
