Hi. I’m Lauren Kosinski, MD
Founder of Metamorphosis Medicine
My resources
30 years in surgery in diverse practice settings, from solo general surgery practice in Alaska to subspecialty academic colorectal surgical practice
Jungian (Analytic) Psychology Training Candidate (over 600 class hours), ISAPZurich (Switzerland)
Certified yoga teacher with 700 hours of yoga teacher and integrative therapy training hours
Creator and managing principal of The Seed House, a wellness center
Life Atlas Consultant and Gifts Compass Inventory Advisor Certifications
Master’s degree in Health and Medical Sciences
Executive director of a surgical research foundation
MBA Essentials Certificate from the London School of Economics
My own experiences as a patient
What is Metamorphosis Medicine?
Lauren Kosinski, MD, MS
I would like to help you not only find your way but in doing so, also contribute to defining the next way.
Metamorphosis Medicine was conceived as a resource to help physicians to realize personal and professional transformation.
The fundamental premise is that the transformation of medicine begins one doctor at a time making one small change at a time. We regularly underestimate the power of this. In the lineage of healing arts and our call to this profession, each of us encodes and expresses the “DNA of Medicine,” which for all of human history has intrinsically valued life, strived to alleviate suffering, and recognized the power of interconnection. Though Medicine often focuses on treating illness, its greatest expression lies in helping people flourish through the precious cycle of life, the thing we value above everything else. Here is where sacred intention dwells, how through this service we become part of something larger that helps create a sense of meaning in our work.
How do we do this?
DEVELOP AND SHARE MEDICINE’S MISSING CURRICULUM.
This includes the wisdom and practices that help us understand and navigate the most challenging aspects of practice—things like failure, isolation, fatigue, anger, disillusionment, or fear. The Missing Curriculum helps us know how to be doctors, not just know what to do as doctors.
EQUATE OUR SUCCESS IN PRACTICE AS HOW WE THRIVE THROUGH OUR SERVICE AND ARE THE LIVING PROOF OF OUR METHODOLOGY.
Our wellbeing as physicians should be enhanced through our work, not despite it. When this isn’t the case, something is wrong.
WRITE AND IMPLEMENT A PERSONAL PRACTICE PRESCRIPTION
This requires individually rebalancing the 3 pillars of medicine (intellectual engagement, prosperity, and soul journey) then translating our priorities into incremental, actionable steps that understand the context of corporate healthcare but are not limited by it. With the help of the Missing Curriculum and support of like-minded colleagues, we can craft our personal practice prescription to authentically align our own dynamic, evolving experience of medicine and life with what we offer our patients.