The Greatest Love of All: Mindfulness, Self-care and the Preservation of Mental Health in Medical Practice

Ma. Lourdes P. Domingo-Maglinao

Dec 2025 DOI 10.35460/2546-1621.2025-0254     Access   

Abstract

Dean Maglinao's commencement address reflected on the evolving themes of resilience, growth, and purpose in medical education, culminating in a call to embrace mindfulness, self-care, and the preservation of mental health in medical practice. As new physicians enter a demanding profession shaped by sacrifice and service, the Dean emphasized that caring for oneself is not selfish but essential. She underscored mindfulness as a grounding practice, self-care as survival, and mental health as a continuous process. Ultimately, she urged graduates to become healers who are whole, resilient, and compassionate—toward patients and themselves.

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