Twelve Strategies for Personal Health and a Culture of Wellness. No one is immune to poor health. Burnout, for example, which affects a third of the U.S. population, is present in over 50% of health professionals. Dr Pipas, a family physician with over 25 years of experience, shares lessons gleaned from patients, students and colleagues along her own journey toward personal wellness and her quest to promote self-care in others. Dr. Pipas is a professor in the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.