John B. Schorling MD, MPH

John Schorling, MD, is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Mindfulness Center and the Physician Wellness Program at the University of Virginia. He completed residency training in internal medicine at the University of Virginia and in preventive medicine at the University of Washington. His clinical interests include general internal medicine, fostering healthy lifestyle behaviors, and physical health issues.

John has practiced meditation for over 15 years and has participated in the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction professional training program with Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli. He has also completed the University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness Teacher Development Intensive training. His interests include teaching mindfulness to medical students, physicians, and other healthcare providers, the application of mindfulness at work, and research in the clinical applications of MBSR.