Dominic O. Vachon M.Div., Ph.D. is the Director of the Ruth M. Hillebrand Center for Compassionate Care in Medicine in the College of Science at the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. Dr. Vachon is a practicing psychologist, professor and consultant who specializes in integrating the science of compassion into healthcare organizations and medical school/residency training programs. He is author of How Doctors Care: The Science of Compassionate and Balanced Caring in Medicine and co-author of The Power & Pain of Nursing: Self-Care Practices to Protect & Replenish Compassion.