Today a physician told me she lost 3 colleagues to suicide in the last 2 months.
Loma Linda Hospital just lost 3 young doctors to suicide in 6 months.
Mount Sinai had 3 docs jump in less than 2 years—from the same building.
An anesthesiologist recently told me he lost 8 of his colleagues to suicide.
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On March 22, 2018 Dr. Oz aired our shocking segment on America’s doctor suicide crisis. He interviews widow Janae Sharp who lost her medical student husband to suicide; reporter Ashley Edwards who covered the recent Mount Sinai suicide cluster; filmmaker Robyn Symon of the Do No Harm documentary that exposes the hidden doctor suicide epidemic; and physician whistleblower Dr. Pamela Wible author of Physician Suicide Letters—Answered.
Mehmet Oz: Three young doctors jump separately to their deaths in New York City. A prominent surgeon found dead in his apartment with a knife sticking out of his chest. A surgeon accused of sneaking up behind a nurse, choking her with an elastic cord. These are the most recent headlines and stories of a gripping health crisis that’s just beginning to unfold. To be honest I had a pretty hard time emotionally preparing for this because it hits so close to home. Today we’re investigating the hidden epidemic of doctors who snapped. Would you know if the person you trust most with your life is on the brink of taking their own? View Oz TV clip #1
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Meet activists on the front lines of uncovering our doctor suicide crisis on Thursday, March 22. Emmy-winning filmmaker Robyn Symon shares scenes from her forthcoming documentary Do No Harm: Exposing the Hippocratic Hoax. Reporter Ashley Edwards reveals how she discovered the recent Mount Sinai suicide cluster. Janae Sharp tells of the loss of her husband to suicide as a promising young medical student and I answer questions about medicine’s hidden epidemic plus read excerpts from Physician Suicide Letters—Answered. Go to doctoroz.com & enter your zip code top right for showtime. Set your DVR to record. You won’t want to miss this show . . .
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poem
i need to run
i need to run
in the rain
or something i need to run
i need to rest but i need to run,
i need to wash the blood off my pants and
sneakers
i want to talk to someone but i cant
can i, i never did. never have talked, much.
and
i need to rest, and eat, and hydrate but i cant , can i.
they said he had prior visits
here
for depression,
they said they heard him say the rain was making him depressed
they said he jumped into the highway
in front of the 18 wheeler.
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I discovered the most inspiring doctor a few months ago.
A poor single mom of two who overcame every obstacle to deliver health care for the underserved in rural North Carolina. In the coolest farmhouse clinic! For newborn to elderly regardless of ability to pay. Womb-to-tomb care via barter and trade—from chickens to roofing shingles.
Meet Michelle McPherson—the 2018 Visionary Woman in Medicine.
Michelle had no money. She wasn’t even sure she was smart enough to become a doctor. But her town desperately needed one. So she studied relentlessly while working four part-time jobs and attending med school!
Then Michelle was hospitalized three times during training with $6000 in copays. She kept studying undeterred—even while in the hospital. Then she had care for her mom undergoing cancer treatment. Medical bills destroyed her credit. Student loans piled up. Now with $500,000 in debt at 8% interest, she couldn’t get a start-up loan.
So I sent her a $10,000 check to get her clinic going. Watch her mom’s face when she opens the surprise package:
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Doctor revived after suicide. Here's what he says.
