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Doctors-in-training hit with knives, punched, left crying in hospitals →

So I started medical school in Germany. Germany has a very strange system. At that time it was relatively easy to get into medical school, but then they do everything to get you out of medical school. It’s the opposite of the United States. It has changed now. It’s very abusive from the get go.

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Tags: medical school, medical school abuse, medical student bullying, Physician abuse, physician bullying, physician whistleblower, quitting residency, residency abuse

Doctors-in-training punished when sick →

We go to the doctor when we are sick. But what happens when doctors get sick? Who cares for them? All too often, physicians are threatened, harassed, even terminated for being ill. After reporting on a psychiatrist fired for having cancer and a pediatrician bullied for her brain tumor,

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Tags: medical school abuse, medical school bullying, medical student abuse, medical student bullying, physician bullying, physician burnout, physician depression, residency abuse, residency bullying, resident abuse

Dying med student forced to study with chest cracked open, no hair, no voice, in extreme pain—so he could get a residency →

Pamela,

I just lost my study partner this morning to cancer. I love him too much to share everything he went through publicly. Maybe he can live on through your blog.

He was diagnosed with cancer last summer. Had a softball-size tumor taken out of his lung,

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Tags: how to match into residency, how to survive medical school, how to survive medical school with cancer, medical school abuse, medical student abuse, medical student cancer, residency abuse, residency match

I’m a doctor. I’m on Medicaid. I work as a waitress. →

I just received this letter from a physician in the Unites States of America:

Like thousands of medical school graduates each year, I did not get a residency [a residency is an additional 3+ years of medical training after 4 years of medical school and is required to get a medical license].

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Tags: can't get a residency, doctor without medical license, jobs for doctors without medical license, jobs for doctors without residency, medical school abuse, medical school match day, medical student abuse, what to do without a medical residency

My testimony in support of medical student mental health to the Missouri State Legislature for House Bill 867 →

I’m Dr. Pamela Wible, a family physician in Oregon. I’ve submitted my CV, witness form, and transcript of my testimony to Chairman Frederick. My schedule prevents me from traveling to Missouri for today’s hearing; however, I thank Vice Chairman Morris and the Committee for allowing me to testify remotely in support of House Bill 867,

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Tags: medical school abuse, medical school bullying, medical student, medical student abuse, medical student depression, medical student suicide

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Doctors-in-training hit with knives, punched, left crying in hospitals →

Doctors-in-training punished when sick →

Dying med student forced to study with chest cracked open, no hair, no voice, in extreme pain—so he could get a residency →

I’m a doctor. I’m on Medicaid. I work as a waitress. →

My testimony in support of medical student mental health to the Missouri State Legislature for House Bill 867 →

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