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Burnout Is Bullshit →

Bullshit

Please stop using the word burnout. You are not burned out. You’ve been abused. Let’s get the diagnosis right.

We enter medicine as inspired, intelligent, compassionate humanitarians. Soon we’re cynical and exhausted. How did all these totally amazing and high-functioning people get so f@*d up so fast?

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Tags: direct primary care, medical student abuse, medical student bullying, medical student burnout, Physician abuse, physician bullying, physician burnout

Thanksgiving message of hope for doctors & medical students →

“To all my brothers & sisters in medicine—doctors, nurses, midwives, medical students, NPs, PAs, veterinarians, and anyone who devotes their life to healing others, YOU ARE APPRECIATED!! I am thankful to be sharing this planet with you . . . ” ~ Pamela Wible, M.D.

Here’s what some of your colleagues would like you to know:

“I know there’s a lot of you out there that are feeling disillusioned.

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Tags: burnout, doctor suicide, medical school, medical student abuse, medical student bullying, medical student burnout, medical student depression, medical student suicide, Physician abuse, physician bullying, physician burnout, physician depression, physician suicide

Physician Burnout Is Physician Abuse →

Physician Burnout

Physician burnout is the latest trend among doctors. There are books, workshops, even special breathing exercises for physician burnout. Suddenly every other doctor I meet has burnout. And half of all med students have burnout before they graduate! WTF.

We enter medicine as inspired, intelligent,

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Tags: doctor burnout, empathy burnout, medical student abuse, medical student burnout, medical student depression, medical student suicide, Physician abuse, physician burnout, physician depression, physician suicide

Medical school bullying? Here’s what you do. →

Medical Scool Bullying

Got a bullier on the loose at your med school? Don’t just sit there. Do something.

I just got off the phone with an old-school pediatrician who shared:

We had a professor who would intimidate us during his lectures. He’d point to somebody in the back of the room and tell them to stop doing what they were doing and pay attention or else!

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