Hi Pamela,
I’m a medical student in the UK. Though I’ve only been in med school since September, it has already taken its toll on me. Before I started I was so in touch with my emotions, spirituality, and nature. Now I feel so empty and desensitized.
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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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Doctor revived after suicide. Here's what he says.
