The suicide of whistleblower, Jacob Neufeld, M.D., M.P.H.
Please sign Physician Whistleblower Petition for Dr. J’s birthday today!
Dedicated to Amelia and Andrew and all Dr. J’s kids.
“I’m sorry I cannot see you grow up.
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The suicide of whistleblower, Jacob Neufeld, M.D., M.P.H.
Please sign Physician Whistleblower Petition for Dr. J’s birthday today!
Dedicated to Amelia and Andrew and all Dr. J’s kids.
“I’m sorry I cannot see you grow up.
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A passionate leader in emergency medicine, Michelle C. Fernandez, M.D.. M.P.H., traveled the world sharing her talents with those fortunate enough to witness her excellence. She died December 25, 2023, at age 49.
Asked why she became a physician, she replied, “When I figured out what I was capable of and what the world needs,
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I know 25 docs who died by suicide in physician “health” programs. If you’re suicidal, don’t tell your boss (PD, or med board). You’ll be sent to a PHP 4-day evaluation & 90-day out-of-state “preferred” center with polygraphs and 5-years of AA & drug tests (even if you don’t do drugs) costing you 250K.
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(Video transcript below)
When a beautiful young doctor stepped off the rooftop of her Mount Sinai Hospital building—they covered her with a tarp.
Here’s the grassroots memorial that took over my training hospital after Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford’s assassination attempt.
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“Hi Pamela, we just had another doctor jump and commit suicide at Mount Sinai and they are just covering it up. This keeps happening . . .”
If we had this number of patients jumping from hospital rooftops, there would be an investigation. Why are we not taking this seriously when these are doctors and medical students?”
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Video from an altar in my home shrine to suicided doctors.
My sweet soul sister, Deelshad Joomun, M.D., died by suicide 6 years ago today when she stepped off the roof of a Mount Sinai Hospital building in NYC at 3:30 pm on her third day in her “dream”
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If you’re a doctor who’s had a suicide attempt, don’t tell your boss, (or med board). You’ll be sent to a physician “health” program (a monitoring program for dangerous docs) that starts with a 4-day eval then 90-days at an out-of-state “preferred” facility with polygraph tests and a 5-year monitoring contract with random drug tests &
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A Public Service Announcement for Physicians (PSA to the DOCs)
PMP Fight Club Anthem
By Dr. MC No Face
This is a PSA to the DOCs
Don’t you trust in the PMP
This is a PSA to the DOCs
You better not trust in these greedy thieves
Got some feelings that you can’t express?
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On Thanksgiving Eve (11/22), I received this email:
“I wanted to send you an anonymous tip of an internal medicine resident at Lewis Katz Temple University, [name redacted], who recently attempted suicide by overdose. My heart hurts for her and her family. She is currently in the ICU fighting for her life after many years of burnout.
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A song about the physician’s position from a musician’s perspective.
Physician’s Position
By Dr. M5 Vibe with Pamela Wible, M.D.
The greatest part of life is giving life
In my opinion, my decision
Led me down to a path always envisioned
Physician,
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Eleven years ago today I was clueless about doctor suicides. Eleven years ago today at 1 pm I found myself sitting in a memorial service for the third doctor suicide in my town. Eleven years ago today at 3 pm I started asking a very unpopular question that led to extreme isolation,
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Have you faced discrimination for a health condition such as cancer, ADHD, substance use, depression, or a suicide attempt—by your employer, hospital, med school, residency, or PHP?
You can get free help from the world’s largest law firm. DOJ is now investigating ADA violations by med boards,
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