This week a distraught mother calls me about her son. His professor (at a US med school) repeatedly tells medical students they are “too stupid to be doctors and should kill themselves.” A physician friend shares that the same guy…
Pamela Wible MD
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Category: Medical Education
How to stop pimping at your medical school (& heal yourself) →
Pimping is a “teaching” technique in which a student is grilled with rapid-fire questions (often about obscure medical minutiae). These much-feared public interrogation sessions can be so malicious that the student may be left crying—in front of peers, staff, and…
Loyola Commencement Speech “Live Your Dream” →
Angela Jiang: Good morning! As the class Vice President, it is my pleasure to welcome Dr. Pamela Wible to our graduation. Dr. Wible is a family physician and a pioneer in the ideal medical care movement. After completing a family…
Medicine nearly killed her soul. How one doctor got her life back. →
In today’s podcast (and video), Kayla Luhrs, M.D., reveals how she recovered from the trauma of her medical training to live her dream in medicine. Listen in and be inspired . . . (full transcription & commentary below): Hi, my…
Dean promotes med student well-being. And he’s fired. →
URGENT: ** Please attend demonstration of support May 11th in St. Louis. ** Just received this letter from a medical student: Dr. Wible, I hope you are doing well. I am reaching out to you in less than pleasant circumstances.…
I hate myself. I don’t deserve to be a doctor. →
Dear Dr. Wible, We’ve talked before. To catch you up, I’m in my clinical years now and I keep waiting to feel the same starry-eyed excitement I felt during the first months of med school, when I thought that becoming…
The ugly truth about Caribbean medical schools →
Dear Dr. Wible, I want to fill you in on what really goes on behind the scenes at my medical school and maybe you can help inform other students about what happens here before they make a huge mistake. If…
Doctor earns more as dog walker →
I recently reported on a doctor-turned-dog-walker who says with her career switch she’ll enjoy more happiness—and income! In her own words: Dear Pamela, Today I realized that if I become a dog walker and charge $25/hour and walk 5 dogs…
The weird reason why “wellness programs” won’t work →
A few months ago, I got this invitation from the director of graduate medical education: We have 115 residents and no meaningful wellness program to speak of. My goal is to create not only a resident but also a faculty…
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How medical training destroys physician self-confidence (& a quick fix) →
Most physicians appear self-assured. Yet even doctors have self-doubts. But who wants an insecure physician? A confident doctor inspires confidence in patients. So how do physicians cope with their hidden insecurities? I actually had no idea that doctors lacked self-confidence…
My best advice for physicians in 3 minutes →
Last week I spoke at a residency retreat. A surgery resident asked for my big take-home message. Here it is (and this applies to everyone on the planet not just medical students and physicians). Remember the dreams you had as…
Ideal residency has therapy dogs, scribes & time for lunch →
I’m a fan of putting the end-user in charge. It’s an winning strategy all around. As an entrepreneur and community organizer at heart, I love bringing people together to create innovative solutions for their problems. Download MP3 and/or listen here to…
Doctor revived after suicide. Here's what he says.
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Secret recordings expose abuse of junior doctors
Heroic doctor's heart-wrenching letter
How to graduate medical school without killing yourself
Today I lost 3 more doctors to suicide
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Female physicians told to sit down, shut up, and get out of the way during emergencies as patients nearly die
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