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Physician-Friendly States for Mental Health: A Review of Medical Boards →
Physician-Friendly States for Mental Health: A Review of Medical Boards
Research Project by Pamela Wible, M.D., and Arianna Palermini, OMS2
© Copyright 2019
Read updated version of article (& download PDF) in peer-review journal dedicated to physician mental health.
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Secrets to loving your life in healthcare →
Enjoy the keynote I delivered today at University of Pittsburgh for the Coalition of Pre-Health Students Annual Summit. Listen in to full audio (and enjoy edited transcript with slides below):
Lindsey Gorman: Dr. Wible is a family physician born into a family of physicians.
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1103 doctor suicides & 13 reasons why →
(Listen in above to a rerecorded keynote—due to a fire alarm during event—or read transcript of Dr. Wible’s presentation below)
Michael Phillips MD: Good morning everybody. I want to introduce the lectureship and remind everybody who Gil was.
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33 orthopaedic surgeon suicides. How to prevent #34. →
Dr. Wible’s keynote delivered at the 19th Annual Chicago Orthopaedic Symposium (begins with a beautiful legacy to the life of Dr. Dean Lorich by Dr. Matthew Jimenez). Downloadable MP3 above.
Thank you. I’m truly honored to be here and extremely grateful that you have given me more than 10 minutes to discuss doctor suicide.
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Suicide prevention keynote gets standing ovation at AMSA →
Joey Johnson: We are honored to introduce our keynote speakers, Dr. Pamela Wible and Robyn Symon. Dr. Wible speaks widely on healthcare delivery and is a best-selling author of Physician Suicide Letters—Answered. When not treating patients Dr. Wible devotes herself to medical student and physician suicide prevention.
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Professor tells med students to kill themselves →
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 tells his internal medicine residents weekly (for 3 years!) that they are stupid and “should kill themselves.” Even bullies other instructors.
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Physician Suicide Letters—Answered (FREE Audiobook) →
This FREE audiobook of Physician Suicide Letters—Answered, read by the author Dr. Pamela Wible, is dedicated to all medical students, to every child who has ever dreamed of being a doctor, and to all those who have lost their lives in pursuit of healing others.
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Suicide censorship? Grieving mom speaks out. →
Dear Dr. Wible,
As you know I lost my son Sean Petro on Mother’s Day 2016 but he wasn’t found until two days later.
From the moment Sean was found by USC/Keck police in his apartment I have been treated by his medical school like a person with no feelings.
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What depressed doctors do (when nobody’s looking) →
Do depressed doctors go to doctors? Do they even seek help? What do depressed doctors do when they’re not helping you? Doctors have affairs. They drink alcohol and smoke pot. They steal prescription medications. They binge-eat crap, scream, and exercise obsessively. Depressed doctors contemplate suicide.
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Surgeon General’s Warning: Medical school may kill your child. →
Cheryl lost her son Sean to suicide in medical school. Just a few months ago. Her only child. Cheryl didn’t know that medical students were at high risk of suicide—until her son was dead. Nobody warned her.
Rhonda lost her daughter Kaitlyn to suicide in medical school.
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“Died suddenly at home” is not a diagnosis. How medical institutions cover up suicides. →
This week I learned of yet another medical student suicide. Ari Frosch, a second-year student at Penn, died by suicide by walking onto the northbound tracks as a Boston-bound Amtrak train passed through Mansfield station. Amtrak trains do not stop at Mansfield station. Police have surveillance tape of the victim trespassing and walking right onto the tracks.
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“If physician suicide were an infectious disease it would be on the news every night and we’d have a body count.” →
In August 2016 more than 600 people came together in 11 cities across America to stand in solidarity—and to say “no more” to medical student and physician suicide. Here are some of the speakers from the event in New York where Dr. Wible delivered the keynote address.
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Medical student: “I was less stressed in Afghanistan” →
Dear Pamela,
Let me start off by telling you that I am a warrior, a protector, and a healer. I am an Army Veteran. I’ve worked as an EMT, completed a bachelors degree and 2 years of medical school, plus I’m raising a family. I’ve achieved amazing things,
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Doctor revived after suicide. Here's what he says.
Heart-wrenching photo of doctor crying goes viral. Here's why.
Why "happy" doctors die by suicide
Medical school has killed my soul. What can I do?
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
Physician Suicide 101: Secrets, Lies & Solutions
Female physicians told to sit down, shut up, and get out of the way during emergencies as patients nearly die
Surgeon General's Warning: Medical school may kill your child
Meditation is not the treatment for human rights abuse
Doctors found unsafe to drive home after work
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