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Our town lost 8 doctors to suicide. Here’s why. (Dinner & documentary with Dr. Wible) →

Jumping off hospital rooftops, hanging themselves in janitorial closets, overdoing on drugs—our doctors are dying by suicide. Why?

Join us Friday, November 11 at Tsunami Books in Eugene, Oregon, for a marvelous Mediterranean dinner to celebrate Dr. Wible’s book, Physician Suicide Letters—Answered, and take a sneak peek at the forthcoming documentary on our physician suicide crisis.

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

Hospital fires doctor for having cancer →

Dear Pamela,

You’ll never guess what happened to me today. Hours after the National Day of Solidarity to Prevent Physician Suicide volunteer webpage went live, I received an email stating that I am officially terminated from my psychiatry residency program. On this webpage,

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Tags: depressed psychiatrist, doctor suicide, doctor with cancer, hospital bullying, job discrimination, Physician abuse, Physician discrimination, physician suicide, resident abuse, resident bullying, suicidal psychiatrist, unprofessional physician

Physician suicide book banned, stolen from hospital →

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Letter I just received from an anesthesiologist:

Pamela,

I had previously written you about the death of one of our residents in the anesthesia department [of a prominent US hospital]. I had mentioned another death [confirmed suicide] of a former internal medicine resident who had just started his fellowship.

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Tags: anesthesiologist suicide, banned books, Banning books, doctor suicide, Physician Suicide Letters—Answered, Yvonne Whitelaw MD

TEDMED Talk: Why Doctors Kill Themselves →

Pamela Wible, M.D., takes on physician suicide in her TEDMED talk (delivered on November 18, 2015 and now released to the public on March 23, 2016). Learn more about Dr. Wible and her talk at TEDMED.com. Full transcription below:

I love the three things that people fear the most: death,

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Tags: doctor suicide, Greg Miday, Kaitlyn Elkins, medical student suicide, physician suicide, Vincent Uybarreta

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

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Our town lost 8 doctors to suicide. Here’s why. (Dinner & documentary with Dr. Wible) →

Hospital fires doctor for having cancer →

Physician suicide book banned, stolen from hospital →

TEDMED Talk: Why Doctors Kill Themselves →

Thanksgiving message of hope for doctors & medical students →

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