Can physicians—perfectionist people-pleasers with high exposure to human suffering and “burnout”—ever achieve true wellness?
Why does physician wellness feel like a contradiction?
Here are five reasons why it often is:
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Physician Wellness: An Oxymoron? →
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Physician Suicide & Resilience Gaslighting →
An open letter published with permission from a resident physician in the aftermath of a doctor suicide:
“A resident at U of M [Manitoba] has committed suicide. The school circulated and email stating that he died as if it were an accident. If I hear one more person utter the words ‘physician resiliency’
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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 wellness program. To help jumpstart the endeavor,
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“Burnout” ~ a smokescreen for human rights abuse →
“Burnout” is a smokescreen for rampant human rights violations in medicine. Am I losing anyone here? Let me break it down.
“Burnout” is a complete mental and physical collapse from overwork. Psychiatrists define it as a job-related dysphoria in an individual without major psychopathy.
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