You signed up to be a doctor, not a martyr
Dear doctor, I need you to be healthy. When I come to you for help, I need your "A" game. I need you sleep enough. Eat healthy food. Not too much. Mostly vegetables. I need you to exercise regularly...
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1. Quit taking care of yourself. There is no upper limit to the needs of patients. There is always more medicine to learn and do. Add to this the needs of children, aging parents and a partner -- your...
View ArticleWhat this physician learned from the starfish story
I thought about the rather corny starfish story when I was driving home after clinic today. You know the one. It goes something like this: A man was walking along a deserted beach at sunset. As he...
View ArticleLiving the oath requires physicians to set boundaries
“I solemnly pledge to consecrate my life to the service of humanity.” Standing with my medical school colleagues, we continue: “I will respect and hold the secrets that are confided in me. I will...
View ArticleThey played Taps at my father’s funeral. They played it beautifully.
They played Taps at my dad’s funeral. Two teenagers on trumpets. First, the girl, positioned to the back and left of the crowd. Ta-ta-dah, she starts boldly, without the unease of her youth. Each...
View ArticleYour daughter is going to medical school. Please don’t worry.
Dear parents, Congratulations on your daughter’s acceptance into medical school. Like the first day of kindergarten, this launch is notable for parents as well as children. You may have some concerns...
View ArticlePhysician wellness at the personal, institutional, and cultural levels
Do you know we have record rates of physician burnout, dissatisfaction, and suicide? Ongoing shortages in primary care, without improvement in sight? Physicians exiting medicine earlier than in the...
View ArticleYou signed up to be a doctor, not a martyr
Dear doctor, I need you to be healthy. When I come to you for help, I need your “A” game. I need you sleep enough. Eat healthy food. Not too much. Mostly vegetables. I need you to exercise regularly...
View ArticleA 10-step guide to clinician burnout
1. Quit taking care of yourself. There is no upper limit to the needs of patients. There is always more medicine to learn and do. Add to this the needs of children, aging parents and a partner — your...
View ArticleWhat this physician learned from the starfish story
I thought about the rather corny starfish story when I was driving home after clinic today. You know the one. It goes something like this: A man was walking along a deserted beach at sunset. As he...
View ArticleLiving the oath requires physicians to set boundaries
“I solemnly pledge to consecrate my life to the service of humanity.” Standing with my medical school colleagues, we continue: “I will respect and hold the secrets that are confided in me. I will...
View ArticleThey played Taps at my father’s funeral. They played it beautifully.
They played Taps at my dad’s funeral. Two teenagers on trumpets. First, the girl, positioned to the back and left of the crowd. Ta-ta-dah, she starts boldly, without the unease of her youth. Each...
View ArticleYour daughter is going to medical school. Please don’t worry.
Dear parents, Congratulations on your daughter’s acceptance into medical school. Like the first day of kindergarten, this launch is notable for parents as well as children. You may have some concerns...
View ArticlePhysician wellness at the personal, institutional, and cultural levels
Do you know we have record rates of physician burnout, dissatisfaction, and suicide? Ongoing shortages in primary care, without improvement in sight? Physicians exiting medicine earlier than in the...
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