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Ideal Clinics: The Health Care Model That Works!
There’s a lot of complaining in health care. Here’s just a sampling of quotes from letters I’ve received this week: Physicians: “I’ve become so disillusioned with medicine. I don’t know who to talk to...
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How Doctors Celebrate Independence Day—They Don’t
It’s July 4th! All across the country, Americans are celebrating freedom, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Families and friends are relishing potato salad, apple pie, barbecues and parades. Is...
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Medical school bullying? Here’s what you do.
Got a bullier on the loose at your med school? Don’t just sit there. Do something. I just got off the phone with an old-school pediatrician who shared: We had a professor who would intimidate us...
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Physician Suicide: NPR Interviews TEDMED speaker, Dr. Wible
This week TEDMED announced, Pamela Wible, M.D., Physicians’ Guardian Angel, as a speaker at this year’s event in Palm Springs, California. She will speak on physician suicide. Today, Dr. Pamela Wible...
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Physician Burnout Is Physician Abuse
Physician burnout is the latest trend among doctors. There are books, workshops, even special breathing exercises for physician burnout. Suddenly every other doctor I meet has burnout. And half of...
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Thanksgiving message of hope for doctors & medical students
“I know there’s a lot of you out there that are feeling disillusioned. You’re wondering why did I spend all those years in medical school and training, why am I hundreds of thousands of dollars in...
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Discouraged? Depressed? Suicidal? Watch this.
“I know there’s a lot of you out there that are feeling disillusioned. You’re wondering why did I spend all those years in medical school and training, why am I hundreds of thousands of dollars in...
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Our message of hope for medical students & doctors
“I know there’s a lot of you out there that are feeling disillusioned. You’re wondering why did I spend all those years in medical school and training, why am I hundreds of thousands of dollars in...
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Physician Suicide Letters—Answered (a sneak peek inside my new book)
On January 11, 2016, just before midnight, I uploaded a game-changing book to Amazon. I’m now awaiting my proof before releasing the book to the world. (As of January 15th it’s now available on Amazon...
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Why are mental health questions still allowed on physician job applications?
Dear Pamela, Question for you in regards to disclosure about mental illness. In every job that I have applied for, as part of the credentialing process, there are questions about felonies, treatment...
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Three young doctors jump to their deaths in NYC
This week I learned of a third physician who has jumped to her death in NYC. Her colleague writes: Dear Pamela, A medical resident died at my apartment building (subsidized housing for hospital...
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How to grow a happy doctor
Yesterday I spoke with 500 medical educators who are responsible for educating more than 26,000 medical students across 44 medical school campuses in the United States. Before my presentation, I asked...
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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,...
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Our town lost 8 doctors to suicide. Here’s why. (Dinner & documentary with...
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...
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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...
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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....
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75% of med students are on antidepressants or stimulants (or both)
“Have you ever been depressed as a physician?” I asked 220 doctors. Ninety percent stated yes. Yet few seek professional help. Here’s what depressed doctors do (when nobody’s looking). Some drink...
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