Resource type: Personal Stories
Medical School Can Be Brutal, and It’s Making Many of Us Suicidal

This article, published in the Washington Post, paints a picture of the reality of burnout, depression, and suicide from the perspective of a medical student. The...

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I’ve Got Mail

This personal commentary, published in the Literature and the Arts in Medical Education column of Family Medicine, describes the author's experience as a teacher...

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Lullaby

This personal commentary, published in JAMA, explores demands placed on medical residents and the effect of these demands on family...

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Separation Anxiety

This personal commentary, published in JAMA, explores the emotional impact of ending a long-term doctor-patient...

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Breaking the Culture of Silence on Physician Suicide

Every year an estimated 400 U.S. physicians take their lives. Numerous global studies involving every medical and surgical specialty indicate that approximately 1...

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Patient Violence Against Healthcare Professionals

This article by Robert I. Simon, published on Psych Central Professional, focuses on patient violence against health care professionals. The article discusses three...

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This is Why

The following article, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, is a personal narrative from a fourth year medical student about the stigma surrounding mental...

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The Personal Toll of Practicing Medicine

In the following narrative, published by Health Affairs, the author, who is a physician, researcher, and lifelong patient, reflects on her truncated career and why...

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Secret Link