Embracing Imperfection as Healers
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As psychiatrists, we are not immune from mental health challenges. But our "lived experience" of hardship can be an immensely…
As psychiatrists, we are not immune from mental health challenges. But our "lived experience" of hardship can be an immensely…
One of the head-scratchers about American culture is that anxiety, depression, unwanted weight gain, and a soaring prevalence…
The COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted our lives, tilting them into imbalance and oftentimes severing our individual sense of inner…
When the greatest-of-all-time gymnast Simone Biles withdrew from the Olympics to focus on her mental wellbeing, most observers…
I was first diagnosed with major depressive disorder as a preteen after my teenage sister died. I attempted suicide three years…
“Mental illnesses are as important as visible illnesses,” our professor said as she stood at the podium. She mentioned how many…
Medical students tirelessly work towards the goal of becoming physicians. And the overwhelming joy and responsibility that…
Tayla McCloud summarises a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of universal programmes for the prevention…
I applied to medical school twice. In retrospect, I was unsuccessful the first time for a few reasons: my timing was terrible…
The USMLE Step 1 test has little to do with the actual practice of medicine anyway -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Every doctor, by virtue of being in a position of relative power, runs the risk of misusing it, says Abraar…
To address the growing issue of physician suicide, the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD), in…
Students’ time in medical school should help them grow and become insightful, caring doctors. Instead, medical education is…
In the era of the recognition of vast burnout in medicine, particularly amongst medical students, there needs to be a call to…
By MARGARET CARY, JACK PENNER, and JP…
If I learned anything on my psychiatry rotation, I learned not everybody in the psychiatric ward is outwardly ill, at least not…
Amma Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin (center) with performers from her new musical, At Buffalo, as the groundbreaking TED Fellows program…
Medical school is an exciting time in an aspiring physician’s life, but a somber reality is looming. The health care community…
The US’s Step 1 exam is increasingly career defining, driving many medical students to adopt punishing routines while studying…
This week’s blog post comes from Caroline Christianson, a second year medical student at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at…
Even twenty years later, I remember well the pervasive despair that engulfed me for much of my first two years of medical school.
I was on my honeymoon in Colombia when I first became aware of the true extent of my post-traumatic stress disorder. My husband…
“I can’t do this anymore,” Mary* said to me after morning rounds. As third-year medical students, this could have been in…
Asking about applicants’ mental health history risks driving physicians and trainees away from self care and deeper into…
In a recently published JAMA meta-analysis, medical students were found to have a higher prevalence of suicidal ideation and…
Why can’t doctors be depressed? They encounter challenging and emotional situations every day, and they are robbed of the…
Imagine you are a first-year medical student and just moved across the country to start your training. It is a stressful time…
This piece is part of in-Training Mental Health Week. I can finally say I’m in my last year of medical school. It has been a…
With Match Day come and gone, and I cannot help but find myself reflecting upon the journey. The inaugural day of medical…
On the first morning of my third year of medical school, I put on my short white coat and walked onto the OB/GYN ward with a…
One in four medical students across the globe have experienced depression during the course of their studies.
The career options available to physicians today are more diversified than they have ever been. Physicians are making their…
When people fall acutely ill, they deserve a non-sleep deprived doctor—but they also deserve an adequately-trained doctor.
APPROFONDIMENTO – La rivista americana JAMA ha da poco pubblicato una revisione della letteratura scientifica sul problema del…
On the first morning of my third year of medical school, I put on my short white coat and walked onto the OB/GYN ward with a…
A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association concludes that 27 percent of medical students around the…
Even twenty years later, I remember well the pervasive despair that engulfed me for much of my first two years of medical school.
A proposed new rule says yes, even though many new physicians already have depression and thoughts of…
- Kenny Lin, MD, MPHEven twenty years later, I remember well the pervasive despair that engulfed me for much of my first two…
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A systematic review and meta-analysis published Tuesday in JAMA suggests that depressive symptoms may be more prevalent among…
Ils sont jeunes, ils sont (sans doute) beaux, ils sont (certainement) très brillants, ils viennent d’accéder à une des…
A review and analysis of nearly 200 studies involving 129,000 medical students in 47 countries found that the prevalence of…