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Mental health matters: lessons from a surgeon’s journey [PODCAST]

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Join Mohini Dasari, a general surgeon. She shares her personal journey through the demanding world of surgical training, touching on her experiences with mental health challenges, the difficult decision to leave a prestigious transplant surgery fellowship, and the lessons she’s learned about prioritizing well-being in the medical profession.

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She discusses the KevinMD article, “The untold struggles of a surgical fellow.”

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