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Christina Dewey is a pediatrician.

Honor your oath. Set boundaries. Demand respect.

Christina Dewey, MD
Physician
October 14, 2021

This morning, while scrolling through social media, I encountered a resounding theme. Multiple physicians posting about being challenged, disrespected, and made to feel worthless by the very people they were trying to help: their patients. Being brought to tears by the disrespect of the patient’s family members. Physician expertise blatantly questioned. Advice ignored.

Patients telling doctors – to their faces – that they “don’t like their tone” and then telling nurses …

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Honor your oath. Set boundaries. Demand respect.

To extinguish burnout, bring back physician autonomy

Christina Dewey, MD
Physician
September 24, 2019

In his article, “Medical education needs to stop burning out students — now,” Augustine Choi suggests the culture of medical education is responsible for increasing numbers of depression and burnout among medical students, and suggests that more programs are needed to address self-care and wellness in order to build resilience.

While I agree that mental health treatment should be readily available and easily accessible to those in …

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