Health workers deserve care too: How to protect their mental health
Kim Downey:
A friend shared with me how she told someone their mutual physician was on medical leave. She heard it was serious. That person’s immediate response was concern over how it would affect their upcoming appointment. My friend said she thought of my advocacy work, initiating a conversation fostering empathy for the struggling physician.
I read a post by a surgeon, with fellow doctors commenting …


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