“I don’t know if I can keep doing this”
“I can’t see a way out.”
“I feel stuck – trapped.”
What is it like? That feeling of being exhausted, stuck, not feeling like there is a way out. I think of it as running a marathon where you can’t stop. You are tired, it’s 90 degrees and humid, and you are miserably hot. You keep pushing towards the finish line so you can …
National Physician Suicide Awareness Day: Break the silence
Chiefs, remember, one of those interns is going to fill your shoes in a few years. They may model you in that role, so you want to raise them well! As a former chief resident, I have lots of pearls for those entering residency. However, what I will tell you now is different from what I would have told you then. I have since learned that there are possibilities to …
A word of advice from one chief resident to another
“How beautiful it is to do nothing and then rest afterward.”
– Spanish Proverb.
I saw this on a bookmark in a beautiful inn on the coast of South Carolina called the Sanctuary. This is a place I go to vacation, but I find I rarely escape. You see, there are rare times I truly do nothing or simply rest. Sleep at night does not count.
For many of my adult years, I …
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