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Mental health for medical professionals deserves more attention

Michael McClurkin
Education
April 27, 2015

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Every year roughly 400 physicians take their lives: a group of physicians greater than the size of two graduating classes at my medical school. Let’s be clear, physician suicide and medical professional mental health awareness is a neglected issue in medicine. We are twice as likely to commit suicide than our non-physician counterparts. Women physicians are up to three times …

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Mental health for medical professionals deserves more attention

Money matters, despite what medical students say

Michael McClurkin
Education
January 27, 2015

In a recent article posted on this site, the author (a radiologist) waxed rhapsodic about a young medical student that was convinced to pursue primary care. When the author asked the student about the economic downsides to primary care, he responded by saying, “I’m not in it for the money … What matters to me isn’t the money — it’s making a difference in my patients’ lives.”

Well, good for him. Time …

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Money matters, despite what medical students say

Physicians and medical students stage a die-in

Michael McClurkin
Education
December 14, 2014

Harvard Medical School

Recently, over 70 medical schools across the United States organized a mass “die-in” to silently protest back-to-back decisions to not indict law enforcement officers involved in the unfortunate deaths of two unarmed Black men within the context of an overall concern about systemic racism and the victimization of Black men by law enforcement. You may have seen the phrase …

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Physicians and medical students stage a die-in

When it comes to advocacy, some doctors don’t have anything left to give

Michael McClurkin
Education
November 21, 2014

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We like to say good things; we try to make normative to our profession to do the things that should be done. Many of us are saying that physicians should be advocates for their patients and communities outside of the clinic.

Sounds good right? Unfortunately, what sounds good is not always a reality on the ground. I think most physicians agree that …

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When it comes to advocacy, some doctors don’t have anything left to give

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