Seleipiri Akobo, MD, MPH, MBA
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Physician voices
Dear colleague, I know exactly who you are. You are the one who has not missed a deadline since the third grade. You are the one who treats "triple board-certified" like a minimum requirement and "regional medical director" like a…
Dear colleague,
I know exactly who you are. You are the one who has not missed a deadline since the third grade. You are the one who treats “triple board-certified” like a minimum requirement and “regional medical director” like a starting line. You are the one who has spent twenty years mastering the architecture of everyone else’s survival, while your own foundation is quietly crumbling.
But I have a question for you, …
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Who are you when the white coat is off?
Physician voices
There is a quiet crisis playing out in medicine that we rarely name directly: physicians who are extraordinarily competent and profoundly lost. In the current landscape of health care, "autonomy" often feels like a relic of the past. We were…
There is a quiet crisis playing out in medicine that we rarely name directly: physicians who are extraordinarily competent and profoundly lost.
In the current landscape of health care, “autonomy” often feels like a relic of the past. We were trained to diagnose, treat, and lead, to be clinical experts. Yet many find themselves trapped in systems that prioritize throughput over professional sovereignty. We were not trained to navigate a system …
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Why physician mentorship is a structural intervention
Physician voices
The white coat has always been a symbol of a sacred trust, a commitment to "do no harm." But as we approach Doctor's Day 2026, many of us find ourselves grappling with a different kind of harm. It is not…
The white coat has always been a symbol of a sacred trust, a commitment to “do no harm.” But as we approach Doctor’s Day 2026, many of us find ourselves grappling with a different kind of harm. It is not a physical wound, nor is it the “burnout” often cited in corporate wellness modules. It is the moral injury of us.
In our daily practice, we increasingly find ourselves at the …
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Overcoming moral injury in medicine: a Doctor’s Day reflection
Physician voices
I was trying to be cool, so I recently joined a social media challenge with a simple prompt: "Create a caricature of me and my job based on everything you know about me." As a hospitalist, physician executive, and burnout…
I was trying to be cool, so I recently joined a social media challenge with a simple prompt: “Create a caricature of me and my job based on everything you know about me.”
As a hospitalist, physician executive, and burnout architect, my digital footprint is deep. I talk about systemic health care reform, the psychology of exhaustion, and the structural “blueprints” needed to …
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AI bias in healthcare: When algorithms erase Black professionals
Physician voices
In our modern professional landscape, we are witnessing a phenomenon I call the Schism of Time. It is not just a gap in age; it is a fundamental difference in how we perceive value, and "spend" the hours of our…
In our modern professional landscape, we are witnessing a phenomenon I call the Schism of Time. It is not just a gap in age; it is a fundamental difference in how we perceive value, and “spend” the hours of our lives.
As technology accelerates, the cadence of our work shifts. We see a friction between the “Deep Time” often championed by seasoned leaders, rooted in legacy, patience, and incremental growth, and …
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The Schism of Time: Bridging the generational gap in the workplace
Physician voices
We talk about burnout like it's just being "tired" or "stressed." However, it is not. It is a fundamental breakdown of the operating system: your brain. I know, because I've been there. I was the high-performer, the one who "got…
We talk about burnout like it’s just being “tired” or “stressed.” However, it is not. It is a fundamental breakdown of the operating system: your brain. I know, because I’ve been there. I was the high-performer, the one who “got things done,” until my executive function packed its bags and left the building. If you’re feeling this way, you’re not weak; your system is simply overloaded. You have entered the …
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What burnout does to your executive function
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