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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
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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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