Vickie Mulkerin is a family physician and owner, White Coat Counseling, LLC.

The emotional aspect of surviving a lawsuit or disciplinary action

Physician
April 11, 2022

Malpractice claims and disciplinary actions are unfortunate realities for too many physicians. A 2016 survey of physicians revealed that 34 percent of them had been sued, and 16.8 percent had been sued more than once. By the time a doctor is 54 years old, there is almost a 50 percent chance that they will have been sued. Disciplinary actions are far less common, but a comprehensive review …

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The emotional aspect of surviving a lawsuit or disciplinary action

Physicians are human and grief is as much a part of the human experience as love

Physician
October 20, 2021

Since the first documented COVID death in the U.S. in February 2020, over 726,000 Americans have died. The number of deaths eclipses the death toll of any other American tragedy, whether war or the Spanish influenza epidemic of 1918, and health care providers have been involved with the care of many people who have died. However, grief among physicians over the death of a …

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Physicians are human and grief is as much a part of the human experience as love

Why physician-specialized private counseling practices are important

Physician
August 5, 2021

Last year, a physician friend began experiencing what she believed was burnout. She felt constantly overwhelmed, had difficulty sleeping and eating, and began to dread going into her office. She worried excessively about patient outcomes, decisions she had made, and whether she was actually a good doctor. She even began to cry unpredictably. Like so many physicians who struggle with these kinds of symptoms, she avoided seeking help until she …

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Why physician-specialized private counseling practices are important