Post Author: Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD, Sylk Sotto, EdD, Cynthia Brown, MD, Diane M. Donegan, MD, Erin M. Crowley, MD, Sacha Sharp, PhD, Christen Dilly, MD, Heather O’Leary, PhD

Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber is an internal medicine-pediatrics physician. Sylk Sotto is a bioethicist. Cynthia Brown is a pulmonary and critical care physician. Diane M. Donegan is an internal medicine physician. Erin M. Crowley is a pulmonary and critical care physician. Sacha Sharp is an assistant professor of medicine. Christen Dilly is an internal medicine physician. Heather O’Leary is an assistant professor of medicine. They are all affiliated with the Indian University School of Medicine.

The guilt of not being on the frontlines of the pandemic

Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD, Sylk Sotto, EdD, Cynthia Brown, MD, Diane M. Donegan, MD, Erin M. Crowley, MD, Sacha Sharp, PhD, Christen Dilly, MD, Heather O’Leary, PhD

Physician

April 28, 2020

Do all physicians and scientists not on the frontlines of this pandemic feel this, or is it unique to women? Women in medicine and science have long struggled with the sense of never having “done enough” and have pushed themselves even harder to get the same recognition accorded our male colleagues. Does that make us more vulnerable to guilt, or are we holding ourselves to unreasonable expectations? We arranged to …

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