It is undeniable that the #MeToo movement has forever altered how we think about gender. The medical field, and particularly male-dominated specialties like surgery, has found itself in the spotlight with eye catching headlines such as “#MeToo in medicine: Women, harassed in hospitals and operating rooms, await reckoning”.1 Prior to the #MeToo movement, I had […]
Burnout in Academic Surgery – #SurgWellness
Burnout can be defined as “a syndrome of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization that leads to decreased effectiveness at work”.1 The concept of burnout in academic surgery has been recognized for well over a decade, with several notable studies drawing attention to the rising incidence. A survey of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) in 2008 […]
Medicine’s Ugly Secret: The Epidemic of Physician and Medical Student Suicide
In the past decade, numerous studies have shown that physicians and medical students have higher rates of suicide than the general population.1,2 The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention reports that over 400 physicians and medical students commit suicide each year in US.3 The medical profession consistently ranks at or near the top of occupations with […]