US Surgeons Are Killing Themselves at an Alarming Rate-The Guardian-Sept 26 2023
The grueling profession has long kept silent about mental distress. After losing a friend and quietly grappling with illness, Carrie Cunningham found a new way
Integrating Confidential Mental Health Care to Support Physicians
Physicians experience burnout and mental health crises at higher levels than the average population. However, barriers to seeking mental healthcare, such as stigma and the
How Doctors With Addiction Heal and Return to Practice
“Why am I not asking for help?” This is the question Mary Taylor, MD, a pediatric cardiologist and pediatric critical care physician, asked herself after
“Why Do I Put My Life on the Line?” Pandemic Trauma Haunts Health Workers
Brittany Bankhead-Kendall, 34, was a newly minted surgeon when the COVID-19 pandemic began. At first, like thousands of other healthcare professionals, she worked tirelessly in
Mental Strain Takes Toll in Virus-hit US – China Daily-May 12, 2020
The United States is on the verge of a mental health crisis due to people’s stress in hearing about daily death tolls from the coronavirus
WPHP Report: Setting the Record Straight, Part III by Chris Bundy, MD, MPH
In this, the final installment in this series, we continue our journey toward a deeper understanding of what your physician health program is, what it
CarlatReport-Mar-Apr2020-includes articles by Paul H. Earley, MD, DFASAM
The words we use in discussing addiction shape the way our patients, fellow clinicians, and communities think about substance use disorders. Addiction has long been
Georgia PHP – Statement about COVID-19
The Georgia PHP, like almost every other organization in the United States has been carefully considering the public health risks of the current COVID-19 epidemic.
WPHP Report: Setting the Record Straight, Part II by Chris Bundy, MD, MPH
In Part 1 of “Setting the Record Straight,” I explored some of the challenges and rewards of working in the field of physician health. Chief