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Caring for Your Mental Health in Medical School

October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 Christy 107 Views 1 Comment medical school, mental health, self care

By Casey Paton Medical school is characterized, and often caricatured, by the immense levels of stress that plague students throughout

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What Do I Do if I Need Help?

July 9, 2018 Christy 206 Views 1 Comment academic, burnout, financial aid, grades, help, mental health, struggling, student

By Katayoon Dowlatshahi There is an exhilarating sensation that rushes through your veins when you first get a glimpse of a

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Emily Silverman, MD, and The Nocturnists

May 4, 2018 Christy 144 Views 0 Comments Emily silverman, medical school, mental health, noctournists, short coat podcast

A live stage show featuring the stories of healthcare providers is now a podcast. The day-to-day of internship, residency, and

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Another Student Fights Mental Illness Stigma

March 3, 2018April 24, 2018 Lee 113 Views medical school, medical student, mental health, short coat podcast

More and more students are speaking up about their mental illness struggles One of the things we Short Coats agree

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Q&A with Dr. Ahmed Hankir, Psychiatrist and Mental Health Campaigner

February 21, 2018April 28, 2018 Lee 176 Views ahmed hankir, islamaphobia, mental health, Psychiatry, psychiatry

By Gloria Onwuneme, SDN Staff Writer Dr. Ahmed Hankir MBChB PGCert (Psychiatry) PGCert (Epidemiology) is a specialty trainee in psychiatry

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Q&A With Physician-Author Vasilis K. Pozios, Forensic Psychiatrist

October 18, 2017 Lee 186 Views comics, forensic psychiaty, media, mental health, physician-author, Psychiatry, psychiatry, Q&A, vasilis pozios

Dr. Vasilis K. Pozios is a board-certified physician in forensic and general psychiatry, mental health advocate, entertainment consultant, and author.

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My Own Little Ice Age

May 24, 2017 Lee 104 Views international, medical school, medical student, medicine, mental health

Reposted with permission from here. I can finally say I’m in my last year of medical school. It has been

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Women as the Scapegoats of Medicine: A Brief History of a Twisted Differential Diagnosis

December 21, 2016 Lee 89 Views female frailty, melampus, mental health, women, women in medicine

Republished with permission from here Black hellebore, a flower of the deepest black and with petals the sinister shape of

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Medical Students and Mental Health

December 5, 2016June 24, 2018 Lee 209 Views burnout, career, clinical rotations, feature article, healthcare, medical school, medical student, mental health, physician, premedical, students

Mental health is a topic which is discussed more openly in our society in recent decades and is, slowly, become

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Managing Bipolar Disorder in Medical School

September 12, 2016June 24, 2018 Lee 215 Views admissions, application, birth defects, career, clinical rotations, Dental, dental school, feature article, healthcare, interview, medical school, medical student, medicine, mental health, personal statement, Pharmacy, physician, podiatrist, premed, premedical, students

Two days before interviewing at the medical school I now attend, I couldn’t get out of bed. At the nadir

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Sleep Deprivation and Residents: Are We on the Right Track?

June 20, 2016 Lee 177 Views acgme, career, healthcare, medical school, medicine, mental health, physician, residency, residency hour restrictions, sleep deprivation

The tradition of long hours on the floor is an old one in American medical training. And criticism of this

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Junior Doctor Stress and What Can be Done about It

April 7, 2016 Lee 143 Views career, dentist, depression, feature article, healthcare, junior doctor, medical school, medicine, mental health, pharmacist, physician, premedical, residency, stress, students, suicide

Junior doctors [and residents in the US] do a valuable and sometimes life-saving job for patients. They are the future

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What You Should Know: Talking to Your Patients About Their Mental Health

March 15, 2016 Lee 190 Views feature article, healthcare, medical school, medicine, mental health, physician, premedical, students

Even student doctors who have not yet completed all of their medical training have probably realized that awkward, difficult or

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Self-Care in Medical School: A Lesson from the Heart

November 10, 2014 Lee 185 Views essay, feature article, healthcare, medical school, medicine, mental health, premedical, self care, students, work life balance

As a first-year medical student only a few weeks into gross anatomy, I still have a lot to learn. In

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You're Not Alone: Mental Health Issues During Medical School

April 9, 2014June 24, 2018 Lee 265 Views career, depression, feature article, help, MCAT, medical school, medicine, mental health, students, suicide

Confidential help is available for the upwards of 1 in 4 medical students who meet the criteria for depression.