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Found this TED talk, and just wanted to see what others think. Is she overemphasizing the stress of medical school? Or is it really that brutal?
she seems a little out there... probably not healthy to hang out in a morgue as a child
Sleep deprivation, high and constant levels of stress, with a sprinkle of imposter syndrome and you create a recipe for disaster.
She's a pretty shameless self promoter, but nice and well intentioned
Sleep deprivation, high and constant levels of stress, with a sprinkle of imposter syndrome and you create a recipe for disaster.
I think it's fair. I know at least three physicians that killed themselves in the last year (all in NYC). Virtually all got little to no reporting in the news. The constant stress and having to constantly prove you belong is overwhelming. We are facing a crisis. If as many people killed themselves in another profession, it would be considered a huge deal. Less so with medicine... it's almost like it's expected.
Tons of people kill themselves every year, why should a few doctors be special in getting reported.
Because you look at the stats, the one thing A LOT of the people that commit suicide in the US have in common is that they are doctors (roughly 400 a year). As a matter of fact it's ridiculous how disproportionate it is compared to suicides in other professions. In most other areas, when a trend is identified, we react. However, that hasn't been the case with physician suicides. We just accept it.
God, I wanted to kill myself after five seconds of that Enya/neuron intro clip.
How would this even be addressed? Medicine is only becoming more complex over time.