As you are well aware, medical students are at terrible risk for loneliness, depression and suicide. A 2016 meta-analysis in JAMA estimated the prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms among medical students at 27.2% and the prevalence of suicidal ideation at 11.1%.
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The CDC released a sobering report about suicide in the US. A lot of people are dying by suicide - 45,000 just in the year 2016. Suicide rates have gone up since 1999 in in virtually every state by as much as 30%.
Relationship Problems Linked with Over 40% of Deaths
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Finding purpose: honing the practice of making meaning in medicine. By Lois Leveen, PhD., a Kienle Scholar in Medical Humanities at Penn State College.
How do you fight racism in medicine? John Junyoung Lee, MD.
A patient’s wish list: executing a better patient experience. By Tiffany
We were surprised to discover that there was no Facebook group just for parents of medical students. After all, parents of medical students could also benefit from being able to talk with one another, exchange ideas and stories, struggles and triumphs.
You can find the group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1927685407461022/ .
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Article identifies best practices in relational skills training for medical trainees and providers. By Eran Magen, PhD, (@eranmagen), Scientific Director of the Center for Supportive Relationships, and Horace DeLisser, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Academic Pediatrics just published an article I wrote together with Dr. Horace DeLisser, Associate Dean for Professionalism and Humanism at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. In the paper, we present a set of best practices for teaching relational skills to medical students and to physicians,
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2017 summer reading for compassionate clinicians, as recommended by the Gold Foundation. By Molly Olmsted.
An E.R. doctor's account of breaking his emotional walls and empathizing more with patients. By Jeffrey McWilliams, M.D. (@Erdocjgm)
JAMA study finds that doctors' narratives center around the importance
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New study finds that female physicians are more at risk for burnout. By Maiysha Claireborne, M.D.
Better caregiving requires health care systems that are designed to promote stronger patient-doctor relationships and inter-professional cooperation. By David Leach, M.D.
One doctor believes physicians must be
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Why we trust doctors more if we can relate to them. By Olivia Campbell (@liviecampbell).
5 ways to make a connection with previously unreachable patients include the "5 R's": respect, reflection, regard, relevance and resiliency. By Tracy Cardin, ACNP (@tcardin1).
Doctors feel uneasy
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Repairing “difficult” patient-clinician relationships involves the clinician acknowledging his/her part in the conflict. By Denise M. Dudzinski, PhD, MTS, Professor & Chair of the Department of Bioethics & Humanities at UW School of Medicine, and Carrol Alvarez, MS, RN.
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