New data: The suicide risk for female physicians is 76% higher than the general population. Women in medicine need your support. We need reasonable workloads, adequate support, respect from colleagues, equitable pay, & work environments absent of discrimination & harassment.

The most reliable indicator of whether someone is in pain is THE PATIENT REPORT.

Doctors find ourselves in a very painful situation. We have limited authority, combined with great accountability.

You are wealthy when you can freely decide what to do with your time. • healthy loved ones and self • work that brings you joy • time spent with family • a good night’s sleep • taking regular long walks • periodic day naps • meaningful conversations • home cooked meals

#TipsForNewDocs Every doctor has an awesome ability to harm patients. Therefore, treat each and every patient as if they were your family member.

Shocking statistic– prior to the pandemic Indiana vaccination rates for 3 yr olds stood at 70%. Today just over half of Indiana 3 yr olds have received their routine vaccinations (polio, measles, etc.) We are rapidly going backwards on a major predictor of life expectancy. 😞

Waterstones Book shop in my home city of Bradford. Formerly the wool exchange dating back to the 19th century. Surely one of the greatest bookshops in the world.

Bad partners pursue their interests at your expense. They'll hurt you if it helps them. Good partners value your interests as much as theirs. They strive for win-win. Great partners internalize your interests as theirs. They take pride in your success and joy in your happiness.

The prevalence of adolescent obesity is approximately 21% in the US. This Review summarizes the current evidence regarding the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment in adolescents, with a focus on management of obesity. ja.ma/3B2ncbY

"All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming." Helen Keller #FridayFeeling #FridayThoughts #FridayMotivation #JoyTRAIN

Doctors are sick and tired of having our practice of medicine dictated to us by a bunch of bean counters.

In college I had a sports injury. I went to see a surgeon. He walked in, sat down, and looked me in the eye. He listened without interruption. He said he was sorry I was in pain. I don't remember much else from that visit. I will always remember him. He really cared.

I advise people around the world not to do what the US has done, putting profit-driven mega-corporations in charge of most health care. It has been a catastrophic failure.

A foolish man thinks he knows everything. A wise man knows he doesn't. Amanda Hocking

Top 5 Regrets of People Who Are Dying:

The best benefit of a good education is the ability for you to think on your own.

This right here is why I am deeply suspicious of exclamation marks in the workplace

I went to a staff meeting where an administrator said we need to be taking care of patients like the Japanese build cars. No. Patients are not commodities to be used. Doctors are not commodities to be manipulated. People are not interchangeble parts!

"There are only two ways to live your life. The first is as though nothing is a miracle. The second is as though everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein