To my fellow physicians who are struggling with suicidal ideation

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I told her I had done seven admits since 5 p.m. and taken floor calls, too. It was not yet midnight. I told her I don’t know if I can do this job. [...] [20 years after 9/11, we face another tragedy]( As Delta numbers soar, I yearn for an escape from the daily discussions about why you should get vaccinated and why a mask is necessary, an escape from the daily worry that our six-year-old asthmatic son’s cough is just that, and not more, and when can we get him a vaccination, and when can I [...] [The end, through the eyes of a critical care nurse]( On the day you die from COVID, many things will happen. A colleague and I will enter the room to carefully prepare and clean your body. We will shut off all the IV pumps. We will turn off the ventilator. We will silence and turn off the monitor that is screaming at us that something [...] [Is it a badge of honor to refuse the vaccine but choose to die?]( You know that if you don’t get vaccinated and you don’t wear a mask, you potentially will die. You go to super spreader events, big groups at beaches, football games, baseball games … loads of people laughing and clapping, and shoulder to shoulder. Your refusal of the mask and COVID vaccination almost seems like a [...] [Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education launches innovative Physician Leadership Certificate Program]( In William Shakespeare’s often-quoted speech from As You Like It, we are advised: All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts … Indeed, the “one man in his time” and the “one woman in [...] [Why physician-specialized private counseling practices are important [PODCAST]]( “Attending physicians struggling with a mental health issue should consider contacting a counselor first, rather than a department head or employer resource. A counselor can assess the mental health issue, offer treatment recommendations, and provide therapy that meets the physician’s needs – all while protecting that person’s privacy. Mental health providers are legally obligated to [...] [No one is in charge of the free-for-all that is U.S. health care]( During these solemn high holy days of repentance and reckoning, millions of Jews around the world beseech God to stop COVID-19 from spreading and ending lives. Although it can be soothing and reassuring to believe that the universe is governed by a supreme being who listens and responds to the prayers of sentient human beings, [...] [How do we explain the unexplainable? Are there words for the things we’ve experienced?]( I’m usually good with words. The last year and a half of being a “front line nurse” has left me struggling to find the words. The frustration, anger, trauma, and sadness have so muddied my mind that I find it hard to sort through all of the complexities and put a name to them. 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