Compassion Fatigue

As part of a series of first-person true stories written by physicians, Dr. Anne Monahan reflects on the healing effects of music and seeing the whole person.

In another poem, Dr. Alykhan Abdulla expresses the pain practicing in a system where massive wait-times have become the norm.

Driven by perfectionism and external reinforcement, some doctors become trapped in workaholism.

Dr. Jillian Horton on why burnout hits doctors particularly hard, what to do about it, the core structural problems and more

As part of a series of first-person true stories written by physicians, Dr. Colin Stevenson shares on his need to not be a doctor sometimes.

Dr. Jillian Horton’s new podcast, Conversations with Jillian, aims to shift medical culture by sharing authentic stories of physicians.

We all know, in theory, that our time is limited. Living that reality means truly cherishing the time we have, not fretting about the things we can’t change and learning to value time on our own.

As part of a series of first-person true stories written by physicians, Dr. Shafiq Qaadri writes here about his encounters with a grief-stricken patient.