Dr Michael Myers
Harnessing Grief Into Action: A Tribute to a Remarkable Woman
Dr. Sangeeta Mahajan is a remarkable woman. She is a consultant anesthetist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. She...
National Physician Suicide Awareness Day: We Refuse to Forget
September 17, 2019 was the second annual National Physician Suicide Awareness Day. As I wrote here last year, it is a day to commemorate...
The Key to Orienting Incoming Residents and Fellows
I recently had a chance to speak to State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate’s incoming residents and fellows about well-being and self-care.
These women...
The Magnitude of Lived Experience
This is a dispatch from Down Under. I’ve been here lecturing for the past couple of weeks on physician health and suicide prevention. On...
When the “S” Word Is Unspoken
Note: this is a highly disguised story for reasons that will be immediately obvious.
I got an invitation a few months ago to give a...
Courage in the Face of Heartbreaking Loss
After my plenary lecture at the International Practitioner Health Summit “The Wounded Healer” in London last October, I was invited to sit in on...
A Touching New York Story
This piece is a departure from my usual missives on physician health and suicide. I want to share an experience I’m sure many readers...
Kindness Is in the Air
The title of this piece is a take on the airy and buoyant song of 1977, “Love Is in the Air.” Over the last...
Pearls of Wisdom From Four Women Who Have Lost a Physician...
Enjoy this lovely article by Dr Michael Myers, a psychiatrist who specializes in physicians' health and has cared for doctors for many decades now....